Paola Pedroza
Graduate Research Assistant
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolPaola Pedroza is a global health researcher and economist with nine years of experience at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, specializing in data cleaning, standardization, and economic modeling for large-scale global estimates. She has led economic analyses—incl. global dementia spending estimates (2000–2019) with projections to 2030—and evaluated cost-effectiveness of nutrition interventions using burden-of-disease, cost-utility, and cost-benefit methods. Bilingual and biliterate in Spanish, Paola brings multicultural research experience from six countries across four continents, blending rigorous quantitative skills with on-the-ground public health insight. Her background spans academic training in health metrics, health economics, and public health from institutions in the US and Europe, and she’s adept at collaborating across international teams to translate complex data into policy-relevant evidence. An interesting facet of her profile is that she combines high-level modelling with practical program experience—from community nutrition pilots in Ghana to clinical research on childhood obesity and cochlear implantation—making her comfortable moving between granular datasets and strategic health policy questions.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Health Metrics Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Health Metrics Sciences at University of WashingtonGlobal Dimensions of Public Health, 85/100, Global Dimensions of Public Health, 85/100 at EHESP - École des Hautes Études en Santé PubliqueStudy Abroad Program, Community Public Health, Study Abroad Program, Community Public Health at Khon Kaen UniversityMaster’s Degree, Public Health & Healthcare Management, 87/100, Master’s Degree, Public Health & Healthcare Management, 87/100 at Andalusian School of Public HealthAssociate in Science, Liberal Arts, Associate in Science, Liberal Arts at Foothill CollegeLatino Board Leadership Academy, Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management, Latino Board Leadership Academy, Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management at Hispanic Foundation of Silicon ValleyMaster’s Degree, Health Economics and Governance of Health Systems, 4.8/5.0, Master’s Degree, Health Economics and Governance of Health Systems, 4.8/5.0 at Jagiellonian UniversityBachelor of Science, Biology, Bachelor of Science, Biology at Santa Clara University
Spanish, English
Github Skills (2)
health7
machine-learning4
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (4)
ihmeuw/Resource_Tracking_Domestic_Health_Accounts
Nov 2021 - Apr 2022
This repository contains cleaned code that the Resource Tracking Domestic Health Accounts (DHA) sub-team used to generate results for their publications.
Contributions:12 commits, 1 PR, 10 pushes in 5 months
healthmachine-learningtrackingaccountspublications
Ppedroza/ageing-
Dec 2019 - Feb 2020
Contributions:2 pushes in 1 month
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