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Managed subrogation matters and lien recovery. Continue to advise on subrogation matters, as needed. Drafted Notice letters regarding modification of workers’ compensation benefits. Assist with litigation matters and discovery requests on appeals.

Performed legal research and analysis on current state and federal laws related to Medicare, Medicaid, Medicaid Waivers, and Qualified Health Plans;Researched and reported on policy behind changes in state laws related to health insurance;Worked with health, policy and accounting staff to develop reports on behalf of clients;Prepared expert witness for deposition testimony and consultation of clients ahead of litigation.

Led client intake of potential clients both over the phone and in person for persons with health concerns who needed assistance in handling legal issues; Primarily worked with clients with HIV or cancer who were seeking assistance with social security disability benefits;Acted as a legal representative in preparing and submitting appropriate paperwork (including appellate briefs) as part of applications and appeals process;Represented clients at social security hearings.

Provided student support to the Medical-Legal Partnership;Assisted and performed client intake procedures primarily at St. Christopher's Hospital;Assisted clients in taking steps towards improving home and social/work environments with the ultimate goal of improving public health within the community;Prepared documents and contacted appropriate authorities to do tasks like restore utilities (gas/electric/heat/water, etc.), handled landlord/tenant issues, gained access to food resources;Attended hearings in landlord/tenant court and helped prepare these clients for hearings.

Researched and collected citations and source material for Professor Little's work on the use of censorship in entertainment, including the use of humor to address the cultural view of censorship and the use of censorship itself as a source of humor.

Researched the current prevalence of counterfeit KavoKerr dental products on e-commerce websites and the current systems in place for locating, identifying, reporting, and removing these products from the market, including systems for escalating the reporting process.Structured these findings into anti-counterfeiting strategy plans and designed a company-wide guidebook outlining these strategies. Attended teleconferences regarding patent applications and reviewed current patents for various Danaher products.

Took part in Public Health Practicum through Temple Beasley School of Law; Researched and edited/wrote for proposals related to need for increased funding support for nurses in response to expanded medical coverage under Affordable Care Act.

Researched the current language of each state's child restraint (car seat/booster seat/seat belt) laws.Drew comparative data from research and entered information into an online database publicly available on LawAtlas.org; Continued research throughout the Fall semester of 2L year to provide data on current state law related to the use of Naloxone in overdose protection.

Assisted in conducting clinical pharmaceutical research studies specializing in studies involving patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF).Recruited potential research subjects from among pulmonary patients with the assistance of the leading research physicians practicing at the Temple University Hospital's Temple Lung Center. Applied Good Clinical Practices (GCP) in every stage of study procedures and applied medical record reading and interpretation in determining potential adverse events to be addressed by the patient's physician and for reporting to study sponsor.Maintained scheduling, data collection, and data correspondence to study sponsors, including national registries (IPF Registry) and internationally-recognized pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers. This data correspondence included maintenance of regulatory documents through Temple's Institutional Review Board (IRB) and reporting of adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAE) to both the IRB and study sponsors.

Led subject recruitment for light treatment studies on subjects with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).Worked as part of study team under National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) grants. Recruited and screened potential subjects to engage in multi-night studies measuring the effects of varying light exposures on circadian rhythms. Co-author on dozens (still publishing) abstracts and took lead authorship in writing and publishing: "Blue light from light-emitting diodes elicits a dose-dependent suppression of melatonin in humans"Journal of Applied Physiology, Published 1 March 2011 Vol. 110 no. 3, 619-626 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01413.2009

Worked as government contractor performing chemistry procedures under a Secret clearance, including gas chromatography preparations and analysis.