Epidemiologist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Comprehensive Cancer Control Branch
4770 Buford Hwy NE
MS F76
Atlanta,
GA
USA
30341
jtownsend@cdc.gov
Biographical Sketch:
2007 - present -- Epidemiologist, CDC, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Atlanta, GA
2002 - 2007 -- Epidemiologist, Texas Department of State Health Services, Disease Prevention and Intervention Section, Austin, TX
2000 - 2002 -- Research Specialist, Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas EMS/Trauma Registry, Austin, TX
Over thirteen years of experience managing and analyzing health-related data as an epidemiologist and data analyst in a public health setting, with experience analyzing data from large multi-million record health information registries
Surveillance and epidemiology experience in the area of cancer, vaccine-preventable infectious diseases, vaccine safety, and traumatic injuries
Designed population-based health information surveys and program evaluation studies
Skilled in the use of statistical software programs such as SAS (SAS base 9 certified), Stata, and SPSS
Author or coauthor on over 17 peer reviewed publications