Jess DiBiase is a Research Data Analyst at CIPHR currently working with investigators on disparities research for the Maine Cancer Genomics Initiative and a project examining whether giving antibiotics after cardiac arrest stops pneumonia and helps patients recover.

Jess received her MPH from the Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine. During her graduate program, she worked with a research team at Maine Medical Center’s Emergency Department (ED), examining the relationship between Emergency Medicine physician well-being and markers of ED crowding and boarding. Before graduate school, Jess became interested in a variety of public health research topics while working clinically as a CNA at Maine Medical Center and during her time working in production for small Maine businesses.