Bio
Varsha has a foundation in neuroscience research, data-driven health policy, and a Master's in public administration and policy.
She is passionate about the intersection between technology and health and helps manage the interphase between scientific discovery and meaningful action.
Contact Her
Primary Location: Seattle, WA
Email: varsha.s.krish@gmail.com
Phone: +1 (203) 383-0043
CV
Key Skills
Coding Languages
R, Python, Stata, SQL, SPSS, HTML, Tableau
Expertise
Project Management, Data Analysis,
Network Management, Event Planning
Her Work Experiences
Student Consultant | WA DOH
Dec 2021 - June 2022
As a member of a 4-person consulting team for the Washington State Department of Health (DOH), I co-produced a 92-page technical white paper on key health metrics and processes to establish Health Equity Zones in Washington State
Project Management Intern | King County PSB
May 2021 - Oct 2021
As a graduate intern in the King County office of Performance, Strategy, and Budgeting (PSB), I managed schedule development and community session management for Executive Priority projects including the 2021 Sheriff Transition and the County Jail Health Services Community Diversion Program.
Additionally, I attended a 7-week project management and risk management skills course covering strategies from Lean and Continuous Improvement management courses.
Data Analyst, Engagement | IHME
Jan 2018 - July 2020
I provided custom analysis of Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) health data to members of our engagment network and spearhead process-reviews and -improvements using data.
I organized the first staff retreat for the Network Engagement Team to manage organizational changes and refine KPI/AQL reporting metrics, led meetings, collaborated with peers, liaised with stakeholders and reported to leadership.
I volunteered as an institutional code tutor for R language and was awarded the 2019 Community Builder institutional award
Research Assistant | NYSPI
Jan 2014 - May 2017
As a research assisstant at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, I conducted research to determine whether stress during different points of development affects the brain’s ability to recover in mouse models. Completed published undergraduate honors thesis research project.
Almae Materes
Master's Degree
Evans School of Public Policy & Governance
Oct 2020 - June 2022
Seattle, WA
The University of Washington | Master's of Public Administration (MPA)
Concentration: Leadership & Decision Making
Bachelor's Degree
Barnard College
Sept 2013 - May 2015
New York, NY
Columbia University | Bachelors of Arts (BA)
Major: Neuroscience & Behavior -- Cellular Molecular Methods
High School Degree
Hopkins School
Class of 2013
New Haven, CT
High School
Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Youssef M., Krish VS., Kirshenbaum GS., Atsak P., Lass TJ., Lieberman SR., Leonardo ED., and Dranovsky A. “Ablation of proliferating neural stem cells during early life is sufficient to reduce adult hippocampal neurogenesis.” Hippocampus 28.8 (2018): 586-601
- Mokdad AH., Mensah GA., Krish VS., Glenn SD., Miller-Petrie MK., Lopez AD., and Murray CJL. “Global, Regional, National, and Subnational Big Data to Inform Health Equity Research: Perspectives from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.” Ethn Dis 29.Supp1 (2019) 159-172
- Achoki T., Miller-Petrie MK., Glenn SD., [et al, including Krish, VS] “Health disparities across the counties of Kenya and implications for policy makers, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016.” Lancet Glob Health 7.1 (2019) e81-e95
- Soriano JB., Rojas-Rueda D., Alonso J., [et al, including Krish, VS] “The burden of disease in Spain: Results from the Global Burden of Disease 2016.” Med Clin (Barc) 151.5 (2018): 171-190
- India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative Air Pollution Collaborators. “The impact of air pollution on deaths, disease burden, and life expectancy across the states of India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.” Lancet Planet Health 3.1 (2019) e26-e39
- India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative Malnutrition Collaborators. “The burden of child and maternal malnutrition and trends in its indicators in the states of India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990-2017.” Lancet Child Adolesc Health ePub ahead of print. doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(19)30273-1
- Zhou M., Wang H., [et al, including Krish, VS] “Mortality, morbidity, and risk factors in China and its provinces, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.” Lancet 394.10204 (2019) 1145-1158
- Naghavi M., and Global Burden of Disease Self-Harm Collaborators. “Global, regional, and national burden of suicide mortality 1990 to 2016: systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016.” BMJ 364.194 (2019)
- India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative Mental Disorders Collaborators. “The burden of mental disorders across the states of India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990–2017” The Lancet Psychiatry 7.2 (2019) 148-161
- El Bcheraoui C,. Mimche H., Miangotar Y., [et al including Krish, VS] “Burden of disease in francophone Africa, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017” Lancet Glob Health 8.3 (2020) e341-351
- GBD 2017 Saudi Arabia Collaborators. “The burden of disease in Saudi Arabia 1990–2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017” Lancet Planet Health 4.5 (2020) e195-e208
- India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative Child Mortality Collaborators. “Subnational mapping of under-5 and neonatal mortality trends in India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2000–17” Lancet 395.10237 (2020) 1640-1658
Other Published Work:
- Bathke, K., Brumbaugh, M., Coleman H., & Krish, V (2022). Health Equity Zones: A Washington State Department of Health Initiative [White paper].
- Krish, V. S. (2020, Jan 17) The United States Has Mommy Issues
