EDUCATION
| University of Chicago,
Chicago, Illinois |
B.A. |
1989 |
Psychology (biopsychology) |
| Tulane University, New
Orleans, Louisiana |
M.A. |
1995 |
Latin American Studies |
| Columbia University, New York,
New York |
M.P.H. |
2001 |
Epidemiology |
| Columbia University, New York,
New York |
Ph.D. |
2007 |
Epidemiology |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| 1990-1992 |
Peace Corps
Volunteer, United States Peace Corps, Borda
Guazu, Paraguay |
| 1993 |
Field Research,
Ava'i, Paraguay |
| 1994-1995 |
Program
Coordinator, The Spanish Institute, New York,
NY |
| 1996-1997 |
Teacher, English
Center for Children Pukpundang, Pundang,
Republic of Korea |
| 1997 |
Volunteer,
Cambodian Center for Communication (CCC), Phnom
Penn, Cambodia |
| 1997-1999 |
Research
Assistant, Columbia University, New York, NY |
| 1999-2002 |
Staff Associate,
Columbia University, New York, NY |
| 2003-present |
Staff Associate,
Columbia University, New York, NY |
| 2002-2003 |
Project Director,
Population Council, New York, NY |
| 2007-present |
Research Project
Manager, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral
Studies, New York, NY |
HONORS AND AWARDS
| 1993 |
Tinker
Foundation Grant for independent research |
| 1992-1994 |
Tulane
University Fellowship for Graduate Studies |
| 1997 |
Columbia
University Graduate Research Assistant
Fellowship |
| 1998 |
Foreign
Language and Area Studies fellowship
(Portuguese/Brazil) for graduate studies |
| 1999 |
Columbia
University, Department of Epidemiology
Scholarship for Graduate Studies |
| 2005-2007 |
NIH Ruth L
Kirschstein National Research Service Award
Training Fellowship |
PUBLICATIONS
Perera FP, Illman SM, Kinney PL, Whyatt RM, Kelvin
EA, Shepard P, Evans D, Fullilove M, Ford JG, Miller RL
Meyer I, Rauh V. The challenge of preventing
environmentally related disease in young children:
community based research in New York City,
Environmental Health Perspectives, 110(2):197-204,
2002.
Jones H, Van de Wijgert J, Kelvin E. The need for a
"condoms-only" control group in microbicide trials.
Epidemiology, 14(4): 505, 2003. |
