Areas of Expertise
• Epidemiology
• Infectious Disease
• Chronic Disease
• Outbreak Investigations
• Community Needs Assessments • Community Outreach/Education
• Policy and Program Development
Education
University of Florida- May 2006
Gainesville, Florida
Masters of Public Health (M.P.H.)
Area of Emphasis: Epidemiology
University of South Florida - May 2004
Tampa, Florida
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Major: Environmental Science and Policy
Biography
Florida Department of Health - January 2006- Present
• Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW)
- Regional Coordinator for 6 counties in Northeast Florida
- Initiatives include Tobacco Prevention Policies,
Chronic Disease Policy Change and Program Development
- Working with various local private and public organizations, coalitions and committees,
- Planning and organizing events
• Duval County Health Department, Tobacco Prevention Program
- Health Educator, SWAT Coordinator
• St. Johns County Health Department, Department of Epidemiology
- Epidemiologist, H1N1 Specialist
• Alachua County Health Department
Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
- Planner 1 – Preparedness, Task Force/Strike Team,
- Internship in Infectious Disease Epidemiology
University of North Florida - August 2010- Present
• Department of Public Health
- Adjunct Faculty Member – Human Disease and Epidemiology courses
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL - March 2005 - December 2007
• College of Public Health and Health Professions
- Graduate Researcher, The Kidney Project
• Community Rounds Health Fair for Low-Income Families
- Coordinator
United Cerebral Palsy, Sarasota, FL - April 2004- August 2004
• Internship in Disabled Adult Assistance
Publications & Presentations
Obesity, Diet and Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Population-Based Case-Control Study
Abstract selected for the 2005 American Public Health Association Annual Conference
