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Israel

I manage digital health innovation collaborations that Sheba Medical Center maintains in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Previously, In April 2019, I had the profound pleasure of helping to organize Israel's first international Big Data conference focused on health.

I updated three curricula (285 pages of text) to comply with requirements of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) for three age groups participating in the organization’s activities.

My responsibilities included providing technical assistance and guidance to states implementing the education component of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP-Ed. I also served on technical panels and working groups to contribute to various U.S. Department of Agriculture initiatives, such as the development of the What's Cooking? USDA Mixing Bowl website. Moreover, I contributed a case study for an innovation toolkit produced by the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy for use across the government.

During a 6-month developmental assignment at the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, I collaborated with others in the Division of Health Systems Policy and the Emergency Care Coordination Center to manage contracts and co-author two original articles.

Cambridge, Ma

In this role, I coded and synthesized qualitative data from thirty transcribed interviews focusing on how the change in patient mix at nursing homes across New England affected the health of nurses.

New Jersey/Santiago, Chile

I Interviewed government officials, health professionals, and Chileans as part of an investigation on the effectiveness of health communication of AUGE-GES, the country's minimum benefits package of insurance.

Msc., Global Health And Population

Bachelor Of Science, Cell Biology And Neuroscience, Public Health