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Summary
Data Science MPH candidate with experience in government, clinical, and university settings, including ISO-17025 and CLIA accredited laboratories. Demonstrated history of collaborating with colleagues across disciplines. Skilled at learning new concepts quickly, working under pressure, and communicating complex scientific concepts clearly and effectively.
Professional Competencies
Professional Competencies
Statistical analysis
Data visualization
Genetic testing
Regulatory compliance
Remote teamwork
Scientific communication
Customer collaboration
Project management
Grant proposal review
Public Health Experience and Education
Public Health Experience and Education
Laboratory Scientist 3, Minnesota Department of Health, 2021 - present
Perform genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and other pathogen samples as part of the Sequencing & Bioinformatics group of the Infectious Disease Laboratory. Assist in training of new and visiting scientists. Mentor high school interns as part of St. Paul’s RightTrack youth employment program.
Community Data Intern, MIH Track, BroadStreet Institute, September 2025 - present
Design and implement a real-world project in the field of Maternal and Infant Health practicing the skills of program planning, community health assessment, collaborative data-guided decision-making, and resource allocation.
Teaching Assistant, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, August 2024 - May 2025
Facilitated student learning in courses PubH 3415/7415: Introduction to Clinical Trials (fall 2024) and PubH 7462: Advanced Programming and Data Analysis in R (spring 2025).
Research Intern, HealthPartners, September-December 2024
Assisted on a project regarding linkage of birthing parents’ health records to their infants’ health records, allowing researchers to study the impact of perinatal exposures on birth, lactation, infant, and early-childhood outcomes.
Community Data Intern, Wonder Track, BroadStreet Institute, June-September 2024
Queried, entered, cleaned, enhanced, analyzed, visualized, and humanized data from the CDC’s Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (WONDER) Database using software including Google Suite, Datawrapper, and R.
M.P.H. Public Health Data Science, Minor in Epidemiology, expected December 2025
University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Completed coursework on R, SAS, Python, SQL, ArcGIS, Tableau, biostatistics, clinical trials
Other Experience and Education
Other Experience and Education
Forensic Scientist, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, 2004-2021
DNA Auditor (Contract), National Forensic Science Technology Center, 2012, 2014
Laboratory Research Specialist, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2000-2002
Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Memorial Blood Centers of Minnesota, 1999-2000
Lab Technician I, Metropolitan Council Environmental Services, 1997-1999
Certificate, Project Management, 2013
University of Minnesota College of Continuing Education and Professional Development
M.S. Forensic Science, 2001
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
B.A. Biology and Chemistry, Cum Laude, 1998
University of Saint Thomas, Saint Paul, Minnesota
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