Office of Readiness and Response

Coordinate and serve as focal point for delivery of the Public Health Emergency Management Fellowship (PHEMF), a four month public health emergency management training program designed to build and strengthen global capacity for public health emergency awareness, planning, preparedness, response, and recovery for international public health professionals.Develop standardized assessment tool and process to assess international public health emergency operations centers and public health… Show more Coordinate and serve as focal point for delivery of the Public Health Emergency Management Fellowship (PHEMF), a four month public health emergency management training program designed to build and strengthen global capacity for public health emergency awareness, planning, preparedness, response, and recovery for international public health professionals.Develop standardized assessment tool and process to assess international public health emergency operations centers and public health emergency management programs for compliance with established public health and emergency management standards, and to assist in prioritization of CDC-provided technical assistance to international Ministries of Health in support of the Global Health Security Agenda. Develop talking points and progress charts on Division of Emergency Opreations global health security engagements for quarterly progress reviews. Show less

Established relationships with organizations and private businesses serving the Latino community in Burlington, NC to aid in recruitment of Spanish speaking women for a cervical cancer screening study (www.mybodymytest.net)

Contributed to completion of IRB protocol and application for the ENLACE Durham study, which uses a respondent driven sampling (RDS) approach to identify ways in which Latino men's social networks can be used to promote earlier HIV testing and care.Conducted qualitative interviews with key informants and Latino men to assess the promotion of early HIV testing and the role of social networks in the lives of foreign-born Latino men in Durham, NC. These interviews also explored migration… Show more Contributed to completion of IRB protocol and application for the ENLACE Durham study, which uses a respondent driven sampling (RDS) approach to identify ways in which Latino men's social networks can be used to promote earlier HIV testing and care.Conducted qualitative interviews with key informants and Latino men to assess the promotion of early HIV testing and the role of social networks in the lives of foreign-born Latino men in Durham, NC. These interviews also explored migration experiences, HIV-related behaviors, and the construction, maintenance, and characteristics of social networks.Trained in conducting HIV testing and counseling in Spanish. Show less

Conducted a mixed-methods evaluation of the Mujeres En Solidaridad Apoyándose (MESA) program, a lay-health advisor intervention for Mexican women experiencing depression in migratory-sending communities.Contributed to the development of qualitative research design and interview guides; conducted 2 in-depth interviews and 5 focus groups with lay health advisors and the women who participated in their support groups; administered quantitative surveys to assess levels of depression and… Show more Conducted a mixed-methods evaluation of the Mujeres En Solidaridad Apoyándose (MESA) program, a lay-health advisor intervention for Mexican women experiencing depression in migratory-sending communities.Contributed to the development of qualitative research design and interview guides; conducted 2 in-depth interviews and 5 focus groups with lay health advisors and the women who participated in their support groups; administered quantitative surveys to assess levels of depression and perceived social support; analyzed quantitative and qualitative data; and developed an evaluation report. Show less

Coordinated multi-site fMRI study examining the biomarkers of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder; updated leadership on study progress, coordinated information dissemination between sites, and performed quality checks of local data; and managed the submission of paperwork and documentation for IRB renewals and NIH reporting associated with study protocol

Recruited, screened, and ran research participants in three functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies, each looking at differences in brain structure and function involving patients with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder; administered clinical assessments (SCID, SID-P, TDI, PANSS) and neuropsychological tests (WAIS, BACS, WCST) to assess participant’s symptoms and cognitive abilities; became proficient in independently running MRI, EEG, Eyetracking and PPI sessions; and analyzed… Show more Recruited, screened, and ran research participants in three functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies, each looking at differences in brain structure and function involving patients with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder; administered clinical assessments (SCID, SID-P, TDI, PANSS) and neuropsychological tests (WAIS, BACS, WCST) to assess participant’s symptoms and cognitive abilities; became proficient in independently running MRI, EEG, Eyetracking and PPI sessions; and analyzed fMRI data examining sexual dimorphism in the brain's default mode network and presented results at 65th annual meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry Show less