Experience

Evidera

• United States
• Research Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• • Apr 2022 - Present

• • Mar 2018 - Apr 2022

  Provides scientific support within project teams either independently and/or collaboratively with research scientists, in the development and execution of patient-centered research studies. Other responsibilities include serving as a mentor to junior staff, developing statistical analysis plans, advising clients on study methodology, and formulating project work plans, ensuring project timelines are met within scope and budget, and are aligned with client expectations.



PHI Cancer Registry of Greater California

• United States
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Epidemiologist/Research Scientist

  • Mar 2014 - Mar 2018

  -Coordinate, and collaborate with internal and external researchers on funding opportunities and new projects by developing budgets, scope of work and providing scientific support. -Serve as project manager for special projects (National Cancer Institute (NCI) Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER) Patterns of Care Study, NCI SEER Virtual Tissue Repository, DataSkills/Natural Language Processing, and U.C. Davis Environmental Risk Factors for Lung Cancer). -Manage project decision making, client communication, efficient delegation, supervision and communication with project team, ensured deliverables are met in a timely manner, and monitored budgets. -Provide training, mentoring and guidance to research support staff and student interns on research methodologies, cancer epidemiology, and statistical analysis. -Serve as the regional epidemiologist by evaluating and managing public concerns about cancer incidence and mortality in their community through education and quantitative analyses. -Conduct mixed-method analyses using SEER*Stat, Joinpoint, and SAS for internal/external research and surveillance projects through the analysis, summarization, and presentation of cancer data (peer-reviewed publications, reports, scientific conferences, etc.). -Provide methodological, statistical, and scientific support to regional cancer registry directors, the public, local and state governments, medical professionals, and researchers. Show less



Public Health Institite, Survey Research Group

• Sacramento, California Area

• Research Associate

  • May 2012 - Mar 2014

  -Collaborated with research staff on grant writing opportunities with outside agencies. -Assisted in all phases of survey research through client communication, questionnaire development, programming, data collection and management and documentation (i.e. Child Health and Development Studies, California Women’s Health Survey, CA Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance survey, California Teen Eating and Exercise Survey, the California Adult Dietary Survey, the Center for Youth Wellness). -Conducted mixed-method analyses for internal/external research and surveillance projects through the analysis, summarization, and presentation of the previously mentioned projects (peer-reviewed publications, reports, scientific conferences, etc.). Show less



Texas A&M Transportation Institute

• United States
• Research Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Sep 2011 - May 2012

  -Facilitated the quarterly motorcycle coalition focus groups with 10-15 participants by organizing discussion around motorcycle transportation issues, developing solutions, and presenting the findings to governmental and non-governmental stakeholders. -Assisted the research team in identifying four grant writing opportunities. -Analyzed data on Texas motorcycle crashes to support grant writing opportunities focused on motorcycle awareness campaigns. -Facilitated the quarterly motorcycle coalition focus groups with 10-15 participants by organizing discussion around motorcycle transportation issues, developing solutions, and presenting the findings to governmental and non-governmental stakeholders. -Assisted the research team in identifying four grant writing opportunities. -Analyzed data on Texas motorcycle crashes to support grant writing opportunities focused on motorcycle awareness campaigns.



Yolo County Health Department

• Woodland, CA

• Community Health Assistant

  • Jun 2010 - Aug 2011

  -Executed tuberculosis case management by performing direct observation therapy, followed up with patients on tests, treatments, and interviewed families for possible exposure. -Facilitated Confidential Morbidity Reporting (CMR) from clinics and doctors’ offices using CalREDIE and performed infectious/communicable disease investigation through interviews, medical record review, and home visits. -Assisted in communicable disease outbreak situations and corresponded with Hospitals and Clinics pertaining to patient cases. -Conducted data analysis to investigate trends in disease morbidity and mortality and calculated observed/expected rates. Results of the data were presented to county and state epidemiologists. Show less