Aisha Hill

Coordinates multi-site CDC-funded research programs including MD-STARnet and NSBPR/UMPIRE, managing meetings, data infrastructure, and cross-site activities. Develops SOPs, performs data cleaning and analysis, and supports IRB and OMB submissions.

Provided scientific and technical support for CDC vaccine safety surveillance programs, coordinating with epidemiologists and subject matter experts. Contributed to survey design, qualitative coding, and quantitative synthesis for a primary research study.

Led systematic epidemiologic research activities supporting CDC's Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, designing and conducting systematic reviews to inform national infection prevention guidance. Developed PICO frameworks, protocols, and statistical analysis plans, and delivered training.

Served on CDC's COVID-19 Clinical Team and Epidemiology Task Force, designing and executing rapid epidemiologic studies. Managed large surveillance databases, used REDCap, and developed Power BI reporting systems.

Supported IRB-approved clinical trials within the GOAL Cohort, contributing to study design, data collection, and quality control. Conducted statistical analyses using R and SPSS, and co-authored peer-reviewed publications.

Independently designed and executed a cross-sectional epidemiological study using secondary longitudinal cohort data. Applied advanced SPSS analyses including ordinal logistic regression and power analysis.

Conducted primary laboratory research on triple-negative breast cancer and prostate cancer using cell cultures and in-vitro techniques. Managed patient cell databases and analyzed cancer cells using staining and confocal microscopy.

Conducted independent MS thesis research on trichome biology of medicinal plants using PCR, genetic transformation, and histochemical analysis. Performed data analysis using Excel including ANOVA and Tukey's Test.

Activities and societies: Coursework: Advanced Biostatistics, Advanced Epidemiological Methods, Epidemiological Investigations, Quantitative Reasoning & Analysis, Advanced Analysis of Secondary Data, Research Theory, Health Informatics & Surveillance, Lifestyle and Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Grant Writing for Public Health, Public Health Ethics

PhD in Epidemiology. Dissertation: Neighborhood factors, depression, and body mass index among patients with lupus in Georgia.

MSc in Biotechnology. Thesis: Trichome biology and medicinal constituent distribution in the genus Scutellaria.

BS in Public Safety from Mercer University.

Certificate in Medicinal Plants from Cornell University.