Experience

Air Alliance Houston

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research & Policy Director

  • Dec 2022 - Present

  • Design, implement, and oversee equity-centered primary data collection efforts including Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) and Health Impact Assessment (HIA) as well as secondary data analyses to demonstrate the impact of air pollution on public health. • Organize and help lead community-based planning initiatives including facilitating workshops, developing planning materials, and strategically engaging in the public participation process. • Conduct policy analysis and make recommendations for new policy areas that improve air quality, reduce exposure to air pollution, and advance environmental justice. Show less



Independent Consultant

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Environmental Epidemiologist

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  • Critically evaluating, reviewing, summarizing, and interpreting epidemiologic literature in environmental and occupational health. • Managing and conducting air quality epidemiologic studies, exposure assessments, and health impact assessments. • Developing and writing complex technical reports for a wide range of audiences. • Critically evaluating, reviewing, summarizing, and interpreting epidemiologic literature in environmental and occupational health. • Managing and conducting air quality epidemiologic studies, exposure assessments, and health impact assessments. • Developing and writing complex technical reports for a wide range of audiences.



CDC Foundation

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Epidemiologist

  • Nov 2021 - Sep 2022

  • Serving at the city of Houston Health Department. providing training, technical assistance, and consultative services to departmental staff and others regarding environmental epidemiology and ambient air monitoring. • Performing advanced-level work and directed a team of environmental investigators, and other health professionals to design, implement and evaluate, air surveillance and control strategies for air toxics like BTEX. • Planning, developing and conducting environmental epidemiologic investigations, surveillance, and interventions. • Reviewing technical and non-technical summaries of work and scientific reports as prepared by team members. Show less



Texas A&M School of Public Health

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar

  • Apr 2021 - Nov 2021

  Conducting epidemiologic research on Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) infection in children. Extracting relevant data from large population databases for trend analysis. Preparing data visualizations and translating results into manuscripts. Conducting epidemiologic research on Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) infection in children. Extracting relevant data from large population databases for trend analysis. Preparing data visualizations and translating results into manuscripts.



Texas A&M University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• POWER (Promoting Outstanding Writing for Excellence in Research) Writing Consultant

  • Oct 2019 - Nov 2021

  Assisting graduate students gain mastery over their writing, to become more productive writers, and researchers by offering weekly consultations. Assisting graduate students gain mastery over their writing, to become more productive writers, and researchers by offering weekly consultations.

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Sep 2019 - Oct 2020

  Lecturer, Climate Change & Health: Health Effects of Air Pollution Exposure Conducted environmental health research in the following areas: Human exposure assessment study on Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Ambient particulate matter exposure and birth outcomes Systematic reviews and meta-analysis Lecturer, Climate Change & Health: Health Effects of Air Pollution Exposure Conducted environmental health research in the following areas: Human exposure assessment study on Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Ambient particulate matter exposure and birth outcomes Systematic reviews and meta-analysis



Houston Health Department

• United States
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Summer Intern

  • Jul 2019 - Sep 2019

  Evaluated air pollution data collected by the mobile air monitoring lab. Presented to the department and led a discussion session on the public health concerns associated with concrete batch plant emissions. Participated in air monitoring campaigns following an event. Evaluated air pollution data collected by the mobile air monitoring lab. Presented to the department and led a discussion session on the public health concerns associated with concrete batch plant emissions. Participated in air monitoring campaigns following an event.



Texas A&M Transportation Institute

• United States
• Research Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Jul 2017 - Sep 2019

  Conducted an exposure assessment personal air monitoring study on Traffic-Related Air Pollution exposure on a border city population resulting in two scientific publications. Developed a standard operating procedure for operating various air monitoring devices for training the research team to ensure accurate data collection. Designed research study protocols, questionnaires, and informed consent forms submitted to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and received approvals. Conducted an exposure assessment personal air monitoring study on Traffic-Related Air Pollution exposure on a border city population resulting in two scientific publications. Developed a standard operating procedure for operating various air monitoring devices for training the research team to ensure accurate data collection. Designed research study protocols, questionnaires, and informed consent forms submitted to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and received approvals.



Harris County Public Health

• United States
• Government Administration
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2015 - Jun 2015

  Conducted a review of literature as part of a Health Impact Assessment project. Participated in a Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) in Cypress, Texas. Conducted a review of literature as part of a Health Impact Assessment project. Participated in a Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) in Cypress, Texas.



Critical Rescue International (CRI)

• Nigeria
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Practice Manager

  • Jun 2011 - Jun 2012

  Managed a 24 hour emergency/primary health facility. Charged with the daily running of the clinic, ensuring high standard of health care delivery, recruitment and the overall logistics of the medical side of practice.

• Medical Officer

  • May 2010 - Jun 2011


Nigerian Navy Medical Directorate Staff Clinic, Ministry of Defense HQ Annex
• Medical Officer In Charge

  • Aug 2008 - Jul 2009

University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH)
• Medical Intern

  • Dec 2006 - Nov 2007