Gavin Jones Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

• Full-stack development: Over 900 hours of software engineering coursework and methodologies ranging from database creation and management to front-end development and design• Principles of engineering: Data structures and algorithms, considering time complexity, principles of operating systems• Nursify: Full-stack application using TypeScript, Sequelize ORM, and React to determine nurse-patient assignment based on workload; in pilot stages at NYU Langone• Courier: Full-stack application using Python, Flask, SQLAlchemy, and Bootstrap to deliver news to users featuring RESTful back-end API, Bcrypt authentication, and user favoriting

Amsterdam Local Chapter

• Utilized Jupyter Notebooks and Python to clean and merge 2 large data sets of over 5000 participants to prepare for machine learning• Utilized Git and GitHub to collaborate on project with 50 team members• Ideated on project goals and development with interdisciplinary teams

New York, United States

•As a member of Predictive Analytics Unit, pitched, ideated, and initialized Nurse Assignment project to develop ML tool to make the nurse-patient assignment•Cared for ~700 patients across hospital services creating and implementing treatment plans for complex medical conditions

•Used mixed methods techniques to research effect of health impact project to reduce maternal mortality in Kenya resulting in original research publication

Surrey, United Kingdom

•Developed the first ontology for homelessness in clinical data to improve data collection, analysis, and research of homeless populations and inform health resource allocation for this population•American Medical Informatics Association poster presentation accepted •NYU Langone Research Conference podium presentation accepted

New York, United States

Contacted New Yorkers who had been exposed to COVID-19 and communicated important public health information to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.

New York, United States

Led a team of 5 on writing a report on the structure of US healthcare relative to 10 comparable OECD countries, including funding sources, economic incentives, pricing, and policy reforms. Oversaw planning, writing, and editing of the manuscript resulting in completed report featured on Polygeia's website. Report featured in "I Am GPH" podcast episode 102.

Greater New York City Area

•Became first undergraduate student to win AcademyHealth's Health Services Research Project student competition with a project on diabetes research•Undertook systematic review of sodium reduction policies internationally and their consequent effects on hypertension and kidney disease outcomes•Developed, with the assistance of team mentors, analytical methodology for study evaluating COVID-19's impact on nursing practice in the USA•Peer reviewed article submitted for publication •Informed construction of grant proposal for NIH funding

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Conducted research on costs of prescription drugs that contributed to the introduction of the bipartisan H.R.4906, the Insulin Price Reduction Act, as part of the NYU John Brademas Fellowship• Attended health system briefings and reports on maternal mortality, ethnic approaches to community health, and medication valuing methods • Synthesized hearing memos for health policy director on surprise medical billing legislation• Composed memo resulting in cosponsorship of legislation to ban federal funding for LGBT conversion therapy• Organized briefing books for the Congresswoman's environmental hearings• Communicated with and advocated for residents of Colorado's First District via phone and in person

Ciudad Autónoma De Buenos Aires, Argentina

Cultura de Trabajo is a nonprofit foundation that aims to prepare individuals in Buenos Aires experiencing homelessness for job interviews and reintegrate them into the labor market. •Designed and performed quantitative analysis of the population served using original data •Translated international labor laws into Spanish to inform organization's policy efforts•Reached out to international organizations to build and develop cross-cultural alliances and best practices

Greater New York City Area

• Supported the Senator’s Department of Health by handling a statewide portfolio of over 200 constituent cases •Generated official correspondence to federal agencies on behalf of New York constituents•Produced positive resolutions to constituent frustrations, concerns, and bureaucratic difficulties; for example, expedited Social Security appeals case by one year that otherwise may have taken twice as long•Communicated knowledgeable and professional policy information to constituents referencing the Senator’s talking points

New York, Ny

• Maintained and enforced building and university housing policies• Provided resources to summer residents needing tips, advice, healthcare, etc.• Accompanied residents to the hospital during emergencies• Conducted building sweeps and remained responsible for entire building population overnight while on duty

New York, Ny

•Performed qualitative analysis on interdisciplinary interviews•Conducted four literature reviews •Provided input and editing in the writing of an abstract for Academy Health conference• Edited manuscripts for final submission; publications linked

Greater New York City Area

•Collaborated directly with the executive director to proactively support the organization’s mission of combating the homelessness crisis in NYC through crafting equitable, compassionate, human-centered policy•Assessed 3 measures implemented by other large cities in the USA and explored feasibility in NYC•Initiated a phone conference with the manager for policy for San Francisco’s Department of Homelessness•Recommended and supported drafting of 12 policies to NYC Council after interviewing over 2000 individuals experiencing homelessness

Master Of Science - Ms, Computer Science

Principles of Database Systems, Design and Analysis of Algorithms, Foundations of Data Science, Foundations of Computer Science

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Global Public Health/Nursing, Magna Cum Laude, With Honors

Activities and Societies: Inaugural Meyers Scholar | Polygeia | Study Abroad, NYU Buenos Aires | Meyers Senator, Student Government.

Computer Science 50: Open Courseware, Computer Science

Introduction to the intellectual enterprise of computer science including data structures, algorithms, abstraction, memory, backend.

A Crash Course In Causality: Inferring Causal Effects From Observational Data | Coursera, Public Health

Utilized R Studio to derive causal effects from observational studies of right heart catheterization and its impact on mortality. Learned.

International Summer School

The Norwegian Welfare State

Public Policy Analysis

Summer online 10 week certificate

Valedictorian, Class Of 2017

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society President, Founder of She's the First Clear Creek, Senior Class President