Introduction

Epidemiology | Data Strategy | AI for Health Systems

I design analytic systems that make complex institutional data usable for real-world decision-making.

What I do

I design and implement analytic systems that support decision making in complex environments, including public health, research institutions, and clinical settings.

My work focuses on data integration, governance, and applied AI, particularly natural language processing and retrieval-based systems to make institutional knowledge usable.

Selected Work

Quillian — Retrieval-Augmented Knowledge System

Designed a retrieval-based system to surface institutional knowledge from distributed document repositories, enabling structured question answering with verifiable sources.

Combines document ingestion, semantic indexing, and query-time synthesis to support research, compliance, and operational decision-making.

Research & Publications

I am an epidemiologist with over two decades of research focused on HIV and infectious diseases, international health security, , addiction, and structurally vulnerable populations. My work spans quantitative and qualitative methods, with recent emphasis on applying AI and natural language processing to clinical and population health data.

I have led more than $30 million in funded research and authored over 40 peer-reviewed publications.

Fellow in the American College of Epidemiology.

Contact Information

For collaboration, research, or consulting inquiries:
rdparker@duck.com