Guinevere Ellison-Giles
Surveillance Epidemiology Practicum Student at Los Angeles County Department of Public Health- Claim this Profile
Click to upgrade to our gold package
for the full feature experience.
Topline Score
Bio
Credentials
-
ArcGIS Pro Essential Training
LinkedInMay, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
CERT - Basic Certificate
USF Community Emergency Response TeamOct, 2021- Nov, 2024
Experience
-
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
-
Government Administration
-
1 - 100 Employee
-
Surveillance Epidemiology Practicum Student
-
May 2023 - Present
● Conducts time-space analyses on Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales and C. difficile to identify disease clustering and further analysis to study seasonality ● Proficient in using both SAS, Stata, and SaTScan software programs to conduct data analyses such as time-space analyses, permutation scans, Poisson-based models, and Bernoulli models ● Performs statistical analyses around HAIs in Los Angeles County utilizing NHSN, CMS, and SVI (social vulnerability index) data sets to incorporate a health equity lens Show less
-
-
-
APHL - Association of Public Health Laboratories
-
United States
-
Non-profit Organizations
-
200 - 300 Employee
-
APHL-CDC Environmental Health Laboratory Fellow at the Public Health Laboratory of East Texas
-
Feb 2022 - Feb 2023
● An integral part of a CDC and an APHL (Association of Public Health Laboratories) NIH funded project working as part of a multi-organizational team which established wastewater surveillance detecting of SARS-CoV-2 in a rural area of northeast Texas ● Designed, developed, and coordinated the overarching program and the pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical phases ● Identified, recruited, and onboarded facilities and other decentralized systems across 7 counties, coordinating the collection of samples from sites to the laboratory ● Conducted molecular analyses of samples including pasteurization, extraction, and PCR testing ● Inoculated and maintained isolation media for pathogenic microorganisms, conducted lot-to-lots, and other quality control mechanisms for efficient lab operations ● Inputted, analyzed, and interpreted epidemiological data and disseminated to internal and external partners Show less
-
-
-
Lake George Ranger Station - National Forest Service; USDA
-
17147 E Highway 40, Silver Springs, Florida, 34488
-
Intern
-
2016 - 2020
The second largest nationally protected forest in the United States offers urban recreation activities and areas for visitors and those that reside within the forest. It also works to protect endangered species and encourages conservation practices and techniques through silviculture control. • Tested various parameters for water quality in local lakes and bodies of water • Collected data and recorded endangered species in collaboration with a Wildlife Management team • Operated independently on non-native invasive species control under Silviculture • Followed OSHA policies and procedures when dealing with hazardous and non-hazardous chemicals • Conducted research with technical equipment including trembles and Avenza programs Show less
-
-
-
Silver River Museum
-
1425 NE 58th Ave., Ocala, FL 34470
-
Intern
-
2017 - 2018
The Museum, located within the Silver Springs State Park, provides interactive learning experiences to school groups working with the county's Environmental Education Center, while also permitting tours to the general public on weekends. • Provided hands on education for grade school children and the general public • Taught local history of the surrounding area to 4th grade children • Provided an environmental science interactive lecture to 5th grade children in a clear, understandable, and interesting way Show less
-
-
Education
-
2022 - 2024
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Master's degree, Public Health -
2020 - 2021
University of South Florida
Bachelor of Science - BS, Public Health -
2017 - 2020
College of Central Florida
Associate of Arts - AA -
2016 - 2018
Forest High School
12th
Community
