I am an epidemiologist passionate about public health, politics, and pop culture.

Currently, I am a Research Associate at the Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health where my research sits at the intersection of aging with HIV and epidemiologic methods.

I was born and raised in the Philippines, and I also consider Taiwan as my second home, and the United States as my third.

Work Experience Highlights:

• Research Associate (2024- ), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Consultant: World Health Organization (WHO) (2020-2021), Department of Health Philippines (2018-2021), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)/Philippine Institute for Development Studies (2021), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) (2020)
• Co-architect of the Philippine COVID-19 Surveillance System (2020-2021)
• Instructor (2020-2021), Lecturer (2018-2020) of the Health Sciences Program, Ateneo de Manila University (concurrent Program Director of the Minor in Health and Development)
• Executive Director (2018), Research Associate (2015-2016) of Epimetrics, Inc.
• Senior Policy Research Associate of Health Policy Development and Planning Bureau, Department of Health Philippines (2014-2015)

Education:

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University
• Master of Health Science (MHS) in Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University
• Master of Science (MS) in Global Health, Georgetown University
• Bachelor of Science (BS) in Health Sciences, minor in Health and Development, Ateneo de Manila University

My full CV is here.