Education & Certifications

  • Bachelor of Science, University of California Los Angeles, Computational and Systems Biol (2021)
  • BS, University of California, Los Angeles, Computational & Systems Biology (2021)

Contact

  • Academic
    mianav@stanford.edu
    University - Student Department: Epidemiology and Population Health Position: Graduate

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Research Projects

  • Developing a Vulnerability Index Model in Mexico to Forecast Negative Health Outcomes (Scholarly Concentration Project)

    Equitable allocation of limited public health resources relies on harnessing large quantities of data to map and predict where resources are most needed. I adapted the CDC's methodology to develop their Social Vulnerability Index to determine relative state-level disease burden risk in MX using demographic, health, economic, and novel environmental indicators. I hypothesized environmental conditions contribute to the disease burden. I also used a correlation analysis to assess the eight experimental VIMs' ability to forecast state-level disease burdens. Demographic variables best indicated 2020 COVID-19 burden (p=0.01), and environmental variables best indicated 2020 noncommunicable disease burden (p=0.01). Overall, environmental variables only improved the reference model's ability to predict adverse health outcomes. Our novel MX VIM predicted burden across relevant metrics and provided guidance in global regions with greater vulnerability, thus better informing long-term limited resource allocation for global health.

    Time Period

    9/28/2021 - 3/17/2023

    Location

    Stanford, CA, USA

    Organization

    Stanford University

    Collaborators

  • Social and Demographic Structures Modulate SARS-CoV-2 Burden and Inform Vaccination Strategy in Lombardy, Italy (Scholarly Concentration Project)

    Time Period

    4/1/2020 - 8/31/2021

    Location

    Stanford, CA, USA

    Organization

    Stanford University; University of California, Los Angeles

    Collaborators

Work Experience

  • BIDS Project Assistant, California Department of Public Health (9/7/2021 - Present)

    Student intern for the Border Infectious Disease Surveillance program within the CDPH Office of Binational Border Health.

    Location

    San Diego, CA, USA