Kolade Oluwatoyin Folami
Laramie,WY
Summary
Detail-oriented Clinical Research Assistant with advanced training in Biostatistics and Epidemiology and experience in quantitative public health research. Skilled in managing large national health datasets (NHANES, BRFSS), conducting multivariable regression analyses, and translating statistical findings into publication-ready manuscripts. Experienced in chronic disease epidemiology, health disparities research, and survey-weighted statistical analysis.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Graduate Researcher – Epidemiology & Public Health
Monroe University
- Conduct statistical analysis using NHANES datasets
- Apply survey-weighted regression modeling for chronic disease research
- Manage large national datasets using R and SPSS
Care Professional
Cathedral Home for Children
Laramie, WY
01.2025 - Current
- Provide direct care and supervision for youth in a residential behavioral health setting
- Maintain strict compliance with HIPAA regulations when handling confidential health information
- Implement trauma-informed care and behavioral support strategies
- Apply Right Response crisis intervention techniques during behavioral escalation situations
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary care teams to support patient safety and well-being
Data Assistant
Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center
Laramie, WY
01.2025 - Current
- Assist with Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) public health survey data processing and management
- Conduct data cleaning, coding, and dataset documentation
- Support preparation of analytical datasets for epidemiologic research
Education
Master of Public Health (MPH) - Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Monroe University
01-2026
Master of Arts - History
University of Wyoming
01-2023
MBA - Marketing Management
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
01-2014
BA - History and Diplomatic Studies
Olabisi Onabanjo University
01-2008
Skills
- R (survey package, tidyverse)
- SPSS
- Stata (basic)
- Excel
- NHANES datasets
- BRFSS datasets
- Survey-weighted analysis
- Data cleaning and harmonization
- Logistic regression
- Linear regression
- Multivariable modeling
- Complex survey design analysis
Timeline
Care Professional
Cathedral Home for Children
01.2025 - Current
Data Assistant
Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center
01.2025 - Current
Graduate Researcher – Epidemiology & Public Health
Monroe University
Master of Arts - History
University of Wyoming
MBA - Marketing Management
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
BA - History and Diplomatic Studies
Olabisi Onabanjo University
Master of Public Health (MPH) - Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Monroe University
PUBLICATIONS
- Folami, K. (2026). The Limits of Transparency: Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer Diagnosis Using an Intrinsically Explainable AI Model.
- Folami, K., & Johnson, S. M. (2025). Do People with Lower Health Literacy Have Worse Diabetes Control? Insights from NHANES 2017–2020.
- Olaoye, S. O., Ewalefoh, E. O., Folami, K., & Fajobi, T. A. (2025). Motherhood Behind Bars: Effects of Incarceration on Parenting and Child Custody.
REGULATORY & COMPLIANCE TRAINING
- HIPAA Compliance Training
- Right Response Crisis Intervention Training
- Research data confidentiality practices
- Human subjects data protection awareness