• Manages timeline, scope, and staff for three federally funded research studies with budgets of over $500,000• Leads pricing efforts and supports technical aspects of multiple federal grant proposals, including a R01 currently under review• Performs grant related tasks for a two-year NIDA-funded longitudinal research study that aims to examine marijuana and tobacco use and co-use patterns among 144 young adult marijuana and tobacco co-users using ecological momentary assessment – assessment in the person’s natural environment, in, or near real-time• Capitalizes on both qualitative and quantitative data by performing various roles, such as abstractor and stimuli/programming tester, for a multi-year, multi-faceted federally funded contract• Conducts various analytic tasks using large, national, longitudinal data sets, including the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) to contribute to manuscripts written with the intention of informing federal policies and regulations• Completed FDA workshop titled “The Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study Data User Workshop: Biomarker Restricted-Use Files"• Successfully supervises, contributes to, and acts as a lead for multiple projects concurrently

• Authored and completed analyses for a published manuscript and presented findings of hookah use patterns in adults at Society of Behavioral Medicine annual meeting• Co-author of two manuscripts published in American Journal of Preventive Medicine and Tobacco Regulatory Science• Completed two data analysis and Stata programming courses at the Graduate Summer Institute of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health• Coordinated and managed selected regulatory science activities on two FDA/NIH federal contracts• Maintained knowledge synthesis on policy-relevant topics for Truth Initiative’s internal use• Conducted analytic tasks using Stata and novel knowledge syntheses based on FDA data needs and internal priorities • Performed literature reviews for FDA-related manuscripts, facilitated communication among cross-department collaborators, and assisted with submission of manuscripts to scientific journals

• Co-managed operations in the Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department • Tracked and monitored exempt, expedited, and full board Institutional Review Board (IRB) submissions• Facilitated information sharing and knowledge transfer between faculty, staff, and students• Consistently met and exceeded time-sensitive milestones for major research projects• Collaborated with a diverse student body and faculty to create a transformative learning environment• Managed logistics, marketing, and content modification for weekly professional enhancement opportunities• Protected sensitive data and personal information• Processed and tracked department expenses

• Designed and completed an independent research project using SAS 9.4 to efficiently analyze data assessing associations between employment type and microbiome abundance and diversity • Managed, cleaned, analyzed, and evaluated data from over 1,200 participants from 6 study sites nationally • Translated research results into action-oriented manuscripts• Presented results to professional colleagues and peers at a departmental seminar• Effectively oversaw multiple research tasks and projects while maintaining an up-to-date research website

• Conducted research focusing on the impact of medication on cardiovascular disease• Conducted a literature review and employed a variety of laboratory techniques