I am an Independent Research Scholar in the Division of Intramural Research at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, where my research focuses on risk factors and transmission of infectious diseases of public health importance as well as the standardization of protocols for study development and data management of nonrandomized, clinical cohort studies to enhance the efficiency and reproducibility of infectious disease research.

I am also the principal investigator of NIAID's study evaluating the immune response to COVID-19 vaccines in individuals with immune disorders. Please see our website here for more information.

I have over fifteen years of research experience in epidemiology and molecular microbiology working with a variety of human pathogens, and I have participated in global public health program monitoring and evaluation, policy development, and scientific advocacy. In addition to research, I teach epidemiology and biostatistics to graduate students at George Washington University. In March 2019, I was selected to become an Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity Initiative Fellow by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security.

I received my PhD in epidemiology from the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute at the University of Basel and my MSc in molecular microbiology and immunology from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Professional Experience

Independent Research Scholar

January 2017 - Present
(Research Fellow January 2017 - April 2022, IRS April 2022 - Present)

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Epidemiology Unit, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research

Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity Fellow

March 2019 - March 2020

Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security

Adjunct Assistant Professor

July 2018 - Present

George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Clinical Research and Leadership

Senior Research Data Analyst

August 2013 - December 2016

Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

Epidemiologist

May 2012 - July 2013

Maryland Department of Health
Emerging Infections Program, Office of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Outbreak Response, Prevention and Health Promotion Administration