Kenna Yadeta, Mph, Ms Email & Phone Number

• Lead qualitative analysis on the perspectives of the Black community on Covid-19 health precautions • Assist with data visualization, manuscript preparation, and present research identifying language that predicts substance use treatment dropout• Utilize MAXQDA to qualitatively code Reddit data for similarities and differences between addiction and non-suicidal self-injury language• Edit and test Qualtrics survey questions

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Conducted analysis for age-group adaptation of a curriculum-based support group to promote healthy lifestyle changes among African American women • Selected to present findings at The College of Physicians of Philadelphia’s 7th Annual Public Health Day Symposium (postponed due to COVID-19)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Qualitatively coded focus group transcripts using NVivo to identify themes around celebrity influence on targeted food marketing of unhealthful food in Black communities• Assisted in revising a qualitative codebook, and thematic analysis of coded transcripts

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Prepared data brief titled COVID-19 in Context: Racism, Segregation, and Racial Inequities in Philadelphia for dissemination and synthesized literature for bibliography• Conducted literature searches on the role of system dynamics in infectious disease and health disparities models and the impact of residential segregation on COVID-19 outcomes for manuscript preparation• Drafted Institutional Review Board documents for submission and contributed to interview protocol development for virtual community conversations and 1:1 interview with study participants

• Conducted literature review on the intersectionality of race, gender, obesity, and neighborhood context in the United States and Brazil for manuscript preparation• Synthesized and summarized key literature on intersectionality and obesity

Philadelphia, Pa

•Developed an assessment tool to measure capacity of organizations to effectively incorporate Community Health Peer Workers into organizational workforce•Observed a nine-week Community Health Peer Worker Training Academy for 10 young men impacted by violence

Philadelphia, P.A.

•Worked with team on UNICEF-funded projects in Macedonia, Ethiopia, and Guinea•Developed two detailed qualitative data entry and analysis guides for ongoing utilization•Incorporated Excel to analyze qualitative data from focus groups discussing social norms on female genital mutilation

Anacostia, Maryland

• Supported implementation of Observed Early Child Innovation Network Healthy steps training of mindfulness techniques for 30 healthcare providers• Assisted the development and facilitation of two training sessions for 20 hospital providers to promote trauma-informed care• Designed a REDCap database to capture provider needs assessment survey results

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

•Facilitated 20 intake interviews to enroll at risk youth into PROJECT ACCESS support group and compiled intake packets •Collected implementation data through bi-weekly on-site observation of support groups

Villanova, Philadelphia

• Coding, data collection and entry for PACT (Parent and Children Together) study investigating impacts of parent-infant programming on well-being of young families experiencing homelessness in Philadelphia• Constructed a database through Microsoft ACCESS• Presented abstract and findings of independent research project at Eastern Psychological Association and Villanova Undergraduate Research Symposium

Rockville, Maryland

•Observed practice-wide didactic series and participated in weekly procedural meetings•Participated in Exposure Therapy sessions, supervised self-guided exposures and recorded progress of psychological assessments

Master Of Science - Ms, Counseling Psychology

Master Of Public Health - Mph, Public Health, 3.92

Activities and Societies: • Student Government Organization-Vice President of Student Engagement • Maternal and Child Health Student.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Cognitive And Behavioral Neuroscience, 3.75

Activities and Societies: • Dean's List • Executive Board Member of the Association for Change and Transformation • Edward Collymore.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Counseling Psychology