Gail Potter

Experience

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  U.S. Peace Corps

  Jul 1997 - Oct 1997

  Peace Corps Volunteer

  Completed an intensive training program in language, culture, and teaching methods; taught high school mathematics in French.

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  The Urban Institute

  Jun 1998 - Jun 1999

  Research Assistant

  Research Assistant. Programmed in SAS and performed data analysis supporting child welfare and immigration policy studies.

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  U.S. Peace Corps

  Jun 1999 - Sept 2001

  Peace Corps Volunteer

  Completed an intensive three-month training program, taught English and math in a village school in Nepal, ran a girls club at the school, successfully integrated into Nepali village life and culture, served on the Peace Corps Women in Development Committee and the Peer Support Network, performed site development for Peace Corps, trained new Peace Corps Volunteers, and successfully faced challenges of life in a developing country: numerous health hazards, political instability, and growing violence. Show less

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  Kelly Services

  Nov 2002 - Jan 2003

  Documentation Assistant

  As a temporary employee through Kelly Services, I worked for Baxter Pharmaceuticals. I designed and maintained databases for tracking documents, designed, organized, and led creative and challenging training sessions on a Quality Assurance procedure for over 90 employees at all levels in the company, and performed various filing and organizational duties.

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  Baxter Pharmaceuticals

  Jan 2003 - Sept 2003

  Documentation Assistant

  Implemented an electronic system to track employee training, designed and maintained Access databases to track documents, designed and led training sessions on Quality Assurance procedures and software for individuals and groups, assisted with writing and proofreading Standard Operating procedures, greeted visitors, answered phones, and performed other miscellaneous reception and office duties.

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  Boulder Community Hospital

  Aug 2003 - Jun 2005

  Unit Coordinator

  • Manage the flow of patients in the pre-operative unit for surgery• Serve as point of contact for patient care providers in various departments• Log surgery cases electronically• Multitask numerous secretarial duties in a fast-paced, emotionally charged environment, while maintaining calmness, composure, and compassion in the midst of it all.

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  University of Washington

  Sept 2005 - Nov 2010

  PhD Student, Statistics

  My research involves modelling social contact networks from survey data in order to better understand influenza transmission over communities. I am a member of the Center for Statistics in the Social Sciences at the University of Washington and work with an interdisciplinary social network research group and an interdisciplinary influenza research group.

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  Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health (formerly MDICP)

  Jun 2008 - Aug 2008

  Data Team Manager

  Managed data entry team for a large scale (4,500+ respondents) demographic and health survey in three different regions in Malawi. Supervised data entry and cleaning, performed data consistency checks, and organized team-building events for data entry employees. Successfully adapted to a cross-cultural work environment and became a natural point person for conflict resolution.

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  Collaboration with PATH and IRD

  Jun 2009 - Jul 2009

  Statistical Consultant, Niakhar Senegal

  In collaboration with Jonathan D. Sugimoto, PATH, and IRD , assisted with design and implementation of a social contact survey in conjunction with an influenza vaccine trial in Niakhar, Senegal. This work was funded by a Thomas Francis Jr. Global Health Travel Fellowship.

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  Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

  Dec 2010 - Sept 2012

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  As a statistician in the Center for Statistical and Quantitative Methods for Infectious Diseases (CSQUID), I develop network models of social contact behavior from survey data. I simulate influenza transmission over these contact networks to gain insight into how the network structure impacts the transmission process. My research will be used to improve a large-scale simulator used to predict disease outcomes and evaluate intervention strategies when new strains of influenza virus emerge.

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  Cal Poly State University

  Sept 2012 - Sept 2015

  Assistant Professor of Statistics

  This position combines methodological and applied research, statistical consulting, and teaching statistics and computing. My research entails social network modeling, development of a randomized experiment to evaluate interventions aimed at reducing implicit racism, development of software illustrating statistical concepts, and other collaborative projects. I teach classes in an innovative undergraduate statistics major program, as well as courses to graduate and undergraduate students in other fields of study. I also provide statistical consulting for researchers in a variety of fields. Show less

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  The Emmes Corporation

  Oct 2015 - Mar 2021

  Principal Statistician

  As a statistician at the contract research organization Emmes, I provided statistical expertise for clinical trials addressing key issues in global health. In collaborative, multidisciplinary projects, I advised on study design, data collection, data management, and data cleaning, performed statistical analysis, and contributed to manuscript preparation, and authored statistical manuscripts. I was a principal statistician since April 2018, and was a senior statistician from October 2015-April 2018 Show less

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  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

  Mar 2021 - now

  Deputy Branch Chief and Mathematical Statistician

  I provide statistical expertise on the design and analysis of clinical trials addressing key issues in global health, perform independent research in statistical methodology, and provide statistical leadership in the development of standard processes for clinical trials.