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Six projects, one through-line: participation.

Each of these is, at its core, about whether the people most affected by a system get to shape it — patients, caregivers, clinicians, members. The technology and the industry change. The question doesn't.

Christine Galligan seated with caregiver study notes, research printouts, and field materials.

01Clemson University

Caregiver HRV Study

2011 — 2015Research Lead

A 3.5-year IRB-approved longitudinal study using heart rate variability and personalized sensory interventions to reveal — and gently shift — the strain carried by family caregivers of people living with Alzheimer's disease.

Longitudinal researchWearable dataCaregiving
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Christine Galligan presenting a behavior change framework to a workshop group.

02CVS Health

Behavior Change at Scale

2019 — 2021Senior Strategist

Designed and operationalized behavioral interventions for millions of members managing chronic disease, integrating clinical guidance with sustained motivation design.

Behavioral scienceConsumer scaleChronic disease
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Christine Galligan standing beside a behavioral health patient journey map.

03Novant Health

Behavioral Health Redesign

2017 — 2019Design Research Lead

Co-designed a rural behavioral health experience framework across three North Carolina hospitals — with a focus on crisis care, peer support, and the transition from emergency care to follow-up.

Service designAcute careEquity
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Christine Galligan beside a laptop showing the CG Advocacy policy AI prototype.

04Independent R&D · CG Advocacy

Healthcare Policy AI Platform

2023 — 2024Founder / Product Lead

A generative AI beta translating dense CMS, FDA, and ONC policy into persona-specific explanations and structured public comment — making healthcare regulation legible enough for patients, advocates, and rural operators to participate.

Applied AICivic infrastructureRAG
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Christine Galligan in front of a healthcare control center concept dashboard.

05Independent Concept — Healthcare Control Center

Healthcare Control Center

20250→1 concept

A concept for a real-time clinical operations command surface coordinating logistics, staffing, and patient flow across multiple facilities under one shared situational picture.

Systems designOperationsConcept R&D
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Close-up of the Somatag wearable pendant on textured fabric.

06Independent R&D / SOMA Systems

Somatag

2023 — PresentFounder · Behavioral Systems Designer

A discreet sensory support interface exploring real-time physiological support for people carrying sustained cognitive, emotional, physiological, or caregiving load.

WearableAdaptive systemsPrototype
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