Hadeel Elyazori

PhD Student, Information Technology, George Mason University

Hadeel is a fifth-year PhD student in Information Technology at George Mason University, specializing in natural language processing in clinical settings and correctional systems. As a recipient of the IDIA fellowship, she focuses on the implementation of motivational interviewing techniques in clinical settings, exploring methods to improve patient engagement and healthcare outcomes. She holds a master's degree in Applied Information Technology with a Machine Learning concentration from GMU, and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the American University of Beirut.

Research Interests

• Clinical NLP
• Motivational interviewing
• Patient engagement
• Correctional system informatics

Research Projects

• Understanding Chronic Pain through Language

  Annotation and extraction methods for capturing patients' lived experience of chronic pain from motivational-interviewing transcripts. NIH-funded.

• Conversational AI for Depression Management

  Causal-AI and patient-simulation methods for evaluating antidepressant-selection guidance from conversational agents. PCORI-funded.

• NLP for Correctional & Legal Records

  Extracting information from probation and parole supervisory condition notes.

Publications

• JMIR AI · 2026

  Natural Language Processing of Clinical Notes for Cancer Research and Patient Care Prior to Widespread Adoption of Generative AI: Scoping Review

  Kayira et al.

• Journal of Biomedical Informatics · 2026 Under review

  Causal AI Reasoning: Direct Effects Multiplicative Inference Algorithm

  Alemi et al.

• JMIR AI · 2026 Under review

  Advancing AI Trustworthiness Through Patient Simulation: Risk Assessment of Conversational Agents for Antidepressant Selection

  Shawon et al.

• Health Care Management Science · 2025

  Causal Networks Guiding Large Language Models: Application to COVID-19

  Lin et al.

• CL4Health @ NAACL · 2025

  Capturing Patients' Lived Experiences with Chronic Pain through Motivational Interviewing and Information Extraction

  Elyazori et al.

• Springer Handbook of Data Engineering · 2025 Book chapter

  Natural Language Processing of Clinical Data

  Lybarger et al.

• Federal Probation · 2023

  Exploring Probation and Parole Records Using Natural Language Processing: A Case Study of Supervisory Condition Notes

  Elyazori

• NCUR · 2026 Poster

  Capturing the Lived Experiences of Individuals with Chronic Pain through Motivational Interviewing

  Abdulrazzaq et al.

• NCUR · 2026 Poster

  Extracting Biopsychosocial Insights from Motivational Interview Transcripts on Chronic Pain Using Natural Language Processing

  Abdulrazzaq et al.

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News & Milestones

Education

• PhD, Information Technology — George Mason University (in progress)
• MS, Applied Information Technology, Machine Learning concentration — George Mason University
• BS, Computer Science — American University of Beirut