Published

May 1, 2026

Highly motivated and accomplished data analyst and early career researcher with experience in academic and government settings seeking to pivot into independent research leveraging experience in government and academic institutions.

Education

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1 PhD in Public Health Epidemiology                 2021- Florida I… Miam… <chr>
2 Masters in Public Health                          2020  Claremont… Carl… <chr>
3 Bachelor of Medical and Laboratory Science Honors 2014  Universit… Hara… <chr>

Professional Experience

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  <chr>                                            <glue>      <chr> <chr> <lis>
1 Florida International University                 August 202… "Gra… Flor… <chr>
2 Correlation One                                  June 2022 … "Dat… DS4A  <chr>
3 Correlation One                                  October 20… "Dat… DS4A  <chr>
4 Los Angeles County Department of Public Health   November 2… "Hea… Cali… <chr>
5 Community Translational Research Institute       February 2… "Dat… Clar… <chr>
6 Bulawayo Assisted Reproductive Technology Centre January 20… "Emb… Bula… <chr>
7 CIMAS Medical Labs                               December 2… "Med… Bula… <chr>

Computer Skills

  1. GIS Products {ArcGIS Pro, Online, Desktop, Enterprise, Server, and App Development using Web App Builder and other software, Insights, Spatial Analysis,QGIS,KNIME}

  2. Advanced Statistical Analyses {SAS,STATA, R, SPSS, SQL, MPlus, Python, SQL, and Tableau}

  3. Reproducible Report {Quarto, Markdown/Rmarkdown, Jupyter Notebook}

  4. DevOps {Git, GitHub}

  5. Microsoft {Excel, Word, Power Point and more}

Academic Publications

  1. Ward MK, Gwanzura T, Rojas RR, Trepka MJ, Bursac Z, Wagner EF. Nonfatal opioid-related overdoses treated by emergency medical services in Florida, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Preventive Medicine Reports. 2023;31:102102. doi:10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.102102 2.Chipidza W, Krewson C, Gatto N, Akbaripourdibazar E, Gwanzura T. Ideological variation in preferred content and source credibility on Reddit during the COVID-19 pandemic. Big Data & Society. 2022;9(1):20539517221076490. doi:10.1177/20539517221076486.
  2. Mshigeni SK, Rittenhouse A, Gwanzura T, Arroyo R, Vaughn C. Understanding Demographics Characteristics of E-Cigarette Users in California and the Need for Tailored Interventions. American Journal of Health Education. 2021;52(4):185-193. doi:10.1080/19325037.2021.1930610
  3. Chipidza W, Akbaripourdibazar E, Gwanzura T, Gatto NM. Topic Analysis of Traditional and Social Media News Coverage of the Early COVID-19 Pandemic and Implications for Public Health Communication. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. Published online March 3, 2021:1-8. doi:10.1017/dmp.2021.65.
  4. Mtetwa S, Gwanzura TNR. Interrogating Child Rights Teaching in Bindura Schools – Zimbabwe. International Journal of Educational Sciences. 2017;18(1-3):200-213. doi:10.1080/09751122.2017.1347233.