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Denver, CO, US

Denver, Colorado, United States

• Co-lead Community Apgar Project to collect data and assist Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in Colorado identify strengths and challenges in recruitment and retention of various types of.
• Created and analyzed annual workforce environmental scan to capture needs and experiences of the current and incoming rural health care workforce in order to develop quality improvement strategies.
• Managed data-related projects throughout CRHC departments and RHCs.
• Designed and maintain Tableau dashboards to provide members and RHCs with an interactive experience to create custom reports.
• Lead the research development of Snapshot of Rural Health Annual Report highlighting burden and policy priorities across rural Colorado.

Greater Denver Area

• Analyze and disseminate health data for the State of Colorado including large, national surveillance systems operated on behalf of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (e.g., Behavioral Risk Factor.
• Maintain complex information systems to analyze and track collected data, using current technologies that report performance measures and indicators for grant reporting.
• Provide high-level statistical and research consultation and data-related support to internal and external programs.

• Developed and maintained automated SAS ODS reporting tools and routinely evaluated thedepartment's reporting processes to identify and pursue process improvement opportunities andreduce the amount of time spent on.
• Validated methods and analyses prepared by biostatisticians for quality and accuracy prior todissemination.
• Analyzed data in R to produce maps describing utilization patterns of narcotics by geographiclocation.
• Provided high-level statistical consultation and data-related support to the OB/GYN Departmentat Denver Health. Analyzed electronic health record data using quantitative and qualitativemethods and developed.

Denver, CO

• Evaluated multiple public health and clinical surveillance systems using mixed methods to better understand the local data systems and evaluate alignment between system functionality and business needs.
• Managed funded regional grant application and associated surveillance project to develop and validate methods for opioid surveillance from syndromic surveillance data sources.
• Analyzed national and local survey data to produce public health reports describing the burden of different public health issues and provide evidence-based recommendations for interventions.
• Validated EHR-based population depression prevalence data through comparisons with survey-based estimates and exploration of biases and limitations.
• Developed and led key informant interviews with providers, medical coders, and scribes at Denver Health to better understand local data systems and clinical judgements regarding opioid overdoses.

Johnson City, Tennessee Area

• Co-wrote a successful grant application and provided evidence-based recommendations to develop integrated behavioral health services on campus.
• Collected and analyzed data from nursing center peer review to assess gaps in clinical services. Managed data in SPSS, provided statistical analysis of data, and trained three nurses in data management and SPSS.

• Examined characteristics and correlates of physical and emotional intimate partner violence to understand differences in the effect of correlates on perpetration and victimization and inform education opportunities on.
• Collected, managed, and analyzed diabetes prevalence data from Ciudad Sandino, Nicaragua to improve community access to diabetes management tools and identify grant opportunities.

Nashville, TN

• Conducted foundational work to design a Hepatitis C surveillance system to monitor when patients transition from acute to chronic. Designed a supplemental data collection tool, interviewed providers and patients, and.

Johnson City, TN

• Cleaned and analyzed blood lead level data for children in the Northeast Region and produced surveillance reports to illustrate the local burden to the state and identify opportunities to educate the public.
• Analyzed school-located vaccination clinic data to describe vaccination coverage rates and gaps in outreach.
• Evaluated department programs and produced data visualizations for a successful Baldridge award application.

Fishersville, VA

• Co-instructed six-week smoking cessation course based on evidence-based practices.Assisted with coordination and implementation of three health fairs.
• Authored a variety of educational materials, health observance newsletters, and PowerPointpresentations.

Dover, DE

• Organized effort to obtain state accreditation for their Public Health Division.
• Developed and launched community and workforce needs assessment.

Master'S Degree, Public Health / Epidemiology

Bachelor'S Degree, Public Health

Activities and Societies: Phi Epsilon Kappa