Resumé
I pair a Master of Public Health with a design degree and creative code. I've analyzed, visualized, and communicated health data for the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, the Minnesota Department of Health, the Minneapolis Health Department, and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation programs — and I founded tcplot, the Twin Cities data visualization community.
Experience
Data Visualization Analyst, Developer, and Designer
Independent
- Designed and built this site — 25+ interactive data visualization projects, created with JavaScript, D3, R, and Python on Astro.
- Built an interactive explorer of 1,000+ Met Museum artworks with custom canvas rendering and scroll-driven animation.
- Built an animated D3 dashboard of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (AHRQ), with documented normalization methods.
- Founded and organize tcplot, the Twin Cities data visualization and creative coding meetup.
Public Health Preparedness & Communications Analyst
ICF
- Compiled, cleaned, analyzed, and visualized data in R and Excel for the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' ASPR TRACIE program.
- Conducted literature reviews and integrated current research, policy updates, and best practices into emergency preparedness plans, training modules, and response strategies used by hospitals across the U.S.
- Wrote articles on vaccines, global health, and health equity for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Tulane University Partners for Advancing Health Equity program.
- Organized online workshops and managed deliverables end to end.
Graduate Student Worker
Minnesota Department of Health
- Coordinated operations for COVID-19 vaccine distribution across the state of Minnesota.
- Redistributed over 150,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine from providers with excess to providers who could use them before expiration.
- Managed multiple databases for COVID-19 vaccine provider enrollment.
Graduate Student Intern
Minneapolis Health Department
- Researched and designed an information graphic on the correct procedure for donning PPE.
- Interviewed long-term care facility administrators on barriers to PPE supply during COVID-19 and reported findings to the department.
Graduate Student Worker
Healthy Eating Research, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Created data visualizations from program metrics and scientific articles.
- Developed semi-annual communications reports on email and social media campaign performance.
- Researched, reviewed, and summarized journal articles for the program's website.
Earlier: Clinical Research & Medical Scribe Roles
Massachusetts General Hospital · Brigham and Women's Hospital · Children's Minnesota · University of Minnesota
- Coordinated clinical research studies, including a study using children's cough recordings to diagnose respiratory illness; recruited and consented patients in English and Spanish.
- Documented patient encounters in a pediatric emergency room, interpreting laboratory and imaging data alongside physicians.
- Developed a PCR assay for a porcine respiratory virus at the University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.
Awards
- ASPR Pledge to Excellence Award — U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- Partners for Advancing Health Equity 2024 Delivery Excellence Award — ICF.
Education
Master of Public Health
Public Health Administration and Policy
University of Minnesota • December 2021 • GPA 3.96
Focused on global health security and infectious disease preparedness. Coursework included epidemiology, biostatistics, data visualization in R, surveillance of zoonotic pathogens, and public health policy. Master's thesis: a systematic review of COVID-19 disruptions to essential medicine supply chains.
Bachelor of Arts
Graphic Communication Design
University of Westminster • June 2015 • First Class Honors
Specialized in science communication through design: data visualization, user experience design, and typography. Built an interactive installation on public opinion about gene editing.
Skills
Code & Data
- • R and Python for analysis and visualization
- • JavaScript, D3.js, HTML, CSS
- • Web development and design
- • Data cleaning and statistical display
Design
- • Graphic communication design
- • Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere Pro)
- • User experience design
- • Typography and information design
Public Health
- • Epidemiology and infectious disease research
- • Literature reviews and research methods
- • Science and health communication
- • Emergency preparedness
Community
- Founder and Organizer, tcplot — data visualization and creative coding meetups for the Twin Cities (2026–present).
- Discovery Days Volunteer, Minneapolis Institute of Art — facilitated art discussions with elementary school groups (2025–2026).
- Inventors Club Volunteer, The Bakken Museum — supported children's hands-on engineering projects (2023–2024).