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Public health research analyst | Clinical and social behavioral research | Scientific writing & editing

Profile Summary

I have a PhD in Public Health with over 15 years of experience in U.S. based and international public health research on a broad range of topics. I have worked in academic and hospital environments as well as with governmental and non-governmental organizations on individual and multi-site studies. I am comfortable with quantitative (STATA, SPSS, SAS), qualitative (NVivo, ATLAS.ti) and mixed methods analysis and have led and managed research studies from conceptual design through data analysis and manuscript preparation. I also act as a peer reviewer for academic journals.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Public Health
• ★ Epidemiology
• ★ Social Medicine
• ☆ Coronaviruses
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Health Policy
• ☆ Medicine
• ☆ Women's Health
• ☆ Infectious Disease
• ☆ Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)
• ☆ HIV/AIDS Treatment
• ☆ Global Health
• ☆ Community Health Services
• ☆ Pregnancy & Childbirth
• ☆ Research
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Technical Writing

Research Fact Checking, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization

Work Experience

Director/Associate Director of Post-doctoral Research

NYU Langone Health

2015 - 2019

Public Health Research Management and Analysis

Independant consultant

2007 - 2015

Research assistant

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

2009 - 2014

Public Health Grants and Research Manager

Lutheran Medical Center

2007 - 2009

Research assistant

Brown University School of Public Health

2004 - 2006

Clinical assistant

North County Ob-Gyn at Scripps Hospital

October 2001 - June 2003

Session Assistant for Research

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

August 2000 - September 2001

Education

PhD

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

2009 - 2014

MPH (Public Health)

Brown University School of Public Health

2004 - 2006

BA in Biology, Fine Art, Anthropology

University of Delaware

September 1996 - May 2000

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Cernigliaro, D., Kumar A., Northridge M., Wu Y., Troxel AB., Cuhna-Cruz J., Balzer J., Okuji DM. (2019). Caregiver satisfaction with interim silver diamine fluoride applications for their children with caries prior to operating room treatment or sedation. Journal of Public Health Dentistry. 79(4):286-291. doi: 10.1111/jphd.12338 .

Cernigliaro D., Barrington C., Perez., M, Donastorg Y., Kerrigan D. (2019). Patient-provider communication about pregnancy and HIV among female sex workers living with HIV in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. BMC Preg and Childbirth. 19(1):427. doi: 10.1186/s12884-019-2482-5 .

Kumar A., Cernigliaro D., Northridge ME., Wu Y., Troxel AB., Cuhna-Cruz J., Balzer J., Okuji DM. A survey of caregiver acculturation and acceptance of silver diamine fluoride treatment for childhood caries. BMC Oral Health. doi: 10.1186/s12903-019-0915-1 .

Cernigliaro D., Barrington C., Perez., M, Donastorg Y., Kerrigan D. Factors related to fertility decisions among female sex workers living with HIV in the Dominican Republic. (2018). BMC Women’s Health. 18:117. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-018-0613-1 .

Lancaster K., Cernigliaro D., Zulliger R., Flemming P. HIV care and treatment experiences for female sex workers living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review. (2016). Afr J AIDS Res.(4):377-386. doi: 10.2989/16085906.2016.1255652 .

Elias-Boneta A.R.., Toro M.J., Rivas-Tumanyan, S., Murillo, M., Orraca L., Encarnacion A., Cernigliaro, D. Toro-Vizcarrondo, C., Psoter, W.P. (2016). Persistent oral health disparity in 12-year-old Hispanics: a cross-sectional study. BMC Oral Health. 1;16:10 .

Cernigliaro D., Barrington C., Perez., M, Donastorg Y., Kerrigan D. Factors related to fertility decisions among female sex workers living with HIV in the Dominican Republic. (2018). BMC Women’s Health. 18:117. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-018-0613-1 .

Babalola S., John A.N., Cernigliaro D. Dodo, M. Perceptions about survivors of sexual violence in eastern DRC: conflicting descriptive and community-prescribed norms. (2016). Journal of Community Psychology. doi: 10.1002/jcop.21672 .

DISSERTATION THESIS

(2014). Understanding factors associated with pregnancy desire, experience and care among female sex workers living with HIV in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic .

(2006). Antecedent factors in relation to HIV/AIDS, gender and risk taking behaviors: A study of very young adolescents in rural South Africa.

REPORT

Community perspectives on sexual and gender-based violence in Eastern DRC. USAID; Center for Communication Programs; Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.