Rishi Kowalski, ScM

Epidemiologist IV | Program Manager, Enhanced Surveillance at Cook County Department of Public Health
  • Claim this Profile
Contact Information
us****@****om
(386) 825-5501
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French Elementary proficiency

Topline Score

Topline score feature will be out soon.

Bio

Generated by
Topline AI

You need to have a working account to view this content.
You need to have a working account to view this content.

Credentials

  • Practical Time Series Analysis
    Coursera
    Jun, 2022
    - Nov, 2024
  • COVID-19 Contact Tracing
    Coursera
    Dec, 2020
    - Nov, 2024
  • The Data Scientist’s Toolbox
    Coursera Course Certificates
    Jan, 2015
    - Nov, 2024
  • SQL Essential Training
    Lynda.com
    Oct, 2016
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Epidemiologist IV | Program Manager, Enhanced Surveillance
      • Feb 2023 - Present

      -Program Manager responsible for communicable disease surveillance activities at CCDPH.

    • Epidemiologist IV | Overdose Data to Action
      • Dec 2020 - Feb 2023

      -Epidemiologist responsible for overseeing data surveillance and reporting activities as a part of the CDC Overdose Data to Action grant.

    • United States
    • Spectator Sports
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Performance Analyst
      • Jun 2018 - Dec 2020

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Research Assistant - Center for Evidence Synthesis in Health
      • Sep 2016 - May 2018

      -Research assistant at the Brown University Center for Evidence Synthesis In Health tasked with systematic review, data extraction and creation of graphics for a meta-analysis examining bariatric surgery outcomes in the Medicare population for the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and eventually published in JAMA Surgery. -Research assistant at the Brown University Center for Evidence Synthesis In Health tasked with systematic review, data extraction and creation of graphics for a meta-analysis examining bariatric surgery outcomes in the Medicare population for the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and eventually published in JAMA Surgery.

    • United States
    • Government Administration
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • ORISE Data Science Research Participant
      • Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

      -ORISE Data Science Research Participant in the Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology and Lab Services (CSELS). -Explored new approaches to clustering US counties using Country Health Status Indicators (CHSI) data. -Started scraping text from Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR) available online for later analysis. -Completed a literature review and project proposal in preparation for my master’s thesis. -ORISE Data Science Research Participant in the Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology and Lab Services (CSELS). -Explored new approaches to clustering US counties using Country Health Status Indicators (CHSI) data. -Started scraping text from Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR) available online for later analysis. -Completed a literature review and project proposal in preparation for my master’s thesis.

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Intern - Public Health Programs
      • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

      -Aggregated data from grey literature and peer-reviewed sources for a literature review regarding road safety in major metropolitan areas around the world. -Mapped the organizational structures of target cities for Vital Strategies' Global Road Safety Program. -Aggregated data from grey literature and peer-reviewed sources for a literature review regarding road safety in major metropolitan areas around the world. -Mapped the organizational structures of target cities for Vital Strategies' Global Road Safety Program.

    • United States
    • Government Administration
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Student Worksite Experience Program Participant
      • May 2015 - May 2016

      -Working to publish a meta-analysis of clinical literature regarding the treatment of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in pregnant women under the direction of Dr. Sundari Mase in the DTBE. -Presented research to the Field Services Branch of the DTBE. -Assisted in a systematic review of clinical tuberculosis literature to create guidelines for the treatment of MDR-TB. -Working to publish a meta-analysis of clinical literature regarding the treatment of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in pregnant women under the direction of Dr. Sundari Mase in the DTBE. -Presented research to the Field Services Branch of the DTBE. -Assisted in a systematic review of clinical tuberculosis literature to create guidelines for the treatment of MDR-TB.

    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Volunteer
      • May 2015 - Aug 2015

      -Conducted grant research and drafted project proposals to present to potential donors. -Conducted grant research and drafted project proposals to present to potential donors.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Lab Intern
      • May 2013 - Aug 2013

      -Researched best practices for transferring Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) graphene from copper substrate onto stable media under the supervision of Dr. Ramesh Mani. -Researched best practices for transferring Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) graphene from copper substrate onto stable media under the supervision of Dr. Ramesh Mani.

Education

  • Brown University
    Master’s Degree, Biostatistics
    2016 - 2018
  • Amherst College
    Bachelor’s Degree, Mathematics, Concentrations in Statistics, Film and Media Studies
    2012 - 2016
  • Emory University
    Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics, A
    2014 - 2014
  • The Paideia School
    High School
    2008 - 2012

Community

You need to have a working account to view this content. Click here to join now