I am an Epidemiologist and CDC Epidemic Intelligenec Service (EIS) Officer with a background in quantitative infectious disease epidemiology. I am currently stationed at the California Department of Public Health in the Disease Investigations Section.

Personal Mission:

To improve the health outcomes of the most marginalized and impoverished populations affected by infectious diseases through public health research. Ultimately, I strive to keep my research open and accessible, and believe that wealth should not be an obstacle to knowledge, prevention, or treatment.

My research resides at the intersection of modeling, infectious disease epidemiology, and social determinants of health. I approach my work with enthusiasm, dedication, and compassion, and direct every project toward serving the communities I study. I do my best to ensure that all projects I work on or collaborate with yield end products that aid in protecting vulnerable communities from infectious disease exposure.

Strengths and Experience:

My strengths are in data analysis, biostatistics, statistical and mathematical modeling, data visualization, GIS, health care data, field epidemiology, outbreak investigation, and public health surveillance systems.

I am fluent in Spanish and have conducted extensive field work often for months at a time both domestically (Los Angeles County, CA, San Diego County, CA, Santa Clara County, CA) and internationally (Iquitos, Peru, San Michele, Italy).

I have collected, cleaned, and analyzed data from studies I’ve designed, worked with large databases (15,000 - 2 million observations), and analyzed electronic health records and laboratory data.

A little bit about me:

I grew up in Chico, California, and moved to San Diego to study Environmental Systems (Chemistry emphasis) and International Relations at UC San Diego (UCSD). While studying at UCSD, I was a D-wing midfielder on the Women’s Lacrosse team and learned to rock climb. Physical activities have always kept me grounded and provide me time to clear my head.

When I’m not studying household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 or building SIR models for Zika to estimate Zika transmission, you can find me running in the Oakland hills, attempting to surf in South San Francisco, or cuddling with my two kittens.