Adena C. Email & Phone Number

Bedford, Ma

I am a project manager and qualitative analyst working at VA CHOIR on several interesting projects, one having to do with VA clinicians' experience with a new electronic health record system, and the other having to do with the Employee Whole Health program.

Greater Boston Area

I managed a grant-funded research project, Aligning Family-Team Expectations During Surgical Consent, within the Institute for Professionalism and Ethical Practice (IPEP) at Boston Children's Hospital. This project, with input from parents and clinicians, developed an innovative educational intervention centered on realistic enactments with professional actors to improve communication and relational skills during the informed consent process to better align surgical team and family… Show more I managed a grant-funded research project, Aligning Family-Team Expectations During Surgical Consent, within the Institute for Professionalism and Ethical Practice (IPEP) at Boston Children's Hospital. This project, with input from parents and clinicians, developed an innovative educational intervention centered on realistic enactments with professional actors to improve communication and relational skills during the informed consent process to better align surgical team and family expectations. Since that project ended in June 2017, I have been working on grant writing, literature reviews, some qualitative work to bring communication skills training to parents, as well as other work to support the Institute. Show less

Boston, Ma

The Institute for Professionalism and Ethical Practice at Boston Children's Hospital is planning a new project called Aligning Family-Team Expectations During Surgical Consent to train surgeons to better communicate with families during the informed consent process. I assisted IPEP staff in planning the research component of this project, and to complete a grant application in order to seek additional funding. I attended monthly project meetings and wrote the quarterly progress report. Funding… Show more The Institute for Professionalism and Ethical Practice at Boston Children's Hospital is planning a new project called Aligning Family-Team Expectations During Surgical Consent to train surgeons to better communicate with families during the informed consent process. I assisted IPEP staff in planning the research component of this project, and to complete a grant application in order to seek additional funding. I attended monthly project meetings and wrote the quarterly progress report. Funding was recently awarded, and in May, I will start my role as Project Manager. Show less

Westborough, Ma

--Oct.-Nov. 2014: In this project based on qualitative interviews and focus groups of patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy and their caregivers, I analyzed qualitative data and co-wrote a report to help the FDA better understand how those affected by SMA talk about and view symptoms, what is important to them, and what represents meaningful change.--March-April 2015: This project involves interviews with patients who have both diabetes and diabetic kidney disease. I analyzed qualitative… Show more --Oct.-Nov. 2014: In this project based on qualitative interviews and focus groups of patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy and their caregivers, I analyzed qualitative data and co-wrote a report to help the FDA better understand how those affected by SMA talk about and view symptoms, what is important to them, and what represents meaningful change.--March-April 2015: This project involves interviews with patients who have both diabetes and diabetic kidney disease. I analyzed qualitative data and co-wrote a report to better understand the symptoms as reported by individuals with these conditions. Show less

Cambridge, Ma

ICH conducted a community-wide needs and resources assessment in Holyoke and Springfield, MA during the first year of an initiative focused on teen pregnancy, to measure attitudes and support for teen pregnancy prevention efforts. The assessment was a long document, and ICH hired me to condense the report, and other supplemental materials, into a shorter document that was brief, readable, and easily-understandable by those involved in the project.

In my role as Program Coordinator at HC-CHIRP, I worked on a variety of projects focused on improving population health. HC-CHIRP includes research supporting policy work with the Mass. Department of Public Health, increasing research capacity for community health centers, and creating projects that include elements of policy, community engagement, clinical aspects, and strong evaluation. My personal focus was on qualitative methods and program evaluation.

In this project, I coordinated implementation of an NIH-funded study entitled “Toward Optimal End-of-Life Care in the PICU.” This three-phase, multi-year study utilizes my skills and experience in project coordination, staff supervision, and both qualitative and quantitative research.

Coordinated quantitative intervention study of Telephone Linked Care for Hypertension, a culturally-sensitive interactive telephone intervention developed to help African Americans improve medication adherence, diet, and exercise. Responsible for trouble-shooting day-to-day issues of a study population of 345, supervision of four research assistants, interfacing with IRB, recruitment from community health centers, and organizing bi-weekly research meetings.

Coordinated and conducted all aspects of qualitative research study of the School Health Index, an instrument designed to help schools improve nutrition and physical activity policies and programs. Responsibilities included: develop study design, design interview protocols, conduct interviews with school personnel, create coding scheme, code transcripts utilizing NVIVO qualitative software, analyze data, write research article for peer-reviewed journal.

Coordinated all aspects of a jointly-developed MSH and UNICEF Managing for Quality web site, which aids health program managers worldwide to learn new tools for implementing quality improvement activities within their organizations. Edited content, interfaced with UNICEF's content developer, created site design, and oversaw all phases of planning, design, testing, and implementation of web site.

Cambridge, Ma

Boston, Ma

Boston, Ma

Master Of Public Health (Mph), Social And Behavioral Sciences

Master Of Education (Med), Counselor Education

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Psychology