Gretchen Peterson
Tucson,AZ
Summary
Highly skilled Epidemiologist with significant experience in public health training, disease surveillance and outbreak investigation. Possess strong presentation skills, adept at data visualization and analysis, resulting in accurate and timely reporting. Contribution to previous roles includes successful training of public health partners in prevention measures for infectious diseases, highlighting ability to effectively equip public health workforce.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Enteric Epidemiologist
Pima County Health Department
Tucson, AZ
12.2021 - Current
- Produced monthly surveillance report of enteric, foodborne, and waterborne illnesses while leading case investigations in communicable disease department;
- Trained at and attended conferences with Food Safety Center of Excellence in foodborne illness outbreak surveillance, investigation and response;
- Developed and implemented training resources and special projects on foodborne and enteric illness outbreak investigations for local health jurisdictions;
- Collaborated with local, tribal and state health departments and led foodborne and enteric illness outbreak investigations;
- Traveled to San Carlos Apache tribal land for hands on tick treatment with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever prevention campaign;
- Participated in emergency response and incident command cross-training to bolster epidemiology surge capacity in various communicable disease areas
Communicable Disease Investigator I
Pima County Health Department
Tucson, AZ
08.2020 - 09.2021
- Directed and participated in statistical analyses, communicable disease investigations, field visits for outbreak data collection, and related surveillance systems for foodborne illnesses
Opioid Prevention Support Specialist
Americorps VISTA
Tucson, AZ
09.2019 - 07.2020
- Led substance misuse prevention Rx Take-back Days, outreach events, and annual fundraiser
Policy Intern
Santa Clara County Department of Public Health
San Jose, CA
06.2018 - 08.2018
- Created up-to-date standards of care for providers in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
Epidemiology Intern
San Mateo County Public Health Department
San Mateo, CA
06.2018 - 08.2018
- Assisted in developing San Mateo County quarterly communicable disease report
Education
Master of Public Health - Epidemiology
The University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ08.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Community Health, Psychology
Whitworth University
Spokane, WA05.2017
Skills
- SAS
- R
- Logistic regression
- MEDSIS
- EMR
- Project Management
- ArcGIS
- R Studio
- ScapeToad
- SaTScan
- Storymap
- EPHT
- Geoadditive Models
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Project
- Excel
- Powerpoint
- Outlook
- Salesforce
- Basecamp
- Leadership skills
- Customer service
Training
- National Incident Management System & Incident Command System 100- through 700-level courses
- Infection Control Assessment & Response
- COVID-19 Contact Tracing Johns Hopkins University course
- Mental Health First Aid
- SAS Software Regression analysis
- Providing Affirmative Care for Sex Workers (Center for Community Practice)
- Ethics in Working with LGBTQ+ Adolescents (New Mexico Community Behavioral Health)
- Project Management (Key Consulting Inc.)
- Medical Countermeasures: Point of Dispensing (POD), Planning & Response (TEEX training, earned 2023)
Timeline
Enteric Epidemiologist
Pima County Health Department
12.2021 - Current
Communicable Disease Investigator I
Pima County Health Department
08.2020 - 09.2021
Opioid Prevention Support Specialist
Americorps VISTA
09.2019 - 07.2020
Policy Intern
Santa Clara County Department of Public Health
06.2018 - 08.2018
Epidemiology Intern
San Mateo County Public Health Department
06.2018 - 08.2018
Master of Public Health - Epidemiology
The University of Arizona
Bachelor of Arts - Community Health, Psychology
Whitworth University
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