In 2017, I moved from California to Florida and transitioned my career from tech to research. Since then, I have served Florida’s Manatee County residents as a Florida Department of Health COVID-19 Case Investigator, interned as a qualitative data analyst, was a teaching assistant for undergrad chemistry students, and children’s tutor for the Gators for Refugee Medical Relief organization.

In 2021, I received my MPH from the University of Florida’s College of Public Health and Health Professions. My public health interests are public health policy, social and behavioral health, infectious disease epidemiology, immigrant and refugee health, trauma-informed approaches, healthcare accessibility, women’s health, and maternal and child health.

Currently, I am a Clinical Research Manager within the UF College of Medicine’s Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics and the Program Manager for the for the UF Clinical and Translational Science Institute’s (CTSI) Learning Health System Program and Community Scientist Program. I engage and facilitate various research, translational, and program administration activities, including facilitating quality improvement (QI) activities, conducting qualitative data collection and analysis, dissemination and implementation, community engagement, and managing contractual agreements and overseeing regulatory activities.