Pragna Gaddamedi, MS/MPH

Pragna Gaddamedi, MS/MPH, has a diverse range of work experience in various industries. In 2023, they worked as a Data Analyst at owl.co. Prior to that, from 2022 to 2023, they were a Graduate Research Student at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston). In this role, they applied technological skills and informatics visions to improve communication between providers and cancer patients. Pragna developed a health data display working prototype through Python in the context of clinical oncology. Before that, from 2021 to 2022, they worked as a Data Management Analyst at Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation, where they worked with stakeholders to review and create infrastructures for customer relations applications. Pragna also established templates and protocols for future data collection and reporting needs. In 2020, they were a STEM Program Facilitator at AmeriCorps, where they facilitated hands-on activities for young women in STEM and helped activate community organizations. In 2019, they served as a Special Project Intern at Alhambra-U.S. Chamber and as a Political Intern at The Borgen Project, where they communicated with members of Congress and coordinated logistics for fundraising events. Pragna also worked as a Legal Assistant at Eastman Meyler, PC, conducting legal affairs for various areas of law. In 2018, they were a Legal Intern at Carpenter & Associates, where they reviewed case discovery and conducted legal research, and an Undergraduate Research Assistant at The University of Texas at Austin, conducting exploratory analysis on biological sequence data.

Pragna Gaddamedi has a solid educational background in the field of public health and healthcare management. They completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health at The University of Texas at Austin from 2017 to 2020.

Continuing their education, Pragna pursued a Master of Science (MS) in Biomedical Informatics at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) from 2021 to 2022. Simultaneously, they also undertook a Master of Public Health (MPH) program with a focus on Healthcare Management at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health, which began in 2021 and is expected to conclude in 2023.

Additionally, Pragna possesses various certifications related to their field of study. They earned a Python Quick Start certification from LinkedIn in November 2021. In September 2021, they obtained a Data Acquisition and Management certification from the CITI Program. Pragna also completed a COVID-19 Contact Tracing certification from the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials in February 2021. Earlier, in December 2020, they acquired the Group 1 Biomedical Researcher and Key Personnel certification from CITI Program, a division of BRANY.

Furthermore, Pragna holds an extensive list of additional certifications related to healthcare management and infectious diseases. These certifications include COVID-19 Contact Tracing from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) for COVID-19 Virus from the World Health Organization, and WHO COVID-19 Risk Assessment Training, also from the World Health Organization. The exact months and years of completion for the last three certifications are not provided.