Education and Experience
Employment
California Department of Public Health
| 2022-Present | Epidemiologist/Statistician Modeler |
Washington State Department of Health
Office of Communicable Disease Epidemiology
| 2016-2017 | Infectious Disease Surveillance Epidemiologist |
| 2015-2016 | CDC/CSTE Applied Epidemiology Fellow |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
| 2011-2013 | Public Health Associate |
Education
| 2021 | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Social Medicine, Hokkaido University Advisors: Hiroshi Nishiura, Akiko Tamakoshi |
| 2018 | Master of Science (MSc), Public Health in Disasters, University of Oviedo |
| 2015 | Master of Public Health (MPH), Epidemiology, Oregon State University |
| 2011 | Bachelor of Arts (BA), International Relations, Ritsumeikan University |
| 2010 | Bachelor of Arts (BA), International Studies, American University |
Professional development, research, and technical assistance
| 2023 | Fellow Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity Initiative |
| 2022-2023 | Fellow Japan-U.S. Science Communication & Policy Fellowship Network Program |
| 2020 | COVID-19 Cluster Response Team Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2015-2016 | Independent contractor (remote) Veterans Education and Research Association of Northern New England, Inc. (VERANNE) |
| 2014-2015 | Visiting researcher International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 2013-2014 | Research Assistant with Dr. Katie Conte Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA |
| 2014 | Graduate Student Epidemiology Fellow at Oregon Health and Sciences University Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs |
| 2014 | Graduate Research Assistant with Dr. Jeff Bethel Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA |
Funding
| 2018-2022 | Research Scholarship, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) |
| 2017-2018 | Erasmus Mundus Scholarship, Erasmus Mundus Master of Public Health in Disasters (EMMPHID) |
| 2014-2015 | Boren Fellowship, Boren Awards for International Study |
| 2014-2015 | Warren & Frederica Schad Fellowship, Oregon State University |
| 2013-2014 | Graduate Laurels Scholarship, Oregon State University |
| 2009-2010 | Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship for Privately Financed International Students, Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) |
| 2007-2008 | Presidential Scholarship, American University |
Awards
| 2022 | Ohtsuka Award, Hokkaido University |
| 2019 | Best poster presentation, Infection 2019 |
| 2012 | All there is is us and us, Center for Human Development, Inc. |
Languages
| Native | English |
| Advanced | Spanish Spanish Healthcare Interpreter Program, 2012-2013, Central Oregon Community College |
| Japanese Japanese Language Proficiency Test, Level N1, 2011, Japan Foundation | |
| Reading | French, German |
| Basic | Bangla/Bengali |
Scientific service
| 2020-present | Reviewer, various epidemiology and medical journals |
| 2014-2015 | Curriculum Committee member, School of Public Health, Oregon State University |
Other work and volunteer activities
| 2023-present | Member, Underwater Recovery Team, Clark County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue, WA |
| 2023-present | Mountain Steward, Mount Saint Helens Institute, Amboy, WA |
| 2022-present | Hike leader; Canyon and Backcountry Ski Touring assistant leader, Mazamas, Portland, OR |
| 2018-2021 | Freelance Private English Tutor, Sapporo and Kyoto, Japan |
| 2017 | Volunteer Gardener, Seattle Japanese Garden, Seattle, WA |
| 2017 | Summit Ambassador, Summit at Snoqualmie, Snoqualmie Pass, WA |
| 2012-2013 | Volunteer, American Red Cross, La Grande, OR |
| 2012-2013 | Volunteer, Eastern Oregon Search and Rescue, La Grande, OR |
| 2010-2011 | Private English Tutor, R-pool Inc., Kyoto, Japan |
| 2008 | Intern, Freer and Sackler Galleries, Washington, DC |
| 2008-2009 | Public Safety Aid/Field Trainer, Department of Public Safety, American University, Washington, DC |
| 2006-2008 | Hydrologic Technician, United States Geological Survey, San Diego, CA |
| 2006 | Summer Intern, United States Geological Survey, San Diego, CA |
| 2004-2007 | Volunteer, Friends of the Library, San Diego Public Library, San Diego, CA |