Education

PhD, Health Policy and Administration, (minor: epidemiology), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 1998.

MPH, Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 1989.

BS, Zoology and French, Duke University. 1985.

Additional training

NIH-sponsored Training Institute for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health, San Jose, California. 2012.

Country Experience

Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Niger, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

Professional Experience

2014 - Present: Director, Health Services Research, FHI 360, Durham, North Carolina

2011 - 2013: Scientist II, Health Services Research, FHI 360, Durham, North Carolina

2002 - 2011: Scientist I, Health Services Research, FHI 360, Durham, North Carolina

1998 - 2002: Senior Research Associate, Health Services Research, FHI 360, Durham, North Carolina

1996 - 1998: Research Assistant, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina

1996 - 1998: Staff to the Prevention Subcommittee, North Carolina Advisory Committee for Cancer Coordination and Control, Raleigh, North Carolina

1989 - 1994: Associate Scientist, Quality Assurance (QA) Project, University Research Corporation/Center for Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland

1985 - 1987: Volunteer Nutrition Health Educator, United States Peace Corps, Niger