About

Dr. Rosman is a Data Scientist and Licensed Clinical Health Psychologist. She is the Co-Director of the UNC Cardiovascular Device and Data Science Lab which focuses on the intersection of cardiovascular medicine, data science, behavioral medicine, bioengineering, and biostatistics. Her research applies advanced data science approaches and machine learning to develop innovative informatics tools to aggregate and analyze large volumes of complex health data from wearable devices, implanted biosensors, cardiac devices, and electronic health records. Dr. Rosman also uses artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to develop personalized risk prediction tools to improve precision care delivery and health outcomes for patients with cardiac arrhythmias. Furthermore, as a psychologist with an active clinical practice in cardiology, she has experience applying evidence-based strategies to promote acceptance, adherence, and behavior change – which are essential for integrating AI and other health technologies into routine cardiovascular care.

Dr. Rosman’s research is supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health and industry partners. This includes her recently completed NHLBI K23 Career Development Award which developed computationally efficient strategies for processing physiological sensor data from implanted cardiac devices. Dr. Rosman currently serves as the Principal Investigator (PI) for the UNC Cardiovascular Device Surveillance Registry – one of the largest ongoing, prospective, clinical research registries of patients who have received implanted cardiac monitors, pacemakers, and ICDs (with or without CRT) in the United States (>38,000 patients; 44% women; ages 5 to 103 years). These data are currently being used in mechanistic studies of cardiovascular therapeutics, epidemiological investigations of psychosocial and environmental risk factors for CVD, and studies that are developing new statistical methods for estimating the causal effects of treatment in observational studies (“target trial emulation”). Dr. Rosman is also the PI/Co-I on prospective cohort studies and randomized trials examining the effects of wearable devices (e.g., smartwatches) on healthcare utilization and psychological wellbeing in CVD patients, and interventions to enhance adherence to remote patient monitoring.

Media/Press Interviews

Lindsey Rosman, PhD, explains how stress could be a risk factor for stroke in the death of a U.S. Capitol police officer in an interview with CNN.

Dr. Rosman appeared on CNN’s morning show ‘New Day’ and was interviewed by reporters at national and international media outlets [The Guardian (London), The Telegraph, CNN, ABC, NBC, Yahoo News, etc.] for her new study: Arrhythmia Risk During the 2016 United States Presidential Election: The Cost of Stressful Politics

Dr. Rosman’s research was featured in National Geographic Magazine, “Wearable fitness trackers are making us anxious—here’s how to stop it.”

Remote Cardiac Device Monitoring During COVID-19 (Everyday Health, 2020)

Stroke Increased for Younger Adults with PTSD (Forbes, 2019)

PTSD tied to higher, earlier stroke risk (Reuters, 2019)

Strokes are becoming more common in younger adults and PTSD may be a cause (ABC News, 2019)

New Study Finds Link Between Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Increased Risk of Developing Atrial Fibrillation (Heart Rhythm Society, 2018)

Patents

Dr. Rosman received a provisional patent for her machine learning software, “Methods, Systems, And Computer Readable Media for Machine-Learning-Based Prediction of Adverse Outcomes Using Data from Implantable or Wearable Cardiac Devices”. [U.S. Provisional Patent Application 63/684,842, awarded 8/2024].

Clinical Practice

As the Director of the Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine Service, Dr. Rosman’s clinical practice is focused on providing psychological services, information, and support to patients with heart rhythm disorders and heart failure. She works closely with cardiology providers to help patients, and their families adjust psychologically and socially to having a cardiac condition or undergoing treatment.