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• Leads the organizational wide patient engagement strategy focused on ensuring equitable engagement of individuals living with lupus in the drug development process, both through internal programs and external partnerships with biopharmaceutical companies.• Spearheads creation and implementation of multiple patient engagement programs• Facilitates sustainable, trusted partnerships between individuals living with lupus, Lupus Research Alliance, and Lupus Therapeutics, and biopharmaceutical companies to develop patient-centric clinical trials, aligning trials with the needs and priorities of the lupus community.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Responsible for the design, implementation and management of a pilot peer advocate program in which individuals living with lupus who have participated in a clinical trial are trained to provide clinical trial education to their peers living with lupus. • The goals of the program include increasing awareness and knowledge about clinical trials, improving perceptions of clinical trials, and ultimately increasing enrollment in clinical trials, with a focus on underrepresented communities, to ensure that the populations most impacted by lupus are those that are represented in lupus clinical trials. • Assists with the recruitment and organization of Patient Advisory Boards to allow for patient input on various clinical research topics.

Hackensack, New Jersey

• Promoted health education and engagement with patients,caregivers, healthcare providers and visitors both online through social media and the website and in person at the center through events and programs. • Manager of digital communication with an emphasis both on educating public about advances in cancer prevention and treatment through social media and on providing commentary from physician leadership on cancer advances. • Project manager for collaborations with non-profit and advocacy organizations for program development and education and community engagement events. • Instrumental to the development and implementation of grant funded Patient Navigator program to address financial barriers to care. Point person for collaboration between all parties involved. Responsible for data collection related to program and monitoring and evaluation of program. • Developed Focus Group guide and assisted with recruitment and analysis and subsequent report to improve patient experience at the cancer center. •Project manager of partnership with local university to develop patient mapping web resources to be used for patient education for individuals undergoing stem cell transplants. • Engaged with Cancer Center Leadership on addressing trend towards value based care in oncology, especially through the use of big data and different oncology care models. Responsible for following current trends in related topics nationally and commenting on them through use of social media. • Represented the center at various national scientific meetings throughout the United States.•In charge of partnership with local university to develop patient mapping web resources to be used for patient education.

Greater New York City Area

•Monitored and evaluated colon cancer mortality, screening, and detection rates within NYC Community Health Survey data sets by various subcategories such as race and income, and worked to increase screening rates through screening guidelines and programs.•Worked with Health Informatics department and FQHC's to conduct baseline assessments of colon cancer screening as a quality measure for primary care centers throughout New York. Conducted background research related to quality measurement and reimbursement. •Planned NYC’s annual Citywide Colon Cancer Control Coalition (C5) Summit, with over 250 participants (including doctors, patient navigators, and community members) to improve cancer-screening rates and identify patient barriers to screening. • Conducted research to aid in policy positions regarding topics such as NYC Colon Cancer Screening Guidelines. This included literature reviews on cancer screening behaviors, quality of screening tests, and Affordable Care Act insurance coverage policy implications. •Helped to develop presentations, one-pagers, and talking points for presentations related to program initiatives and updates, screening guidelines, and screening rates. • Engaged with the primary care team, federally qualified health centers, and endoscopy centers to increase colon cancer screening rates. through various programs. • Assisted with study and subsequent report on assessing racial disparities based on a NYC based on a mixed method, qualitative and quantitative study of breast cancer disparities in delays along the continuum of care.

Greater New York City Area

•Teaching Assistant for two core public health courses for first year graduate students: Structural, Behavioral, and Systems Approaches to Health and Global and Development Perspectives, Policies, and Programs courses. •Responsible for communicating complex materials to 50 first year MPH students from a broad range of background.

Greater New York City Area

•Worked with physicians, nurses and research assistants in two clinics for Phase I Trials. Additionally, ran the chemotherapy/immunotherapy unit for one day a week. •Collaborated with nurses and physicians on clinic flow, patient needs, and patient’s schedules in accordance with trial protocols to ensure accuracy and safety. •Balanced needs of protocol with patient satisfaction and comfort.

Greater New York City Area

•Served as a patient care coordinator for patients in the gastrointestinal, developmental therapy, and immunotherapy clinics. • Ensured patient safety and quality care by orienting patients to the clinic, explaining clinic procedures, and scheduling future visits for chemotherapy treatments, laboratory, and radiology tests. •Worked with nurses, physicians, patients and patients’ families to enhance patient comfort and awareness. •Provided training and support for new employees through a formal mentorship program.

Greater New York City Area

•Provided assistance in promoting medical education and adequate health care in Tanzania. •Responsibilities included a broad range of Raiser’s Edge support, administration and management of the database, and organizational assistance with major fundraising efforts and events, including a Young Leaders event that raised 25,000 for healthcare in Tanzania.

Tanzania

•Delivered primary home-based medical care to patients living with HIV/AIDS and collaborated with these individuals to devise plans to ensure consistent supplies of food and access to health care. •Assisted in the preparation of grant proposals and revisions of the organization’s profile, and researched methods to combat the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS.

Master'S Degree, Public Health

Activities and Societies: Event Coordinator for Columbia University Medical Campus International Health Organization Specific focus.

B.A, History, Anthropology, Global Public Health

Activities and Societies: Sigma Kappa, Sexual Assaults Facts and Education (SAFE), Alternative Spring Break Studied the intersection.