Summary
Quantitative researcher close to 10 years experience extracting useful information from data in pursuit of a healthier and more equitable society.
Technical Skills
• R (fluent), Stata (fluent), and Python (minimally capable) for data processing and analysis.
• A wide array of statistical and machine learning methods in the context of causal inference, modeling, and prediction.
• Deeply versed in methodological approaches for using observational data to answer research questions.
Work Experience
Ophelia (2022 to Present)
Director of Research and Population Health
PicnicHealth (2021 to 2022)
Data Scientist
San Francisco Department of Public Health (2014 to 2022)
Data & Research Analyst
• Designed and executed analyses investigating substance use and related harms; authored dozens of peer-reviewed manuscripts.
• Worked with diverse and complex data sources ranging from small (n < 1k) to large (n > 1M) in size.
• Obtained, organized, and processed data to track trends in substance use indicators for the city of San Francisco; responsible for official reporting.
• Managed data for NIH-funded research studies with combined budget exceeding $1M.
UC Berkeley (2017 to 2020)
Graduate Student Researcher / Consultant
• Provided methodological and statistical guidance to staff from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other collaborators.
• Designed and programmed key components of a simulation study assessing the performance of different analysis approaches when combining data from multiple distinct sources.
Greater Chicago Food Depository (2011 to 2013)
Community Resource Coordinator
• Served as primary liaison between Chicago’s food bank and over 100 food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and other programs.
• Conducted needs assessments, established partnerships, and facilitated new food distribution programs to increase food security in specific neighborhoods.
Accenture (2008 to 2010)
Consultant
• Led design and testing efforts for the development of business software applications for two Fortune 500 clients.
• Facilitated client meetings and coordinated work between several teams to design the functionality and user interface of a new insurance administration system.
• Developed strategy, workflow, and timelines and managed an offshore team of 20 staff to generate and execute thousands of test scripts.
Grants
National Institutes of Health (2019 to 2020)
Evaluating the effects of two federal policies on buprenorphine prescribing and opioid-related health outcomes (F31DA047770).
Education
PhD in Epidemiology, UC Berkeley.
MA in Biostatistics, UC Berkeley.
MPH in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UC Berkeley.
BS in Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, UCLA.