Environmental Health Services Branch
4470 Buford Highway NE
MS F-60
Atlanta, GA
USA 30341
Email: kdelea@cdc.gov
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July 2009-Present Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Atlanta, Ga
Health Scientist Environmental Health Services Branch
„X Design and construction survey tools to describe the environmental antecedents of foodborne illnesses
„X Conducted primary analysis on a dataset investigating environmental antecedents of food-borne illness outbreaks in nine states
„X Project Manager for EHS-Net Water
July 2007-July 2009 Department of Health and Human Services Atlanta, Ga
Health Scientist ¡V Emerging Leaders Program
ƒÞ Rotation 1 ¡V Environmental Health Services Branch
„X Aided in the design and construction of two survey tools to describe the environmental antecedents of foodborne illnesses
„X Conducted primary analysis on a dataset investigating environmental antecedents of food-borne illness outbreaks in nine states
„X Rotation 2 - WHO Global Salmonella Surveillance Program (WHO GSS) and FoodNet
„X Coordinated the design and planning for a level six WHO GSS training course in Latin America
„X Designed and published an international newsletter for all WHO GSS partners and interested parties
„X Developed an evaluation framework for evaluating WHO GSS Regional Centers of Excellence and Training Centers
„X Aided in the coordination of the annual strategic for all international partners in Atlanta, Ga
„X Developed and tested an instrument to gather information to describe the basic structure of surveillance systems for enteric pathogens in countries conducting burden of illness studies
„X Rotation 3 ¡V NCEH Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation and NCVZED Safe Water Team
„X Aided in the development of congressional testimony for issues related to global climate change and water
„X Aided policy issues management as needed
„X Attended Congressional Hearing on Climate Change with Dr. Frumkin
„X Served as the CDC lead for five weeks for the Safe Water Systems Evaluation in Tangerang, Indonesia
„X Lead a field team of seven in all aspects of field work
„X Conducted basic data cleaning and analysis to provide regular reports to CDC and USAID
„X Organized, trained staff and executed a baseline study on handwashing in Tangerang, Indonesia
„X Rotation 4 ¡V NCEH Global Water Team
„X Aided in the development of the vision and mission statements for the Global Water Team
„X Designed a conceptual and logistical framework for water safety plans
„X Worked on a manuscript describing the conceptual framework of how water safety plans can influence health outcomes
„X Received training in budget and acquisition
„X Completed Project Officers training
„X Rotation 5- NCZVED Malaria Branch
„X Conducted a systematic review of community-based malaria treatment to help inform policy and program planning
„X Epi Aid
„X Served as the environmental health specialist for two Epi Aides to West Texas during the Salmonella response
Oct 2005-July 2007 National Everclean Services, Inc Atlanta, Ga
Food Hygiene Consultant
„X Conducted food hygiene education and compliance audits for 11+ local restaurants to ensure proper food safety for public consumers
„X Trained restaurant managers and staff to improve food hygiene knowledge and proper practices in order to protect public health
Sept 2005-June 2007 Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases Atlanta, Ga
Research Assistant
„X Investigated effects of organochlorines and pyrethroids on the major protein which controls packaging of the neurotransmitters dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin in the brain by isolating synaptic vesicles from animals and performing radioligand uptake assays to assess transporter function and the abilities of these chemicals to cause disruptions in the brain
„X Characterized the IC50 concentrations for 20 compounds and described the kinetics for 10 compounds identifying Km and Vmax values to help identify the potential for these chemicals to reach biologically relevant concentrations in humans
„X Contributed to peer reviewed journal articles and produced a Master of Public Health thesis with data collected to contribute to knowledge about environmental contaminants and their role in neurodegenerative diseases, specifically Parkinson¡¦s disease
May 2006-Aug 2006 CARE Mozambique Pemba, Mozambique
Consultant/Intern
„X Conducted the first year evaluation for the HAUPA water initiative in northern Mozambique to chart progress and establish baseline values
„X Collected over 200 water samples from community water sources and household water storage to test the biochemical water quality
„X Designed and completed survey of community water sources including source type, GPS location, and condition to establish a baseline
„X Designed and conducted locally appropriate household survey on water use and sanitation in 114 households in 22 communities
„X Coordinated and trained local evaluation teams of 10+ people in survey design, sample collection, microbiological analysis, data analysis, and conducting training and program development using community participation, data collection, and conceptual frameworks
„X Designed and conducted technical training on water and sanitation focusing on identification and evaluation of potential routes of water contamination, community problem identification, and program design and evaluation
Nov 2003-Aug 2005 Florida Department of Health West Palm Beach, Fl
Environmental Specialist II Solid, Hazardous, and Biomedical Division
„X Conducted over 500 hazardous waste and over 200 biomedical waste compliance and education inspections per year to protect community and environmental health
„X Investigated and abated complaints dealing with hazardous and solid waste to eliminate health and environmental risks
„X Conducted over 700 Medical Quality Assurance compliance inspections per year to ensure protection of public health
„X Participated as the environmental specialist for a disaster mitigation team to assess community needs for over 15 communities after two hurricanes and other emergency situations, specifically working with Hispanic communities
„X Wrote and managed 2 grants in All Hazards Training and Communication and Working in Diverse Cultures for public health workers
Sept 2002-Nov 2003
Environmental Specialist I Community Sanitation Division
„X Completed food hygiene inspections and hygiene education training for staff at over 50 food establishments per quarter to ensure proper food safety for public consumers
„X Conducted foodborne illness investigations to identify and abate potential public health threats
„X Performed health compliance inspections for over 100 schools and mobile home parks bi-annually to maintain proper sanitary conditions
„X Collected weekly blood samples from four sentinel chicken flocks contributing to the Arbovirus surveillance program in Palm Beach County
„X Investigated and abated complaints and sanitary nuisances to improve community health and educate community members
„X Investigated epidemiological and environmental aspects of malaria outbreak to identify and eliminate the public health threat
„X Educated community in environmental health issues, such as sanitation and vectorborne illnesses to increase public health knowledge
ƒÞ May 2000-Dec 2000
EDUCATION
Aug 2005-May 2007 Emory University Rollins School of Public Health Atlanta, Ga
Master of Public Health / Global Environmental Health
ƒÞ Thesis: The Effect of PCBs and Pesticides on the Vesicular Monoamine Transporter 2
Aug 1993-May 1997 Rhodes College Memphis, Tn
Bachelor of Science / Chemistry Concentration in Biochemistry
CERTIFICATES
Registered Environmental Health Specialist (Registered Sanitarian) Sept 2003
ACTFL - Advanced High in Spanish Dec 2000
Conflict Resolution, Peer Mediation and Trainer of Trainers Certificate Sept 1994
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
„X „X Delea KC, Selman CA. 2008. Changing the Paradigm: An ecological approach to understanding contributing factors to foodborne disease outbreaks. 2008 Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) Annual Conference, Denver, CO. Oral Presentation.
„X Delea KC, Selman, CA, and EHS-Net. 2008. Understanding Foodborne Disease Outbreaks Using Environmental Assessments. 2008 International Conference on Emerging Infectious Disease Annual Meeting, Atlanta Ga. Poster Presentation. http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/EHSNet/Docs/Understanding_Foodborne_Illness_Outbreaks_Using_Env_Assessments.pdf
„X Caudle WM, Richardson JR, Delea KC, Guillot TS, Wang M, Pennell KD, Miller GW. Polychlorinated Biphenyl - Induced Reduction of Dopamine Transporter Expression as a Precursor to Parkinson's Disease - Associated Dopamine Toxicity. Toxicological Sciences 2006; 92(2): 490-499.
„X J.M. Hatcher, K.C. Delea, J.R. Richardson, K.D Pennell, G.W. Miller. Disruptions of Dopamine Transport by DDT and its Metabolites. Neurotoxicology. 2008; 29(4): 682-690.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
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