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Denver, Colorado, United States

Colorado, United States

Designs and implements comprehensive projects using applied evaluation methodologies and continuous quality improvement, including the identification and development of standardized metrics. Leads research and evaluation projects by developing methodological design, monitoring quality and accuracy, and performing quantitative and qualitative analysis. Synthesizes and communicates data to stakeholders using a variety of visualization techniques, including Tableau; prepares reports and presents findings and recommendations.

Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora Co

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Serve as an evaluation team member for multiple CDC funded-programs, including the National Public Health Improvement Initiative (NPHII). Contribute to the design, analysis, and dissemination of findings to support evidence-based decision making for NNPHI staff, partners, and stakeholders. Implement comprehensive research and evaluation plans, logic models, and protocols, including cross-cutting work with other program areas.

Greater New Orleans Area

New Orleans, La

Conceptualize learning tools and resources to build student capacity for a beginning epidemiological methods course. Monitored student progress and efficiently responded to student learning needs.

New Orleans, La

Managed reference help desk by guiding undergraduate student research and accessing multiple databases and catalogs. Recommended resources and search techniques to aid library patrons.

New Orleans, La

Supported a variety of community-based research projects by coordinating data collection, conducting key informant interviews, and performing complex statistical analysis using SAS. Developed protocols and oversaw consistent use to ensure conformity with study design and validity of results.Designed and managed data entry systems and prepared databases for analysis.

Greater New Orleans Area

Supported continuous surveillance and monitoring activities by performing data entry, classification and analysis. Interpreted health indicators to identify potential community health risks. Contributed to monthly surveillance reports by analyzing and interpreting results. Participated in data collection of local disease outbreaks.

Greater New Orleans Area

Supported the planning and implementation of a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) on Louisiana school disciplinary policies and health related outcomes. Contributed to the conceptualization and design of the HIA scope by performing literature reviews and environmental scans. Engaged community partners to identify challenges and solutions; synthesized results for policy recommendations. Gained experience working with interdisciplinary teams and actively participated in community stakeholder meetings.

Oxford, Ohio

Participated in collaborative research with a multidisciplinary team on the design and analysis of an eating pathology study in college-aged women.•Developed study protocol and wrote Institutional Review Board (IRB) submission•Collected qualitative data through observational participation and ethnographic fieldwork•Conducted key informant interviews and transcribed, coded and identified salient themes •Contributed to literature review and writing a final manuscript to be submitted to journals

Dharmasala, India

Researched Tibetan medicine and meditation to complement western psychotherapy in the treatment of substance use. Participated in ethnographic fieldwork and conducted key informant interviews with various religious, medical and spiritual leaders.

Mph, Epidemiology, 3.92

Graduated with Honors (3.92 GPA) and received MPH in Epidemiology in 2012. Participated in numerous faculty research projects primarily.

Ba, Anthropology, Statistical Methods, 3.66

Activities and Societies: National Honors Society of Collegiate ScholarsGraduated with Honors in Anthropology. Participated in over-seas.