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Seun Aluko, MPH

Lead Research Scientist II

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Get to know Seun:
Seun joined PHIL in April 2022. He leads the PRACTICE evaluation grant—an initiative that supports project teams in strengthening partnerships for Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) screening to respond to toxic stress, develop evidence-based approaches for combatting toxic stress physiology, and helping the teams develop their workforce to support ACE screening and toxic stress response. When not working, Seun loves to read books, be physically active with a pickup soccer or basketball game, or nerd out learning different ways to implement Artificial Inelegance to support public health practice.

Experience:
Seun received his B.S. in Cognitive Neuroscience from Michigan State University (2016) and MPH in Biostatistics and Epidemiology in 2018. He has experience designing and leading surveillance activities to mitigate the spread of infectious diseases including bacterial STIs, HCV, HBV, HIV, MPOX and COVID-19, focusing on reducing their disparate outcomes in at risk populations. He also has experience in implementation science and program development for combatting the burden of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and other chronic diseases for children living in Low-and-Middle Income Countries.

Expertise:
Quantitative Research Methods; Infectious Disease Surveillance & Control; Implementation Science

Languages:
Fluent in English and Yoruba