Education and Work Experience

Work Experience

Centers for disease control and prevention

Division of Oral Health - National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Health Scientist (Informatics) (Sep. 2023 - current)

As a full-time employee of CDC, I assist in the management and modernization of the various systems maintained by the Division of Oral Health, including Oral Health Data, the Water Fluoridation Reporting System, and the Sealant Efficiency Assessment for States and Locals.

Geospatial Research, Analysis, and Services Program

Senior GIS Project Coordinator (Sep. 2021 - Sep. 2023)

As a contactor for Peraton, I direct and manage GRASP's Global Population Vulnerability Index project and coordinate CDC/ATSDR OneMap. I also provide research support to other GRASP projects.

Deputy Unit Lead (Oct. 2018 - Sep. 2019)

As the deputy unit lead for GRASP’s Geospatial Epidemiology and Applied Research (GEAR) unit I assisted the unit and program leadership in managing internal, original research projects and the personnel assigned to those projects.

Geospatial Analyst (Mar. 2016 - Sep. 2019)

First as an ORISE fellow, and then as a contractor with Perspecta, I provided spatial analysis and cartographic products to programs throughout CDC/ATDSR, conducted original public health research using geospatial methods, and aided in emergency responses as needed.

Louisiana Department of health

Bureau of Health Informatics

Population Health and Geospatial Analyst (Sep. 2019 - Sep. 2021)

As a population health & geospatial analyst I am responsible for the maintenance of BHI’s geographic and inpatient discharge data, and I assist in responding to requests for those. During Louisiana’s COVID response, I am also responsible for maintaining the state’s public information dashboard and processing geographic data related to cases and tests.