• Developed instructional materials for nutrition education in the South Bronx community.• Coordinated community grants from the American Heart Association and Citizens Committee for New York City.• Organized cooking demonstrations at South Bronx Bodegas to promote healthy eating.• Instructed cooking classes for students from the Bronx Police Athletic League after school program.• Moderated focus groups with students to investigate their perceptions of health education materials.

School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study - Data Collection Coordinator Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation, Long Term Follow-Up 2 - Field SupervisorThe Early Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey - Program Liaison

• Examined primary care providers’ perceptions of risks and benefits of electronic cigarette usage through media content analyses• Collected and analyzed data on tobacco industry point of sale advertising and reported findings to the New Jersey Department of Health.• Developed coding guides for content analyses of tobacco industry consumer communications (email, direct mail, brand websites, social media)

• Analyzed research literature on healthy food access in corner stores• Assisted PI in development of survey instruments utilized in mixed-methods study design • Trained 10 staff members on data collection protocol • Conducted in-depth interviews with corner store owners• Collected comprehensive inventory data of New Brunswick retail food stores• Performed statistical analysis of surveys and audits• Disseminated findings to community partners via oral, written and electronic communications• Presented preliminary study findings to American Society for Nutrition 2015 Annual Meeting