Meet our team

Criterionyx Insights is led by Dr. Abida Anwar (PhD, MPH), who brings a specialized, multi-disciplinary approach to public health. Our core expertise is built on high-impact projects, including:

  • Environmental toxicology: Mapping localized cancer risks at the 97th percentile in Harris County.
  • Pharmacovigilance: Conducting disproportionality analyses of FDA FAERS data to identify safety signals in medication reporting.
  • Disease surveillance: Implementing data-driven response strategies for communicable, emerging, and non-communicable diseases.
  • Predictive Analytics: Developing supervised machine learning models to forecast COVID-19 hospitalization trends using Harris County Public Health data (Presented at APHA 2026).

With advanced proficiency in R,  SAS, and SQL, we translate complex datasets into actionable evidence to protect communities and ensure health equity.

Dr. Abida Anwar (PhD, MPH)

Founder & Lead Epidemiologist