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Fredericksburg, Va, Us

Fredericksburg, Va, Us

Falls Church, Virginia, United States

Columbia, Md

• Prepares course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.• Prepares and delivers lectures to undergraduate students on topics such as epidemiology, public health, research methods and writing.• Compiles, administers, and grades examinations.• Maintains student attendance records, grades, and other required records.

United States

Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, United States

Contractor: General Dynamics• Achievement - Revised and submitted a previously shelved Military CouplesRelationship study and granted approval within the first 90 days of employment.• Mentors 5 junior team members to enhance overall staff skillset and advise ondevelopment and delivery of quality data collection tools and deliverables.• Plans and conducts applied public health studies on military populations utilizing primaryqualitative data, quantitative data and large secondary data sets of medical claims andadministrative data for a couples relationship analysis.• Advises team leads/chairs on implementation and assessment of evidence-basedpolicies and programs specific to the goals and key topic areas of the Behavioral andSocial Health Outcomes Practice (BSHOP).• Collects, analyzes, interprets and reports on behavioral and social health outcomes, riskfactors, causes and mitigation as needed to support a stakeholder outreach analysis forthe BSHOP

Aberdeen, Maryland, United States

• Task Lead of Stakeholder Engagement team that hosted 12 information sessions and 4public webinars for CMS each year.• Deputy Task Lead of CMS National Quality Strategy team that recruited and conveneddiverse federal and high-level subject matter experts to share their expertise regardingfocus and necessary additions to the policy strategy.• Launched a vibrant and visually eye-catching monthly newsletter that highlightedachievements and featured recent publications of grantees with an open rate of 37%,significantly higher than industry standard of 21.3%.• Planned and conducted public health studies using qualitative and quantitative dataanalysis to track stakeholder outreach progress, track meeting engagement metrics andprepare status reports.

Elkridge, Md

• Subject Matter Expert for Maternal and Infant Health Data for Maryland HospitalAssociation, providing annual data updates and talking points for senior leadership• Lead survey developer at MHA that implemented new statistical/research methods andinitiated a survey tool upgrade after 10 years of being unchanged.• Developed, launched and quantitatively analyzed over 25 surveys of hospitals membersto develop advocacy materials about HCAHPS, COVID response, and PPE supplies.• Conducted qualitative and quantitative analysis of hospital performance on keyindicators, such as maternal and infant health, infections, and COVID vaccination.• Prepared public health reports, the first Maryland Hospital Association Insight thathighlighted Maryland's spending and utilization performance, over 50% of hospitals usedthe report for advocacy.

Catonsville, Maryland

• Tripled the number of regulations adopted annually by creating a regulatory reviewprocess that coordinated with internal teams and external constituents.• Collected, analyzed, and interpreted over 1,000 stakeholder comments into a summaryreport with recommendations to advise senior leadership, team members, and thepublic.• Planned, collaborated, and led internal workgroups with hospital and health care staff toreview public comments and vet suggested regulatory changes, which increased staffengagement and cut review timeline in half.• Created infographics outlining the Office of Health Care Quality's Regulatory Process,over 300 participants reported the materials and format of the process madeparticipation easy.• Developed and distributed satisfaction surveys to stakeholders and consistentlyobserved scores above 95%.

Columbia, Maryland

• Originally hired as Health Policy Analyst II, offered Acting Director of Health Policy andPlanning position within 5 months.• Wrote literature reviews, collected data, and conducted statistical studies of smoking,youth violence, fitness, and other injury topics, to develop 5 new publications.• Advised senior leadership on evidenced-based and research backed health priorities forthe county's strategic plan, narrowing the topics from 20 to 4.• Managed 3 grants totaling more than 1 million to support the Health Departments keyinitiatives including: healthy eating, behavioral health, and access to care.

Columbia, Md

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Wrote literature reviews and technical reports during the legislative session with a 1-2day turnaround.• Communicated grant and policy opportunities with community partners to increaseinterest in fall prevention by 20% from the previous year.• Managed a fall prevention program including analyzing quantitative injury data,conducting site visits and collaborating with team members and grantees.

Rockville, Maryland

• Coordinated the first National Network to Eliminate Disparities conference for the Officeof Behavioral Health Equity, with over 150 participants throughout the United States.• Created a compendium of over 1,000 internal and external comments on the agency'sproposed strategic initiative.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Compiled and evaluated qualitative data from student health surveys to draft an annual health report, and determine the relevancy and efficacy of awareness and education campaigns. These actions doubled the student usage rate of UHS services that year and decreased the staff workload by 33%.

Mph, Epidemiology

Relevant Coursework: • Introduction to Health Policy Management • Social Epidemiology Health Program Policy • Epidemiology of Health.

Bachelor Of Science, Major: Biology Minor: Chemistry

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