Laura Runnels Email & Phone Number

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

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Applies facilitation and group process design expertise to create and implement both one-off convenings and series of sessions that build to a final outcome.Designs and conducts formative research, with an emphasis on qualitative methods, to strengthen product/program development and planning/improvement activities. Coaches multi-sector stakeholders to form partnerships, understand complex problems, build consensus for solutions, and develop action plans.Past Clients: Adaptive Change Advisors; Association of Academic Health Centers; Association of Public Health Laboratories; Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health; Association of State and Territorial Health Officials; CDC Foundation; CommonHealth Action; Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists; DC Brau Brewing Company; DC Department of Health; deBeaumont Foundation; DisasterDoc; Healthcare Ready; Institute for Childhood Preparedness; LIFE Skills Foundation; Mississippi State Department of Health; National Association of County and City Health Officials; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; National Collaborative for Health Equity; National Network of Public Health Institutes; The Public Good Projects; Public Health Impact; SGNL Solutions; Shippensburg Community Health Coalition; University of North Carolina Gillings School of Public Health

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Washington, Dc

Provided leadership, management, and expertise for two portfolios: Performance Improvement and Public Health TransformationSecured over $5 million in federal and foundation funding over three years for injury and violence prevention portfolio; managed budgets, contracts, work plans, and staffing for multiple projects in this portfolio; and led portfolio as Interim Director, acting with full leadership capacity for the day-to-day direction of project Secured over $300,000 in consulting contracts while serving as Interim Director of Business Development; created standard operating procedures for start-up consulting services; managed client relations, including intake, proposal and budget negotiation, and contract management; supervised consultantsDesigned and facilitated interactive and inclusive group processes (e.g., consensus building, action planning, strategic planning), meetings, conference panels, focus groups, table top exercises, and subject matter specific trainings (e.g., quality improvement, design thinking, community health assessment, leadership, facilitation)Provided intensive one-on-one capacity building support and technical assistance to local health departments and other stakeholders to plan, implement, evaluate, disseminate, and sustain public health efforts related to transformation, performance improvement, and violence preventionEstablished communities of practice and other peer-focused learning groups to provide coaching, practice, and development opportunities Managed subject matter expert workgroups, including member recruitment, best practice identification, work plan development, policy statement creation, and deliverable completionDesigned and implemented multiple mixed methods research studies, resulting in briefings, publications, and presentations.Cultivated and maintained relationships with members, experts, funders, partners, and stakeholders

St Louis, Missouri

Managed dissemination phase of an evaluation for the RWJF’s Active Living by Design national initiative (25 sites), including the development of two special issues of the American Journal of Preventative Medicine Coordinated project activities, including organizing national advisory group meetings, developing and facilitating meeting agendas, and providing intensive one-on-one technical assistanceDeveloped case studies to share experience of racial and ethnic communities in adapting evidence-based interventionsTrained and supervised staff in intensive literature review data extraction protocol to revise and update content for evidence-based public health planning web portalManaged implementation and evaluation of health and active lifestyles intervention in food pantries

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Designed research to explore the barriers and facilitators related to young adult immunization Coordinated, conducted, and monitored interview activities with state immunization program managers and national key opinion leaders; developed and trained staff on interview protocol Analyzed qualitative data and developed reports for client GlaxoSmithKline

Kansas City, Missouri

Conducted a descriptive literature review to determine common barriers to implementing health programs in Latino communitiesDeveloped, implemented, and analyzed of key informant interview and presented findings to clients, including University of Kansas Community Toolbox Working Group

Greater Los Angeles Area

Provided data entry support for UCLA post-doctoral fellowship project exploring self-management of diabetes among lower income racial and ethnic populations; analyzed data and developed interventions to improve specific patient care outcomesConducted patient intake (in English and Spanish) and diabetes education

Greater Los Angeles Area

Conducted assessment and intake interviews for substance abuse outpatient clients and developed intensive individual treatment plans to address addiction and other behavioral health concernsDeveloped and implemented system for gathering demographic information of clientsRepresented organization in community meetings and coalitions

New Haven, Ct

Maintained subscription and alumni databaseCoordinated invoicing and collection activities for all advertising accounts

New Haven, Ct

Managed drop-in center for homeless and non-homeless community membersStocked and operated community food pantryRecruited and trained volunteers Organized and mediated advocacy group and community meetings

Bachelor Of Arts, American Studies

Master Of Public Health, Behavioral Science And Health Education