Public Health, Global Health, Epidemiology

DANIELLE FERNANDEZ

**** ** ****** ** *** * • Philadelphia, PA 19130 • 954-***-**** • *******************@*****.***

Education

Drexel University, School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA

Sept. 2013 – Present

Master’s candidate – Epidemiology

GPA: 3.8

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Aug. 2008 – May 2012

Bachelor of Arts in Sociology

Minor in International Humanitarian Assistance and Development

Experience

Drexel University

Sept. 2014 – Present

• Conducts research on the current West Africa Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak

• Executes data analysis regarding the role of measurement error and reporting bias on the widely accepted 2-21 day incubation period

Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children (FIMRC)

Mar. 2014 – Present

• Works in support of the FIMRC Peru initiative to establish a new program site in La Merced, Peru

• Engages in quantitative and qualitative research to determine appropriate health initiatives for the region

• Traveled to La Merced in June 2014 to conduct a community health needs assessment with a team of international volunteers

Montessori Academy

Aug. 2012 – May 2013

• Worked as a Language Arts teacher for grades 6 – 8

• Developed reading, writing, and grammar curriculum for middle school students

• Held faculty advisor positions in after school yearbook, broadcasting, and community service clubs

• Provided after school private and group tutoring in mathematics, reading comprehension and writing

American Red Cross

Aug. 2011 – Dec. 2011

• Worked in the Emergency Services department at the North Central Florida Chapter

• On call 24/7 to respond to disasters in any of the seven counties under the chapter’s jurisdiction

• Trained in client casework, data management, and disaster assessment

Gators for UNICEF

Aug. 2010 – May 2012

• Co-founded the University of Florida Campus Initiative Club under the auspices of the US Fund for UNICEF

• Worked in conjunction with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid Florida to establish a pen pal/mentorship program with orphaned children in Montrouis, Haiti

• Planned and executed a service trip to Haiti in May 2011 with university students and non profit, Caribbean People’s Relief

Proficiencies, Awards, Affiliations

• English, Spanish and brief Arabic language knowledge

• Base SAS proficiency

• State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) government liaison for the American Red Cross

• International Society for Disease Surveillance member and session facilitator at 2014 conference

• American Public Health Association – International Health Student Committee Core Team

• Bloomsbury Honor International member

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