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Leads multiple teams, using effective communication and project management tools to achieve shared goals that serve the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services mission to strengthen and modernize the Nation’s health care system, to provide access to high quality care and improved health at lower costs. Oversees stakeholder engagement strategy and.

Served as a Health Policy Program Analyst on Medicaid policy and data projects. Contributed project management and research support across diverse tasks to deliver quality products in a timely manner to federal clients like the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Managed development of a web-based Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Leveraged Health Information Technology to drive better care and health outcomes for Maryland's Medicaid population. I facilitated implementation of Maryland Medicaid's Promoting Interoperability Programs by communicating with providers and other stakeholders, conducting policy and data analysis, and reporting. I contributed project management to.

I was responsible for addressing high priority projects, which included the evaluation, analysis, research and development of health care services and policies within the Policy and Compliance division of Maryland Department of Health. Particularly, I acted as a Medicaid provider enrollment broker for the Maryland Medicaid Electronic Health Records (EHR).

Baltimore, MD

Reviewed data, extracted data, managed data, and analyzed data contributing to “HIV-Related Data Needs among Key Populations to Inform Evidence Based Responses: A Systematic Review” for Project SOAR: Supporting Operational AIDS Research funded by the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and Office of HIV/AIDS.

Research Assistant to the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation recruiting patients for online programs PALS Online Amputee Life Skills and Take Charge of Burn Pain. Trained in Motivational Interviewing techniques to encourage participants to continue participation with both research projects and their associated pain and self-care management.

I worked on a team to implement and coordinate 15 major clinical research studies funded by the Department of Defense, AO Foundation, Orthopaedic Trauma Association, and Carolinas HealthCare System. In my position, I focused in patient recruitment, data collection and coordination, retention and follow up, and management of interim reports for principal.

Department Of Biomedical Informatics

Contributed assistance to various research projects in consumer health informatics, including qualitative data analysis using NVivo coding software, literature search, and data abstraction and analysis tasks

Conducted literature search and protocol development for the Trauma Survivors Network Family Program, a patient-centered approach to program development. The objective was to conduct focus groups to inform content creation of a family member-oriented support system for the family members of trauma survivors

Completed data abstraction for a retrospective study assessing critical bone defects in orthopaedic injuries and the use of BMP-2 and allograft as compared to autograft bone grafting

Master Of Science In Public Health (M.S.P.H.), Health Policy And Management

Public Health Training with a Focus on Health Policy and Management

Bachelor’S Degree, Studio Art