Eleanor Sarkodie

Eleanor Sarkodie is the Director of Data Science for the Institute for Health Research & Policy at Whitman-Walker which leverages cutting-edge research, policy, and education to advance health equity nationwide, particularly LGBTQ+ people and people living with HIV. The Institute is affiliated with Whitman-Walker Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center with more than 50 years of service to diverse communities across the D.C. area and beyond. She oversees data-related infrastructure, implementation, and analytics within research and other relevant programmatic areas of Whitman-Walker Institute. She leads the data team and works with investigators and project staff to determine the appropriate tools, methodologies, and staffing model to implement data-related activities of quantitative projects. Eleanor’s research focuses on advancing evidence for comprehensive transgender healthcare, with a focus on gender affirmation; and the capture and measurement of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data in electronic medical records.

Eleanor has been working at Whitman-Walker since 2015. She earned her Master of Public Health from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University and her B.S. from James Madison University.