Daniel specializes in transforming wastewater viral data into clear, accessible public health intelligence for the Kentucky Department for Public Health. He engineered and maintains the commonwealth’s wastewater virus public dashboard, while collaborating with local health departments to foster data literacy and design a standardized “level of concern” metric to guide community response.
Beyond surveillance, Daniel champions agency-wide data modernization and workforce development. He founded and directs the KDPH R User Group—mentoring more than 40 colleagues in reproducible programming—and established departmental guidelines for version control and GitHub adoption. A fellow of the CSTE Data Science Team Training program, he leads cross-system analyses integrating wastewater with clinical data and supervises biostatistics interns. Daniel holds an MPH in Epidemiology from the University of Kentucky.
- CV / Portfolio: https://thedbcooper.github.io/my-cv/
- LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielblakecooper/
Note: Professional links reflect prior surname Cooper