Alvaro Granados, BS

Alvaro Granados’s research focuses on advancing equitable eye care through the integration of community engagement, digital health, and human-centered design. Within the SEEN (Sight-Saving Engagement and Evaluation in New Haven) Lab, his work is twofold: first, to design and evaluate interventions that address social needs to prevent blindness and ensure equitable access to ophthalmic care; and second, to conduct participatory research that co-designs digital health tools with communities to achieve these same goals. More broadly, he is interested in applying principles of computer science and user interface design to develop medical technologies that improve patient outcomes and health system efficiency. Alvaro’s earlier research in neuroscience used magnetoencephalography (MEG) to map brain activity and explored how digital tutoring systems adapt to users’ cognitive and behavioral responses—an experience that continues to inform his interdisciplinary approach to health innovation.