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Arkansas Health Data Initiative

Chaitanya S. Katterapalli, MS

Ms. Katterapalli serves as a Senior Computing Specialist at ACHI and is involved with data analysis, data management, application development, and maintenance. Prior to joining UAMS, she worked as a Senior Programmer at Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, as a software engineer at Applied Materials, Inc., and as a computing consultant for the Lear Corporation. Ms. Katterapalli has a MS in Computer Engineering from Santa Clara University and a MS in Chemical Engineering from Louisiana Tech University.

Dilan Pinidiya, MEd, MS

Mr. Pinidiya is a data programmer/analyst at ACHI where he has contributed SAS programming expertise on several projects. Mr. Pinidiya has experience in several programming languages and in statistical analyses of large databases. He has worked on numerous research collaborations including Medicaid, managed care, and primary care initiatives. He received his Master's of Education degree from Southern Arkansas University (SAU) at Magnolia, Arkansas (1995), and his Master's of Science degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) at Little Rock, Arkansas (1997).

Jennifer Shaw, MAP

Jennifer Shaw joined ACHI in February 2004 as a Research Associate in the area of Health Data and Statistics. She received a Master's of Applied Psychology degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2000 with an emphasis in experimental methodology and design. Jennifer is presently seeking a Master's of Public Health degree in Biostatistics from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. She also has an adjunct faculty appointment at the University of Arkansas for Little Rock and currently teaches undergraduate statistics.

Most of Jennifer’s research experience is in the area of pediatric health services research. She has served as Project Coordinator for various studies related to respiratory illness, traumatic injury, and birth defects at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. Jennifer received the Southern Society for Pediatric Research Travel Award in 2001 for her presentation of appropriate diagnostic code usage in pediatric hospitals and in 2003 for her presentation of respiratory responsiveness and hospital admission/relapse. In addition, she has presented at the Association for Behavior Analysis International Conference and has co-authored publications in Neurotoxicology and Teratology and Ambulatory Pediatrics.

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