Deanna Ware, Mph Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, Dc

Developed and applied statistical methodologies and techniques to the estimation and modeling of data related to chronic illnesses, mental health, and HIV clinical outcomes in a 30-year cohort of persons living with and without HIVPublished 40 authored or co-authored peer-reviewed publications and eight abstract presentations at international scientific conferencesServed as the lead in the development, planning, and written documentation of data collection instruments as well as the management and quality control of such data from two multi-site sub-studies of a 30-year cohort of persons living with and without HIVAssisted in the documentation of electronic and physical data retrieval, archiving, and disposal, including data with personal identifying or health informationImplemented monitoring and evaluations of data collected in two multi-site sub-studies of a 30-year cohort study and presented data issues related to data completeness, errors, and inconsistencies to investigators in weekly reports and research meetings Advised internal and external investigators in the application of statistical methodologies, providing technical expertise to compare and contrast differing analytic approaches to their research questionsIndependently generated hypotheses related to the clinical and socio-behavioral outcomes of persons living with and without HIV and disseminated results as oral and poster presentations or in peer-reviewed publicationsRoutinely written programs for statistical analysis and graphical presentation using SAS, R, Stata, and Mplus programming packagesParticipated in data management and other research working groups to support research projects through quality control effortsand serving on writing teamsInstructed introductory research courses for up to six medical students over four semesters, providing practical training in relevant methodologies.

Collaborated with scientific researchers in designing, implementing and analysis of research studies using public health data, including NHANES, resulting in the publication of three peer-reviewed articlesRoutinely monitored, cleaned, processed, and coded data from public health surveillance systems for statistical analysisConducted primary and secondary analysis and interpretation of large population-based datasets, such as NHANESPrepared a research abstract for presentation at the American College of Gastroenterology 2023 Annual Scientific Conference in Vancouver, Canada

Rockville, Md

Serve as Project Manager on a long term longitudinal study involving blood donors and their recipientsPrepare progress reports and process documentation for a variety of ongoing projects related to transfusion transmissible diseasesUtilize Statistical Analysis Software (SAS) to perform data cleaning and statistical analysis on large databasesDraft scientific abstracts, manuscripts and/or sections of reports to be included in manuscriptsPrepare tables, graphs, presentations using SAS, Microsoft Excel and PowerPointManage multiple projects under budget and within deadline constraintsPrepare and submit amendments and annual reviews to IRB.

Columbus, Ohio Area

Perform assigned statistical analyses and technical tasks on government and commercial health projectsManage assigned task with the responsibility of remaining on or under budget and deadline constraintsPrepare written reports of workAccomplishments and Career Highlights:Created an instructional document on an in-house statistical program that generates a codebook to accompany public health datasets that are delivered to government, commercial, and internal clients.Analyzed and investigated data from the Environmental Protection Agency on the nature and extent of chemical contamination in the sediment of local rivers, lakes and reservoirs. All findings were presented graphically and in a written report within time and budget constraints.Cleaned and managed data from the Human Smoking Behavior Study for the Center of Disease Control and Prevention. Other responsibilities included generating statistical summaries, new variables, and an accompanying codebook for delivery to the CDC for further analyses within time and budget constraints.

Conducted quantitative data management and analysis activities on survey data related to HIV/AIDS researchUtilized SAS, SPSS and STATA for data management and statistical analysesOrganized and cleaned historic data records in preparation for future researchCreated instruments to measure disclosure practices of individuals living with HIV/AIDS

Processed biological samples for clinical testing of Sexually Transmitted Infection including Gonorrhea, Syphilis and HIVAnalyzed and interpreted test results of clinic patientsEntered laboratory test results into an electronic medical record databaseReported morbidity data on Syphilis, Gonorrhea, Chlamydia and HIV/AIDs to the State Department of HealthPerformed pregnancy screens and drug tests on specimens

Processed over 1500 food and environmental samples daily for pathogen testingPerformed biochemical assays to confirm the presence of food borne pathogens such as Listeria Monocytogenes and Samonella.Interpreted all results and accurately reported all findings to supervisorTrained and mentored junior associates in established laboratory policies and procedures.

Master Of Public Health, Biostatistics, Epidemiology

Bachelor Of Science, Biology