Susannah K. Craig, MS, MPH, CPH
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Credentials
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Top 10 Skills for Healthcare Data Analysts
LinkedInAug, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
The Data Science of Healthcare, Medicine, and Public Health
LinkedInJul, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
Scrum Foundations
Scrum AllianceMar, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
R Essential Training Part 2: Modeling Data
LinkedInFeb, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
Skills That Set Data Scientists Apart
LinkedInJan, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
Being an Effective Team Member
LinkedInDec, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Critical Thinking for More Effective Communication
LinkedInDec, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Understanding the Leadership Behaviors That Can Sabotage Your Success
LinkedInDec, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Python for Data Science Essential Training Part 1
LinkedInNov, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Data Analytics: Dashboards vs. Data Stories
LinkedInJun, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
How to Use Data Visualization to Make Better Decisions—Faster
LinkedInNov, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
The Practices of High-Performing Employees
LinkedInAug, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
15 Mistakes to Avoid in Data Science
LinkedInJun, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
LinkedInJun, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
GitHub for Data Scientists
LinkedInJun, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
LinkedInMay, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Body Language for Authentic Leadership
LinkedInApr, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Certified Analytics Professional (CAP) Cert Prep: Domains 1–4
LinkedInApr, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
The Six Morning Habits of High Performers
LinkedInApr, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Using Public Health Data Sources
LinkedInApr, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Creating Interactive Tableau Dashboards
LinkedInMar, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
R Essential Training: Wrangling and Visualizing Data
LinkedInDec, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Code Clinic: R
LinkedInNov, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Data Wrangling in R
LinkedInNov, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Learning R
LinkedInNov, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Excel PivotTables: Mastering PivotTables and PivotCharts
LinkedInOct, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Neural Networks and Convolutional Neural Networks Essential Training
LinkedInOct, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Tableau and R for Analytics Projects
LinkedInOct, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
The Non-Technical Skills of Effective Data Scientists
LinkedInJul, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
The Data Science of Healthcare, Medicine, and Public Health, with Barton Poulson
LinkedInMay, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Storytelling with Data
LinkedInApr, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Certification in Public Health
National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE)May, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
SAS Certified Base Programmer for SAS 9 (CBP)
SASDec, 2018- Nov, 2024 -
Intro to Statistics with R: Introduction
DataCampDec, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
Introduction to R
DataCampDec, 2016- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration
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United States
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Government Administration
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100 - 200 Employee
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Epidemiologist
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May 2014 - Present
Benefits Administration Plan Design Analysis and Evaluation. Using Claims data to assess trends in cost and utilization and to work with program staff to make data-driven policy decisions. Biometrics and performance guarantee analysis and interpretation. Benefits Administration Plan Design Analysis and Evaluation. Using Claims data to assess trends in cost and utilization and to work with program staff to make data-driven policy decisions. Biometrics and performance guarantee analysis and interpretation.
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Tennessee Department of Health
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United States
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Government Administration
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500 - 600 Employee
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Epidemiologist
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Dec 2009 - May 2014
I work on epidemiology, surveillance, and evaluation for the Division of Family Health and Wellness. My primary focus is on tobacco, obesity, physicl activity and nutrition, diabetes, and heart disease and stroke; however, I have been cross training in Maternal and Child Health as well. I construct theories on risk factor association with chronic diseases, and develop and distribute reports statewide to stakeholders and health department staff. I am training in GIS functions that can aid in explaining the data more easily to stakeholders and staff. Show less
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A-TEK, Inc.
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Microbiologist
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Oct 2008 - Nov 2009
I have used multiple molecular techniques including: xMAP luminex technology, multiplex PCR, real-time PCR, and high throughput extraction. I have used multiple molecular techniques including: xMAP luminex technology, multiplex PCR, real-time PCR, and high throughput extraction.
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APHL - Association of Public Health Laboratories
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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200 - 300 Employee
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Emerging Infectious Diseases Fellow
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Sep 2007 - Sep 2008
After completion of my Master`s in Public Health (MPH), I was awarded an Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) Fellowship through the Centers for Disease Control and the Association of Public Health Laboratories. As an EID fellow I learned a variety of techniques within a clinical lab setting at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. I did a rotation through the Serology, Public Health Microbiology, Molecular Science, and Environmental Microbiology laboratories learning a variety of techniques including but not limited to: MagnaPure and Bio-Mek extraction; enzyme immunoassays (EIA) for HIV, Hepatitis B and C, and Hantavirus; Salmonella sp. and Escherichia coli serotyping and biochemical testing techniques used for typing; routine diagnostic testing using real-time PCR for pertussis, plague, tularemia, and norovirus using the SmartCycler II platform; implementation and validation of a multiplexing immunoassay using the Bio-Plex platform for Salmonella serotyping; and cystic fibrosis (CF) luminex assay using the Bio-plex platform for determination of specific mutations from dry blood spots for newborn screening. My most significant accomplishments as a fellow were: the validation and implementation of a quantitative reverse-transcriptase (q-RT) PCR for Rabies specimens, sequencing of Rabies specimens using the Beckman Coulter CEG 8000 sequencer, routine Shiga-toxin (stx) real-time PCR on O157 and non-O157 Shiga-Toxin producing E. coli (STEC) specimens and organization of data. Show less
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University of Kentucky
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Laboratory Technician
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Jun 2004 - Sep 2007
As a laboratory technician during my graduate coursework, I was able to apply a number of microbiology techniques I had learned during my undergraduate coursework in a research laboratory setting. While researching iron transport systems, manganese transport systems, and biofilm formation of Yersinia pestis, I had the opportunity to work on a number of experiments requiring different microbiology techniques. One such technique was the crystal violet assay, which was used to quantitatively determine the amount of biofilm produced by the bacteria. I also used such methods as Western Blot Analysis using SDS-PAGE gel purification to determine protein levels, Southern Blot Analysis (hybridization) using a probe to detect DNA, phage induction which allowed for integration of the phage into the host_s genome, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using taq, proofstart, and pfu polymerases to perform cloning of genes, genotyping of specific mutations, random mutagenesis, site-directed mutagenesis, and red-recombinase mutagenesis. I also used Beta-galactosidase assays to determine promoter activity for promoters which have been fused to the lacZ gene. Researching with these techniques has also allowed me to design my own primers, work with various restriction enzymes, perform plasmid preparations using a number of methods, LMA gel extractions, gel electrophoresis, and sequencing mutations using DNAMAN. Show less
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Intern
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May 2006 - Oct 2006
Developed skills for tabulating and summarizing studies. Compiled data from charts gathered during a study into an excel spreadsheet and analyzed a number of variables, determining the distribution for certain variables and establishing appropriate cutoffs for analysis. Computed z scores on the cities of Pan de Vida and Juan XIII for underweight, overweight, wasting, and stunting using WHO Global Database on Child Growth and Malnutrition tables. Calculated means and percentages for variables of particular interest for future study. Categorized certain variables to better organize the data to determine what the expectations may be for a similar study to be conducted the following year. Organized literature on Arsenic reproductive outcomes and condensed the information for a poster presentation. Entered data into Microsoft Access. Initiated a literature review and defined a question for my Capstone (Thesis). Information on human papillomavirus and cervical cancer knowledge in two Appalachian counties in Kentucky gathered during a telephone survey. Familiarized myself with using the statistical program STATA. Learned to recode variables and conduct Pearson chi-square p values and multiple logistic regression analysis. Show less
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Education
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2017 - 2021
Austin Peay State University
Master of Science in Computer Science and Quantitative Analytics, Predictive Analytics -
2004 - 2006
University of Kentucky
Master of Public Health, Epidemiology -
2002 - 2004
Western Kentucky University
Bachelor of Science, Biology, Chemistry
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