Debra A. Brown, Phd Email & Phone Number

Oldsmar, Fl, Us

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Term-based position. Collaborated with world-leading researchers and scientists to write materials that inspire change at a non-profit research center.● Submitted $28 million in federal grants as part of a multidisciplinary team. Researched and interpreted data, simplified complex concepts, resolved concerns, conceptualized graphic images, and edited the entire packet for clarity, consistency, and cohesion.● Partnered with SMEs to write and edit documents to connect science with strategy including abstracts, educational materials, journal articles, literature reviews, new business plans, posters, project proposals, presentations, reports, and slide decks.● Created templates and internal checklists to navigate regulatory and style guidelines for federal grant submissions.● Evaluated, revised, and documented processes and Standard Operating Procedures to manage project files, establish version control conventions, and balance workloads. ● Managed multiple RFPs, wrote executive summaries, and offered strategic recommendations to the leadership team to simplify vendor selection.

As an advocate for the need to reimagine healthcare, I opened Revive to Thrive Therapies to bring compassionate and affordable mental health care to my community. I wrote powerfully compelling stories humanizing the importance of mental health, used plain language to explain treatment practices, and developed a true sense of community.● Wrote, designed, and edited website content. ● Researched, wrote, and edited content to support therapeutic areas including educational materials, fact sheets, brochures, and newsletters for multiple audiences.● Established policies and procedures for the admin staff to ensure compliance with regulatory guidelines including HIPAA. ● Built relationships with business owners and community leaders to increase referral sources.● Strategically recruited, onboarded, and developed a highly talented team. Budgeted hours, generated schedules, and balanced workloads to support practice goals.● Skillfully de-escalated and resolved issues with clients and staff.

Lakeland, Florida Area

Designed an impactful writing program including an equitable placement process, courses to support struggling writers, faculty training to provide constructive feedback to aid learning and development, and assessed writing using a statistically reliable tool. Results found 81% of students experienced a statistically significant increase in their writing ability.● Worked with faculty in every discipline to incorporate more meaningful writing and how to provide feedback on writing processes and best practices.● Taught College Reading & Writing, Writing Studio, Composition I, and Composition II.

Tampa, Fl

Conducted academic language research. Primary duties included scoring oral and written academic language samples, developing a reliable and replicable academic language measurement, and participating in the grant writing process for Federal R01 grants.As an adjunct professor, taught Composition II

Created an independent public relations agency that humanized complex concepts for technology and healthcare communications. Assessed client expectations, fostered trust by identifying innovative solutions, led meetings, and provided meaningful client communication resulting in multi-year contracts. Worked independently and with a team of writers according to project size and scope.● Created communication campaigns and provided proofreading, copywriting, and messaging services for American Red Cross blood drives prior to the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.● Wrote and edited website content for medical devices, physician practices, and non-profit organizations.

Plymouth, New Hampshire

Business Communications, Creative Writing, Composition I, Composition II, Career & Life Planning

Nashua, New Hampshire

Business Communications

• Created and managed numerous strategic communications campaigns to launch new products and services.• Redesigned public web site and added functionality, resulting in an increase of unique visitors by 272% and sales leads by 519%.• Revitalized weekly newsletter, created a style guide, and enhanced the content, resulting in a readership increase of 150%.• Created technical manuals and online help programs for a $3 million dollar proprietary CRM application.• Established a cohesive communications team with measurable accomplishments that tie back to the bottom-line.

Created a strategic marketing campaign for the CDC to increase the distribution of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Included extensive research of varying DMAs, analyzing and presenting the findings to the executive board, creating a comprehensive marketing campaign and co-producing two VNRs with accompanying materials.

Managed crisis communications during the E. Coli 0157:H7 outbreakStreamlined the process of communicating patient updates.Developed and conducted media training for physicians and staff.

Planned and conducted results-oriented media campaigns with high tech clients including IBM, Ericsson, IMNET, and many others.Identified, pitched, and helped obtain new business.Extensive media relations experience with members of the media and analyst communities. Placements National Public Radio, CNN, The Washington Post, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, LA Times, PC Week, Inter@ctive Week, and Modern Healthcare.Wrote and placed by-lined articles.

Developed and executed year-round education campaign for key local businesses to increase awareness of United Way on a daily basis to help grow donations each fall.Designed, wrote and edited all communications and collateral materials for the annual fall fundraising campaign.

Organized and managed special events ranging from executive retreats for the Board of Directors to community health fairs with more than 10,000 attendees.Wrote and produced video PSAs to promote services and improve image in community.

Wrote and distributed news releases to key members of the media.Wrote, designed and edited employee newsletter.Wrote and edited all collateral materials.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Rhetoric And Composition

Ma, English, Technical Communications

Bs, Public Relations

Activities and Societies: PRSSA