EDUCATION

Master of Arts in International Studies	May 2001
Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
Robert E. Osgood Memorial Fellowship
Concentrations: International Economics, Latin American Studies

Master of Health Science in International Health	May 2000
Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health
Delta Omega Honor Society, Alpha Chapter
Concentrations: Disease Control in Intl Health, Vaccine Science and Policy

Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Sciences	Aug 1994
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver

Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies	June 1992
Carleton College, Northfield, MN
National Merit Scholarship

Intercollegiate Sri Lanka Educational Program	Fall 1989
University of Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka

WORK EXPERIENCE

Vaccine Testing Unit, Division of Disease Control

Aug 1999-Aug 2001

Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health

Acted as laboratory coordinator for a Phase III vaccine efficacy trial involving laboratories in Baltimore, MD; Cuernavaca, México; and Guatemala City, Guatemala. Established Quality Assurance program for all three laboratories; created and revised standard operating procedures for analytical, preventive maintenance and transportation procedures; coordinated international shipments of supplies and infectious specimens; maintained Microsoft Excel and Access databases of laboratory results. Developed intermediate fluency in Spanish (written and spoken).

People’s Clinic, Boulder, Colorado

May 1996-Aug 1997, Summer 1998 & 1999

Performed laboratory testing at small community clinic serving a low-income population;testing areas included: hematology, urinalysis, immunohematology, serology, gram stains, reading microbiology cultures, and phlebotomy.

Boulder Community Hospital

Sept 1994-Aug 1997

Performed laboratory testing including: hematology, urinalysis, coagulation testing, body fluid analysis, chemistry, immunohematology including crossmatches, gram stains, ova and parasite direct mounts, serology, phlebotomy, and specimen processing.

Program Assistant, Semester Abroad in Sri Lanka

June 1992-January 1993

Arranged and conducted pre-program orientations, provided cultural and academic counseling to students of program abroad in Sri Lanka, assisted Director of the program.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION AND MEMBERSHIPS

American Public Health Association

Student Member, International Health and Laboratory Sections

American Society of Clinical Pathologists Board of Registry

Certified Medical Technologist