Interests
Current Work
Andjelika works with the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health and GBHI staff to support data-related needs for projects ranging from neuroscience to clinical and social research. She assists researchers in setting up databases, data analysis, maintaining datasets, and managing data-sharing policies.
Personal Hero
My parents
Words of Strength
Building relationships, optimism
Vision
Andjelika is using her database development and analysis skills to create the capacity to support fellows researching neurodegenerative disease across all geographies to sustainably promote brain health equity worldwide.
Strategy
Before joining GBHI, Andjelika worked as a Project Lead for a non-profit dedicated to ending hazing and substance misuse among students. Her work as a researcher primarily focused on social determinants of health and health equity.
Motivation
Andjelika assists GBHI researchers with projects covering a wide range of topics to refine our understanding of brain health and to expand research-based interventions that promote brain health worldwide.
Education & Experience
Andjelika obtained a Bachelor's degree in Biology with a double minor in Psychology and Health & Well-Being in addition to a Master's of Public Health from the University of Virginia. She has several years of research experience, conducting analyses for a range of studies, including her master's thesis, which examined sociodemographic characteristics of the uninsured population and the relationship between insurance status and healthcare utilization, accessibility, and self-reported health metrics. She joined GBHI in 2022.
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