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College Park, Maryland, United States

• Supported smoking cessation and Asian American researches• Conducted exhaustive literature reviews• Entered and cleaned primary data with 400 cases• Assisted in preparation of NIH grant proposal and development of peer-reviewed publications• Provided facilitation support for intervention programs for Korean American breast cancer survivors• Provided translation assistance of research tools from English to Korean• Provided teaching support for undergraduate and graduate public health courses. Duties include leading discussion sessions with students, grading student assignments and exams, lecturing course sessions, and assisting faculty with course-related administrative tasks.Courses Taught: • Program and Policy Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation (Spring 2020)• Measuring Change in Community-based Research (Fall 2019)• Introduction to Public and Community Health (Fall 2016)• Introduction of Epidemiology (Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2017) • Introduction to Research Method for Behavioral and Community Health (Spring 2017)• Health Policy Research Writing (Spring 2013)• Drug and Use (Fall 2016)• Portrayal of Drug Use and Addiction on Screen: Does Hollywood get it Right? (Spring 2017)

College Park, Maryland, United States

• Managed NIH funded R01 Asian American colorectal cancer screening research • Oversaw all research-related data and grant-related protocols • Monitored the project to assure compliance with administrative, programmatic, and other reporting requirements, including the National Institute of Health (NIH) Clinicaltrials.gov and National Cancer Institute Clinical Trial Research Program (NCI CTRP)• Prepare Institutional Reviewed Board (IRB) applications and amendments• Developed intervention tools, surveys, and educational materials in Chinese, English, and Korean• Managed and recruited research team members and study participants• Coordinated with external consultants, collaborators, and appropriate community members • Facilitated and organized staff training, regular research team meetings, and community board meetings• Lead a pilot test of research materials including surveys, colorectal cancer screening decision-making program software, and educational brochures

Seoul, South Korea

• Conducted the Health Impact Assessment (HIA) policy researches as an oversea researcher• Analyzed Health Impact Assessment (HIA) policy systems in the U.S. and Europe and prepared policy reports• Monitored the operating budget of grants, contracts, and programs to assure compliance with administrative, programmatic, and other reporting requirements

University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

• Supported cancer services and cancer survivorship researches for faculty research projects. • Conduct exhaustive literature reviews and data collection using multiple methods• Assisted in collecting primary data collection at Mount Nittany Medical Center‘s Centre County Health Need Assessment project

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

• Supported, monitored, and coordinated strategic planning activities in support of rural health and primary care initiatives and policy issues in the Maryland Office of Rural Health & Primary Care Office• Analyzed Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) and Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) and reviewed Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and J-1 applications in Maryland• Develop policy briefs, reports, and recommendations for the health professional workforce development strategies, funding options, and the workforce need, provided data and other technical assistance to project partners, monitored the workforce performance, and established and maintained ongoing liaison and coordination of functions with appropriate Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) and external entities at the local, regional, state, and national levels• Monitored the operating budget of the program and related grants, contracts, and programs to assure compliance with administrative, programmatic, and other reporting requirements

Seoul, South Korea

• Conducted health policy researches under the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family of the Republic of Korea, specifically on implementing the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in South Korea, tobacco product price policy, Health Impact Assessment (HIA) development, and operation issues• Conducted exhaustive literature review, collected the primary and the secondary data, analyzed data using simple analysis variance• Assisted in analyzing health legislation and providing regulatory recommendations and guidance to the Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Family of the Republic of Korea• Prepared, wrote, and published tobacco policy briefs and reports that provide recommendations, evaluations of tobacco regulatory programs and analyze program implementation plans.• Analyzed the Health Impact Assessment (HIA) policy systems in the U.S. and Europe and prepared policy reports• Monitored the operating budget of grants, contracts, and programs to assure compliance with administrative, programmatic, and other reporting requirements

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

• Entered the primary data using SPSS for Asian American chronic illness study and nutrition study• Conducted literature reviews for HIV/AIDS analysis using the PEN-3 model in Africa, obesity and HIV, and healthy eating research

Phd, Public Health (Behavioral And Community Health), 3.65

Activities and Societies: • Certificate in Population Studies (demographic method, theory, and research training) Maryland Population.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd (No Degree Received), Health Policy And Administration

Master Of Science - Ms, Global And Community Health, 3.8

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General