She received an Innovations in Education grant from the medical school to investigate the use of social media in medical school courses. A frequent conference speaker, she presented "Communicating the Experience of Illness through Patient Blogs" at the CDC Health Communication, Marketing, and Media Conference and a keynote on "The Future of Online Consumer Health" at the Medical Library Association ePatient Symposium. She writes a blog about health and consults with healthcare organizations to improve their use of the web and social media. Dr. Gualtieri earned a PhD in computer science from Harvard University.