🎓 Junior Biostatistics and Mathematics Double Major, minoring in Data Science
🏫 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Morehead Cain Scholar | Barry Goldwater Scholar
💻 Currently interning at Duke University School of Medicine
💻 Next Up: Interning at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Department of Biostatistics

Hello! My name is Lydia Owens, and I am an aspiring public health professional passionate about biostatistics and epidemiology.

As a biostatistics student at UNC and a student researcher at Duke, I've completed multiple projects related to infectious disease modeling, agent-based modeling, COVID-19, HIV, justice-involved population research, and health interventions.

My current research projects are:

• University of Oxford: focuses on Bayesian spatio-temporal models for infectious disease mapping.
• Duke: Understanding the relationship between telomere length and cumulative head impact index.
• UNC Chapel Hill: cross-validation study on AI Tuberculosis (TB) project in Lesotho.

I'm also running a research/travel blog where I share my experiences and insights.

• Coding: R, Python, SAS
• Topics: Mathematical modeling, causal inference, Bayesian methodologies, time series analysis, global health, health policy
• Always eager to: Build my skills in biostatistics, computational science, and create socially-minded change

Follow my travel research adventures and reflections:

• Email: owens23a@unc.edu
• LinkedIn: lydiaowens

• I love dancing (all styles—including hip hop, modern, and K-Pop dance!)
• Avid reader and hiker
• Enjoy exploring new cities during conference travels

Feel free to explore my site, read my posts, and contact me about any of my projects!

"Always looking for opportunities to learn, collaborate, and make a positive impact in public health and biostatistics."