Assistant Professor, Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology - Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Harvard University - Boston, Massachusetts
(2024-09)
- Principal Investigator of the Ogwo's Lab focused on artificial intelligence research in dentistry and outcomes-based dental public health research
- Serve as a primary research mentor to the DPH residents, dental students, and junior faculty
- Responsible for the recruitment, retention, and monitoring of the progress of existing residents within the Dental Public Health residency program.
- Lead the development of a new curriculum and enhance the existing curriculum within the residency program to promote dental research and thesis completion.
Public Health Research Scientist | Healthcare Access | Data Science Consultant - Public Health Research Scientist | Healthcare Access | Data Science Consultant
(2021-09)
Federal | State | Contract roles
- Designed and implemented data-driven public health strategies for clients in government, nonprofit, and healthcare sectors — including needs assessments, program evaluations, and health equity analyses
- Led real-world evidence analytics and predictive modeling to evaluate program effectiveness, trends in health outcomes, and social determinants of health using R, SAS, and Python
- Prepared strategic reports and recommendations for senior stakeholders and policymakers to inform public health interventions and funding decisions
- Coordinated multi-site stakeholder engagement efforts to align community priorities with evidence-based programming and grant development
- Developed and presented presentations, dashboards, and visualization products to translate complex data for non-technical audiences and executive leadership
Director of Science and Research - The American Institute of Dental Public Health
(2023-03 - 2023-12)
- Effectively led research initiatives aimed at addressing critical oral health challenges.
- Designed and analyzed a large study to understand oral health diseases among US veterans.
- Developed research projects focused on marginalized communities to promote equitable health solutions.
- Collaborated on a PCORI grant for a randomized controlled trial to evaluate oral health interventions.
Assistant Professor, Dental Public Health| Director, Masters in Oral Health Sciences - Kornberg School of Dentistry, Temple University - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(2021-08 - 2024-09)
- Responsible for the admission of students and monitoring of the progress of existing Masters students, with 90% of the first student cohort getting into residency or DMD program, even before graduation
- Developed and enhanced the existing curriculum within the Masters program to promote dental research and thesis completion.
- Pioneered machine learning research and its application in teledentistry and dental public health by leveraging clinical data from the electronic dental record.
Director, Biostatistics Core - Kornberg School of Dentistry, Temple University - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(2023-07 - 2024-09)
- Responsible for the coordination of all statistical efforts within the Kornberg School of Dentistry, including statistical planning, teaching, and statistical support for all students and faculty
- Designed the syllabi and taught two (2) brand new statistical analysis of dental data courses for both DPH residents and Master's in Oral Health Sciences students
Health Services Research Coordinator - UnityPoint-Memorial Hospital - Illinois
(2018-01 - 2018-10)
- Designed, collected, and analyzed the survey data for the 2018 to 2021 Hancock County Community Health Needs Assessment within eight months, which led to the continued funding of the Hospital
- Recruited and led a team of 3 employees for the designing, implementation, and evaluation of program plans based on the outcome of the Needs Assessment
- Improved patient satisfaction by 25% by performing statistical analysis on EHR and patient satisfaction data using SAS to identify the areas of weakness, which led to the continued funding
- Designed and implemented the first Employee Wellness Program for the hospital, which led to a 50% increase in the well-being and job satisfaction of employees
