Alex Jacobs Email & Phone Number

United States

Employee #3 and first BizOps hire. During my tenure we raised a $5.3M seed round and expanded the team to 15 people.

In my spare time, I consult on clinical research for institutions including Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USC Keck School of Medicine, and Loyola Marymount University.Speaker:• Vanderbilt University Medical Center Research Ethics Grand Round, on the importance of including self-advocates and their families in the planning stages of clinical research and/or intervention.• Autism Community Training Conference, on mental health, suicide, and autism.

• Initial reviews of contracts, providing the principal with comments, and processing revisions.• Administrative support including drafting emails and travel itineraries for the managing partner.

• Write literature reviews, create surveys in Qualtrics, and mentor new lab members• Principle Investigator: Eating Behaviors of Autistic Women (Summer 2020): Researched measures included on the quantitative survey and helped create qualitative interview questions; recruited, scheduled, and interviewed participants via video chat and text-based chatFor more about the M3 Lab: http://m3lab.lmu.build/

• Led workshops on abstract writing, organizational skills, and literature review• Hosted virtual community events to connect researchers remotely• Coded qualitative data for research on the effectiveness of remote learning communities

• Received a stipend to complete original research, Eating Behaviors of Autistic Women a mixed-methods qualitative interview study with a quantitative survey• 2020: Interviewed participants and presented preliminary findings for the Eating Behaviors of Autistic Women study• 2021: Coded qualitative data for a brief report on Restrictive Eating Disorders in Autistic Women

• Organized office events and meetings, including catering, decorations, and guests• Front desk duty, answering calls, receiving packages, and office closing

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Supported staffing and casting of brand ambassadors for San Diego Comicon• Researched HR software, potential partners, and vendors• Created event decks for Activision Call of Duty and the Adult Swim OTG Tour