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Epidemiology and Biostatistics Student Employment Opportunities

The involvement of graduate students in the research activities of faculty members from the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics is of paramount importance. These opportunities enhance the educational experience of students by reinforcing lessons learned in the classroom and providing practical research experience in the public health work place. Below please find a list of currently available employment opportunities for departmental students, a list of positions currently filled and examples of the types of paid experiences that students have participated in during the last several years.

Positions Currently Available for Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Graduate Students


Project Title: National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) program
Project Sponsor: DC Department of Health
Project Director: Dr. Irene Kuo
Position Title: Research Assistant II
For more information please contact: Dr. Irene Kuo at sphirk@gwumc.edu
Please click here to view the employment opportunity announcement

Positions Currently Filled


Project Title: GWU / EGPAF Partnership for Pediatric AIDS and Public Health
Project Sponsor: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Project Director: Alan Greenberg, MD, MPH
Graduate Student: Michelle Folkers
Position Title: Research Assistant
Start Date: February 2008

Project Title: Master Agreement Between National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) and George Washington University
Project Sponsor: The National Minority Quality Forum
Project Director: Sean Cleary, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Doctoral Student: Patricia Lloyd, ScM
Position Title: Research Associate III
Start Date: January 2008

Project Title: Technical Assistance to the HAA Bureau of Surveillance and Epidemiology
Project Sponsor: District of Columbia Department of Health
Project Director: Amanda D. Castel, MD,MPH
Assistant Research Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Graduate Student: Jennifer Beal
Position Title: Research Assistant
Start Date: June 2007

Graduate Student: Amy Harris
Position Title: Research Assistant
Start Date: October 2007

Graduate Student: Karishma Anand
Position Title: Research Assistant
Start Date: January 2007

Graduate Student: Vienna Mbagaya
Position Title: Research Assistant
Start Date: November 2006

Graduate Student: Ruchi Vangani
Position Title: Research Assistant
Start Date: March 2008

Project Title: Viral Hepatitis Surveillance and Epidemiology Project
Project Sponsor: District of Columbia Department of Health
Project Director: Irene Kuo, PhD, MPH
Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Graduate Student: Benjamin Takai
Position Title: Research Assistant
Start Date: November 2007

Graduate Student: Daniella Trombatore
Position Title: Research Assistant
Start Date: December 2007


Positions Previously Filled


Project Title: National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) program
Project Sponsor: District of Columbia Department of Health
Project Director: Manya Magnus, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and of Health Policy
Graduate Student: Sarah Jackson
Position Title: Research Assistant - Field Interviewer
Start Date: March 2007 End Date: November 2007

Graduate Student: Michelle Folkers
Position Title: Research Assistant - Field Interviewer
Start Date: July 2007 End Date: October 2007

Graduate Student: Katrina Jones
Position Title: Senior Research Assistant - Field Interviewer
Start Date: December 2006 End Date: October 2007

Graduate Student: Manuela Sifuentes
Position Title: Senior Research Assistant - Field Interviewer
Start Date: July 2007 End Date: October 2007

Graduate Student: Mackenzie Nowell
Position Title: Senior Research Assistant - Field Interviewer
Start Date: January 2007 End Date: October 2007

Graduate Student: Katharine Shelley
Position Title: Research Assistant
Start Date: May 2007 End Date: June 2007


Project Title: Viral Hepatitis Surveillance and Epidemiology Project
Project Sponsor: District of Columbia Department of Health
Project Director: Irene Kuo, PhD, MPH
Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Graduate Student: Mariel Marlow
Position Title: Research Assistant
Start Date: December 2007    June 2008


Project Title: Telemedicine Initiative Evaluation
Project Sponsor: Louisiana State University Health Care Services Division
Project Director: Manya Magnus, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and of Health Policy
Graduate Student: Michelle Glaser
Position Title: Research Assistant
Start Date: June 2007    June 2008

Project Title: SPNS Information Technology Networks of Care Initiative, Demonstration Project
Project Sponsor: Louisiana State University Health Care Services Division
Project Director: Manya Magnus, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and of Health Policy
Graduate Student: Michelle Glaser
Position Title: Research Associate
Start Date: September 2007    June 2008

Project Title: Monitoring and Evaluation of the HIV Testing Campaign
Project Sponsor: District of Columbia Department of Health
Project Director: Amanda D. Castel, MD,MPH
Assistant Research Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Manya Magnus, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and of Health Policy
Graduate Student: Arit Amana
Position Title: Research Assistant
Start Date: January 2007    March 2008

Project Title: National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) program
Project Sponsor: District of Columbia Department of Health
Project Director: Manya Magnus, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and of Health Policy
Graduate Student: Sarah Jackson
Position Title: Research Assistant - Field Interviewer
Start Date: March 2007    End Date: November 2007

Graduate Student: Michelle Folkers
Position Title: Research Assistant - Field Interviewer
Start Date: July 2007    End Date: October 2007

Graduate Student: Katrina Jones
Position Title: Senior Research Assistant - Field Interviewer
Start Date: December 2006    End Date: October 2007

Graduate Student: Manuela Sifuentes
Position Title: Senior Research Assistant - Field Interviewer
Start Date: July 2007    End Date: October 2007

Graduate Student: Mackenzie Nowell
Position Title: Senior Research Assistant - Field Interviewer
Start Date: January 2007    End Date: October 2007

Graduate Student: Katharine Shelley
Position Title: Research Assistant
Start Date: May 2007    End Date: June 2007


Project Title: Technical Assistance to the HAA Bureau of Surveillance and Epidemiology
Project Sponsor: District of Columbia Department of Health
Project Director: Amanda D. Castel, MD,MPH
Assistant Research Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Graduate Student: Charles Wu
Position Title: Research Assistant
Start Date: November 2006    End Date: March 2008

Graduate Student: Jordan Csendes
Position Title: Research Assistant
Start Date: June 2007    End Date: August 2007

Graduate Student: Jennifer Schenfeld
Position Title: Research Assistant
Start Date: January 2007    End Date: May 2007

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