My Journey

From Odisha to Ontario: A Journey Fueled by Curiosity & Purpose

My professional journey began in India, where I worked on state health accounts and public health policy. Over the years, my curiosity for using data to solve real-world problems took me across disciplines and continents.

Today, as a Senior Data Analyst at the Canadian Red Cross, I combine statistical rigor with geospatial insight to address some of the most pressing challenges in disaster management and public health. Along the way, I’ve collaborated with global research teams, mentored emerging analysts, and continued to push the boundaries of what data can do for society.

Education

Ph.D. in Public Health and Health Systems- 2017-2022 SPHHS, AHS, University of Waterloo, Canada

Supervisor: Dr. Plinio Morita, Associate professor, Thesis Committee: Dr. Shannon E. Majowicz, Dr. Joel A. Dubin

Master of Public Health (MPH), AMCHSS, SCTIMST, Trivandrum, Kerala 2014

Supervisor: Dr. Sundari Ravindran TK, Professor

Masters of Physiotherapy (Musculoskeletal), ISIC Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences, New Delhi in 2006

Supervisor: Dr Shalini Grover Associate Professor

Bachelors of Physiotherapy, National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research, Cuttack in 2003

Certifications

Google Data Analytics
Learning Git and Github
Data Science Foundations: Python Scientific Stack
Design Thinking: Data Intelligence
Azure Spark Databricks Essential Training
Interacting with Web data using R: Web APIs and Web Scrapping (Including Rselenium)
Artificial Intelligence Foundations: Neural network
R Programming in Data Science: High volume data
Elasticsearch Essential Training
Data Science Foundations: Fundamentals
Project management institute
Age of Globalization- University of Austin
Fundamentals of Clinical Trials-Harvard University
Health and Society-Harvard University
Statistical Reasoning for Public Health 1: Estimation, Inference, & Interpretation- Johns Hopkins University
Design and Interpretation of Clinical Trials-Johns Hopkins University
Diabetes - a Global Challenge- University of Copenhagen
Introduction to Statistics: Descriptive Statistics- University of Berkeley, California
Introduction to Statistics: Probability-University of Berkeley, California
Introduction to Statistics: Inference-University of Berkeley, California
Human Health and Global Environmental Change-Harvard University
Take Your Medicine - The Impact of Drug Development-UTAustinX
Social Epidemiology -University of Minnesota
Microeconomics Principles- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Mathematical Biostatistics Boot Camp 1-Johns Hopkins University
Case-Based Introduction to Biostatistics-Johns Hopkins University
Nutrition and Physical Activity for Health-University of Pittsburgh
An Introduction to Global Health-University of Copenhagen
Epidemiology: The Basic Science of Public Health-The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Introduction to Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis-Johns Hopkins University
Neuroethics-University of Pennsylvania
New Models of Business in Society-University of Virginia
Vaccines-University of Pennsylvania
Health for All Through Primary Health Care-Johns Hopkins University
Practical tips to improve Asian American participation in cancer clinical trials-Stanford University
The Power of Microeconomics: Economic Principles in the Real World-University of California, Irvine
Mathematical Biostatistics Boot Camp 2-Johns Hopkins University
Global health eLearning-Human Resources for Health (HRH) Basics- Johns Hopkins University and USAID

Work Experience

Senior Data Analyst- October 2022-Canadian Red Cross
Post Doctoral Researcher-June 2022-October 2022, UbiLab, SPHHS, UWaterloo
Data Science Researcher-May 2017-May 2022, UbiLab, SPHHS, UWaterloo
Graduate Teaching Assistant-September 2019- December 2021, SPHHS, UWaterloo
Residence Life Don – Graduate & Student Family-September 2020- December 2021, Campus Housing-Residence Life, UWaterloo
Mitacs Accelerate intern- September 2017- August 2019, SPHHS, UWaterloo
Teaching assistant-Dec 2016 – April 2017, Indian Institute of Public Health- Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Research associate (USAID funded project)- June 2015-December 2016, Public Health Foundation of India
Research officer (Consultant)- June 2014-February 2015, The George Institute for Global Health (UK)
Senior Manager- November 2009-December 2012, Bhubaneswar Advanced Rehabilitation Center (BARC)
Senior lecturer- September 2009- September 2012, Neelachal Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar
Research assistant- May 2009 - August 2009, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Senior lecturer- September 2008-April 2009, IMS & SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar
Assistant Professor- July 2006- July 2008, Jaipur Physiotherapy College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Lecturer cum clinical Physiotherapist- January 2004-July 2004, Rajeev Gandhi College of Physiotherapy, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal
Volunteer Physiotherapist- April 2003-May 2003, SMRC, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

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