Extended CV

Doctor of Philosophy, Health Policy and Management

Johns Hopkins University · Bioethics and Health Policy

Dissertation: “Attitudes, Advertisements, and Access to Market: An Examination and Ethical Evaluation of Digital Therapeutics”

Master of Public Health

University of Connecticut

Thesis: “The Denial of Black Victimhood: Examining Attitudes of Sexual Assault and Victim-Blaming on a College Campus, A Continued Analysis”

Bachelor of Arts, Cognitive Science and Political Science

University of Connecticut

Delivered the University of Connecticut Commencement Address, May 12, 2019.

Restorative Justice and Race-Based Clinical Algorithms

Johns Hopkins University (PI: Kadija Ferryman and Odia Kane)

Funded by: Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

Grounding Data Provenance in Wikipedia Editors’ Expectations of Attribution

Johns Hopkins University (PI: Kristina Gligoric and Odia Kane)

Funded by: Wikimedia Research Fund

AI in Forensic Science: Mapping the Current Landscape and Future Opportunities

Johns Hopkins University (PI: Michael Rosenblum and Yiqun Chen)

Funded by: National Institute of Standards and Technology

Exploring Provider Attitudes Towards Digital Therapeutics in Healthcare Delivery

Johns Hopkins University (SI: Odia Kane)

A Comparative Content Analysis of Digital Therapeutic Marketing Websites and FDA Summaries

Johns Hopkins University (SI: Odia Kane)

Advancing Health Equity in AI/ML in Health Regulation and Policy

Johns Hopkins University (PI: Kadija Ferryman, PhD)

Funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts

A Case Study of the Reykjavik Better City for Children Initiative

Bloomberg Center for Innovation (PI: Francisca Rojas, PhD)

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD

• Develops and executes AI ethics objectives for Institute for Assured Autonomy Exploration Robotics Lab autonomous underwater vehicles research projects
• Leads and supports AI ethics-focused research projects and bioethical analyses with collaborators across the university
• Supports the development of AI ethics consultation services and other programming at the Berman Institute of Bioethics
• Supports the coordination of faculty internal and external research activities via the university’s membership in the NIST AI Consortium and the Berman Institute’s Program in AI Ethics and Governance
• Leads and develops tools to guide the ethical use of AI (LLMs, generative AI, etc.) for government employees in Maryland state

Student Investigator

Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD

“Attitudes, Advertisements, and Access to Market: An Examination and Ethical Evaluation of Digital Therapeutics” Study

• Prepared, revised, and updated IRB materials for human-subjects research project on digital therapeutics (DTxs) for diabetes and depression.
• Secured over $15,000 in research awards, managed the budget, and directed spending for the research project.
• Developed and disseminated original vignette experiment Qualtrics survey for up to 500 primary care providers throughout the United States.
• Led communication and coordinated with over 30 primary care organizations to recruit survey respondents and disseminate surveys.
• Cleaned and analyzed quantitative and qualitative contents of survey in Stata and MaxQDA.
• Created codebook and coding scheme for content analysis of DTx corporate websites and FDA summaries.
• Trained two Research Assistants in MaxQDA for thematic coding and analysis.
• Managed and tracked United States executive, legislative and regulatory policy/political activity pertaining to: Food and Drug Administration medical device regulation, artificial intelligence (AI)/digital policy Executive Orders, data privacy legislation, and AI/digital policy frameworks (e.g. NIST, AI Risk Management Framework, etc.).

Independent Consultant

Sage Bionetworks · Seattle, WA

• Facilitated Community Engagement Studios (CES) with seven community members to discuss how biorepository research processes could better meet the needs of the Black community for the Community Health Interests for Researchers & Oversight Networks (CHIRON) research project, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
• Educated CES participants on the implication of biorepository research on medicine, pharmaceutical development, and health data privacy.
• Collaborated with academic researchers to synthesize findings from CES to develop toolkits, guides, and other resources for adequate community engagement for Institutional Review Boards.

Ann Kolker Advocacy and Policy Fellow

Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance · Washington, D.C.

• Managed and facilitated the development of the pioneering Health Equities Task Force
• Developed projects and programs to enhance operations of the Advocate Leaders Program
• Formulated and disseminated texts for state and federal legislative members.
• Advocated on behalf of ovarian cancer patients and survivors through coalition actions, direct correspondence to members of Congress, and public awareness.