Kera Beskin, Mph, Mba Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Itasca, Illinois, United States

*Provide support to two American Academy of Pediatric interest groups: Section on Oral Health and Section on Breastfeeding.*Oversee development of educational activities, social media, blog posts, and policy statements*Supervise full-time program staff*Develop and monitor budgets*Collaborate with partner organizations

Itasca, Illinois

*Support three CDC grants two focused on physician education and training around breastfeeding and one focused on increasing HPV vaccination rates*Manage project logistics and timelines*Collaborate with a project advisory committee of 16 members passionate about breastfeeding*Update and maintain breastfeeding curriculum *Hire and manage external consultants

Itasca, Illinois

*Manage CDC HPV grant focused on implementing quality improvement projects to increase HPV vaccination initiation and completion rates*Oversee consultants and subcontractors*Utilize SPSS to evaluate program outcomes

Chicago Il

*Moderate focus groups about bladder health for a nationwide NIH grant focused on the Prevention of Lower Urinary Track symtoms Study website: https://plusconsortium.umn.edu/*Organized focus group moderator training in Chicago for 50 attendees*Recruited and marketed focus groups within community settings

Greater Chicago Area

*Observed Chicago Public School sexual education classes; evaluated students’ engagement levels and teachers’ fidelity to approved curriculum*Organized teacher and student ratings within Qualtrics, took field notes, and cleaned data submissions

Greater Chicago Area

*Edited academic papers, dissertations, projects, and presentations for public health students at all academic levels including undergraduate, masters, and doctoral writing*Designed and presented educational writing focused seminars including how to write great scholarship applications, PhD applications, resumes, and give effective capstone presentations*Created evaluation metrics for both educational seminars and one-on-one tutoring sessions; prepared and reported on evaluation findings to supervisors, faculty, and staff

Greater Chicago Area

Qualitative: *Conducted qualitative interviews of individuals who participated in previous adolescent behavioral economics HPV vaccination study*Transcribed, coded, and wrote academic manuscript on research project*Wrote two qualitative health manuscripts for publication. Currently under reviewQuantitative: *Tracked HPV vaccination behavior through Cerner hospital system and record data in RedCap*Study published: Caskey, Rachel, E. Grace Sherman, Kera Beskin, Rebecca Rapport, Yinglin Xia, and Alan Schwartz. "A Behavioral Economic Approach to Improving Human Papillomavirus Vaccination." Journal of Adolescent Health 61, no. 6 (2017): 755-760*This study is under the leadership of Dr. Rachel Caskey, UIC pediatrics department

Chicago Illinois

Fundrasing & Event Planning through board position:*Raised over $1,000 for first ever Hamburger Mary's Hambingo fundraiser event*Planned film screening of TRAPPED which attracted over 100 people in attendance at UIC School of Public Health Policy & Research during summer internship:*Wrote organizational sign on letters and position papers on certain legislative bills*Conducted an investigative report on STI testing in Illinois*Drafted two healthcare access surveys for use within hospital settings

Chicago

*Managed diverse portfolio of college campus recruitment events including career fairs, radio interviews, class presentations, and information tables within a $15,000 annual, individual event budget*Developed and maintained stakeholder relationships with university and community partners including divisions chairs, career services, global studies departments, and student group presidents

Watan Village, Turkmenistan

*Created, marketed, and co-taught pregnancy classes at rural birthing clinic with local counterparts*Wrote, executed, and evaluated two USAID grants, which funded hospital supplies and health gift bags for class participants

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

* Taught 42 Turkmen students about American culture and values in preparation for their exchange year in America

Fargo, North Dakota Area

* Worked in a fast-paced clinical setting, prioritizing tasks, and addressing patient needs quickly* Counseled clients on their decision to make an adoption, parenting, or abortion plan

Moorhead Mn

•Assisted Dr. Lindholm with a centennial research grant focusing on American Muslims' religious identity post 9/11 •Developed research questions, conducted interviews, and wrote intensive field notes

Greater Chicago Area

•Assisted in grant writing, filing, and transcribing data and other office tasks •Developed curriculum for HIV: It’s Viral sexual education program for Chicago Schools

Moorhead Mn

•Provided sense of community and support in residence hall for students•Set goals for self, worked well under supervision, and communicated healthy boundaries •Mediated disagreements between roommates

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Management

Master Of Public Health - Mph, Maternal And Child Health

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Sociology And Social Work Theatre Minor

Certification Of Attendance, Fine And Studio Arts

Activities and Societies: Studio Art, Dance, Choir, HelseDance (volunteering with people with disabilities)Studied studio art.