Alyssa Kostopoulos, Mph Email & Phone Number

Canada

- Contributed to the development of the Healthy Data Healthy Response (HDHR) database systems intended to optimize outbreak management within the Health Emergency Operations Centre (HEOC) for York Region’s COVID-19 response.- Investigated within the database to identify and create solutions for data quality issues. Prepared data packages, which include datasets and written instructions, and present packages to data cleanup staff for delegation and actioning. - Assisted with process… Show more - Contributed to the development of the Healthy Data Healthy Response (HDHR) database systems intended to optimize outbreak management within the Health Emergency Operations Centre (HEOC) for York Region’s COVID-19 response.- Investigated within the database to identify and create solutions for data quality issues. Prepared data packages, which include datasets and written instructions, and present packages to data cleanup staff for delegation and actioning. - Assisted with process discovery and field mapping efforts for the Community Cluster outbreaks HDHR module by investigating internal documents and gathering information to understand data-related processes related to outbreak management. Helped facilitate consultations with internal clients. - Experience using the provincial COVID-19 Case and Contact Management system to inquire about data cleanup tasks and run relevant reports. - Contributed to local policies and associated reports related to the COVID-19 response. Show less

- Contributed to epidemiological efforts which informed evidence-based decision making of the vaccine rollout within the Health Emergency Operations Centre (HEOC) for York Region’s COVID-19 response. - Conducted analyses (using STATA), provided interpretations and reported data in written and visual forms, including: COVID-19 Task Force presentation slides on youth and pop-up vaccine clinic strategy; communications on mobile vaccination clinic data; and contributed to an evaluation report… Show more - Contributed to epidemiological efforts which informed evidence-based decision making of the vaccine rollout within the Health Emergency Operations Centre (HEOC) for York Region’s COVID-19 response. - Conducted analyses (using STATA), provided interpretations and reported data in written and visual forms, including: COVID-19 Task Force presentation slides on youth and pop-up vaccine clinic strategy; communications on mobile vaccination clinic data; and contributed to an evaluation report by comparing immunizer efficiency and throughput between vaccine clinic models. - Regularly prepared reports for the Ministry of Health, including the weekly Indigenous Vaccine Usage report. - Collaborated on biweekly analyses to provide FSA-based recommendations for location prioritization of pop-up vaccine clinics, considering several demographic and epidemiological variables. Contributed to the development of a prioritization framework to rank proposed pop-up clinic locations. - Collaborated with internal partners to develop internal dashboards on vaccine breakthrough and vaccination status epi curves, providing epidemiological consultation on data visualization. Presented dashboards to management team for review. - Prepared reports for senior management or other internal clients as needed, including an environmental scan on immunization coverage terminology and a feasibility assessment for the reporting of various metrics intended to evaluate vaccine clinic progress and efficiency. Show less

- Collected water samples from 14 beaches weekly, completed daily beach surveillance of land and weather conditions, and delivered samples to Public Health Laboratory to be tested for E. coli. - Conducted beach data input for predictive modelling of real-time water conditions, updated beach safety signs and website with current beach information and conducted basic data analysis to generate reports. - Assisted in active tick surveillance and environmental scans for the Vector-Borne… Show more - Collected water samples from 14 beaches weekly, completed daily beach surveillance of land and weather conditions, and delivered samples to Public Health Laboratory to be tested for E. coli. - Conducted beach data input for predictive modelling of real-time water conditions, updated beach safety signs and website with current beach information and conducted basic data analysis to generate reports. - Assisted in active tick surveillance and environmental scans for the Vector-Borne Disease Program and worked at the York Region Children’s Water Festival to educate elementary school students about safe water practices and vector-borne diseases through educational discussions and engaging activities. - Trained new students in the Beach Monitoring Program, created orientation materials for future students, and provided resources/guidance to Georgina Island First Nation to implement a community beach water sampling program. Show less

- Assisted in data compilation for Quarterly Reporting of the annual Department Performance Plan, planning and coordination of workshops for the 2018 Performance Plan, and prepared supporting documents and templates. - Created and maintained a team SharePoint webpage and level 1, 2 and 3 process maps on Visio. - Tested Performance Planning Automation application from development to production stages, provided input to software development team to improve user experience, and created a… Show more - Assisted in data compilation for Quarterly Reporting of the annual Department Performance Plan, planning and coordination of workshops for the 2018 Performance Plan, and prepared supporting documents and templates. - Created and maintained a team SharePoint webpage and level 1, 2 and 3 process maps on Visio. - Tested Performance Planning Automation application from development to production stages, provided input to software development team to improve user experience, and created a detailed user manual. - Regularly prepared meeting agendas and took thorough meeting minutes. Show less

Master Of Public Health - Mph, Public Health

- Course topics include: research methods, program evaluation, epidemiology, knowledge translation, biostatistics, health policy.

Honours Life Sciences (Bsc) With A Minor In Psychology

- Graduated Summa Cum Laude ("With Distinction"), achieving the Deans' Honour List each year of study and GPAs of 11.0 and 12.0.