CV

Academic Training

University of Toronto Department of Geography and Planning
Doctorate of Geography Candidacy Achieved (In Progress)
Focus Area: Modelling air pollution exposures and their relationship with SES and health

Boston University School of Public Health
Master of Public Health: Epidemiology & Biostatistics (May 2019)

University of South Florida
Bachelor of Arts: Statistics (May 2017)

Employment

Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Senior Data Analyst
Boston, MA (March 2021 - August 2021)

Collaborated with PI to continue to develop patient-reported outcome measures.
Utilized SAS, R, & SQL to tabulate and compile data for reporting to CMS.
Assisted in manuscript development utilizing derived healthcare measures.

Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Laboratory Data Analyst / Research Analyst III, Division of Microbiology BIDLS
Boston, MA (July 2020 - March 2021)

Collaborated with the Division of Microbiology and subsequent labs of Foodborne Illness, Clinical Microbiology, and TB to derive metrics to improve efficiency and accuracy.
Utilized SAS, R, Tableau, and GIS to create reports to aid in understanding compliance and hotspots.
Assisted the division with the development of quality metrics.

Boston University
Statistical Data Analyst, BEDAC SPH
Boston, MA (March 2019 – July 2020)

Collaborated with BEDAC team and BU School of Public Health PIs on projects including ARCH and Sharecare.
Used SAS and R to manipulate, align, clean, and analyze data.
Analyzed and visualized spatial data in ArcMap, ArcGIS, and ArcGIS Online.

Massachusetts General Hospital
Data Processing Specialist, Department of Cardiac Surgery
Boston, MA (August 2017 - March 2019)

Entered accurate HIPAA-compliant patient information into STS database as foundation for outcomes research.
Performed data cleaning and data validation using Microsoft Excel.
Assisted the quality director in presenting quality metrics, creating data visuals, and observing outcome measures.

Publications

Norton, A., Fuller-Thomson, E., & Adams, M. (2024). “Environmental Injustice in The Peel Region: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Air Pollution and Social Vulnerability.” Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy. https://doi.org/10.3138/jccpe-2023-0017
Norton, A., Russel, A., Radford, A., et al. (2023). “Addressing Air Traffic Concerns: Assessing Aircraft Pollutants in Milton Soil.” Journal of Water Air and Soil Pollution. 10.1007/s11270-023-06790-y
Norton, A., Rakowska, S., Galloway, T., et al. (2023). “Are at-risk sociodemographic attributes stable across COVID transmission waves?” Journal of Spatiotemporal Engineering. 10.1016/j.sste.2023.100586
Norton, J., DiRisio, G.F., Carp, J.S., Norton, A., et al. (2021). “Brain-Computer Interface Based Assessment of Color Vision.” Journal of Neural Engineering. 10.1088/1741-2552/ac3264

Publications In Review

Rishworth, A., Norton, A., Galloway, T., et al. (2023). “Reframing the Healthy Immigrant Effect in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Submitted to Social Science and Medicine: Population Health.
Norton, A., Adams, M., Deacon, L. (2023). “COVID-19 in Rural Ontario Communities: Exploring the Relationship Between Gender Identity and Mental Health During a Pandemic.” Submitted to Journal of Community Psychology.

In Progress Publications

Norton, A., Fuller-Thomson, E., Saha, S., et al. (2023). “Exploring the Intersection of Population Mobility Patterns and Exposure Risk: Air Pollution and Environmental Justice in the Peel Region Over Time.” Target Journal: Environmental Science and Technology. Target Submission: September 2024.
Norton, A., Conte, K.R., Alexander, M. (2024). “Assessing Temperature Measurement at An Aggregate Spatial Scale: An Evaluation of Population Weighted Extreme Climate Exposure Estimation Methods.” Target Journal: Spatial Demography. Target Submission: September 2024.

Course Instructor (Past, Ongoing & Future Appointments)

University of Toronto St. George: GGR 273 – Geographic Information and Mapping II (Winter 2024)
University of Toronto Mississauga: GGR 376 - Spatial Data Science II (Winter 2025, Upcoming)

Conferences

Norton, A., Kangur, M., Adams, M. (2024). “Spatiotemporal Disease Clustering: A Scoping Review of Spatiotemporal Statistical Methods Utilized to Measure Spatial Infection Diffusion.” American Association of Geographers Annual Conference. Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
Norton, A., Kangur, M., Adams, M. (2023). “Spatial Cluster Identification Within a Timeseries: A Scoping Review.” CAG-Ont 2023. Toronto, ON, CA.
Norton, A., Fuller-Thomson, E., Adams, M. (2023). “The Intersection of Migration Patterns and Exposure Risk: Air Pollution and Environmental Justice in the Peel Region Over Time.” Sustainability: Transdisciplinary Theory Practice and Action. Mississauga, ON, CA.

Professional Skills

Programming Proficient: R, SAS
Programming Familiar: Python, SQL, Bash
Software Packages: ARCGIS Pro, ARCMap, QGIS, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Microsoft Office
Mentorship: Statistics Tutor (BUSPH), Peer Coach, Capstone Project Supervisor (UTM), Math Help Desk Tutor (UTSG)
Technical Skills: Data Science, Web Scraping, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Spatial Analysis, Spatial Statistics, Social Network Analysis
Languages: Japanese (four consecutive semesters)

Awards and Honors

Oscar J. Marshall Graduate Scholarship (2023)
Doctoral Award: University of Toronto Emerging and Pandemic Infection Consortium (2023)
International Student Award: University of Toronto Dept of Geography and Planning (2022)
Geography and Planning Entrance Award: University of Toronto Dept of Geography and Planning (2021)
Arts and Sciences Doctoral Recruitment Award: University of Toronto (2021)
Activist Bucks Activist Lab Boston University micro-grant for community research (2019)
Travel Award: Women in Statistics and Data Science (ASA) (2019)
Nominated: Nathaniel Bowditch Award MGH for contributing to the improvement of quality care (2018)
Activist Achievement Award: Boston University Scholarship for Achievement in Community Work (2017)
Provost Scholar: University of South Florida Scholarship for Academic Achievement (2014)

Grants and Fellowships

Funding Body: Canadian Institute for Health Research: Project Grant (Submission Fall 2024)
Title: A Hidden Epidemic: Mental Health and Opioid Use in Rural Communities
Role on Project: Co-Investigator
Funding Body: Canadian Institute for Health Research: Project Grant (Resubmission Fall 2024)
Title: Air Pollution and Environmental Justice (Paraphrased)
Role on Project: Research Trainee & PDF
Awarded Applications
- Funding Body: Institute for Pandemics: Catalyst and Research Development Grants (2023)
  Title: Retrospective Emerging Hot-Spot Analysis of COVID-19 Cases in Ontario: Applying a Geospatial Approach for Pandemic Readiness
  Role on Project: Research Trainee
  Amount Awarded: $25,000
- Funding Body: Canadian Institute for Health Research: Emerging COVID-19 Research Gaps & Priorities (#179444) (2022)
  Title: Understanding COVID-19 Journeys and Vaccine Experiences of Racialized and Immigrant Communities in the Greater Toronto Area
  Role on Project: Research Trainee
  Amount Awarded: $199,000
- Funding Body: Urban Challenge Grants, School of Cities, University of Toronto (2022)
  Title: Air Quality and Environmental Justice: The Growing Impact of Climate Change on Disproportionate Air Quality Exposure
  Role on Project: Research Trainee
  Amount Awarded: $24,856

Professional Associations

Member: Population Association of America (2023-Present)
Associate: ESRI Student Associate, University of Toronto Mississauga, ESRI Canada (2021-2022)
Member: American Association of Geographers (2021-Present)
Member: Canadian Association of Geographers (2021-Present)
Member: American Public Health Association (2020)
Member: R-Ladies (2019)
Member: UseR Group (2019)
Member: NEARC (Northeastern Arc Users Group) (2019)
Organizer: BUSUG (BEDAC BU SAS Users Group) (2019-2020)
Founder: BUDSS (BEDAC BU Data Science Seminars) (2019-2020)
Member: American Statistical Association (2018-Present)

Committee/Volunteer Positions

Center for Urban Environment Postdoctoral Fellow Review Committee (2024)
Student Representative, Canadian Association of Geographers Ontario (2023)

Service

Thunder Bay Field Work: Address Community Concerns by Air Pollution Sampling (2023)
BU Activist Lab: Celebrate Urban Birds (2017)
USF Honors College Student Council (2015 - 2016)
Enroll America: Assist Floridians with Healthcare Coverage Under New Affordable Care Act (2014)