Work Experience

Tennessee Department of Health- Surveillance and Data Visualization

Developed a surveillance system using REDCap to integrate reporting requirements for multiple community partners across the state of Tennessee.
Conducted root cause analysis, system thinking tools, and stakeholder flow charts to display the sociopolitical impacts on the surveillance system in the state.
Evaluated reports from the new surveillance system against existing reports to ensure that funded indicators were being captured.

Created an interactive dashboard using Tableau to display geographic hotspots and demographics of at-risk populations of Clostridiodies difficle infection (CDI) within Tennessee.
Interpreted, presented, and postered epidemiologic data for implementation into public health programs and interventions.

Office of Housing and Residential Experience Aug 2022- Present
Graduate Area Coordinator Nashville, Tennessee

Collected and analyzed data to generate infographics that displayed the impact of meaningful conversations and student engagement in residential communities on campus.
Supervised and led 15 student staff members in management, effective communication, community engagement, and safety of 520 students.
Deescalated on-call crises such as fire evacuations, student conflict, suicidal ideation, hate crimes, sexual assault, mental health, and more.

Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism Division Mar 2020 - Aug 2022
Research Assistant I Nashville, Tennessee

Independently perform hormone assays on human and mouse pancreatic tissue for the advancement of diabetes research.
Analyze data using PRISM GraphPad, and collectively generate new protocols and systems of operating to streamline workflow.

Office of Health Equity Apr 2022- Aug 2022
Data Analytics and Visualisation Intern Nashville, Tennessee

Generated a one-page infographic to display the impact VUMC’s grant distributions across 5 Tennessee counties.
Collated, analyzed, and published data for VUMC’s 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment.

Plant Biology Department Nov 2018- Jan 2020
Research Technologist I State College, Pennsylvania

Planned and executed experiments to optimize and characterize plant cell wall polymers for a $1.5 million NSF project.
Collaborated with 8 researchers to assess existing experimental designs and methods to establish best practices.
Supervised, trained, and the ensured safety of undergraduate students and newcomers in the lab.

Quality and Control Unit Aug 2018- Nov 2018
Laboratory Technician I Bellefonte, Pennsylvania

Performed data collection and analysis on liquid chromatography readings to inspection and functionality
Visualized and inspected final liquid chromatography products, to ensure they successfully passed quality checks
Created molds for products, labelled and packaged final products.

SKILLS

"Information is not Knowledge. The only source of knowledge is experience. You need experience to gain wisdom"

-Albert Einstein