EMMANUEL AZU
Statesboro,GA
Summary
Resourceful Research Assistant known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Skilled in data analysis, statistical software proficiency, and academic writing. Excel at critical thinking, problem-solving, and teamwork, ensuring success in collaborative research environments.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Research Assistant
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA
08.2024 - Current
- Enhanced professor efficiency by streamlining grading processes and resolving student inquiries in the regression class, reducing workload stress by 50%.
- Managed multiple research projects simultaneously while ensuring accurate record keeping.
- Authored and submitted a manuscript to a high-impact journal, presenting a rigorous time-to-event analysis on sleep and mortality.
- Presented findings at professional conferences or seminars as required by faculty supervisors.
Data Analysis Intern
St. Joseph/Candler Hospital
Savannah, GA
03.2024 - 07.2024
- Improved efficacy of treatment by 15% through advanced statistical analysis of patient care data.
- Performed statistical analysis to identify data trends and patterns.
- Secured a $4,162 health informatics grant by presenting data-driven insights that improved hospital-wide initiatives.
- Identified areas of improvement within existing systems by analyzing current procedures and user feedback.
Research Assistant - Health Policy Department
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA
01.2023 - 05.2023
- Managed participant recruitment for a national randomized controlled trial (RCT), ensuring adherence to trial protocols.
- Executed data collection and randomization procedures, ensuring 97% retention of study participants.
- Presented experimental findings in presentations with graphs, charts and other visual aids.
- Participated in extra training and courses to refine and improve upon industry knowledge.
Assistant Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Primary Healthcare Center
Obudu, Nigeria
09.2019 - 12.2022
Supervised data collection, data quality, analysis, evaluation and dissemination for research projects.
- Developed data security and disaster recovery procedures.
- Provided guidance in designing logical frameworks for programs and projects.
- Collaborated with program and senior teams to develop critical qualitative and quantitative data collection methodologies.
Educator and Safety Officer
Deeper Life High School
Calabar, Nigeria
01.2017 - 08.2019
- Provided appropriate feedback on work, behavior, and attitude towards learning.
- Conquered challenges of working with highly diverse student population to attain exceptional student achievement.
- Assessed student progress regularly through formal and informal assessments.
- Received recognition for contributions to innovative concepts in classroom instruction.
Education
DrPH - Biostatistics
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA05.2027
MPH - Biostatistics
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA07.2024
BS - Health Education
University of Uyo
Uyo, Nigeria04.2016
Skills
- Data analysis
- Research reporting
- Questionnaire development
- Clinical trial support
- Proficient in SAS, R, Python, IBM SPSS, Power BI, and Orange Data Mining
- IRB compliance
- Machine learning
- Predictive models
- Research design
- Team leadership
- Presentation and communication skills
- Research publication
- Designing experiments
- Literature review
- Python programming
Projects
Models Building, github.com/Nuel2627/DSMLP rojectcolab−integration/tree/main, Developed Data Analysis Models for predicting burden of morbidity and mortality in the hospital. Tools Used: SAS, Rstudio, IBM SPSS. Maternal Outcome Predictive Model, github.com/Nuel2627/DSMLP rojectcolab−integration/tree/main, Developed predictive models using machine learning to solve the limitations of linear regression. Tools Used: R, SAS.
Publications
- Associations Between Weight Bias Internalization and Diet Quality: A Cross-sectional Analysis, Ana Palacios, Emmanuel U. Azu, Jing Kersey, Chelsie Parker, Alexandra Lee, Michelle Cardel, Stephanie Dickinson, Gary Foster, David Allison., https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=16825373791394973649&hl=en&oi=scholarr, 10/01/23
- A refreshing change: safeguarding mothers and children from PFAS Exposure, Emmanuela Nwaonumah, Alisha Riggins, Emmanuel U. Azu, Oluwatoyin Ayo-Farai, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Logan Cowan, Atin Adhikari., https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1050&context=etaph, 12/01/23
- The relationship between adverse childhood experiences and developmental disorders: implications for family support and child advocacy, Alexandria Y. Alford, Alisha D. Riggins, Logan T. Cowan, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Caroline E. Mitchell, Emmanuela C. Nwoanumah, Tobi F. Oloyede, Sarah T. Sejoro, Emmanuel U. Azu, Wendy S. Kutten, Dorcas A. Adom., https://doi.org/10.1080/02739615.2024.2307021, 01/01/24
- Using Machine Learning to Predict Low Birth Weight Among 2016-2021 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Data, Emmanuel Azu, Adverlyn Ivey-Waters, Haresh Rochani., https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/researchsymposium/2024/2024/107/, 04/01/24
Technologies
SAS, Rstudio, R Markdown, Python, .NET, Microsoft SAS, Rstudio, R Markdown, Python, Power BI, IBM SPSS
Accomplishments
- Nominee for best MPH student of 2024
- Triumph Grant for Health Informatics Research Intern
Certification
- Human Subjects Research Training
- Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training
- Intermediate Python Certificate - dataCamp
Timeline
Research Assistant
Georgia Southern University
08.2024 - Current
Data Analysis Intern
St. Joseph/Candler Hospital
03.2024 - 07.2024
Research Assistant - Health Policy Department
Georgia Southern University
01.2023 - 05.2023
Assistant Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Primary Healthcare Center
09.2019 - 12.2022
Educator and Safety Officer
Deeper Life High School
01.2017 - 08.2019
DrPH - Biostatistics
Georgia Southern University
MPH - Biostatistics
Georgia Southern University
BS - Health Education
University of Uyo
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