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Freelance Mixed-Methods Writer and Researcher | Expert in Public Health and UX Research

Profile Summary

Experienced Public Health and UX Research. I have extensive experience across infectious disease control and prevention (to include HIV/AIDS work,) disability and health, substance use and recovery, and am very interested in pharmacovigilance and eHealth efforts. I also have a strong interest in making educational materials about various health topics available to the general public.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Public Health
• ☆ Data Collection
• ☆ Wearable Technology
• ☆ Pharmacovigilance/Drug Safety Monitoring
• ☆ Preventive Medicine
• ☆ Infectious Disease
• ☆ Medical Education
• ☆ Continuing Medical Education (CME)
• ☆ Pain Management
• ☆ Global Health
• ☆ Tobacco Use Prevention & Control
• ☆ E-Health & Telemedicine
• ☆ PTSD
• ☆ Depression
• ☆ Health Education
• ☆ Blindness & Visual Impairment
• ☆ Physical Disabilities
• ☆ Vision Health
• ☆ Survey Design & Methodology
• ☆ User Research
• ☆ Quantitative User Research
• ☆ Qualitative User Research
• ☆ Instructional Webinars
• ☆ Instructional Materials
• ☆ Textbook Content Writing
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Course Content Writing
• ☆ Project Management

Services

• Writing
• Research

Writing Medical Writing

Research User Research, Fact Checking, Scientific and Technical Research

Work Experience

iPhD Researcher and Candidate

Virginia Tech

August 2023 - December 2025

Graduate Teaching Assistantship

Virginia Tech

August 2022 - May 2023

Education

PhD (Individualized Interdisciplinary iPhD)

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

January 2020 - December 2025

Master of Health Science (Environmental and Global Health)

University of Florida

August 2015 - May 2018

Master of Public Health (Public Health)

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

2013 - 2015

Bachelor of Science (Microbiology and Cell Science)

University of Florida

August 2009 - May 2013

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

PREPRINT

Sathe, S., & Porter, N. (2025). By the Numbers: Results from A Quantitative Study of Health Information User Experience in People with and Without Disabilities. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.01.25337080 ‌ .

Sonal Sathe, Nathaniel Porter (2025). By the Numbers: Results from A Quantitative Study of Health Information User Experience in People with and Without Disabilities .

Sonal Sathe, Daniel Palamarchuk, Xiaohang Tang, Rexime Abulikemu, Tong Wu (2023). EduMap: Navigating a Learning Adventure .

Sonal Sathe, Daniel Palamarchuk, Xiaohang Tang, Rexime Abulikemu, Tong Wu (2023). EduMap: Navigating a Learning Adventure .

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Sathe, S., & Park, C. (2024). The Case for Disabled-Centric User Experience Research at the Intersection of Health Sciences and Technology as a Bridge to Guiding New Policy. Including Disability, 4, 1–10. Retrieved from https://ojs.scholarsportal.info/ontariotechu/index.php/id/article/view/261 .

Sathe, SS; Tarfa, A. (2023). Social Determinants of Health, Telehealth, and HIV/AIDS: Implications for Public Health Research and Practice in the State of Virginia .

CONFERENCE POSTER

Sonal Sathe, MHS, MPH (2021). Epidemiology of Food Insecurity in Virginia during the COVID-19 Pandemic .

BOOK REVIEW

Sonal Sathe (2021). Food Security and Nutrition . Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.

Sonal Sathe, MHS, MPH (2020). The Cauldron: NATO's Campaign in Libya . African Studies Quarterly.

Sonal Sathe, MHS, MPH (2019). Mapping AIDS: Visual Histories of an Enduring Epidemic . African Studies Quarterly.

OTHER

(2019). Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean: The Case for Bilateral and Multilateral Cooperation . African Studies Quarterly.