SUMMARY

• DC Chapter Representative for DAWN (Diaspora African Women Network) for 2013, whose mission is to develop and support the next generation of African diaspora women leaders focused on African affairs.
• Co - Founder of the Bidii Children Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to combating famine and poverty in rural Bungoma, Kenya.
• In the private sector, collaborated with government clients to develop multiple literature reviews on psychological health topics.
• Coordinated two longitudinal studies on HIV prevention among two high-risk groups in Confidential, DC as part of the NIH-funded HIV Prevention Trials Network.
• Through a CDC fellowship, investigated endogenous transmission of malaria in Kibera, Africa’s largest contiguous area of slum settlements.
• Collaborated in core case investigation for D.C Department of Health HIV/AIDS Surveillance Bureau, participating in efforts to transition from the previous code-based HIV reporting to the currently used name-based reporting.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT

Confidential, DC

Responsibilities:

• Founded Vienna Nairobi, LLC, a for-purpose Public Health consulting firm that acts as a platform to identify growth opportunities within Public Health and the gaps that exist in the delivery of and access to health care.
• Centered on the delivery of Public Health services in the areas of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, as applied to women’s health, health disparities, and global health.
• Highlighting barriers in access to care, and identify best practices in the improvement of the delivery of health services to marginalized communities.
• Partnered with DARE (Data Analysis Research Evaluation) Global Innovations (DGI), an innovative consulting firm focused on translational research and implementation sciences:
• Applied population and public health approaches to help increase the capacity of organizations and systems to serve the health needs of communities and people.
• Increased efficiency and effectiveness of organizations and systems through data provision and promotion of technical, scientific and strategic solutions.
• Collaborated with government clients to develop multiple literature reviews on public health topics such as stigma and access to behavioral health care; recovery support programs and models; sleep and fatigue; and best practices in peer support initiatives.
• Proactively worked with multiple clients in parallel to identify and address their needs within the available resources and timeline; assumed ownership for multiple tasks simultaneously and successfully met milestones and deliverable deadlines.
• Designed literature search strategies; developed and managed multiple data gathering efforts for proposals, white papers, survey development and assessment; and recruited key subject matter experts required for high-quality delivery.

pidemiologist

Confidential, MD

Responsibilities:

• Evaluated psychological health programs within the military and identifying best practices in care delivery within these programs.
• Supported military clients in improving the quality of care for service members with traumatic brain injury and psychological health issues.
• Conducted research to identify opportunities to incorporate integrative health as a military healthcare offering and identify cutting-edge technologies to be used in theater to detect TBI and post-traumatic stress disorder.
• Designed and administers surveys; analyzed baseline and follow-up data to assess military health conference effectiveness.
• Launched two longitudinal studies on HIV prevention among two high-risk groups in Confidential, DC as part of the NIH-funded HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN): HPTN 064- HIV infection and risk among high-risk heterosexual women; HPTN 061 - The use of peer health navigation to increase uptake of HIV prevention activities among Black men who have sex with men.
• Facilitated formative activities such as: collaborating to develop study Standard Operating Procedures; administering study mobile van purchase, design and customization; initiating correspondence with the Community Advisory Board; and training field staff.
• Coordinated active field screening, recruitment and interviews with potential study participants. Performed phlebotomy and rapid HIV test for enrolled participants. Conducted computerized interviews using an Audio Computer-Assisted Self Interview system. Oversaw confidential correspondence and follow-up appointments for participants.
• Directed participant recruitment, data collection, and data flow: monitoring multiple case receipt tracking reports received from Statistical Center for HIV/AIDS Research and Prevention; implemented Quality Assurance/Quality Control for incoming case report forms.
• Collaborated in core case investigation for D.C Department of Health HIV/AIDS Surveillance Bureau; and participated in efforts to transition from the previous code-based HIV reporting to the groundbreaking and currently used name-based reporting.
• Evaluated data entry and analysis for the “Come Together DC—Get Screened for HIV” screening campaign; and generated a Race/Ethnicity fact sheet for the District of Columbia HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Annual Report, 2007
• Completed Master’s Thesis: Investigated endogenous transmission of malaria in the slum of Kibera.
• Conducted data analysis for CDC clinics, studying relationship between malaria incidence in Kibera (Africa’s largest contiguous slum), and travel history to malaria-endemic areas.