Ailya Naqvi graduated from the Edward J Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers the State University of New Jersey with a Bachelors’ of Science in Public Health.

Ailya worked on various projects throughout her undergraduate career focusing mainly on obesity. For her senior thesis, she directed a study that analyzed the prevalence of Primary Nocturnal Enuresis and Sleep Apnea in Childhood Obesity. She was responsible for collecting literature research, organizing and analyzing data from patient’s health records, and preparing a literature review that summarized the findings. She also researched the benefits of Global Information System (GIS) for public health and conducted an independent study that analyzed walk-ability/bike-ability and obesity rates. She conducted a literature review and analyzed walk/bike routes and audits through GIS tools, and set up an interactive website that mapped walk/bike routes for the public use in an effort to promote a healthier lifestyle.

Ailya began working in the Traumatic Brain Injury Laboratory at Kessler Foundation Research Center in November 2008, with the intentions to make a difference in the lives of the greater population. She plays a major role in one of the largest externally funded grants in the TBI laboratory, acting as the lead Research Assistant for the Form II data collection, as well as support for data collection, database management, data analysis, and recruitment for the Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury System. In addition, she helps with the other research studies performed by the laboratory including working with the laboratory’s Neuropsychologist conducting various neuro-psychometric testing on study patients.

Educational Background:
B.S. in Public Health
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers the State University