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Washington, DC, US

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Support survey development and implementation, data analysis, and dissemination of findings for projects including the triennial National School-Based Health Care Census and the annual National Quality Initiative
• Manage the School-Based Health Services Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network that works to build the capacity of SBHCs to document and report national performance measures, and identify promising practices.
• Lead efforts to compile information on best practices and promising initiatives in areas related to school-based health care for use as resources for technical assistance, publications, and knowledge development
• Support the school health field to use data to drive decision making

Albany, New York Area

• Birth Defects Study to Evaluate Pregnancy exposureS (BD-STEPS)
• Coordinated research activities for the New York Center of a CDC funded multi-state case-control study that aims to identify modifiable maternal risk factors associated with birth defects
• Managed, organized, and evaluated participant recruitment and related data for multiple study components
• Ensured that all steps of recruitment and participant progression through study components are completed according to protocol and properly documented in local and shared databases
• Led weekly conference calls with interview contractor
• Worked with CDC to propose, manage, and implement changes to study protocols and participant materials to improve participation

• Condom Use by Contraceptive Type among Adolescents in Atlanta, GA
• Coded 30 in-depth semi-structured individual interviews lasting about 40 minutes, using MAXQDA
• Collaborated with other researchers for codebook development and thematic analysis of data
• Shared findings through posters and publication

Greater Atlanta Area

• Stress and Young Women’s Health Study
• Assisted with recruitment, screening, and participant scheduling as part of a longitudinal study related to stress and unintended pregnancy in adolescents consisting of in-person baseline and yearly appointments as.
• Conducted baseline and year 1 appointments that included bio-specimen collection and guiding participants through interviewer administered surveys lasting about 3 hours.
• Programed the yearly survey using REDCap
• Developed infographics of sample demographics and “fun facts” to share with participants in attempt to reduce attrition

Greater Atlanta Area

• Sexual and Reproductive Health Services at Colleges in Georgia
• Worked as part of a team to analyze the availability and advertisement of sexual health services for students at all ninety-six colleges in Georgia based on school webpages
• Conducted key informant interviews with providers at select schools to determine service availability, accuracy of webpage information, and the extent of referral to local providers including Title X funded clinics
• Collaborated with Georgia Family Planning System to determine the regions with limited health resources who would most benefit from a greater understanding of services available from Federally Qualified Health Centers
• Shared findings through evaluation report for Georgia Family Planning System and with the wider college health community through publication

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Prevention of Mental and Behavioral Disorders
• Supported course functioning and assisted with grading
• Provided in class and out of class support for students learning about primary, secondary, and tertiary level interventions for the prevention of mental and behavioral disorders, including substance abuse, and the.

Portland, Maine Area

• I completed over 400 hours as an intern with Maine’s largest healthcare organization working with the internally facing Community Education Program and with community members in the Learning Resource Center.
• Supported health literacy programs aimed to increase use of plain language by healthcare providers and in patient education materials
• Used the CDC’s Clear Communication Guidelines Scoresheet to quantify improvements to patient education materials following plain language review services
• Created social media posts for Vax Maine Kids highlighting vaccine news and evidence-based information
• Connected community members to credible and easy to understand health information at an onsite library and through online requests

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

As part of the startup team of City Year Tulsa I completed over 1700 hours of service. I represented a national organization and helped develop positive relationships with both school administration and staff, as well as individuals in the City of Tulsa. As the Training/Learning & Development Service Leader I was responsible for planning and implementing.

Jacksonville, Florida

As a corps member, I served on part of a startup team introducing a national nonprofit to Jacksonville, FL. As part of a team I served 1700 hours in a urban high school. I supported ninth grade students with their English Language Arts course work through one on one and small group tutoring and mentoring, as well as providing whole class support. Through.

Master Of Public Health (Mph), Behavioral Sciences

Activities and Societies: Maternal and Child Health Certificate Program

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Neuroscience