Irta Fellow
I was an IRTA Post-baccalaureate trainee with the Digital Health & Health Disparities Research Unit at the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). IRTA Postbac Program Information: https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/postbac_irta Information about research topics and PI: https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/about/overview/staff-directory/el-toukhy.html Responsibilities include: * Conduct quantitative and qualitative research on public health topics including digital health, COVID-19, health disparities, smoking cessation application development, and adolescent tobacco use * Perform quantitative data analyses (e.g., Joinpoint Regression, Mediation Models) in RStudio and SAS and qualitative data analyses in Atlas.ti * Prepare and write scientific manuscripts for publication * Review study protocols and materials to prepare for IRB submission * Facilitate primary data collection by creating a survey on digital health disparities & assisting on a remote COVID-19 clinical trial (NCT04927442) by recruiting, enrolling, and communicating with patients * Participate in didactic training opportunities: - NIH Academy – Learned about health disparities, enhanced my knowledge of gaps in health outcomes, and investigated what is being done to address health disparity issues - Health Science Communication and Policy Program – Learned about science communication and policy formation through various health topics including HIV/AIDS, sexual and gender minority health, intersectionality, stigma, mental health, COVID-19, and health disparities