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EXPERTISE AND SERVICES
Epidemiologist, Infection Control Specialist, Disease Intervention Specialist, Research Analyst, Environmental and Occupational Health Consultant, Forensic Investigation and Analysis, Expert Consulting ServicesExpertise in infectious disease epidemiology, environmental and occupational health, and use of epidemiology in clinical decision-making.
Additional experience and expertise includes public health, MPH, hospital epidemiology, infection control, food borne disease, waterborne disease, environmental and occupational health, preventive medicine, tropical medicine, and clinical epidemiology.
Additionally, this consultant offers experience related to MRSA, campylobacter, Candida, virulence, biostatistics, data analysis, SAS, SPSS, meta-analysis, program evaluation, survey research and development, medication adherence, and hypertension.
This consultant is knowledgeable in areas including observational epidemiology, microbial diseases of the tropics, pharmacoepidemiology, meta-analysis, survey methodology and design, monitoring and evaluation of health programs, preventive tropical medicine, epidemiologic data analysis/SAS, toxic and hazardous waste management, independent study of Candida infections in pediatric oncology patients, and independent study involving comparison of severity of pediatric osteomyelitis cases associated with methicillin-resistant and -susceptible staphylococcus aureus
PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES SERVED
Healthcare, Public Health
EDUCATION
M.P.H., Epidemiology, The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, D.C.
M.A., English, University of New Orleans
B.S., Mass Communications/News Editorial, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond
Continuing Education:
Enrolled in Doctor of Public Health program in Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
APIC webinar Emerging Diseases: A New Strain of Toxigenic C. difficile
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center 3-day Hospital Epidemiology Training Course
American Healthcare Institute seminar Infection Control in the 21st Century, McLean, VA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Research Program Manager, Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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Duties included development of survey instrument for 2-year NIH-funded cohort study of hypertension medication adherence in older adults; development of study manual of operations; and overseeing logistics, coordination, and quality assurance of study-related activities.
Infection Control Specialist, Tulane University Hospital & Clinic, New Orleans, LA
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Duties included surveillance and reporting of hospital-acquired infections, staff education, and data analysis.
Disease Intervention Specialist II, Louisiana Office of Public Health, Baton Rouge, LA
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Duties included investigation of syphilis and HIV cases and contacts; interpretation of test results; interviewing; referral for testing and treatment; and follow-up. Received CDC module-based training for sexually transmitted disease intervention and case management.
Research Analyst, Epidemiology Department, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA
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Duties included survey instrument development, cohort tracing, and conducting interviews for NIH-funded study of cancer associated with occupational exposure to viruses.
Epidemiology Health Specialist, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD
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Primary activities included participation in coordination of research activities in response to emerging infectious diseases; collecting and analyzing burden-of-disease and cost data for various infectious diseases of concern to institution; preparing reports and organizing a government and industry summit on development of anti-infectives. Knowledgeable on issues related to influenza, tuberculosis, SARS, West Nile virus, Lyme disease, drug-resistant infections, anti-infective development, and CDC Category A, B, and C agents, among others.
Production Editor, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA
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Duties included copy editing technical articles, corresponding with authors, traffic management, and contributing to update of society's style manual and author guidelines.
Communications Specialist, Civil Engineering Research Foundation, Washington, D.C.
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Duties included writing and editing materials for print and web publication. Focused on organization activities pertaining to evaluation of innovative environmental-engineering technologies.
Product Development Manager, Syndistar Inc., Jefferson, LA
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Duties included conception, research and development, and periodic updating of video, print, and interactive technology products strategically marketed to buyers nationwide. Topics covered by products included career education, character education, special education, integration of technology into the classroom, fire safety, and drug-abuse prevention. Was responsible for initiating and maintaining relationships with authors and consultants. Supervised one full-time employee.
Publications Coordinator, East Jefferson General Hospital, Metairie, LA
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Duties included writing hospital publications and material for its Web site, reports, advertisements and video scripts; proofreading; and photography. Duties also included development of strategic communications plans and work on sensitive research and other projects for hospital administration. Served as managing editor of quarterly magazine, monthly employee and physician newsletters, clinical publication of Medical Staff CME Committee, and other publications. Supervised one full-time employee and several freelance workers.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Scientific Meetings Attended
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology 34th Annual Educational Conference & International Meeting, San Jose, CA
American Society for Microbiology 104th General Meeting, New Orleans, LA
American Society for Microbiology 43rd Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Chicago, IL
HONORS AND AWARDS
Department of Epidemiology Aron Scholarship, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
NIAID Special Act or Service Award. Received award for work on burden-of-disease data collection and analysis.
Secretary's Award for Distinguished Service, Department of Health and Human Services Recognition Awards. Received award for work done during 2003 international SARS outbreak.
NIAID Special Act or Service Award. Received award for work done during international SARS outbreak.
Excellence in Special Project Award in Area of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Health Services, The George Washington University Medical Center
Seraphia D. Leyda Award for outstanding master's thesis, University of New Orleans Department of English
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
American Public Health Association
American Society for Microbiology (past)
PUBLICATIONS
Author of numerous publications related to public health and epidemiology on topics including Hematogenous osteomyelitis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, comparative severity of pediatric osteomyelitis attributable to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and other pathogens, techniques for measuring medication adherence in hypertensive patients in outpatient settings: advantages and limitations, simple meta-analysis of studies of Guillain-Barré syndrome and serologically confirmed Campylobacter jejuni infection, and serologically confirmed prior Campylobacter jejuni infection and Guillain-Barré syndrome: Summary report of a meta-analysis and cost estimate.
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