Health Scientist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Program Evaluation Branch, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
1600 Clifton Road NE; MS E-59
Atlanta,
GA
USA
30333
ifd1@cdc.gov
Biographical Sketch:
2014-present -- Health Scientist, CDC, Division of HIV/AIDS prevention (DHAP), Program Evaluation Branch (PEB), Atlanta, GA
2011-14 -- Associate Service Fellow, CDC, DHAP, PEB, Atlanta, GA
2008-11 -- Scientific Data Analyst, CDC Contractor, Northrop Grumman Corporation, DHAP, PEB, Atlanta, GA
Responsible for producing HIV testing annual report and developing statistical program to produce all tables.
Responsible for creating national HIV testing program monitoring and evaluation dataset (2008-2014) and implementation of HIV testing calculation variable algorithm.
Principle data analyst and SAS programmer for HIV testing data in PEB.
Author or coauthor of 12 publications and primarily relating to HIV prevention program.
Numerous presentations at scientific meetings. Selected publications include:
1. Seth, P., Figueroa, A., Wang, G., Reid, L., & Belcher, L. (2015). HIV testing, HIV positivity, and linkage and referral services in correctional facilities in the United States, 2009-2013. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 42(11), 643-649.
2. Seth, P., Wang, G., Collins, N. T., & Belcher, L. (2015). Identifying new positives and linkage to HIV medical care - 23 testing site types, United States, 2013. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 64(24), 663-667.
3. Seth, P., Wang, G., Sizemore, E., & Hogben, M. (2015). HIV testing and HIV service delivery to populations at high risk attending sexually transmitted disease clinics in the United States, 2011-2013. American Journal of Public Health, 105(11), 2374-2381.
4. Habarta N, Wang G, Mulatu M, and Larish N. (2015) HIV Testing by Transgender Status at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention–Funded Sites in the United States, Puerto Rico, and US Virgin Islands, 2009–2011, September 2015, Vol 105, No. 9 | American Journal of Public Health.
5. Beltrami J, Wang G, Lin L, Usman HR. (2015) Quality of HIV Testing Data Before and After the Implementation of a National Data Quality Assessment and Feedback System. Journal of Public Health Management & Practice D-15-00167R1.