Experience

City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District

• United States
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Epidemiologist

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  COVID-19 data abstraction from National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS), Preparing monthly Epidemiological Report for review by Mayor and City Council office before placing on Public Dashboard, Conducting Daily counts for New COVID cases, deaths, calculating incidence, mortality and case fatality rates. Use Geocoded data for ArcGIS maps for COVID-19 cases and case fatality rates by zip codes, participation in Texas Public Health Association (TPHA) conference poster presentation… Show more COVID-19 data abstraction from National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS), Preparing monthly Epidemiological Report for review by Mayor and City Council office before placing on Public Dashboard, Conducting Daily counts for New COVID cases, deaths, calculating incidence, mortality and case fatality rates. Use Geocoded data for ArcGIS maps for COVID-19 cases and case fatality rates by zip codes, participation in Texas Public Health Association (TPHA) conference poster presentation for Trends in COVID-19 infection during the four surges in Bexar County Texas. Manuscript preparation. Show less COVID-19 data abstraction from National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS), Preparing monthly Epidemiological Report for review by Mayor and City Council office before placing on Public Dashboard, Conducting Daily counts for New COVID cases, deaths, calculating incidence, mortality and case fatality rates. Use Geocoded data for ArcGIS maps for COVID-19 cases and case fatality rates by zip codes, participation in Texas Public Health Association (TPHA) conference poster presentation… Show more COVID-19 data abstraction from National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS), Preparing monthly Epidemiological Report for review by Mayor and City Council office before placing on Public Dashboard, Conducting Daily counts for New COVID cases, deaths, calculating incidence, mortality and case fatality rates. Use Geocoded data for ArcGIS maps for COVID-19 cases and case fatality rates by zip codes, participation in Texas Public Health Association (TPHA) conference poster presentation for Trends in COVID-19 infection during the four surges in Bexar County Texas. Manuscript preparation. Show less



Texas A&M University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Faculty in Health and Kinesiology

  • Aug 2016 - May 2023

  Mentoring and Teaching graduate students Public Health Courses Courses taught: Both online and Face to face EDHL 3335: Drug Education EDHL 3333: Human Growth, Development & Sexuality EDHL 4337: Disease Entities and Epidemiology EDHL 3381: Community Health EDKN 1304: Personal/Community Health EDHL 3331:… Show more Mentoring and Teaching graduate students Public Health Courses Courses taught: Both online and Face to face EDHL 3335: Drug Education EDHL 3333: Human Growth, Development & Sexuality EDHL 4337: Disease Entities and Epidemiology EDHL 3381: Community Health EDKN 1304: Personal/Community Health EDHL 3331: Consumer Health EDHL 3383: Women’s Health EDHL 4344: Health and Aging Show less Mentoring and Teaching graduate students Public Health Courses Courses taught: Both online and Face to face EDHL 3335: Drug Education EDHL 3333: Human Growth, Development & Sexuality EDHL 4337: Disease Entities and Epidemiology EDHL 3381: Community Health EDKN 1304: Personal/Community Health EDHL 3331:… Show more Mentoring and Teaching graduate students Public Health Courses Courses taught: Both online and Face to face EDHL 3335: Drug Education EDHL 3333: Human Growth, Development & Sexuality EDHL 4337: Disease Entities and Epidemiology EDHL 3381: Community Health EDKN 1304: Personal/Community Health EDHL 3331: Consumer Health EDHL 3383: Women’s Health EDHL 4344: Health and Aging Show less



Texas Department of State Health Services

• Medical Practices
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Lead Epidemiologist (EPI LEAD) COVID-19 Contact Tracing Project Texas DSHS

  • May 2020 - Aug 2021

  -Managing and Supervising Contact Investigators and Contact Tracers -Conducting Epidemiologic Investigation and telephonic assessment for exposure -Symptom checklist data entry into the THT Salesforce -Entering call center data in THT Salesforce -ASTHO training & HHS portal entry -Providing Quarantine/Isolation message for… Show more -Managing and Supervising Contact Investigators and Contact Tracers -Conducting Epidemiologic Investigation and telephonic assessment for exposure -Symptom checklist data entry into the THT Salesforce -Entering call center data in THT Salesforce -ASTHO training & HHS portal entry -Providing Quarantine/Isolation message for PCR-RNA positive patient -Mortality & Hospitalization data collection for COVID-19 positive Texans -Completing THT training, HIPAA, Cybersecurity compliance -Communicating with State Point of Contact (POC) & CDC -Coordinating 211 care needs for food and housing needs of Texans -Providing Emergency Medical Services to COVID-19 positive Texans -Providing vaccine (Moderna & Pfizer) information -Sharing vaccine availability location, reviewing vaccine question and answer -Conducting EPI Lead Conferences Show less -Managing and Supervising Contact Investigators and Contact Tracers -Conducting Epidemiologic Investigation and telephonic assessment for exposure -Symptom checklist data entry into the THT Salesforce -Entering call center data in THT Salesforce -ASTHO training & HHS portal entry -Providing Quarantine/Isolation message for… Show more -Managing and Supervising Contact Investigators and Contact Tracers -Conducting Epidemiologic Investigation and telephonic assessment for exposure -Symptom checklist data entry into the THT Salesforce -Entering call center data in THT Salesforce -ASTHO training & HHS portal entry -Providing Quarantine/Isolation message for PCR-RNA positive patient -Mortality & Hospitalization data collection for COVID-19 positive Texans -Completing THT training, HIPAA, Cybersecurity compliance -Communicating with State Point of Contact (POC) & CDC -Coordinating 211 care needs for food and housing needs of Texans -Providing Emergency Medical Services to COVID-19 positive Texans -Providing vaccine (Moderna & Pfizer) information -Sharing vaccine availability location, reviewing vaccine question and answer -Conducting EPI Lead Conferences Show less



Brooke Army Medical Center

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Scientist

  • Sep 2014 - Aug 2019

  - Leading research of epidemiology studies to determine the impact, safety or effectiveness across health programs. - Lead role in program management and administrative duties for health surveillance activities. - Plan and conduct research programs, scientific studies and public health projects involving clinical epidemiology - Consultant for public health research incorporating principles and practices to plan, coordinate, and execute epidemiological studies. - Compiles, organizes… Show more - Leading research of epidemiology studies to determine the impact, safety or effectiveness across health programs. - Lead role in program management and administrative duties for health surveillance activities. - Plan and conduct research programs, scientific studies and public health projects involving clinical epidemiology - Consultant for public health research incorporating principles and practices to plan, coordinate, and execute epidemiological studies. - Compiles, organizes and analyzes epidemiological data/information to find solutions to problems requiring the use of broad range of established operations research methods and techniques Scientific writing, Grant protocol, Power and sample size calculation, IRB document preparation. - Fibroscan for NAFLD/NASH research studies. - Hepatology program management and administrative duties for research activities including fatty liver and colon cancer screening. - Deliver lectures and briefings on epidemiologic and bio-statistical procedures in workshops, seminars, field training evolutions and technical courses for staff. - Compare outcome objectives for disease prevention and health promotion programs. - Identify critical outcome measures, both morbidity and mortality based, for the evaluation of the effectiveness of clinical services, medical management initiatives, disease prevention programs, and health promotion activities. - Investigator role in planning and conducting scientific surveys/studies or projects to identify and solve public health related problems. - Data analysis using SPSS and interpret scientific information for logistic and linear regression, t-test, Chi-square test. Kaplan-Meir Survival analysis) - Provide technical advice and assistance to the Dept. of Defense (DoD), national, and local health agencies - Prepare scientific articles and technical reports for publication Show less - Leading research of epidemiology studies to determine the impact, safety or effectiveness across health programs. - Lead role in program management and administrative duties for health surveillance activities. - Plan and conduct research programs, scientific studies and public health projects involving clinical epidemiology - Consultant for public health research incorporating principles and practices to plan, coordinate, and execute epidemiological studies. - Compiles, organizes… Show more - Leading research of epidemiology studies to determine the impact, safety or effectiveness across health programs. - Lead role in program management and administrative duties for health surveillance activities. - Plan and conduct research programs, scientific studies and public health projects involving clinical epidemiology - Consultant for public health research incorporating principles and practices to plan, coordinate, and execute epidemiological studies. - Compiles, organizes and analyzes epidemiological data/information to find solutions to problems requiring the use of broad range of established operations research methods and techniques Scientific writing, Grant protocol, Power and sample size calculation, IRB document preparation. - Fibroscan for NAFLD/NASH research studies. - Hepatology program management and administrative duties for research activities including fatty liver and colon cancer screening. - Deliver lectures and briefings on epidemiologic and bio-statistical procedures in workshops, seminars, field training evolutions and technical courses for staff. - Compare outcome objectives for disease prevention and health promotion programs. - Identify critical outcome measures, both morbidity and mortality based, for the evaluation of the effectiveness of clinical services, medical management initiatives, disease prevention programs, and health promotion activities. - Investigator role in planning and conducting scientific surveys/studies or projects to identify and solve public health related problems. - Data analysis using SPSS and interpret scientific information for logistic and linear regression, t-test, Chi-square test. Kaplan-Meir Survival analysis) - Provide technical advice and assistance to the Dept. of Defense (DoD), national, and local health agencies - Prepare scientific articles and technical reports for publication Show less



MD Anderson Cancer Center

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Researcher

  • May 2007 - Aug 2014

  While pursuing graduate school, I have worked at MD Anderson Cancer Center. I learnt the basics of Microsoft excel, data abstraction from clinic databases, data entry, administering qualitative and quantitative surveys, data collection, and data analysis using SPSS, STATA. Hands on experience working on large datasets in the computer lab helped in statistical skills development for conducting descriptive statistics, logistic and multiple linear regression, power and sample size calculations… Show more While pursuing graduate school, I have worked at MD Anderson Cancer Center. I learnt the basics of Microsoft excel, data abstraction from clinic databases, data entry, administering qualitative and quantitative surveys, data collection, and data analysis using SPSS, STATA. Hands on experience working on large datasets in the computer lab helped in statistical skills development for conducting descriptive statistics, logistic and multiple linear regression, power and sample size calculations, Chi-square test for categorical variables, correlations, non-parametric tests for non-normally distributed variables, and Kaplan-Mier survival analysis which provided me data analytic and database management experience. Show less While pursuing graduate school, I have worked at MD Anderson Cancer Center. I learnt the basics of Microsoft excel, data abstraction from clinic databases, data entry, administering qualitative and quantitative surveys, data collection, and data analysis using SPSS, STATA. Hands on experience working on large datasets in the computer lab helped in statistical skills development for conducting descriptive statistics, logistic and multiple linear regression, power and sample size calculations… Show more While pursuing graduate school, I have worked at MD Anderson Cancer Center. I learnt the basics of Microsoft excel, data abstraction from clinic databases, data entry, administering qualitative and quantitative surveys, data collection, and data analysis using SPSS, STATA. Hands on experience working on large datasets in the computer lab helped in statistical skills development for conducting descriptive statistics, logistic and multiple linear regression, power and sample size calculations, Chi-square test for categorical variables, correlations, non-parametric tests for non-normally distributed variables, and Kaplan-Mier survival analysis which provided me data analytic and database management experience. Show less