PROFILE
• Master of Public Health Graduate with Emphasis in Epidemiology
• Two years of diverse quantitative and qualitative research experience
• Certified by NIH Office of Extramural Research for protecting human subjects
• Strong data entry and analysis skills using SAS and Excel
• Skilled at project coordination and training; tutored Biostatistics to graduate level students
EDUCATION
Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA May 2014
• Master of Public Health, Concentration: Epidemiology
• Merit Scholarship Recipient
• Recipient of the Excellence in Public Health Practice Award
Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda January 2010
• Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences, Concentration: Microbiology
• Research thesis on microbial contamination of in-use disinfectants and antibiotics in Mulago hospital.
EXPERIENCE
AFENDS Inc., Boston, MA August 2014-Present
Research Assistant II (Volunteer position)
• Key contributor to pilot study conducting a needs assessment and situational analysis of Epilepsy and the mysterious Nodding disease in Northern Uganda
• Collaborate with the Ministry of Health and physicians as part of U.S./Uganda Partnership to coordinate the IRB process between central and remote study sites
• Review journals, abstracts and scientific literature to keep abreast of new developments in Nodding disease research
• Assist in content development for grant and proposal writing
MA Department of Public Health (DPH), Boston, MA February 2014-May 2014
Data Analyst Intern
• Used Record Linkage Methods to identify and estimate unique individuals across multiple data sets
• Identified congenital heart disease (CHD) cases for surveillance purposes using various hospitals’ existing data sources as well as registries
• Linked records using both deterministic and probabilistic methods
• Collaborated with the senior Epidemiologist in managing large data sets and databases
• Analyzed data using SAS v 9.3 and presented results to Boston University faculty
Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA December 2013-May 2014
Data Coordinating Center, Tuberculosis Clinical Diagnostics Research Consortium
Data Entry Assistant
• Mapped shared company networks to access case report forms (CRFs) from study sites
• Skilled in using Teleform’s form processing modules: Designer, Reader, Verifier and Print Manager
• Managed a Teleform synchronized Excel database, ensuring data accuracy for future SAS Programming
Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA May 2013-February 2014
Graduate Research Assistant/Data Analyst
• Recruited Boston Public Housing participants for a Smoking Cessation study; exceeded target goal of 700 subjects
• Administered questionnaires and conducted interviews to o...
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