Education

Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY
MPH in Epidemiology with certificate in Infectious Disease Epidemiology, May 2021
GPA: 3.79 out of 4.0
Relevant Coursework:
  • Programming: Data Science (R), Public Health GIS, Applications of Epidemiologic Research Methods (SAS), Machine Learning
  • Epidemiology: Analysis of Categorical Data, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Design and Conduct of Observational Epidemiology
  • Foundations of Public Health: History of Public Health, Ethics, and Human Rights
  • Research Methods and Applications: Qualitative and Quantitative
  • Global and Developmental Perspectives: Globalization and Global Health, Lifecourse, and Investigative Methods in Humanitarian Emergencies
  • Public Health Interventions: Theory, Program Planning and Evaluation, and Systems Thinking
  • Health Systems: Health Economics, US Health Systems, and Comparative Health Systems
  • Determinants of Health: Social, Environmental, and Biological Determinants of Health

 

James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
BS in Health Science with concentration in Health Studies, May 2019
GPA: 3.66 out of 4.0
Relevant Coursework:
  • Public Health: Epidemiology, Social Determinants of Health, Research Methods and Health Statistics, and US and Global Healthcare Systems
  • Science: Chemistry (general and organic) and Biology (general, human anatomy and human physiology)

 

Research Experience

ICAP at Columbia University, New York, NY – May 2020-Present
  • Assisted Dr. Susan Michaels-Strasser and colleagues with authoring and publishing human resources for health research focused in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Authored thesis project, with the assistance of Dr. Susan Michaels-Strasser, regarding the effect the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the wellbeing of healthcare providers in New York City

 

James Madison University Department of Health Science, Harrisonburg, VA – January-May 2019
  • Assisted Dr. Aimee Johnson with literature review exploring the relationship between social media, body image and eating disorders in college students

 

Editorial Activities

American Journal of Public Health Global News, April 2021-Present
  • Work alongside Global News Team colleagues to review manuscripts focused on global public health topics that are posted in non-indexed journals
  • The reviews occur once per month and this is a volunteer position

 

Relevant Work Experience

ICAP at Columbia University, New York, NY
Research Assistant, May 2020-Present
  • Assisted with research on two projects focused on human resources for health in Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Acknowledged in one manuscript and contributed as author on second manuscript for publication

 

Inova Franconia-Springfield Surgery Center, Springfield, VA
Business Office Assistant, May-August 2017
  • Promoted to part-time employee of the surgery center where I assisted in the business office by checking and prepping charts for send-off, communicating with medical staff, and requesting charts for medical professionals in the center

 

Intern, June-August 2015 & May-August 2016
  • Assisted the nurses in the pre-operative and post-operative areas with caring for patients and communicated directly with patients and families

 

Other Work Experience

Youth Camps for Christ Summer Camps, Littleton, NC
Media Specialist, June-August 2018 & June-August 2019
  • Took photos, created photo presentations, and updated the social media and website throughout camp sessions

 

Volunteer Experience

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
Administrative Coordinator, December 2017-December 2018
  • Assisted the President, in the equivalent role of a Vice President, by organizing and managing the weekly executive meetings and other events in the chapter, while working directly with administrators at the university

 

Small Group Coordinator, December 2016-December 2017
  • Met one-on-one with leaders in the chapter and coordinated meetings with other members of the executive board

 

James Madison University Biology Department, Harrisonburg, VA
Teaching Assistant, January 2018-May 2018
  • Assisted in a biology laboratory classroom and taught how to perform basic lab techniques

 

Overcoming Barriers, Harrisonburg, VA
Mentor, January-April 2018
  • Assisted my mentee with learning how to make healthy meals in a kitchen and learning to try new, healthy foods

 

Awards and Presentations

Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Exemplary and Noteworthy Data Science Project, December 2020
  • Final course group project was noted as being in the top 5 of projects for the course and performing data science skills well in R. The project created a website using R to analyze police violence and protests in the United States

 

Epidemiology Department Masters Student Day, November 2020
  • Presented my practicum research to a panel of students and faculty in the Epidemiology Department at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

 

James Madison University Department of Health Science
Top 3 Research Posters for Department, May 2020
  • Received a score for group research poster placing the research in the top 3 for the department. The posters were judged by faculty not involved in or supporting the research

 

Top 5% Score for Department Exam, May 2020
  • Attained a score placing me in the top 5% of test scores among those graduating in the Health Science department and earned department-wide recognition for such

 

Skills

Applications: Microsoft Office Suite, Google Applications, R, SAS, QGIS, GeoDa, Zotero, PubMed, Qualtrics Research: Manuscript Development, Protocol Development, Survey Development