Carolyn joined the Institute for Health Policy and Practice in May 2022 as a Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiologist. In this role, she will collaboratively work with the NH Division of Public Health Services, MCH section to perform data analysis and reporting for the NH State Systems Development Initiative (SSDI) block grant, surveillance of maternal and child vital statistics and performing data linkages for PRAMS.
Previously, she worked as a postdoctoral research fellow, research assistant and teaching fellow at the department of Clinical Trials and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Tsukuba, Japan. She also collaborated in research and grant writing with researchers from the African Population and Health Research Center, department of Maternal and Child Wellbeing. She possesses both quantitative and qualitative research analytical skills. Her research interests lie in the MCH theme. She’s passionate about improving MCH through conducting informed research/data analysis and dissemination of findings to key stakeholders to inform policy and practice.
You can access some of her publications as listed on research gate profile or through her ORCID ID: 0000-0002-1007-0673
Education
- PhD in Clinical Sciences with a major in Epidemiology and Biostatics from the University of Tsukuba, Japan
- Master of Public Health from the University of Tsukuba, Japan
- MS in Applied Human Nutrition from the University of Nairobi, Kenya
- B.Sc. in Food Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Nairobi, Kenya
