Conduct doctoral research on acceptability, feasibility, and cost-effectiveness of targeted home-based pediatric HIV testing in Kenya

HIV-1 Counseling and Testing for Children at Home (CATCH), Seattle, WA and Nairobi, Kenya• Developed traditional epidemiologic, qualitative, and cost-effectiveness specific aims, study methods & study protocol• Designed data collection forms and developed and maintained study database in RedCap• Performed data maintenance and cleaning in STATA • Created and maintained human subjects materialsHIV-1 Acquisition During and After Pregnancy Study, Seattle, WA and Nyanza Province, Kenya• Designed data collection forms in Adobe InDesign and developed and maintained study database in MS Access• Performed data maintenance and cleaning in STATA and mentored Kenyan data manager• Developed and compiled standard operating procedures• Led weekly conference calls with Kenyan-based data team Optimizing Pediatric HAART, Seattle, WA• Conducted data cleaning and participated in ongoing data quality control for Kenyan pediatric HIV dataset• Tracked adverse events in Kenyan pediatric HIV treatment clinical trial for DSMB reports and manuscript preparation• Designed and conducted analysis on cofactors for hospital diagnosis of HIV versus diagnosis in prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) programs among previously undiagnosed HIV infected children

EPI 512-513: Introduction to EpidemiologyCourse Instructors: Drs. Victoria Holt, Noel Weiss, Ali Rowhani-RahbarFacilitated weekly sections of ~20-50 graduate students to supplement lecturesProvided support during office hours and through course emails Graded weekly problem sets and course examinations

EPI 527: VaccinesCourse Instructor: Dr. Anna WaldMaintained course website and provided other technical supportTaught session on Vaccinating Mothers to Protect InfantsScheduled & coordinated course speakersEPI 586: Responsible Conduct of International ResearchCourse Instructor: Dr. Carey FarquharMaintained course website and provided other technical supportTaught sessions on Abstracts & Posters, and Basic Hypothesis testingFacilitated small group sessions Provided support during office hours and through course emails for proposal developmentScheduled & coordinated course speakersEPI 530: Multidisciplinary AIDS SeminarCourse Instructor: Dr. Carey FarquharMaintained course website and provided other technical supportScheduled & coordinated course speakers

Evaluation of Waiting Time at Two Maternal and Child Health Clinics in Rural Kenya, Nyanza Province, Kenya• Designed a quantitative evaluation of waiting time for all outpatient services offered at two maternal and child health clinics• Coordinated program on-site, working with nurses, clinical officers, and hospital staff to collect evaluation data • Concluded program with reports and presentations of results to the Medical Superintendents of both hospitals in Kenya and supervision team in Seattle

The Water Institute, NC and field sites in India• Conducted in-country data collection through interviews and laboratory site visits in India to characterize microbial drinking water quality monitoring programs as part of the Aquatest project • Assisted with developing qualitative and quantitative data collection methods for characterizing microbial drinking water quality monitoring during pilot field work in Ghana as part of the Aquatest project• Created state-specific reports for The Water Institute and aided in the development of materials for publication and international presentation

Head Teaching Assistant to Prof. Kevin Irwin, Healthcare in America• Taught two, weekly sections of ~20 undergraduate students to supplement lectures• Maintained class roster and Blackboard site; graded research essays and examinationsTeaching Assistant to Prof. Malcolm Bryant, Issues in Global Health• Graded research essays and examinations• Clarified class concepts and provided additional academic support for ~70 undergraduatesTeaching Assistant to Prof. Edith Balbach, Introduction to Community Health• Taught two weekly sections of ~20 undergraduate students to supplement lectures• Graded personal and research essays and examinations

Urogenital Schistosomiasis Prevention Study, field sites in Eastern Region, Ghana• Collected and tested biological samples for the purpose of screening Ghanaian schoolchildren for urogenital schistosomiasis; collaborated with Ghana Health Services to offer treatment to infected children• Designed and implemented survey for the collection of qualitative data from community members • Collected, entered, and performed preliminary interpretation on qualitative and quantitative data • Led sample collection/testing team and supervised construction team responsible for implementing play area designed as an experimental form of primary preventionChildren in Balance Study, Boston, MA • Coded and scored school wellness policies for Community Readiness Model assessment• Created literature reviews and reports on physical activity and elementary school recess• Developed and revised Kindergarten through 3rd grade program curriculum