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Arlington, Va, Us

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Education Policy and Implementation Center (EPIC), Health and Safety TeamProgram Specialist and Policy AnalystSpecializing in mental health promotion, social media awareness, violence prevention for education professionals, students, parents, and more.

Hyattsville, Maryland, United States

● Project management – fifteen projects aligning to improve work with medical examiners and coroners regarding data modernization, community engagement, coding systems, data visualization, implementation guide development, partnerships, forensic epidemiology, child and adolescent suicide, and substance use● Workgroup management on Medicolegal Death Investigation across Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Justice programs● Event management of educational webinars and showcases● Built Microsoft Sharepoint for the Office from scratch, designed new website and added elements

Houston, Tx

● Provide overall support in management of project activities for three programs: Center for School Behavioral Health, Integrated Healthcare Initiative, and Mental Health Literacy.○ Center for School Behavioral Health: Management, accounting/finance, coordination of Rebuild Texas Grant for Dickinson ISD ($2 million) for post Harvey and Santa Fe school shooting trauma: plan of social and emotional learning (SEL) trainings for school personnel, large budget management, project partner communication○ Integrated Healthcare Initiative: events management, newsletter writing, setting up training for providers around the country to become knowledgeable on primary care and behavioral health integration. Development work for programs such as Project ECHO, Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP), Trauma Informed Care, facilitate access to opioid use treatment plans, Behavioral Health Consultant Bootcamps, Telehealth webinars, Change Package Management for Value Based Healthcare and Integrated Care○ Mental Health Literacy: plan workshops and trainings on subjects such as Mental Health 101, Trauma 101, Self- Care, COVID19 Create new workshops for underserved populations (LGBTQIA+, Minorities, Higher Education), host “lives” on social media on mental health.

Houston, Texas Area

● Worked with nine school districts in the Houston and Galveston areas to improve mental health infrastructure● Supported program evaluation including logic models, short-cycle improvement, analysis of school-based outcome data● Supported meeting and event planning; communications with grantees and partners; evaluation of grant proposals, and report preparation● Conducted literature reviews and report preparation on topics related to social-emotional learning, school behavioral health, adolescent mental health● Studied mental health myths for literature development● Participated in Strategic Planning with key community partners● Created foundational content for social media including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Website

Houston, Texas Area

Working events around Houston focusing on families and children, encouraging use of after-hours Urgent Care facilities rather than ER for non-emergent health issues.Public Health Marketing and Community Engagement

Houston, Texas Area

● Under Fellow Dr. Seema Shah, researched integration of behavioral health into pediatric care● Created a report covering 26 Child Psychiatry Access Programs and Project ECHO; report was presented to Texas State legislature by Senator Jane Nelson Spring 2019, passed as a funded program called the Texas Mental Health Consortium

Houston, Texas Area

● Reviewed research: Effect of traumatic brain injury on neuroplasticity of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Meditation’s effect on PTSD, report brainstorming and data analysis● Reviewed PTSD case reports, analyzed group therapy notes.

Austin, Texas Area

Program Intern at Dell Medical School and The Wellness Network at UT: designed a campus area with tools to promote physical and mental well-being

I presented workshops about mental health issues such as resilience and stress management on the UT campus. We also hosted the first Mental Health Awareness Week on campus as a team.

Austin, Tx

Communication InternI set up Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, and Instagram accounts for the non-profit. Based on these, I created a schedule to market their goals of matching children under Child Protective Services with loving homes.

Freshman Research Initiative- Virtual Drug Screening Stream

I was trained in lab techniques and procedures in the Virtual Drug Screening Stream of the Freshman Research Initiative. I volunteered over the summer to work on research skills and to learn more about the biochemistry and virology of the research area. Specifically I mastered the following processes: PCR analysis, gel electrophoresis, spectroscopy, DNA splicing

Master Of Public Health - Mph, Public Health

Graduate Certificate, Public Health

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Public Health

Activities and Societies: Texas Public Health, Indian Students Association, End7 Tropical Disease Organization, Peer Mental Health.