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• Assists PI with qualitative analysis, co-authoring papers• Reviews scientific literature on Black youth mental health and suicide disclosure • Conducts qualitative interviews with youth• Leads study recruitment• Provides technical assistance with drafting ethics review board applications, forming a youth advisory board and data and safety monitoring board, streamlining processes and ensuring compliance• Supervises undergraduate research assistants

• Led a primary qualitative research study on the role of religious faith towards the promotion of flourishing in underserved Chicago• Acquired grant funding; obtained IRB approval; led recruitment; conducted and analyzed qualitative interviews; working towards synthesizing findings into an op-ed.

• Advanced the planning, execution, and analysis of a community needs survey to inform development efforts in Harvey, IL.• Led first phase of door-to-door surveying; defined and evaluated best surveying practices and analyzed survey response data in excel; achieved 51% survey completion rate in 7 days

• Advanced the planning, execution, and analysis of a community needs survey to inform development efforts in Harvey, IL• Conducted research on development site and literature reviews, led meetings with community stakeholders, and laid groundwork for community needs survey that will benefit 24,000 residents

• Recruited patients and carried out survey administration • Identified and leveraged community resources for patients with unmet social needs• Conducted a monthly data metrics report for process evaluation• Created a program website for the Medicare-funded C4P research study at Ingalls Hospital

• Assisted in the experimental portion of research projects in metabolism through dissections, DNA extraction, and genotyping

• Translated science to lay audiences through writing content for the UCLA Pain Management center website