North Dakota Department of Health
Disease Control
2635 East Main Ave
PO Box 5520
Bismarck,
ND
USA
58506-5520
Biographical Sketch:
June 2001 – May 2003 -- Intern, Community Health Services -- Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department, Lincoln, Nebraska
Performed surveillance of communicable diseases in rural and private schools and conducted surveillance of influenza in clinics and nursing homes.
May 2003 – Sept. 2006 -- Immunization Surveillance Coordinator -- North Dakota Department of Health, Bismarck, North Dakota
Provided immunization and vaccine-preventable disease education to health-care providers. Performed surveillance, controlled outbreaks, and investigated vaccine-preventable diseases.Coordinated the perinatal hepatitis B program. Collected and analyzed data regarding vaccine-preventable diseases and school and childcare immunization rates. Maintained and updated the North Dakota Immunization Information System (NDIIS).
Sept. 2006 – Present -- Immunization Program Manager -- North Dakota Department of Health, Bismarck, North Dakota
Direct oversight of the immunization program. Responsibilities include grant writing, budget managment, legislation, contracting, reporting, supervision of staff, immunization registry managment, emergency preparedness planning and response, education, promotion, and media relations.
Publication: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Emergence of fluoroquinolone-resistant Neisseria meningitidis — Minnesota and North Dakota, 2007–2008. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2008 Feb 22; 57:173.
Publication: Wu HM et al. Emergence of ciprofloxacin-resistant Neisseria meningitidis in North America. N Engl J Med 2009 Feb 26 ; 360:886.
Presentations: Numerous presentations, including the 2008 Immunization Program Manager's Meeting, North Dakota Chapters of the American Academy of Pediatrics and Family Practice, American Public Health Association Annual Conference, and a poster presentation at the 2009 National Immunization Conference.