Centers for Disease Control since Jul 2009
Epidemiologist
Centers for Disease Control Jul 2007 - Jul 2009
Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer
University of Illinois at Chicago Aug 2004 - Jun 2007
Visiting Research Specialist
Children's Memorial Hospital Jan 2002 - Apr 2007
Project Coordinator
University of Illinois at Chicago Aug 2000 - Jul 2004
Graduate Research Assistant
Education:
University of Illinois at Chicago 2003 - 2007
PhD, Epidemiology
University of Illinois at Chicago 2000 - 2002
MS, Epidemiology
Loyola University of Chicago 1993 - 1997
BS, Psychology
Honor & Awards:
Recipient of a Delta Omega Student Research Award. Invited to present at the American Public Health Association’s Annual Conference in November 2007
Recipient of the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health Haenszel Research Award, 2007
Recipient of the Global Health Research Award at the 2nd Annual University of Illinois School of Public Health Research Competition, 2007
Recipient of a Doctoral Research Award for the 2nd Annual University of Illinois School of Public Health Research Competition, 2007
Recipient of an International Scholarship to attend the XVI International AIDS Conference 2006, Toronto August 13-17
Recipient of a Pre-doctoral Traineeship in the Prevention Research Training Program in Urban Children’s Mental Health and HIV Prevention (funded by the National Institute of Mental Health), 2003-2004
Recipient of the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Public Health Traineeship Award, 2000-2003