Researcher in Public Health at Care Policy Evaluation Centre (CPEC) (2023-07 – Present)
- Lead analyst for international health needs assessments focused on mental health in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), shaping policy dialogues on access, integration, and funding priorities.
- Co-lead on the Policy Dialogue on Long-Term Care between the Organisation of American States (OAS) and the European Union, supporting cross-regional collaboration and evidence-informed frameworks.
- Conducted economic evaluations to inform market access strategies for cognitive decline therapies, producing policy-relevant outputs for health ministries and global partners.
- Developed a national cost-projection model for Spain, using official health and demographic data to estimate future demand and investment needs for long-term care services.
- Delivered time-series analyses of COVID-19 mortality data, translating epidemiological trends into actionable visual insights using Tableau for public health surveillance.
- Led the development of cost-projection tools for the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to support strategic planning of services for older adults.
- Conducted a rapid evidence review on the cost-effectiveness of Donepezil for dementia, contributing to its inclusion on the WHO Essential Medicines List.
Senior Public Health lead-JSNA lead, Intelligence unit at Staffordshire UKHSA (2022-07 – 2023-07)
- Led the development and publishing of the JSNA from start to finish to identify, analyze, and address inequalities across the 8 Staffordshire districts (Working in partnerships with external stakeholders, commissioners to strategically plan visualization, PowerBi reporting dissemination and publishing)
- Led steering committee and building strong relationships with Integrated Care Partnership (ICB members), NHS, Adult Social Care leads and MPFT for discussing critical agenda items and budget planning for future public health and social care projects.
- Acted as first point of contact for planning and executing of deep dives for substance misuse and health inequalities
- Lead for modelling costs of smoking cessation services in Staffordshire and the Midlands
Policy Advisor (Consultancy) at UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) (2022-08 – 2023-02)
- Led evaluation of regional and national policies affecting Venezuelan refugees (e.g., legal status, asylum processes, access to services).
- Drafted policy briefs, position papers, and guidance for internal and external stakeholders.
- Recommended policy changes that improve protection and integration prospects.
- First point of contact for continuous engagement with host governments, particularly in countries like Colombia, Brazil, Peru, and Ecuador, to influence policies that safeguard refugee rights (e.g., regularization, temporary protection status).
- Developed strategic plan for the rollout of frameworks, such as the Quito Process for regional protection strategies.
- Ensure protection policies comply with international law (1951 Refugee Convention, Cartagena Declaration).
- Address issues like detention, refoulement, statelessness, and gender-based violence.
- Work on temporary protection regimes or alternative legal pathways for Venezuelans
Head of Knowledge and Population Health Management at Birmingham City Council (2022-06 – 2023-06)
- Lead for strategy planning, development, analyses, and publication of all chapters of Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) project to effectively identify and create opportunities to tackle health and social care inequalities across Birmingham
- Managing and planning the development of rapid evidence reviews describing health inequalities across Birmingham
- Leading rapid reports of existing literature on the health outcomes using Fingertips, HES and NHS datasets for ICB
- Drafting grant proposals and team and project updates for SMT and CMB, as well as ICB partners
- Strategically forming JSNA steering groups in order to present outcomes and discuss expectations for upcoming reports
- Developed cost models and health outcome metrics to evaluate interventions across deprivation quintiles
- Acted as lead analyst for Public Health policy analysis and economic evaluations related to preventable conditions
Public Health Intelligence Lead (Consultant), Intelligence Unit at Tower Hamlets Council (2021-06 – 2022-06)
- Health Intelligence lead and first point of contact for all analyses for COVID-19 and Healthy Children's Program
- Managing the COVID-19 intelligence and response team to produce rapid evidence reviews for CCG commissioners.
- Lead for strategic analyses of COVID-19 and inequalities/IMD for improving vaccine targeting in vulnerable communities.
- Created post-pandemic policy packs incorporating strategies for vulnerable groups including those with drug and alcohol dependence
- Developing post-pandemic policy packs including analysis and strategy, stakeholder management and dissemination plans
- Strategically developing analysis plans for deep dives focused on addiction in the 16–24-year-old group.
- Developing and utilizing information and intelligence systems to underpin public health action across disciplines and organizations, leading the collation, interpretation and dissemination of relevant data and information.
Consultant Epidemiologist at Healthily (Your.md) (2020-11 – 2021-06)
- Using ICD-10 coding to accurately calculate the prevalence and incidence of rare diseases
- Calculated global and country-specific incidence and prevalence of risk factors and rare diseases from reliable sources
- Using critical analysis in epidemiology of rare conditions based on real-world data to inform symptom app
- Using critical analysis and thinking, advice and recommendations on issues based on accepted scientific understanding of infectious and emerging diseases in a global context
Project manager- Global Mental Health at King's Global Health Institute (2018-06 – 2020-11)
- Managed two large, multi-center project across Asia and Latin-America (LIFE2YEARS; EQUALS)
- Led and managing all data collection, plans and analyses strategically for all country sites using STATA and R
- Developed both qualitative and statistical analysis protocols (Power, Sample size, Randomization)
- Prepared substantive analytical reports of health outcomes and risk factors to inform Global Health Policy.
- Collected and reported COVID-19 surveillance data for monitoring of COVID South Africa Project for CDC-Africa
- Analyzed data sets for inter-country comparisons of health inequalities and outcomes across different sub-populations
- Grant writing and development of protocols for COVID-19 qualitative studies (EQUALS; INCA)
Technical Assistant at WHO/PAHO (World Health Organization/Pan-American Health Organization) (2018-07 – 2020-12)
- Provided technical support in maintaining and developing Situational Analysis Platform (SIA)
- Conducted rapid reviews for evidence of PreP for indigenous communities living with HIV
- Drafted policy brief for ongoing Dengue epidemic in collaboration with CDC-Peru
- Coordinated with CDC and UNDP to develop online Situational Analysis (SIA) platform for Peru, using GIS to map outbreaks and incidence of Malaria, Dengue and Yellow Fever stratified by province
- Created interactive national and regional policy platform for monitoring epidemics and rapid decision-making
Internship at WHO/PAHO (World Health Organization/Pan-American Health Organization) (2017-01 – 2018-01)
- Provided technical support, drafting intelligence reports (PAHO quarterly mental health bulletin) for program consultants
- Revised detailed budgets and proposal outlines for UNTFHS (United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security)
