Kamaria Jacobs

Serve as data scientist supporting Florida's Rural Health Transformation Grant, providing data analysis and reporting to inform program strategy and grant compliance. Analyze health workforce, access, and outcomes data to identify rural health disparities and inform state-level initiatives.

Provide biostatistical guidance and analytic planning for interdisciplinary global health studies focused on patient outcomes in rural Honduras. Support survey development, REDCap data systems, and methodological decision-making for research projects.

Conducted research on racial disparities in curative surgery for Black early-stage non-small cell lung cancer patients in Florida. Accessed lung cancer data through the Florida Cancer Registry and used SAS and Excel to generate tables and charts highlighting trends.

Implemented professor's lesson plans and maintained daily classroom schedules for a SAS Lab course. Assisted students with assignments and difficult concepts, and maintained communication regarding progress.

Worked with local health agencies to track persons under investigation for COVID-19 and outbreaks in assisted living facilities. Investigated COVID-19 through collecting and analyzing health data and made recommendations to improve data collection.

Conducted research on biological false positives of syphilis and treatment verification for chlamydia and gonorrhea. Drafted proposals to the Institutional Review Board and used SAS and Excel to generate tables and charts highlighting trends.

Supported a CDC-funded project focused on improving congenital syphilis surveillance in Florida. Conducted analyses of congenital syphilis case reviews and assisted in developing quantifiable data metrics aligned with CDC best practices.

Completed three structured public health rotations across chronic disease prevention, medical quality assurance, and HIV/STD programs. Designed health promotion infographics, assessed licensure processes, and supported evaluation efforts in the HIV and AIDS Section.

Worked closely with the Health Promotions supervisor to meet deliverables for Florida's Closing the Gap Grant. Hosted health and wellness, financial fitness, and cooking classes to rural communities to promote healthy behavior changes.

Worked with over 100 patients and gathered health status reports. Completed medical screenings for life insurance and clinical trials, including medical history, physical examinations, and diagnostic tests such as electrocardiograms.

Worked with over 500 patients and deciphered best method for venipuncture. Practiced proper patient identification and maintained knowledge of centrifuging and specimen handling and processing.

Doctor of Public Health with a concentration in Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Dissertation focused on ethnic disparities in survival and treatment for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer among Black populations in Florida.

Master of Public Health with a concentration in Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Thesis evaluated access to care for HIV positive Floridians from 2015 to 2017.

Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Health and Humanities.