CDC
COTPER/BCU
Atlanta,
GA
USA
30333
Email:
alf6@cdc.gov
Biographical Sketch:
2/08 to present -- Epidemiology Lead, Biosurveillance Coordination Unit, Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
• Leads efforts to determine the nation's current biosurveillance capacity for inclusion in HSPD-21
7/07- 2/08 – Senior Epidemiologist, Global Activities Team, National Center for Preparedness, Detection and Control of Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
• Coordinate International Emerging Infections Program (IEIP) – CDC field sites engaged in surveillance, research, outbreak response and training
• Develop and implement epidemiologic capacity building programs in IEIP countries (Thailand, Kenya, Egypt, Guatemala and China)
• Develop IEIP stakeholder collaborations with Ministries of Health, academic institutions, USAID and Non-governmental organizations.
7/04-7/07 Team Leader and Senior Epidemiologist, Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Program, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
• Supervised EIS officer and 5 staff epidemiologists
• Designed, implemented and evaluated population-based syndromic surveillance and aberration detection methods for early outbreak detection both domestically and internationally
• Led surveillance teams and provided technical guidance for mass gatherings, exercises (TOPOFF) and disaster response (developed and led the funded Disaster Surveillance Workgroup)
• Provided technical assistance for integrating and enhancing public health preparedness and response programs both domestically and internationally
• Developed and implemented an integrated, enhanced infectious disease surveillance and epidemiologic training program in Central Asia (Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan)
• Developed Agency and Inter-agency preparedness and response plans (e.g., smallpox, anthrax)
• Lead epidemiologic field investigations and public health responses: Inhalation Anthrax – NYC, 2006, Eczema Vaccinatum – Illinois, 2006, Hurricane Katrina – New Orleans, 2005.
10/06-1/07 Senior Advisor for Zoonotic Influenza, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-borne and Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
• Served as senior advisor to Director, NCZVED on influenza preparedness and response activities regarding the interface between animals and humans
• Revised and sent through cross-agency clearance the HHS human health annex guidance document to the USDA Avian Influenza Response Plan
• Developed Avian Influenza training courses for State and local health departments in collaboration with UNC Chapel Hill
7/02-6/04 Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS), Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Program, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
• Completed two-year fellowship in applied epidemiology
• Responded to major outbreaks: Avian Influenza – Thailand and Malaysia, February – March, 2004; Monkeypox – Indiana, June, 2003; SARS – CDC Operation Center, March – May, 2003; West Nile Virus – Louisiana and Arkansas, August, 2002
11/00-5/02 Staff Associate, Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University School of Public Health, New York, NY
Author or coauthor of 29 publications and book chapters primarily relating to epidemiology.
Numerous presentations at scientific meetings.