Dawn Akoth Odiwa
@dawnakothodiwa
Clinical trial and health research professional building high-quality data through rigorous field operations.
KenyaWhat I'm looking for
I am a clinical trial and health research professional with six years of experience supporting quantitative and qualitative data collection across studies. I administer surveys, lead key informant interviews and focus group discussions, handle transcription and preliminary data verification, and maintain high data quality throughout the study cycle.
As a Research Supervisor with KEMRI/LSTM, I engage County and Sub-County Health Management Teams and stakeholders, support site selection, and help develop participant recruitment strategies. I train, supervise, and mentor data clerks on consent administration and secure record storage, while ensuring strict adherence to protocols, standard operating procedures, ethical guidelines, and confidentiality.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Research Supervisor
KEMRI/LSTM
Oct 2020 - Dec 2025 (5 years 2 months)
Supervised field implementation for the Pregnancy Registry (PREPREG) study, conducting survey administration, key informant interviews, and focus group discussions while verifying preliminary data quality. Trained and mentored data clerks, coordinated participant recruitment and logistics, ensured protocol/SOP and ethical compliance, and maintained secure participant records.
Research Assistant
KEMRI/LSTM
Sep 2018 - Sep 2020 (2 years)
Supported the IMPROVE study by obtaining informed consent, enrolling and following up participants, and collecting data through interviews and focus group discussions. Monitored protocol deviations and adverse events, maintained high data quality, and ensured adherence to ethical guidelines and study SOPs.
Research Assistant
KEMRI/LSTM
Jan 2017 - Aug 2018 (1 year 7 months)
Assisted with the HIV Testing Services (Cash and Cup for Girls) study by enrolling participants, administering consent and behavioral surveys, and monitoring adverse events. Ensured compliance with the study protocol, reported protocol deviations/violations, and supported delivery of quality, ethical participant data collection.
Education
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Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Qualitative Realist Evaluation Training, Qualitative Realist Evaluation
2024 - 2024
Completed training in qualitative realist evaluation.
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Safeguarding Issues for Community Workers Training, Safeguarding
2022 - 2022
Completed training on safeguarding issues for community workers.
KEMRI/CDC
Training in GCP and Human Subject Participants, Good Clinical Practice & Human Subject Participants
2020 - 2020
Completed training in Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and human subject participant practices.
Liverpool VCT Health Kisumu
HTC (HIV Testing and Counselling Services) Training, HIV Testing and Counselling
2016 - 2016
Trained in HIV Testing and Counselling Services (HTC) at Liverpool VCT Health Kisumu.
Moi University
Bachelor of Arts, Sociology
2008 - 2012
Earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology at Moi University from 2008 to 2012.
Asumbi Girls High School
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), Secondary Education
2003 - 2006
Completed secondary education at Asumbi Girls High School and obtained the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE).
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