Christopher Torgersen Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

• Manage data for the Department of Population Health's research projects, including creation of databases (REDCap, MS Access, etc.), training staff on use, running queries on EMRs, and overseeing data projects.
• Manage website content for Department. Formulate and implement new ideas for site content and structure, add new functionality, maintain informational integrity. Work with Communications to ensure timely dissemination.
• Manage individual research projects. Create strategic plans for project completion, recruit, hire, and supervise external consultants, design data collection instruments.
• Facilitate IRB communication for Division. Train students and new faculty on fundamentals of NYU IRB. Serve as liaison between investigators and IRB. Advise investigators on HIPAA compliance.
• Facilitate grant submission process. Assist with the preparation and submission of grants. Create and maintain Access database for tracking grants that updates website as well.

• Managed data flow for multi-site research lab housing over twenty medical and psychosocial studies.
• Reorganized data entry system to promote greater efficiency and accuracy of data recording.
• Created and implemented labwide protocols to ensure data integrity and interstudy consistency.
• Created and maintained over thirty comprehensive computerized data entry tools and databases in CSPro, Ci3, and MS Access.
• Trained and monitored staff of twenty research assistants on data entry tools.
• Performed preliminary data analysis in STATA and SAS environments.

Mba, Healthcare Administration

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Multidisciplinary Studies (Psychology And Music), Cum Laude