# Meredith Wessel

Meredith Wessel is a remote worker on Himalayas, Student Epidemiologist at Georgia Emerging Infections Program, based in United States.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@meredithwessel

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Epidemiology-focused research assistant and student epidemiologist skilled in data quality, biospecimens, and statistical analysis.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Open to opportunities |
| Location | United States |
| Authorized to work in | United States |
| Job categories | Research Assistant, Epidemiologist, Public Health Intern, Administrative Assistant, Research Assistant, Student Research Assistant, Academic Research Assistant, Graduate Research Assistant, Technical Research Assistant, Volunteer Research Assistant, Research Assistant Biology, Field Research Assistant, Chemistry Research Assistant |
| Skills | Patient Recruitment, Informed Consent Forms, Structured Interviews, Specimen Processing, Data Cleaning, Quality Control, Statistical Analysis, Stata, SAS, Clinical Annotation, HIPAA compliance, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Medical Data Entry, Data Management, Grant Production Research, Arch, Athens, Chi, Effect, JENNIFER, Plane, River, Steel, Electronic Health Records (EHR) |

## What I'm looking for

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I’m seeking an entry-level public health epidemiology research role where I can use Stata/SAS and strong data integrity skills to support high-quality studies, contribute to regulated clinical workflows, and learn from a collaborative team.
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## About

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I’m an epidemiology-focused research assistant and student epidemiologist, currently advancing my Master of Public Health in Epidemiology with an Infectious Disease Certificate. I support studies from recruitment and informed consent through biospecimen processing, clinical annotation, and research-ready outputs.

I’m hands-on with data cleaning, quality control, and statistical analyses using Stata v17 and SAS, and I maintain high standards for ethical and regulated work through HIPAA, Good Clinical Practices (GCP), SOPs, and EHR systems. I also collect, process, and ship human specimens, abstract case medical records, and manage project datasets to protect accuracy and reporting integrity.

Beyond the lab, I’ve contributed to community health initiatives by researching and producing patient-facing cancer education materials and supporting sponsorship and fundraising. I’m motivated by mission-driven public health work where rigorous methods meet real-world impact.
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## Experience

### Student Epidemiologist (current)

Georgia Emerging Infections Program. Oct 2024 - Present

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Contributed to HAIC projects, including the Multi-site Gram-negative Surveillance Initiative, by collecting, processing, and shipping specimens per protocol and safety guidelines. Abstracted and curated case medical records and maintained project datasets to support accurate reporting and analysis.
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Skills: Data-Quality-Assurance, Research-Protocol-Compliance

### Research Assistant (iMAGE) (current)

University of Alabama at Birmingham. May 2023 - Present

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Recruited and enrolled study participants, obtained informed consent, and conducted structured interviews. Coordinated biospecimen collection and biobank processing and performed data cleaning, quality control, and statistical analyses in Stata and SAS.
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Skills: Informed-Consent-Forms, Data-Cleaning, Quality-Control, Stata, SAS

### Health Promotion Intern

East Georgia Cancer Coalition. Jan 2024 - Oct 2024

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Produced five guidebooks and fourteen patient flyers/banners covering general cancer education, nutrition, clinical trials, menopause, cancer prevention, and vaccines. Planned and recruited sponsors for the Miles for Moms 5K fundraiser, raising $15,000 in 2024, and supported grant production through breast cancer, community health initiatives, and HPV/vaccine research.
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Skills: Health-Promotion, Funding-Research, Sponsorship-Coordination, Fundraising, Community-Outreach, Public-Health-Communications

### Membership Specialist

University of Georgia Recreational Sports. May 2022 - May 2024

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Provided customer service to members in-person and over the phone, including processing credit card and cash sales. Maintained and organized member files and online documents and stayed current on facility events.
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Skills: Customer-Service, Cash-Handling, Records-Management, Event-Coordination

### Counselor and River Coordinator

Camp Merrie-Woode. Aug 2019 - Aug 2021

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Oversaw the health and wellbeing of girls ages 6–12 and taught skills including tennis, watercraft activities, and horseback riding. Coordinated whitewater kayaking/canoeing trips and supported safe, structured recreational programming.
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Skills: Camper-Safety, Activity-Instruction, Recreational-Leadership, Watercraft-Coordination, Risk-Management

### Administrative Assistant

Quality Steel Corporation. Sep 2018 - Aug 2020

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Managed office duties within the finance and administration department, including miscellaneous software-related tasks and preparing/shipping invoices and tank shipments. Represented the company at conferences and supported redesign of company mission and values statements.
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Skills: Administrative-Support, Invoice-Processing, Office-Operations, Documentation-Preparation, Finance-And-Administration

## Education

### Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health

Master of Public Health, Epidemiology (Infectious Disease Certificate)

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Pursuing a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology with an Infectious Disease Certificate at Emory University, expected to complete May 2026.
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### University of Georgia

Bachelor of Science, Health Promotion (Global Health minor)

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Earned a Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion with a minor in Global Health, graduating May 2024.
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### Delta State University, Dual-Enrollment Program

Dual-Enrollment Program, Dual-Enrollment Program. 2018 - 2020. Grade: GPA: 4.0

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Completed Delta State University dual-enrollment coursework from August 2018 to May 2020, including American History, College Algebra, Plane Trigonometry, and English Composition.
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### University of Alabama, Early College Program

Early College Program, Early College Program. 2018 - 2020. Grade: GPA: 4.0

Activities and societies: Relevant coursework included Gateway (Micro Computer), Applications I & II, and Introduction to Criminal Justice and Anthropology.

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Completed the University of Alabama Early College Program, including Gateway and Micro Computer coursework from September 2019 to May 2020.
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## Tech stack

- SAS
- Gmail
- Athens
- JENNIFER
- Stata
- Plane
- Chi
- Make
- Effect
- Steel
- Arch
- River

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