Research Experience
| Positions | Institutions | Date (MM/YYYY) |
| Postdoctoral researcher | Epidemiology Branch, National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, United States | 09/2022 – Present |
| Principal Investigator: Fasil Tekola-Ayele, PhD, Genetic Epidemiology Lab Role Description; Led and managed complex high-level research projects using genomic, epigenomic, metabolomic, and phenotypic datasets. Collaborated with a multidisciplinary research group to conduct an innovative multiomics study aiming to investigate the origin of childhood and adult diseases. Conducted an epigenome-wide association study to identify differential methylation associated with maternal hyperglycemia during pregnancy. Presented findings at the Lab and to diverse audiences through national and international conferences/seminars, and published articles in international journals. | ||
| Postdoctoral researcher | Department of Quantitative Economics, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands | 09/2020 – 09/2022 |
| Principal Investigator: Nalan Bastürk, PhD, Data-Driven Decision-Making Lab Role Description; Reviewed and summarized published evidence on psychotherapy treatment outcomes and dropout rates in patients with major depressive disorder. Detected the influence of discretization on estimating causal effects and linked this influence to the properties of discretized data and sample size in collaboration with interdisciplinary research teams. Presented findings at Lab and department-wide meetings | ||
| Postdoctoral researcher | Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands | 09/2020 – Present |
| Principal Investigator: Behrooz Z. Alizadeh, PhD, Personalized Medicine Unit Role Description; Assisted statistical genetic data analyses and interpretation of longitudinal nationwide data on clinical, social, and functional outcomes in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Designed and executed research projects in collaboration with multidisciplinary research groups. Reviewed and critiqued manuscripts ready for journal submissions on prognosis of schizophrenia. | ||
| Researcher and Lecturer | Department of Nursing, Debre Berhan University, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia | 09/2009 – 08/2015 |
| Principal Investigator: Yohannes Gebreegziabhere Haile, PhD, Mental Health Research Group Role Description; Designed and conducted an epidemiological survey to determine the overall burden of common mental disorders in university students and its effects on their academic performance. Analyzed large-scale cross-sectional data and interpreted statistical model results. Wrote and published high-quality peer-reviewed articles. | ||