• Oversees, coordinates and assesses the day-to-day operation of the research projects. Coordinates and trains staff.• Oversees the planning of the study; establishing goals and objectives; training requirements; productivity goals and financial parameters.• Indicates and coordinates public awareness and information on the studies.• Coordinates and conducts regular meetings with staff, principal investigators and the study collaborators to ensure that the goals and objectives are met.• Makes final determination on the eligibility of a study subjects for the research project. Decides on interview schedules, interviewing methods and coordinates all on-going research studies. In conjunction with Principal Investigator, develops protocols for collection of data for research projects; designs data gathering instruments and related procedures; tests, refines and finalizes instruments for use in the research study.• Designs and develops logs, files, records, questionnaires and other related materials to obtain data and maintain records.• Determines procedures for data collection which are consistent with outside organizations and the research projects.• Ensures the appropriateness of research protocols and interviewing techniques. Monitors quality of data collection and interviews.• Ensures the adherence to regulations established by the federal government, pharmaceutical companies, Yale-New Haven Hospital, Yale University and outside agencies.• Prepares documents for various agencies and internal committees for approval of new studies or reapproval of existing studies.• Supervises and coordinates research data which includes the collection, verification and processing of data from study subjects.

• Collaborated with the principal investigator/project lead and other senior staff in developing inclusion/exclusion criteria, designing study procedures including quality control assessments, developing progress reports, technical reports, and other documentation as needed• Led literature reviews and assessments of existing relevant documentation to inform project protocol, methods, and procedures. Synthesized information and prepared oral/written summary of results• Prepared briefings, project reports, presentations, final project reports, and deliverables utilizing a variety of computer software packages including MS Office, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, MS Project, Endnote, and MS Visio• Performed outreach work designed to recruit project participants, technical experts and other collaborators• Coordinated and conducted regular meetings with multidisciplinary project teams to provide updates on project status and ensure timelines and goals and objectives are met

• Worked collaboratively with a highly technical team comprised of principal investigators, physicians, statisticians, project managers, and other stakeholders to distill information and support the accurate and clear oral and written deliverables and communication with external organizations• Conducted complex library literature searches and environmental scans, reviews abstracts/full text articles for inclusion in study, assists with abstraction of articles and prepares summary report• Drafted, reviewed, edited, and formatted final reports to ensure high quality products for public reporting and dissemination using a variety of software packages including MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS Project, MS PowerPoint, MS Visio, etc.• Crosswalked data from multiple sources with a high degree of accuracy and created summary reports, generated graphics, and prepared presentations and reports• Participated in meetings, prepared agendas, summarized highly technical meetings, and tracked action items

I conducted research under the supervision of Dr. Charles Locurto. My responsibilities included data collection, data and video analysis, assisting in the experiment programming, and compiling and presenting the final research project. I maintained and adhered to the feeding schedule of the study subjects.