Work

Epidemiologist, data scientist, builder of surveillance systems. 15 years in the field and at the desk, across 28 countries.

The Carter Center Atlanta, GA

August 2025 – present

Epidemiologist, Hispaniola Initiative Lead – River Blindness, Lymphatic Filariasis and Malaria Group

• Lead epidemiological strategy for malaria, river blindness (onchocerciasis), and lymphatic filariasis (LF) elimination across Haiti and the Dominican Republic
• Supported the Dominican Republic Ministry of Health in preparing the national dossier for LF elimination certification
• Developed the post-validation surveillance protocol for LF in the DR
• Piloting a molecular xenomonitoring surveillance program as part of post-validation LF surveillance
• Conducting impact assessments of indoor residual spraying (IRS) programs on malaria transmission
• Serving as consulting epidemiologist for OEPA (Pan American Program for Onchocerciasis Elimination)
• Serving on the Carter Center's AI Governance Board, helping develop standards and best practices for responsible AI use across programs

Health Data Collaborative Geneva, Switzerland (remote)

September 2026 – present

Special Advisor to the Board, Data and AI concurrent

• Appointed by the HDC Board as Special Advisor for Data and AI, a non-voting advisory seat providing independent strategic and technical expertise to the Board
• Advise on the responsible, equitable, and accountable use of health data, digital technologies, and AI across a WHO-hosted, country-led partnership on health information systems
• Support Board review of emerging trends in health information systems, digital transformation, data governance, and AI, and their implications for country-led priorities

CrisisReady Cambridge, MA

2023 – present

Data Scientist concurrent

• Lead data science at a Harvard-affiliated initiative using data to strengthen disaster preparedness
• Built heat risk data pipelines supporting governmental disaster response planning
• Built HeatReady (crisisready.io/heat-risk), a neighborhood-resolution heat risk platform, using AI tools to accelerate development and widen access
• Develop frameworks for translating mobility and environmental data into actionable public health guidance

Comunidad Connect Atlanta, GA

2021 – present

Board Member concurrent

• Board member for a non-profit connecting Latino communities to health and social services across Atlanta

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA

July 2023 – August 2025

Computational Epidemiologist – Surveillance, Innovation and Research Team, Global Immunization Division

• Led an international team to develop and deploy core libraries used in the epidemiological investigation, validation, and evaluation of POLIS, an international Polio surveillance platform used by GPEI partners — saving 80+ person-hours per week
• Investigated outbreaks of Polio in Yemen, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nigeria, and DRC using novel data sources and partially-observed inference frameworks, guiding key immunization policy decisions
• Partnered with the Kazakh Ministry of Health to develop a national predictive platform for an acute measles outbreak, holding <5% forecast error on a 2-week horizon for 6 months in production
• Co-developed CDC HHS Gen AI guidelines as part of a Tiger Team, resulting in the first FedRAMP-compliant generative AI platform available to all federal staff
• Designed high-throughput databases with standardized internal and external APIs for secure, decentralized access by field epidemiologists across 32+ countries
• Created and delivered a standardized course on statistics, systems design, R, Python, epidemiology, and visualization to 800+ participants from Ministries of Health and field programs worldwide

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA

August 2021 – June 2023

Steven M. Teutsch Prevention Effectiveness Fellow – Public Health Analytics and Modeling, Global Immunization Division

• Developed the 'tidypolis' R package for automated POLIS data download, reducing processing time by 87.5% across GPEI partners
• Built the 'Polio Lite' statistical framework for evaluating SIA intervention scenarios using partially-observed Markovian processes
• Deployed to Malawi as part of an Outbreak Response Activity (OBRA) supporting the team lead in developing the post-evaluation report
• Designed and delivered advanced R, simulation-based inference, and time-series analysis training to 50 PhD and MD-level FETP fellows in Kazakhstan

EpiTech Consultants Atlanta, GA

November 2015 – December 2024

Co-Founder and CEO concurrent

• Built EraseMM, an on-demand epidemiological data repository and processing platform used by CDC and the Georgia Department of Health — serverless AWS stack (Aurora, Lambda, API Gateway), cutting client costs by 90%+
• Led an interdisciplinary team of epidemiologists, software developers, and public health practitioners across multi-national projects for NGOs, governments, and academic institutions
• Developed and cultivated business relationships leading to a six-fold increase in client base

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Boston, MA

2016 – 2021

Research Scientist & PhD Candidate

• Led the Hurricane Maria mortality study published in NEJM; findings prompted a federal review of U.S. disaster mortality accounting
• Developed mobile phone data frameworks for COVID-19 epidemiology; work adopted by national health agencies internationally
• Co-founded CrisisReady and built its early data infrastructure for real-time disaster preparedness
• Published 15+ peer-reviewed papers in Nature Medicine, NEJM, PNAS, Nature Communications, and The Lancet Digital Health

Malaria Zero – CDC Foundation / CDC (DPDM/CGH) Atlanta, GA

August 2015 – August 2017

Data Manager

• Designed and developed mobile data aggregation platforms for a health facilities survey covering 1.5M+ Haitians, including lab sample tracking and ad-hoc GPS navigation to randomly sampled households
• Trained government (CDC), academic (Tulane, LSHTM), and NGO (CHAI) partners on mobile data collection survey design and implementation
• Provided mobile technology consulting for the Malaria Zero Consortium including CDC, LSHTM, Tulane SPH, and CHAI

Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University Atlanta, GA

2014 – 2016

Graduate Research Associate

• Charles C. Shepard Award finalist for most scholarly thesis; Eugene J. Gangarosa Award winner for excellence in international health
• Conducted global health fieldwork on surveillance system design in resource-limited settings

Booz Allen Hamilton Atlanta, GA

May 2015 – August 2015

Intern – Mobile Data Collection Systems Developer

• Designed a mobile, cloud-based, real-time risk prioritization system for outbreak contact tracing
• Coordinated a cross-functional working group to build a functional prototype in under two weeks

IHRC, Inc. – CDC (DPDM/CGH) Atlanta, GA

September 2014 – May 2015

Contractor – Mobile Data Collection Systems Developer

• Provided mobile technology consulting in the Division of Parasitic Disease and Malaria
• Designed an ODK-based tablet platform for a health facilities survey in Haiti
• Built a one-way, SMS-based malaria education system for frontline health workers in Malawi

PACE MD Mexico

May 2014 – June 2014

Mobile Health Systems Consultant

• Designed obstetric emergency alert tools and protocol references for traditional birth attendants and first-line doctors
• Developed a mobile birth registration survey for health workers trained in 'Helping Babies Breathe' protocols

Peace Corps Managua, Nicaragua

January 2011 – April 2014

Health Volunteer & Project Coordinator – ChatSalud

• Founded ChatSalud, a national anonymous sexual health SMS information line in partnership with the Nicaraguan Red Cross and MINSA — one of the first mobile health programs of its kind in Central America, available across all 15 departments
• Launched Cama Fina, a 501(c)(3) providing sustainable funding for maternity homes in rural Nicaragua through partnership with ProMujer microfinance
• Developed a mobile health intervention with UNICEF-Nicaragua to address low rates of exclusive breastfeeding