Keeley Morris, Phd, Mph Email & Phone Number

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Atlanta, Georgia

• Led a multi-center project to capture the decision-making process for deployment of medical countermeasures (MCMs) stockpiled for the same indication.
• Assessed current MCM guidance availability across chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats in support of the 21st Century Cures Act legislative requirements.
• Developed a standardized, data driven process for pre-deployment decision-making to be vetted with inter-agency subject matter experts.
• Engaged stakeholders from within federal and non-federal partners in the evaluation of a decision brief related to the deployment of MCMs.
• Socialized project initiatives with CDC leadership to ensure support and identify key players in the MCM deployment process.
• Synthesized data on CBRN threat agent identification, PHEMCE requirements setting processes, clinical guidance, and allocation of scarce resources to align with project data needs.

Austin, Texas

• Collect and analyze health data on notifiable conditions in Texas including: Ebola, Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (non-Ebola), Ascariasis, Hookworm, and Trichuriasis.
• Assist with monitoring and data management for significant public health responses which overwhelm existing public health resources including foodborne/enteric disease outbreaks, Zika virus, avian influenza, and.
• Provide data and summary statistics to senior management for use funding and resource requests.
• Coordinated symptom monitoring for individuals potentially exposed to infectious diseases
• Generate situation reports and disease dashboards during high consequence infectious disease response activities.
• Activate to the state medical operations center in times of high consequence infectious disease response.

Austin, Texas

• Collaborated with local health departments on the investigation of disease cases and outbreaks.
• Updated statewide guidance for healthcare associated Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks.
• Reviewed medical records during outbreaks to identify infection timelines and possible exposures.
• Maintained case linelists in Excel to track investigation status and generate reports as needed.
• Reviewed case reports in the National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS).
• Provided education and training to local health departments, hospitals, and the public on legionellosis and invasive meningococcal disease.

Hyde Park, IL

• Update and maintain research center database of all Staphylococcus aureus samples collected at the University of Chicago Medical Center from 2002 to the present.
• Designed a research study using the current database to examine risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staph aureus infections.
• Contact and consent patients via telephone for participation in the study.
• Administer surveys and perform medical record reviews for enrolled patients.
• Compile all data from surveys, medical record reviews, and laboratory testing data into a master database using Microsoft Access.
• Maintain up-to-date patient files and ensure adequate security measures are in place to protect sensitive patient information.

Maywood, IL

• Served as the teaching assistant for 6 graduate level biostatistics courses ranging from Introduction to Biostatistics for medical and policy students to Multivariate Analysis for Epidemiology students.
• Uploaded coursework materials into Sakai online student portal.
• Evaluated student assignments and tests and assisted students with difficult content when necessary

Maywood, IL

• Explored the relationship between perceived physical and psychological well-being and type of physical therapy group, in conjunction with fellow research staff.
• Administered basic psychological panel in-person in patient rooms before and after therapy sessions.
• Collected basic vital sign data on each patient before and after therapy.
• Collaborated with a diverse research team including department psychologist, physicians, nursing staff, and physical therapists.
• Designed statistical analysis methods at the completion of patient data collection and liaised with departmental statisticians to complete the study.

Abbott Park, IL

• Performed advanced tissue culture processes in an ISO Class 5, Biohazard Level 3 laboratory.
• Strictly adhered to FDA regulations and participated in frequent FDA audit activities.
• Audited fellow co-workers documentation and assisted in corrective actions when necessary.
• Designed a new purification process for Toxoplasma gondii in collaboration with a colleague resulting in significant process improvement and business gain.
• Accepted into the Abbott Senior Leadership mentor program as a mentee.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Epidemiology

Research Assistant – Dr. Gillian Tarr Family Preparedness and Response to Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions During the COVID-19 Pandemic •.

Master'S Degree, Public Health - Epidemiology, Gpa 3.95

Activities and Societies: SCIPEC - Student Commitee for Interprofessional Education and Collaboration Vice-President, Student.

Certificate, Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist, Gpa 4.0

Bachelor'S Degree, Theater Arts, Gpa 3.86

Activities and Societies: Graduate Summa Cum Laude, Presidential Colloquia Scholar, Alpha Psi Omega, Student Representative - Admissions.