Experience

Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Epidemiologist

  • Aug 2018 - Present



Florida Department of Health

• Program Administrator

  • Mar 2017 - Aug 2018

  • Monitors, manages, and guides various projects including community water fluoridation, school-based sealant programs, oral health surveillance activities (primary data collection) and statewide dental database • Supervises and participates in the development and preparation of program policies, program implementation, planning materials and data; compiles data and narrative for various grant proposals and progress reports• Facilitates statewide oral health activities with diverse collaborative partners such as state oral health coalitions, state Medicaid agency, and Maternal and Child Health organizations; prepares presentations and participates in meetings• Participates in the analysis of proposed legislation and rules and develops proposals for legislative budget requests • Supervises four diverse full-time positions and is responsible for all supervisory duties including hiring and selection, developing performance plans and evaluations, planning and directing work, approving leave, and taking disciplinary action as appropriate

• Oral Health Epidemiologist

  • Feb 2016 - Mar 2017

  • Compiled, analyzed, and reported state-level data for various oral health data projects and surveillance activities using SAS, STATA and SPSS• Tracked and updated various oral health indicators, provided technical assistance, and completed ad hoc data requests for county health departments and Department of Health leadership • Oversaw program and contract management duties for the development of a statewide dental database; develop materials and implemented training sessions for database users• Provided scientific direction for several primary data collection projects including the Third Grade Oral Health Screening Project and the Dental Practitioner Fluoridation Knowledge Survey



Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Applied Epidemiology Fellow

  • Aug 2014 - Feb 2016

  • Primary author and epidemiologist of Florida’s Life Course Indicator Report and the Burden of Oral Disease Surveillance Report • Data analysis projects using survey data (Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)), hospital discharge data, and vital statistics • Provided data assistance for Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Needs Assessment and Title X Family Planning Needs Assessment • Team co-lead and facilitator for the Florida Department of Health’s participation in Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) Return on Investment Analytic Action Learning Collaborative



University of Illinois Chicago

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Nov 2013 - Jun 2014

  Research assistant on the Healthy Pregnancy Study at the University of Illinois at Chicago's College of Nursing. Research assistant on the Healthy Pregnancy Study at the University of Illinois at Chicago's College of Nursing.



EverThrive Illinois

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Child and Adolescent Health Intern

  • Jan 2014 - May 2014

  Assisted in the planning and implementation of Advocacy Day, an annual event where high school students from across the state travel to Springfield, IL to advocate for school health centers and adolescent health issues. Assisted in the planning and implementation of Advocacy Day, an annual event where high school students from across the state travel to Springfield, IL to advocate for school health centers and adolescent health issues.



Iowa Department of Public Health

• United States
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Intern

  • May 2013 - Jul 2013

  Worked alongside a CDC-Assigned Epidemiologist in the Bureau of Family Health. I assisted in the planning of the 2015 Title V Block Grant Needs Assessment required for MCHB. I also assisted on several data analysis projects including looking at the role of maternal obesity on birth outcomes in both the Medicaid and Non-Medicaid populations. Worked alongside a CDC-Assigned Epidemiologist in the Bureau of Family Health. I assisted in the planning of the 2015 Title V Block Grant Needs Assessment required for MCHB. I also assisted on several data analysis projects including looking at the role of maternal obesity on birth outcomes in both the Medicaid and Non-Medicaid populations.