Research Associate
Current• Conducted qualitative research by drafting questions, interviewing 10 experts, facilitating 14 group futurecasting exercises, coding transcripts, analyzing data, and writing a white paper of findings and recommendations for NIH leadership to highlight emerging areas of research and tools for environmental health to aid public health• Created a questionnaire form sent to 100+ researchers, conducted phone interviews, coded and analyzed data, developed charts to summarize insights, and designed a 10-page booklet with scientific findings, budgetary or logistical challenges, and strategies for training students to review NSF program’s effectiveness• Identified policy gaps found during literature reviews using peer-reviewed Scopus articles and non-reviewed Arxiv articles in biotechnology, AI/ML, and environmental health• Prepare a report with graphs and network maps to identify emerging biotechnology for a federal agency to explore national security opportunities and risks using Bibliometrix R package to find the outliers and connections between authors, institutions, countries, and keywords • Host biweekly career development and new-hire training sessions with 4 Program Assistants to explain position-specific processes, explain how their tasks support research integrity at our institution, and promote professional development and goal-setting• Write a workshop summary on management of indoor air and airborne pathogens to highlight the major takeaways, recommendations, and further research needs