Bella Erstad

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Email Bella Erstad at bella.erstad@bccdc.ca. This email is the most updated Bella Erstad's email found in 2026.

Q: How to contact Bella Erstad?

To contact Bella Erstad send an email to bella.erstad@bccdc.ca. (updated on January 29, 2025)

Data Scientist at BC Centre for Disease Control | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

About Bella Erstad

Bella Erstad is a dedicated Mathematics student at the University of British Columbia, on track to graduate in November 2025. Currently, she is honing her analytical skills in a co-op position as a Data Scientist at the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), where she is deeply involved in critical public health initiatives. Bella's current focus is on extending existing population size estimation methods to assess the population at risk of illicit drug overdose in British Columbia. This involves leveraging advanced statistical techniques, including mixed multiplier methods and hierarchical Bayesian modeling, to provide more accurate and actionable insights for health policymakers.

In her role, Bella synthesizes evidence from health administrative data and relevant literature to construct robust prior estimates, ensuring that her analyses are grounded in the most current and comprehensive information available. Her work is pivotal in conducting sensitivity analyses, which help to assess and improve the reliability of the population estimates, ultimately contributing to more effective interventions in the ongoing public health crisis of drug overdoses.

Bella's technical proficiency in programming languages such as Python, R, and SQL, combined with her research skills, enables her to manipulate large datasets and derive meaningful conclusions that inform health strategies. Additionally, her experience with MATLAB and C++ enhances her ability to tackle complex computational problems. As she continues to develop her expertise in data science within the public health sector, Bella is committed to leveraging her mathematical background to drive impactful change and improve health outcomes in her community.

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