Education

Ph.D. Environmental Health

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Exposure Sciences and Environmental Epidemiology

May 2028

Master of Public Health

University of Florida, Environmental Health Concentration

Bachelor of Arts

Arizona State University, Anthropology

GPA: 4.0

May 2021

Associate of Science

Tidewater Community College

May 2023

December 2016

Research Experience

Research Assistant

University of Florida

Advisor: Dr. Eric Coker

January 2022-Current

  • Assisted in a miniature review of Environmental Justice screening tools to be used to aid current research projects.

  • Edited a 7-minute video for the Environmental Justice in Florida’s Coastal Communities group showcasing the work done within Duval and Brevard County that was submitted to the EPA Environmental Justice video competition.

  • Contributed to research involving PM 2.5 exposure by assisting in processing data and performing background research on biological mechanisms of exposure during the gestational period.

  • Created ArcGIS Storymap website to be used as a community resource where results from the EPA-funded PFAS Resilience Project and PFAS resources could be readily accessible to community members.

  • Presented ArcGIS Storymap website at the 2022 community conference in Satellite Beach, FL, where community members provided feedback to improve the website to address their needs.

  • Collaborated with faculty at Emory University to perform spatial analysis in a social justice project assessing the impact of redlining and local zoning laws in Atlanta, Ga.

Research Assistant

University of Florida Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Advisor: Dr. Yulia Strekalova

January 2022-May 2022

  • Contributed to a pending publication on the protocols for human-machine teaming systematic reviews.

  • Conducted interviews within a network of over 50 artificial intelligence scholars for the Collaborative Hospital Repository Uniting Standards for Equitable AI.

  • Lead a group to perform a scoping review of literature to determine the current usage of Human-AI teaming in clinical settings.

Research Assistant

University of Florida

Advisor: Dr. Catalina Lopez-Quintero

August 2021 - January 2022

  • Aided in creation of literature review of interventions in vaccination uptake to best increase covid-19 vaccination rates in rural Floridians to be submitted to the CDC.

Research Apprentice

Arizona State University

Advisor: Dr. Monica Gaughan

August 2020 - May 2021

  • Wrote a pipeline in the computing language R to perform multiple sentiment analyses on several interviews.

  • Edited 37 interviews to remove identifiable information to ensure anonymity of participants.

  • Participated in developing thematic codebooks for analyzing interview responses.

  • Coded 37 interviews in accordance to provided codebook for thematic responses.

Professional Training

CITI Certification

Human Research - IRB Social and Behavior Research

University of Florida Training

Youth Protection training

Good Clinical Practice for Social Behavioral Research

IRB Training

Bloodborne Pathogens and Biomedical Waste General Training

HIPPA & Privacy - General Awareness

Research Assistant

University of Florida

Advisor: Dr. Tara Sabo-Attwood

January 2022-Current

  • Cleaned and processed 5 years of data to visually show change in water quality over time.

  • Performed water quality testing on reclaimed waste water to assess it’s usage in hydroponic experiment.

  • Set up hydroponics system using reclaimed waste water to grow produce.

  • Cleaned publicly available health data for fentanyl-related overdoses and created a workflow to aggregate death data to a spatial region defined by wastewater facilities.

  • Graphed and performed 3 statistical correlation tests to determine the association between fentanyl levels found in wastewater with deaths from fentanyl overdose.

  • Created a statistical model to determine the number of fentanyl overdose deaths based on measurements of fentanyl in wastewater.

  • Used a Local Moran’s I, SatScan, and smoothing techniques to determine spatial clusters of overdose deaths.

  • Performed a geographically weighted Poisson regression to determine the association between median income and fentanyl overdose within Cook County census block groups.

  • Drafted an aims report and budget for an educational intervention for agricultural workers focused on the occupational hazards of heat illness and dust exposure that resulted in grant funding allocation for the intervention in Spring 2023.

Employment

The University of Florida

Graduate Teaching Assistant, August 2022-Current

  • Classes:

    • HSC4184: Healthcare Leadership: Skills and Styles

    • PHC4320: Environmental Health Concepts in Public Health

    • PHC6313: Environmental Health Concepts in Public Health (Graduate level)

  • Led lab sessions in which students engaged in discourse about leadership in the healthcare field

  • Assisted in developing course content exploring emerging topics in environmental health research

  • Administered a survey to assist in adjusting content to be relevant and engaging for students’ planned career paths and interests

  • Graded and provided feedback on submitted assignments following instructor-issued rubrics

  • Developed rubrics for graduate-level assignments to clearly inform students of the expectations for assignments.

The Global Health Institute

Graduate Teaching Assistant, April 2022-June 2022

  • Uniformly reviewed applicants to the Global Health Institute summer program to determine acceptance

  • Collaborated with Professors and Peers to create engaging educational activities to build high school student's understanding of global health

  • Lead discussions and activities about emerging topics in Global Health

  • Created a ceremonial video celebrating the successful completion of the program

  • Completed certificates for students who participated in the program

Starbucks

Barista, August 2019-January 2022

  • Worked within a team while maintaining the ability to switch tasks to ensure the needs of our team and customers are best addressed.

  • Organized shipments to allow for efficient restocking of front-of-house ingredients.

Third House Books

Inventory and Event Manager, October 2019-January 2022

  • Assisted in creating an inventory management system that allowed an expedited response to customer inquiries

  • Ordered merchandise to meet the needs and expectations of the local customer base

  • Aided in the creation, marketing, and successful follow-through of author events and mobile sales booth

United States Postal Service

City Carrier Assistant, February 2019-July 2019

  • Complied with federal regulations to ensure the safe and efficient delivery of letters and parcels to both residential and commercial customers.

Western Fumigation

Fumigation Technician, November 2013-February 2019

  •  Performed fumigations at locations in as many as 6 cities from southeastern to northwestern Virginia, managing the needs of numerous customers at any given time. 

  • Conducted USDA inspections on specific commodities including timber, tobacco, and cottonseed at commercial loading facilities as well as within the Port of Virginia.

  • Interacted with the Department of Environmental Quality(DEQ) and other state officials regarding procedures to ensure the safety of nearby residents and employees at locations.

  • Performed routine air monitoring to ensure compliance with state laws.

  • Led educational training on safety and procedures for employees of sites where we would be performing fumigations.

Volunteer Work

Community Health-Oriented Mentorship Program

Mentor, 2021-2022

  • Acted as a mentor for undergraduates hoping to pursue graduate education in public health field.

  • Held monthly meetings to assist in student development and provide feedback for projects.