Expert Details
Survey Data, Complex Weighted Data, Clinical Statistics, General Linear Models, Power Analysis, Reliability Analysis, and Survival Analysis
ID: 727345
Nevada, USA
Her duties, while working as a Chronic Disease Epidemiologist, included identifying and analyzing chronic disease data, conducting disease surveillance, and providing evidence and guidance for disease control measures at the state and local levels. Biostatistical analysis and programming of data was required for the evaluation of chronic disease burden and the compilation of health status data both internally and for dissemination to public health partners. These measures include disease prevalence, incidence, morbidity and mortality rates as requested internally and by various healthcare partners and community members. She has extensive experience with statistical software including SAS 9.1 for Windows.
Expert has worked as a biomathematician, evaluating data for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and antifungal development for QC/Manufacturing. The minimal inhibitory concentration of each bacterial strain against several antimicrobials was determined for use in the clinical field. She developed and implemented mathematical techniques to enhance biomedical company resources, providing statistical support and performing data analyses for all functional areas of the company along with understanding of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP). Involved SAS programming (Macros, SQL) in a UNIX environment in which data extraction and manipulation from Oracle into the mainframe system was integral Communication of statistical principles, assumptions, and implications was required across departments such as QC, Manufacturing, Engineering and Biosciences.
Experience with applied health statistics including nonparametric and parametric statistics - survival data analysis, logistic regression models, epidemiology and study design including power analysis, clinical trials data and programming, general linear models, analysis of complex stratified data, weighted data
Species classification using discriminant function analysis and binary logistic regression. Survival analysis with time dependent covariates for unmarried mothers national cohort. Survey regression with disproportionate stratified data from the BRFSS. Non-parametric analysis for ranked differences of BMI by race.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2005 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Public Health Studies (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) | Institution: Saint Louis University, School of Public Health |
| Year: 2000 | Degree: MS | Subject: Biological Sciences | Institution: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona |
| Year: 1996 | Degree: BS | Subject: Biology | Institution: University of California, San Diego |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2006 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Professor | Department: School of Community Health Sciences (SCHS) |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2005 to 2006 | Employer: Southern Nevada Health District | Title: Chronic Disease Epidemiologist | Department: Office of Epidemiology |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2006 to 2006 | Employer: Touro University | Title: | Department: Biostatistics and Research Methodology |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2004 to 2004 | Employer: Washington University School of Medicine | Title: Senior Data Control Coordinator | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2003 to 2004 | Employer: Washington University School of Medicine | Title: Statistical Data Analyst | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2002 to 2003 | Employer: | Title: Data Control Coordinator | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years: 1997 to 1997 | Employer: Bayer | Title: Lab Technician | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Co-Chair - Asthma Action Coalition Co-Chair – Nevada SAS Users Group American Public Health Association (APHA) Nevada Public Health Association (NPHA) Nevada Chapter – American Statistical Association American Statistical Association American Lung Association of Southern Nevada American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) Association of Asthma Educators American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) Nevada Cancer Epidemiology and Biostatistics Working Group Nevada State COPD Coalition Positively Kids – Statewide Asthma Working Coalition |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Scientific Reviewer - Invited: (1) Annals of Epidemiology (2) Journal of School Health (3) Journal of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI) (4) Health Reports (5) Pediatrics (6) Preventing Chronic Disease – Public Health Research, Practice and Policy (PCD) (CDC journal) (7) Book reviewer for respiratory disease and chronic disease sections - Preventing Chronic Disease – Public Health Research, Practice and Policy (PCD) (CDC) (8) Editorial Board – Journal of the Nevada Public Health Association |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Academic Honors: • Marquis Who’s Who, Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award • UNLV, The School of Community Health Sciences, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Annual Awards Ceremony: Excellence in Service, • Recognition in Who’s Who in America - Publication Chronicling the Achievements of Notable Men and Women Nationwide • UNLV, The School of Community Health Sciences, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health: Nomination for the Barrick Scholar Award for tenure track faculty with distinguished research • National Recognition: American School Health Association and American Academy of Pediatrics Council on School Health for Manuscript • UNLV, The School of Community Health Sciences, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Annual Awards Ceremony: Best Faculty Paper • UNLV, The School of Community Health Sciences, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Annual Awards Ceremony: Excellence in Research Productivity |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| 11 peer -reviewed publications, 3 published abstracts, 3 academic grants, and presented in over 30 professional conferences. scienftifically cites over 48 times. |
Additional Experience
| Training / Seminars |
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| SAS training on disproportionate stratified sampling and analysis of complex survey samples - weighting data Conference Proceedings / Presentations: • Disparities in Administrative Pediatric Asthma Prevalence in Clark County • Associations Between Opioid-Related Hospitalizations and Intravenous Drug Users • Rural-Urban Continuum as a Potential Geographic Correlate of Breast and Prostate Cancer Mortality in Nevada • Impact of Mammography Screening Rates on Breast Cancer Mortality in Nevada, California and US: Implications for Health Care Policy • Childhood Asthma and Obesity • Statisticians at UNLV: “The UNLV West Side Story.” • Oral health among the Hadza foragers of Tanzania. • Chronic Inflammatory Conditions and Pediatric Obesity • The National Diabetes Prevention Program: An Intervention for Diabetes Risk Reduction • Understanding the Scope of Asthma in Nevada • Characteristics of a Pilot Population of Pediatric Asthma Patients in Nevada • Overweight as a Protective Factor for Aeroallergen Sensitization Among Pediatric Asthmatics in Nevada • Chronic Inflammatory Conditions and Pediatric Obesity • Impact of a Quality Improvement Intervention on Annual PAP Smear among HIV-infected Women |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| SAS programming, SPSS, Conference Proceedings / Presentations (continued): • Association between Asthma and Body Mass Index in a Pediatric Nevada Population • Recognition of Major Warning Symptoms Of Heart Attack • Assessment of Childhood Asthma Disparities in Nevada • Advances in Respiratory Care Conference – American Lung Association Title: Epidemiology of Asthma • UNLV Division of Health Sciences Interdisciplinary Research Scholarship Day (IRSD) Ballroom Dancing: An Alternative Exercise for Filipino Americans • Nevada BRFSS Mail Survey Pilot • Association of Leisure-Time Physical Activity to Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence in Relation to Smoking among Adult Nevadans • Ballroom Dancing: A Fun and Sustainable Form of Exercise among Filipino Americans • Ballroom Dancing : A Fun and Sustainable Form of Exercise among Filipino Americans • North American Association of Central Cancer Registries: No Racial Disparities in Stage at Diagnosis – Is Nevada Doing Better for Cervical Cancer? • American Society of Preventive Oncology Conference: The Protective Effect of Marriage on Stage at Diagnosis and Survival in Women with Cervical Cancer • Risk and Protective Factors for Arthritis Status and Severity • Association between Clark County High School Proficiency Rates and Chronic Disease Status • Nevada Public Health Association Conference: Home Triggers for Asthma among Adult Nevadans • The Impact of Unemployment on Mental and Physical Health, Access to Health Care and Health Risk Behaviors: A 2009 National BRFSS Study • Simulated Flight Mildly Upregulates Epithelial and Cell Damage-Associated Genes in Murine Skeletal Muscle. • Improving Evidence based Asthma Management in an Urban University Student Health Center. • The Impact of Unemployment on Mental and Physical Health, Access to Health Care and Health Risk Behaviors More information available upon request. |