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Ntemena Kapula

Graduate Student
El Cerrito,CA

Summary

Mission Statement: To use health science data to inform health policy and build programs that enhance the health and well-being of birthing women all over the world.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Data Science Teaching Assistant

University Of California San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
08.2021 - Current

- Supported instructors in teaching data science skills in R and Python through the university library Data Science Initiative


Consultant

Columbia University, Mailman School Of Public Health
New York, NY
06.2021 - Current

- Led secondary data analysis using STATA 17.0 on survey data collected from women aged 15-49 years that gave birth in health facilities in Ghana, Kenya and India


- Presented results of secondary analysis and recommendations on the most relevant experience of care indicators in the context of obstetric emergencies


- First author manuscript on the associations between experience of care indicators and obstetric complications using the Person-Centered Maternity Scale

Community Health and Social Medicine Intern

University Of Global Health Equity
Virtual
07.2021 - 10.2021

- Developed an exploratory sequential mixed methods research proposal to identify the root causes of the rise in adolescent pregnancy in Kiziba Refugee Camp from 2019 to 2021 in Rwanda


- Presented research proposal to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and proposal will serve as a guide for research study implementation

Biostatistics Teaching Assistant

University Of California San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
07.2021 - 09.2021

- Supported instructor in the teaching basics of handling Big Data using Orange Software - a python based point and click interface that aids non-programmers in building statistical models and use basic machine learning concepts.

Human Subjects Research Coordinator

University Of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital
Rochester, NY
12.2018 - 07.2020

-Abstracted Medical Records from Epic Medical Records for data analysis

-Managed REDCap and Bio Lab Informatics System (BLIS) databases

TEDGlobal 2017, TED2018, TEDxUniversityofRochester

TED Conferences LLC
08.2017 - 07.2020

- Facilitated TED Fellow activities during TED Conferences

- Pioneered and led TEDx at the University of Rochester from 2018 to 2020

Undergraduate Researcher

Ragon Institute Of MGH, MIT And Harvard
Boston, MA
05.2017 - 09.2017

- Designed and standardized a lab protocol for protein analysis using trypsin digestion methods and mass spectrometry.

Undergraduate Researcher

Zambia Emory HIV Research Project
Lusaka, Zambia
05.2016 - 08.2016

- Performed data source verification of questionnaire data to an online data entry system (REDCap)


- Worked with medical and admin teams to resolve data queries related to fraudulent and co-enrollment of research participants in studies via electronic finger printing


- Coordinated data and medical teams to ensure retention of study subjects in various studies through online messaging systems, phone calls and home visits

Education

High School Diploma -

African Leadership Academy
Johannesburg, South Africa
08.2012 - 06.2014

Bachelor of Arts - Mathematics

University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
08.2014 - 08.2018

Masters in Advanced Studies (MAS) - Clinical Research

University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
07.2020 - Current

Skills

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Timeline

Data Science Teaching Assistant

University Of California San Francisco
08.2021 - Current

Community Health and Social Medicine Intern

University Of Global Health Equity
07.2021 - 10.2021

Biostatistics Teaching Assistant

University Of California San Francisco
07.2021 - 09.2021

Consultant

Columbia University, Mailman School Of Public Health
06.2021 - Current

Masters in Advanced Studies (MAS) - Clinical Research

University of California, San Francisco
07.2020 - Current

Human Subjects Research Coordinator

University Of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital
12.2018 - 07.2020

TEDGlobal 2017, TED2018, TEDxUniversityofRochester

TED Conferences LLC
08.2017 - 07.2020

Undergraduate Researcher

Ragon Institute Of MGH, MIT And Harvard
05.2017 - 09.2017

Undergraduate Researcher

Zambia Emory HIV Research Project
05.2016 - 08.2016

Bachelor of Arts - Mathematics

University of Rochester
08.2014 - 08.2018

High School Diploma -

African Leadership Academy
08.2012 - 06.2014

Publications

Groth, S. W., Fernandez, I. D., Block, R. C., Thurston, S. W., Wong, E., Brunner, J., Mayo, N., Kapula, N., Yu, Y., Meng, Y., Yeh, K. L., Kinkade, C. W., Thornburg, L. L., O'Connor, T. G., & Barrett, E. S. (2021). Biological changes in the pregnancy-postpartum period and subsequent cardiometabolic risk-UPSIDE MOMS: A research protocol. Research in nursing & health, 44(4), 608–619. https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.22141


O'Connor, T., Best, M., Brunner, J., Ciesla, A. A., Cunning, A., Kapula, N., Kautz, A., Khoury, L., Macomber, A., Meng, Y., Miller, R. K., Murphy, H., Salafia, C. M., Vallejo Sefair, A., Serrano, J., Barrett, E., & UPSIDE study (2021). Cohort profile: Understanding Pregnancy Signals and Infant Development (UPSIDE): a pregnancy cohort study on prenatal exposure mechanisms for child health. BMJ open, 11(4), e044798. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044798



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