Assistant Scientist
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department of Epidemiology
627 N. Washington St., 2nd floor Rm. J
Baltimore,
MD
USA
21205
npilgrim@jhsph.edu
Biographical Sketch:
06/2004-08/2005 Health Program Coordinator, Volunteer Youth Corps Inc., Georgetown, Guyana
06/2006-08/2006 Intern, Kingston Perinatal/Pediatric AIDS Program, University Hospital of the West Indies, Jamaica
06/2008-05/2011 Graduate Research Assistant, Center for Adolescent Health, Deaprtment of Population, Family, & Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
11/2010-05/2012 Technical Advisor for Pan American Health Organization, Population, Family, & Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
06/2011-12/2012 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
10/2012- present Project Coordinator, Center for Adolescent Health, Department of Population, Family & Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
01/2013-present Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
Responsible for the seamless implementation of a CDC collaborative project, Project Connect Baltimore, aimed at increasing young minority males use of sexual and reproductive health services, including assisting in the development of all study protocols and survey instruments, as well as coordinating and working with our community partners (2012-present).
Co-investigator a multistate longitudinal survey assessing and defining the quality of services provided at Title X clinics and its association with contraceptive choice and usage. (2008-Present)
Designed curriculum for teaching a sexual and reproductive health course in high schools in Guyana (2004-2005).
As a early stage investigator, first author or co-author on 8 publications associated adolescent sexual and reproductive health.
Numerous awards/fellowships associated with domestic and international work related to adolescent sexual and reproductive health.
Several presentations at scientific conferences.