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United Arab Emirates

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Freelance Epidemiologist & Data Scientist | PhD | Biostatistics · R · SPSS · Python | Medical Writing | Clinical Researc

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I am a PhD epidemiologist and data scientist with over 10 years of experience spanning public health research, biostatistics, machine learning, and clinical data analytics. I hold a PhD in epidemiology and public health and an MSc in data science. My work sits at the intersection of epidemiology, AI, and health data science. I have led internationally funded research projects, including a USD 20,000 longitudinal study on maternal aflatoxin exposure and child growth outcomes (in collaboration with Aga Khan University and Oxford University) and an ongoing methodological project applying explainable AI (XAI) and multi-agent SHAP frameworks to healthcare prediction models. I also built real-world evidence (RWE) data pipelines integrating environmental, exposure, and health outcome datasets for applied policy research. I am proficient in R (Tidyverse, ggplot2), Python (Pandas, Scikit-learn, Matplotlib, Seaborn), SPSS, Power BI, and PostgreSQL, with hands-on experience in regression modeling, predictive analytics, machine learning, and data visualization applied to large-scale health datasets. I have 13 peer-reviewed publications in Q1 and Q2 international journals, including Food Control, BMC Public Health, BMJ Open, and Food and Chemical Toxicology, with many manuscripts currently under review or in preparation—including a machine learning study on global cardiovascular disease burden using GBD risk factor profiles and a book chapter on AI in dental radiographic epidemiology. I have taught biostatistics, applied epidemiology, and research methods at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and supervised thesis research at Master's, MPhil, and PhD levels. I am an active peer reviewer for international journals and have served as an internal examiner for graduate research programs. I am open to research collaborations, freelance statistical consulting, medical writing projects, and data analysis partnerships—particularly in public health, clinical research, and AI-driven health analytics.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Biostatistics
• ☆ Food Additives
• ☆ Food Safety
• ☆ Python
• ☆ R
• ☆ Public Health
• ☆ Food Security

Services

• Writing

Writing Medical Writing

Work Experience

Assistant Professor

University of Lahore

November 2023 - Present

Assistant Professor

Health Services Academy

October 2022 - October 2023

Education

Epidemiology and Public Health

University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

January 2018 - November 2022

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Waseela Ashraf, Abdul Rehman, Masood Rabbani, Waseem Shaukat, Jia-Sheng Wang (2023). Aflatoxins posing threat to food safety and security in Pakistan: Call for a one health approach . Food and Chemical Toxicology.

Waseela Ashraf, Abdul Rehman, Mansur-ud-Din Ahmad, Masood Rabbani, Muhammad Hassan Mushtaq, Khalida Aamir, Fareeha Akhtar, Jia-Sheng Wang (2023). Assessment of aflatoxin M1 exposure and associated determinants in children from Lahore, Pakistan . Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A.

Ashraf, Waseela, Rehman, Abdul, Ahmad, Mansur-ud-Din, Rabbani, Masood, Mushtaq, Muhammad Hassan, Aamir, Khalida, Akhtar, Fareeha, Wang, Jia-Sheng (2023). Assessment of aflatoxin M-1 exposure and associated determinants in children from Lahore, Pakistan . Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A.

Waseela Ashraf and Abdul Rehman and Mansur-ud-Din Ahmad and Masood Rabbani and Muhammad Hassan Mushtaq and Khalida Aamir and Kathy S. Xue and Jia-Sheng Wang(2022). Assessment of aflatoxin B1-lysine adduct in children and its effect on child growth in Lahore, Pakistan . Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1--11. Informa {UK} Limited

Jabeen, Chanda, Gulshan Umbreen, and Waseela Ashraf. "KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES TOWARDS HEPATITIS B AMONG HEALTHY POPULATION OF LAHORE, PAKISTAN." Independent Journal of Allied Health Sciences 1.04 (2018): 197-201 .

Waseela Ashraf and Altaf Ahmed(2015). Frequency of Carbapenem Resistance among Gram Negative Pathogens in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Southern Pakistan . American Journal of Infectious Diseases. 11. (4). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 98--101. Science Publications

Ashraf, Waseela, Ahmed, Altaf (2015). Frequency of Carbapenem Resistance among Gram Negative Pathogens in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Southern Pakistan . American Journal of Infectious Diseases.