In 2008, there were 8.8 million deaths among children under the age of 5. The World Health Organization estimates that nearly 1.5 million of these deaths could have been averted using vaccines, making them some of the most cost-effectives public health interventions available.

As part of my work as a Communication in Health and Epidemiology Fellowship at Columbia University, I wrote a long-form piece on the confluence of the work of pharmaceutical/biotechnology companies and non-governmental organizations in the world of vaccine development.

From October 2014 to February 2015, I interviewed individuals to better understand the complex factors at play in the field. Instead of the black-and-white coverage of Big Pharma versus more philanthropic-oriented players, pitting them against one another, the article provides a more comprehensive story of current activities and movements in the field. The piece was published in April 2015 and may be viewed on the2x2project.org, as well as here.

Accompanying the piece is this infographic I developed to illustrate the the top vaccine-preventable deaths killing children under the age of 5 globally. The full infographic may be viewed here.

Designed using Piktochart.  

Following on the yearly tradition started by friends from college, I mapped, researched, and designed a 12-page walking guide that took my friends and I through the 5 boroughs of New York City in a day.

Each borough within the guide features cultural and historical places and foods of interest to the area. Public health trivia is also thrown into the mix. The idea was to visit places less frequented in our day-to-day lives as New Yorkers, while also highlighting the diversity of various neighborhoods in the City.

Designed using InDesign.

While in my graduate studies, I was brought on to manage the implementation of a web tool that synthesized evidence on effective childhood obesity interventions. Grant-funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the project required an extensive review of the evidence, identifying quantifiable estimates on the impact of a policy change on caloric consumption, and frequent feedback sessions and presentations to stakeholders and experts in the field.

For the web tool development, I managed the process working closely with a web programmer; designed the logo and provided input on design, layout, usability testing; and ultimately, managed the live launch (caloriccalculator.org). I was also responsible for strategizing and overseeing a media campaign for our entry into the American Journal of Preventive Medicine's (AJPM) Childhood Obesity Challenge. Our Caloric Calculator entry was awarded 2nd place out of 107 entries. 

An accompanying manuscript, "The Caloric Calculator: Average Caloric Impact of Childhood Obesity Interventions," was also published in AJPM, which describes the methodology and policy implications in detail.

Logo designed using Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator.