My CV

Education

Ph.D. Epidemiology, 2023
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA

B.S. Animal Science, 2016
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Research

• 2023-present: Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  Assigned to the California Department of Public Health, Richmond, CA
  

• 2022-2023: COVID-19 Modeling Intern, California Department of Public Health
  Advised by: Dr. Tomás León and Dr. Lauren White
  Scenario modeling on the QALY burden of Long COVID within California

• 2019-2023: Ph.D. Candidate, Shapiro Laboratory, University of California, Davis
  Advised by: Dr. Karen Shapiro, Dr. Elizabeth VanWormer, and Dr. Beatriz Martínez-López
  Dynamics of Toxoplasma gondii transmission and felid oocyst shedding in relation to wildlife and human health

• 2019: EcoHealth Net Intern, EpiCenter for Disease Dynamics, University of California, Davis
  Advised by: Dr. Pranav Pandit, Dr. Tierra Evans, and Dr. Christine Johnson
  Created novel stochastic compartmental model to examine the role of non-human primates in sylvatic cycles of Flaviviruses in South and Central America

• 2017-2018: Global Health Intern, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
  Advised by: Dr. Dawn Zimmerman and Dr. Sharon Deem
  Reviewed and published manuscript on emerging zoonotic pathogens in dromedary camels

• 2017-2018: Research Intern, Wildlife Health Lab, Cornell University School of Veterinary Medicine
  Advised by Dr. Krysten Schuler, Dr. Elizabeth Buckles, and Dr. Elizabeth Bunting
  Analyzed retrospective necropsy data of ~700 free ranging white-tail deer to describe and identify risk factors for mortality

• 2015-2017: Research Technician, Mohammed Laboratory, Cornell University School of Veterinary Medicine
  Analyzed case-control data of biaxial limb fractures in NYS racehorses and evaluated the useage of pNF-H as a biomarker for equine neurologic disorders

• 2013-2014: Undergraduate Research Assistant, Sands Laboratory, Montana State University
  Assisted in the development of novel soil mineral deficiency detection system using mutant barley lines

Awards

• 2021 UC Davis Graduate Student Association Individual Development Fund ($450)
• 2021 Northern California Parasitologist Meeting Walter Carr Award
• 2020 NSF GRFP Honorable Mention

Funding

• 2022 UC Davis Graduate Student Support Program
• 2020 UC Davis Graduate Student Support Program
• 2020 UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Global Health Fellowship ($6000)
• 2020 UC Davis One Health Institute, Phil and Karen Drayer Wildlife Health Center Fellowship ($5000)
• 2019 UC Davis Graduate Group in Epidemiology Fellowship
• 2018 UC Davis Graduate Group in Epidemiology Fellowship
• 2014 Montana State University Vice President for Research Grant ($2000)