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PhD Candidate, International Studies., Old Dominion University

Lydia is a Ph.D. candidate in International Studies with concentrations in Modeling and Simulation and International Cultural Studies, and holds a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology. Her research focuses on the intersections of health, equity, and migration. She has a special interest in community-based participatory modeling for equity-oriented research. She currently works as a global health and development consultant and has worked as a public health practitioner throughout the Americas, North Africa, and Southwest Asia.

Experience

  • 2022–present
    Consultant, Global Health Visions
  • 2020–present
    PhD Candidate, Graduate Research Assistant, International Studies , Old Dominion University
  • 2020–2022
    Graduate Research Assistant, Old Dominion University
  • 2017–2022
    Program Manager, Global Health, Eastern Virginia Medical School

Education

  • 2023 
    Old Dominion University, PhD (ABD)
  • 2018 
    Eastern Virginia Medical School, MPH

Publications

  • 2023
    The shortfalls of vulnerability indexes for public health decision-making in the face of emergent crises: the case of COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Virginia, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1042570
  • 2022
    Program Evaluation and Assessment of Vital Sign Measurement at Student-Run Free Ophthalmology Clinics, https://journalsrc.org/index.php/jsrc/article/view/332

Grants and Contracts

  • 2021
    HRBRC Collaborative Action Fund
    Role:
    PI
    Funding Source:
    Hampton Roads Biomedical Research Consortium