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• Fulfilled data requests by utilizing SAS to cut, manipulate, and transform vital records data for external researchers.
• Participated in brainstorming for the 2020 Death Report and upcoming public data dashboard to create appropriate and informative visuals for cause of death and demographic data of Massachusetts.
• Consulted on and performed statistical tests to further explore the 2020 Death Report data.
• Worked with communications expert on improving the Funeral Home Directors’ Presentation to focus it on the importance of funeral directors in collecting death certificate data on race and ethnicity.
• Edited, administered, and analyzed Data Use Survey to the other offices at the Department of Public Health to determine how to update the Registry of Vital Records and Statistics’ data system and form data.
• Designed a research project using public health data available at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Thesis Research:Designed novel methodology utilizing GPS technology for studying focal points of hookworm infection in rural Ghanaian communities.Obtained 3 fellowships/awards to fund the majority of the study.Developed surveys to assess risk factors for hookworm infection and GPS acceptability among study participants.Collaborated with a team of 4 field.

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Wrote a section of a grant that designed a study to test the effects of circadian rhythm disruption on intestinal microbiome composition before and after nurses worked night shifts.Co-authored and edited 3 upcoming journal articles on potential cancer therapeutics and the roles of various genes in breast cancer prognosis.Mentored 2 students, one high.

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Researched parameters for S. pneumoniae mathematical model created by Drs. Galvani and Alfaro-Murillo.Conducted a systematic review of literature pertaining to S. pneumoniae transmission dynamic models in collaboration with PIs and another student.

Tel Aviv Area, Israel

Organized and performed statistical analyses on clinical and genetic data in R independently.Read, reviewed, and presented literature regarding machine learning and drug response models.Created figures and wrote results and methods for an upcoming research article.Interpreted and explained code developed from prior employees at the company.Consulted on.

Developed Matlab code in order to calculate the global and direct illumination components of sinus images.Analyzed the light properties of healthy sinus tissue from pixel data from digital images. Independently learned basic light particle physics to aid the project.Researched Monte Carlo simulations to computationally model the motion of photon particles.

Tri-Beta Biological Honors Society SecretaryAttended Tri-Beta board and membership meetings and recorded minutes of the meetings.Maintained records of member volunteer hours and work. Co-wrote probation letters with the society’s President to members who did not fulfill the volunteer requirements.Aided in restructuring member meetings and rewriting.

St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States

Prepared and cleaned up laboratory projects for first year students using proper laboratory technique.Graded and evaluated students on lab homework and presentations.Taught and aided students in performing, understanding and constructing their own research projects.

St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States

This type of wet lab is a lab that contains several large tanks of tropical fish, various invertebrates, and algae that are monitored and tested. I prepared food and fed soft corals and other life forms. Cleaned and maintained food preparation equipment. Taught new assistants how to feed and maintain the wet lab. Tested chemical levels in the water to.

Prepared data sheets in Microsoft Excel and Word to improve data collection process for various projects such as PCMH and Healthy Weight Collaborative. PCMH stands for Patient Centered Medical Home and it is a kind of certification health centers get when they are able to meet various patient care requirements. The Healthy Weight Collaborative was an.

Master Of Public Health (M.P.H.), Epidemiology Of Microbial Diseases

Bachelor’S Degree, Mathematics And Biology

Bachelor Of Arts, Biology And Mathematics

Study Abroad, Biology And Mathematics