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Consultant to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Harvard Catalyst, national voluntaries, and state-level public health programs. Served on CDC expert panel to revise clinical practice guidelines. Produced best practice case studies for CDC national distribution.

Co-founded and managed a community of practice among 21 states and national organizations to share learning, research, and best practices to support system-level changes in healthcare to address tobacco use.

Partnered with Atrius Health, serving 700,000+ patients, to implement and measure the impact of clinical practice and EMR changes to reduce tobacco use. Reductions in tobacco use led to fewer provider visits and improved health of the Atrius population.With Partners for Prevention and CDC, created briefs for national dissemination. Advised LSU public hospitals and other healthcare systems nationally on replication. Partnered with Mass Medicaid health plans to cover all… Show more Partnered with Atrius Health, serving 700,000+ patients, to implement and measure the impact of clinical practice and EMR changes to reduce tobacco use. Reductions in tobacco use led to fewer provider visits and improved health of the Atrius population.With Partners for Prevention and CDC, created briefs for national dissemination. Advised LSU public hospitals and other healthcare systems nationally on replication. Partnered with Mass Medicaid health plans to cover all prescription and OTC cessation products. Promoted availability to over 25,000 clinicians and 3.5 million covered lives statewide. Reduced tobacco use in the MA Medicaid population from 38% to 28% in two years.Sponsored the development of a nationally-recognized clinical certification and training program for treating nicotine dependence. Show less

Selected to sit on a national advisory board to form this professional organization serving the U.S. and Canada. Served as Board member and Vice Chair during start-up and first three years of operation. Trained in the Carver governance model.

Managed leadership development and skills training for a $50 million/year public health initiative financed with state cigarette excise taxes and tobacco industry settlements. Recruited and supervised contractors to train regional steering committees and 350 local tobacco control programs. Directed the nation's largest tobacco cessation program at $7.4 million per year. Created a partnership with all major health plans in Massachusetts, now in its second decade, linking 350 healthcare… Show more Managed leadership development and skills training for a $50 million/year public health initiative financed with state cigarette excise taxes and tobacco industry settlements. Recruited and supervised contractors to train regional steering committees and 350 local tobacco control programs. Directed the nation's largest tobacco cessation program at $7.4 million per year. Created a partnership with all major health plans in Massachusetts, now in its second decade, linking 350 healthcare facilities in MA to the state's cessation quitline. Show less

Led 16-week counseling and driver alcohol education groups.

Offered management training and consulting services to senior executives in public and private sector organizations.

Directed social science research tasks and projects in the Human Development area. Conducted field research for evaluations of federally-funded programs: Parent-Child Centers, Head Start/Healthy Start, US/DOA Child Care Food Program and federally-funded national day care center and family day care studies. Managed a study of best practice programs for children and youth with disabilities and an evaluation of California's publicly funded child care centers.