Relevant Work Experience

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Course Project: Analyzing Efficacy of Handwashing Methods using R                                        March 2022

PHC6089: Public Health Computing with Dr. Robert Parker, PhD

Department of Biostatistics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

• Conducted statistical analysis of public health data using descriptive and inferential methods in R

• Evaluated the statistical relationship between various handwashing methods and bacterial count using one-way ANOVA

• Investigated further between the mean differences using Tukey’s HSD

• Developed a written report using R

 

Graduate Research Assistant                                                                          January 2022 – April 2022

Supervision under Dr. Deepthi Varma, PhD, MSW

Department of Epidemiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

• Implemented and maintained a physical and digital filing system of participants’ documentation regarding the study

• Entered data into REDCap as part of the digital filing system

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Research Assistant                                                                                         August 2019 – June 2021

Behavioral Pharmacology and Decision-Making Laboratory of Dr. Meredith Berry, PhD

Department: Health Education and Behavior and Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

• Evaluated and collected research articles from search engines (e.g., PubMed) to assist in systemic review and lead discussions in lab meetings

• Conducted literature reviews using PubMed on measures of behavioral economics integrated with substance use

• Collaborated with the team for drafting protocols to be approved by the university IRB and informed consents for projects

• Utilized the survey program Qualtrics to build and administer surveys

• Recoded numerical and categorial data from Qualtrics in Excel for statistical analysis

• Assessed questionnaires from surveys and provided feedback throughout the preparation stages for various lab projects

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Community Programs Intern                                                                             January 2021 - April 2021

Alachua County Health Department, Gainesville, FL

• Executed work related to public health accreditation, strategic planning, aging, obesity prevention, and community health improvement projects

• Composed the annual Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) progress report for 2020

• Devised a new quarterly data collection tool to improve the accuracy of the community’s needs addressed in the CHIP annual report

• Corresponded with the community partners Elder Options of North Central Florida and Community Coalition of Older Adults (CCOA) to formulate and discuss the needs of older adults in Alachua County

• Aided in the development of the Age-Friendly Action Plan for health improvement geared towards older adults in the community

• Brainstormed and implemented ideas for the employee wellness program

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Undergraduate Research Assistant                                                            August 2020 – December 2020

Geospatial Network Analysis & Visualization (GeoNAVI) Lab of Dr. Yujie Hu, PhD 
Department of Geography, University of Florida, Gainesville, F

• Collected and compiled national data on COVID-19 and crime statistics to examine the impact of the pandemic on crime

• Utilized Microsoft Excel, as well as open data sites, to process, clean, and import both quantitative and qualitative attributes for geostatistical analysis in ArcGIS 

 

Class Project: Suitability Modeling for Locating Prenatal Clinics                                                   April 2020

GIS3420C: GIS Models in Public Health with Dr. Liang Mao, PhD

Department: Geography, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

• Built a suitability model using ArcGIS that evaluated the suitability of building potential prenatal clinics in Gainesville, Florida

• Aimed to improve maternal and child health conditions by minimizing accessibility-related disparities for women through potential factors that often contribute to prenatal deaths and birth defects

• Cleaned and recoded quantitative and qualitative data for statistical and geospatial analyses