Elijah Richardson, Mph Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, GA, US

Knoxville, TN, US

Boston, MA, US

o Conduct literature reviews on assessments to be used for the study.o Conduct cardiopulmonary exercise and resting metabolic rate testing on study participants.o Investigate football's effects on former NFL players' aging process.o Implement questionnaires to gauge critical measures involving physical activity, neurological conditions, and mental health.

Atlanta, GA, US

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Grant Programo Conduct a comprehensive review of existing community design, infrastructure, and policies promoting physical active and active transportation by employing an Active Communities Tool.o Recruit and train Fitness Ambassadors to establish rapport.

Atlanta, GA, US

o Assist in recruiting and acclimating study participants that fit inclusion criteria.o Conduct exercise testing and prescription protocols for study participants.o Randomize participants into study groups at varying intensity levels to measure varying effects of exercise intensity on Parkinson’s Disease symptomology and biological responses. o Investigate.

Atlanta, GA, US

• Lead data collection, verification, and compilation of research information related to secondary data analysis of social assistance programs.
• Coordinate and manage NAACFRC research project implementation, including meeting facilitation, scheduling research activities, and maintaining communication with external partners and stakeholders.
• Utilize data outcomes to develop segmented and disaggregated data summaries to illustrate trends in social assistance program disparities within TANF, Childcare Assistance, and Head Start programs.
• Utilize R, SPSS, and SAS to analyze secondary data to disseminate data profiles and visuals to stakeholders and the public health workforce.
• Formulate Qualtrics surveys for real-time data analysis to measure assistance program utilization across focus areas and illustrate findings through Tableau and ArcGIS.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

Providing a platform for Black/African American Public Health Professionals through career postings, links to essential trainings, and opportunities for connection.

• Assess patient diversity efforts of RDDC coalition partners.
• Explore characteristics of rare diseases and their impact on people of color.
• Establish relationships with community partners to inform understanding of barriers to participation in rare disease research and reduce delayed diagnosis.
• Identify and create leadership opportunities for underserved rare disease patients in the clinical process or within existing patient-provider structures.
• Develop an analysis of existing barriers to participation for underrepresented community members in medical research, treatment, and clinical trials and create proposals for barrier reduction.

Mclean, VA, US

Atlanta, Georgia, US

• Led four in-clinic and outreach testing programs while conducting intake assessments, linkage services, case coordination, case conferencing, care plan implementation, crisis intervention, and follow-up services for.
• Educated over 200 community members on HIV prevention strategies and risk reductions while supporting the HIV Prevention team by providing HIV testing and counseling, including performing rapid finger-stick blood tests.
• Designed and implemented 20 outreach initiatives to identify and serve out-of-care HIV-positive individuals, focusing on Intravenous Drug Users (IDU), Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM), and Transgender individuals.
• Collaborated with the medical department to design and implement systems for retaining HIV-positive patients in care; establish communication pathways with service providers to provide quality care and a seamless.

Create and implement weight loss and strength training regiments aimed towards improving health and well-being. Coach and instruct clients through fitness protocols.

• Analyzed nationwide data collected from an environmental scan involving 650 agencies that provide medications for opioid use disorders through secondary data analysis.
• Formulated literature reviews and synthesized findings for federally funded public health grants (BJA) that focused on over 500,000 offenders and corrections authorities.
• Created Qualtrics surveys about research questions integral to the organization’s mission and to fulfill the deliverables associated with public health grants.
• Partnered with CDC and Pfizer to further address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy within correctional facilities to study the widespread impact of inequitable access to care.
• Served as a liaison for four healthcare committees comprised of state and federal healthcare directors to establish clinical working groups and develop standards of care practices.

Winston-Salem, NC, US

• Developed a broad and complex range of investigative and analytical epidemiologic activities usingSPSS and SAS.
• Investigated COVID-19 impact that included contact tracing and approval of public health releases.
• Led the analyzing, planning, developing, coordinating, and conduction of specific epidemiological investigations and research utilizing programs like SPSS, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, and Epi Info.
• Spearheaded data analysis, interpretation, and applied research necessary to describe countywideCOVID-19 control activities.
• Administered technical oversight and coordinated collection, management, and analysis of data fromsurveillance systems.
• Designed, planned, and initiated epidemiologic studies, surveys, and investigations.

Winston-Salem, NC, US

• Examined campus-wide access to quality feminine hygiene products.
• Collaborated with 4 public health faculty to implement and provide media-basedcommunicable disease prevention programs for 400 at-risk citizens.
• Drove research involving the COVID-19 pandemic, attributed health disparities, and access to care for40,000 citizens in marginalized communities.
• Assisted with utilizing a $1,000,000 NIH-funded grant addressing COVID-19 education in marginalizedcommunities and future equity-based program needs through social media and community outreach practices.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Kinesiology And Exercise Science

Master Of Public Health - Mph

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Exercise Physiology

Minor, Public Health

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Kinesiology And Exercise Science