Experience

University of Washington Department of Epidemiology
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2021 - Present

University of Washington Department of Global Health
• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Graduate Research Assistant, Global WACh

  • Jan 2021 - Present


Strategic Analysis, Research & Training Center (START)

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Jul 2018 - Dec 2020

  Conduct research for the Department of Global Health's START Center to support the work of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; engaged with a team of students to research various global health topics. Conduct research for the Department of Global Health's START Center to support the work of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; engaged with a team of students to research various global health topics.



Johns Hopkins Center for Global NCD Research and Training

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Data Analyst

  • Sep 2016 - Jul 2018

  General researcher contributing to a variety of tasks for an international health research group. Proficient in R, STATA, EndNote, Open Data Kit, REDCap, and Microsoft Office. Most recently, I have developed and programmed into REDCap the entire data collection interface/database front end for the Global Excellence in COPD (GECO) study: a 10,000+ participant study of obstructive airway disease in Peru, Uganda, and Nepal; which features census, case-finding, and trial components. Additionally, I was responsible for creating and coding the sampling strategy for the case-finding component. Duties have included: - Independent data analyses (risk factor, longitudinal) - Manuscript production (both first and contributing authorship) - Contributions to visiting researchers' analyses/manuscripts - International field site supervision - Data collection/management protocol development and field training - Data cleaning and database generation - Masters student mentorship - Annual work report generation (for Gates Foundation) - Assistance with grant writing Show less



Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Data Collection IT Trainer

  • May 2016 - May 2016

  Trained IT specialists at two long-term field sites on the use of Open Data Kit for mobile data collection and digital database building. Trained IT specialists at two long-term field sites on the use of Open Data Kit for mobile data collection and digital database building.



Fogarty International Center at NIH

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Site Manager - LiNK Study

  • Oct 2015 - May 2016

  Involved in all aspects of starting and running a research study - the Lung Function in Nakaseke and Kampala (LiNK) Study in Kampala, Uganda. Assisted with grant writing, IRB approval, protocol development, device approval, survey coding in Open Data Kit, survey validation, employee hiring and training, personnel supervision, data quality review, and day-to-day field site management. Additionally, performed independent data analysis and first author manuscript production. Involved in all aspects of starting and running a research study - the Lung Function in Nakaseke and Kampala (LiNK) Study in Kampala, Uganda. Assisted with grant writing, IRB approval, protocol development, device approval, survey coding in Open Data Kit, survey validation, employee hiring and training, personnel supervision, data quality review, and day-to-day field site management. Additionally, performed independent data analysis and first author manuscript production.



Friends For Health in Haiti

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Manager

  • Jul 2015 - Aug 2015

  Managed ten teams of two local, Haitian data collectors working on a house-to-house survey of the rural, mountainous area surrounding the Centre de Sante de Gatineau clinic in the Grand'Anse department of western Haiti. Study involved survey data collection and GPS tagging on mobile, GPS-enabled tablet computers. Position entailed monitoring data and providing feedback to workers in real time in addition to training and supervising data collection teams. Worked with Open Data Kit, Stata, and Google Earth Pro for map-making. Show less



Wake Forest Baptist Health

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care

• Research Data Abstractor II

  • Jul 2010 - Jul 2014

  Reviewed medical records for the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study, a large, multi-center longitudinal cohort study focused on cardiovascular outcomes. ARIC-trained and certified to abstract charts for heart disease and heart failure. Attended annual conferences and maintained certification. Managed quality control process for Forsyth County field site. Position required independent work and a high level of physiological and general medical knowledge. Reviewed medical records for the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study, a large, multi-center longitudinal cohort study focused on cardiovascular outcomes. ARIC-trained and certified to abstract charts for heart disease and heart failure. Attended annual conferences and maintained certification. Managed quality control process for Forsyth County field site. Position required independent work and a high level of physiological and general medical knowledge.



Women's Health Initiative

• Australia
• Wellness and Fitness Services

• Data Abstractor

  • Jul 2012 - Jan 2013

  Independent contractor for Women's Health Initiative. Worked independently to abstract medical records in free time while meeting expectations for quality and volume of work. Independent contractor for Women's Health Initiative. Worked independently to abstract medical records in free time while meeting expectations for quality and volume of work.



North Carolina State University Athletics Department

• Athletic Training Intern

  • Aug 2009 - Nov 2009

  Assisted Assistant Athletic Trainer as an intern during the 2009 Men's Soccer season. Assisted Assistant Athletic Trainer as an intern during the 2009 Men's Soccer season.



Wake Forest University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Researcher

  • Aug 2008 - May 2009

  As a participant in department's Honors Research Program, helped design and manage a pilot research study with Dr. Jack Rejeski entitled: “Training the Mind: Enhanced Heart-Brain Connections,” which investigated the relationship between trait mindfulness, Shamatha meditation training, and resting heart rate variability as an indicator of heart-mind interactions. Involved in day-to-day implementation of study, including participant scheduling/recruitment and application of study protocol. At the conclusion, wrote research paper and presented findings to a large assembly of department faculty and students. Show less



Campus Grounds Coffee House

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care

• Barista

  • Aug 2008 - May 2009

  Federal student work-study employee for campus coffee shop. Often worked late shift, which included cleaning, closing the day's account, and securing location. Also scouted nearby competing businesses and compiled pricing spreadsheet for manager. Federal student work-study employee for campus coffee shop. Often worked late shift, which included cleaning, closing the day's account, and securing location. Also scouted nearby competing businesses and compiled pricing spreadsheet for manager.



Student Intern

• United States
• Human Resources
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student Intern

  • Aug 2007 - Oct 2007

  Interned under Dr. Kylie Kavanagh at Wake Forest Baptist Health and the Wake Forest University Primate Center lab on research involving high trans-fat diets for mice and the effects on their offspring. Weighed and drew blood samples from mice, assisted with mouse CT scans, ran insulin assays in a lab setting. Interned under Dr. Kylie Kavanagh at Wake Forest Baptist Health and the Wake Forest University Primate Center lab on research involving high trans-fat diets for mice and the effects on their offspring. Weighed and drew blood samples from mice, assisted with mouse CT scans, ran insulin assays in a lab setting.