Alpana Kaushiva

Alpana Kaushiva is a Senior Research Scientist at ConcertAI, with experience in cancer health disparities, particularly focusing on environmental exposures and breast cancer. Previously, Alpana served as a PhD Candidate in the Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where research involved examining the impact of hazardous air pollutants on breast cancer among a diverse cohort. Additional experience includes a role as Senior Research Assistant at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where Alpana managed data related to high familial cancer risk, and a Medical Device Fellowship Internship at the FDA, conducting comparative effectiveness analyses. Alpana's research background is further supported by a fellowship at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and a Summer Research Fellowship at the National Cancer Institute. Educational credentials include a PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Illinois Chicago, a Master of Health Science in Epidemiology from Johns Hopkins, and a Bachelor of Arts in Public Health from the University of Maryland Baltimore County.