Aspen Riser

Experience

1. Epidemiologist and Data Scientist

   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

   Jul 2023 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

   Division of HIV Prevention, Behavioral and Clinical Surveillance Branch, Special Studies TeamServe as a project officer for Surveillance of HIV-related service barriers among Individuals with Early or Late HIV Diagnoses (SHIELD) and National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Brief HIV Bio-Behavioral Assessment (NHBS-BHBA) projects.Prepare scientific and technical reports for publication on mixed-method quantitative and qualitative research and surveillance projects to understand health outcomes for individuals living with HIV using R Studio and SAS 9.4.Oversee the data management, data science, and data modernization efforts for the Surveillance of HIV-related Service Barriers among Individuals with Early or Late HIV Diagnoses (SHIELD) and National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Brief HIV Bio-behavioral Assessment (NHBS-BHBA) projects. Responsibilities include managing several REDCap databases, building dashboards for early surveillance data insights, and automated reporting using R and Python.Serve as co-project officer for NHBS-BHBA, providing technical assistance on behavioral surveillance among populations at high risk for HIV in selected geographic areas of interest to assess: 1) risk behaviors and social determinants of health for HIV infection, 2) HIV testing behaviors and treatment, 3) HIV seroprevalence and incidence, and 4) exposure to, use of, and impact of HIV prevention services.Lead evaluator for SHIELD and NHBS-BHBA, overseeing metric planning, evaluation implementation, and monitoring project success.2023–2024 CDC Data Science Upskilling Program Team Captain, a 10-month course on learning data science principles and machine learning techniques using R, Python, Tableau, and Power BI.

Education

• Emory University

  Masters of Public Health, Behavioral Sciences and Maternal and Child Health

  2015 — 2017

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Public Health, Psychology

  2011 — 2015