- PhD Candidate, International Studies., Old Dominion University
Lydia is a Ph.D. candidate in International Studies with concentrations in Modeling and Simulation and International Cultural Studies, and holds a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology. Her research focuses on the intersections of health, equity, and migration. She has a special interest in community-based participatory modeling for equity-oriented research. She currently works as a global health and development consultant and has worked as a public health practitioner throughout the Americas, North Africa, and Southwest Asia.
Experience
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2022–presentConsultant, Global Health Visions
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2020–presentPhD Candidate, Graduate Research Assistant, International Studies , Old Dominion University
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2020–2022Graduate Research Assistant, Old Dominion University
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2017–2022Program Manager, Global Health, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Education
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2023Old Dominion University, PhD (ABD)
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2018Eastern Virginia Medical School, MPH
Publications
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2023The shortfalls of vulnerability indexes for public health decision-making in the face of emergent crises: the case of COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Virginia, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1042570
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2022Program Evaluation and Assessment of Vital Sign Measurement at Student-Run Free Ophthalmology Clinics, https://journalsrc.org/index.php/jsrc/article/view/332
Grants and Contracts
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2021HRBRC Collaborative Action Fund
- Role:
- PI
- Funding Source:
- Hampton Roads Biomedical Research Consortium
Contact Lydia for
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- Media request
- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
- Location: Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
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