Maria R. Young Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Visualize is an organization dedicated to empowering and supporting midwives to screen for cervical cancer through thoughtful educational techniques. We have developed a low-fidelity cervical cancer screening training model that aids midwives or other healthcare providers as they learn how to screen for cervical cancer using visual inspection of the cervix with acetic acid (VIA). VIA is a low-cost and effective cervical cancer screening method.Our training module aims to empower midwives to perform and teach others to perform VIA, a proven screening method that is affordable and accessible for women. By detecting pre-cancerous cells early, these women can get the treatment they need in time to save their lives.

Chicago, Il

• Co-developed research protocol and data collection devices to investigate urban pregnant patients’ exposure to trauma and how these patient wish to be screened and supported by their obstetricians• Evaluated with target users a novel gestational diabetes management app through developing protocols and facilitating focus groups• Performed recruitment, enrollment, and interviews with obstetric patients before transcribing and analyzing to determine key themes and findings• Used qualitative analysis software to triangulate themes from 60 interview transcripts from study aimed at evaluating a texting intervention for urban women with gestational diabetes• Piloted and executed interactive workshops for undergraduate scholars on design thinking, professional development skills, and global health

Ann Arbor, Mi

•Mentored student teams through the design and development of low-cost medical technologies focusing specifically on devices for use in low-resource settings•Researched and perform context assessments of global health needs to inform projects•Curated, executed, and maintain multiple academic and co-curricular opportunities for students to engage in global health design at the undergraduate and graduate levels

Ann Arbor, Mi

•Led the development of the Socially Engaged Design Academy – an online and in-person self guided training program to provide students with necessary skills for succesful community engaged and humanitarian focused design projects outside of traditional engineering curriculum•Consulted students (>74 in less than 6 months) through the design process specifically focusing on design ethnography, context assessment, and entering/exiting communitieshttp://insitu.engin.umich.edu/

New York, Ny

• Researched the awareness of HIV vaccines and biomedical preventions among transgender individuals through focus groups and key informant interviews in order to identify best practices in creating recruitment and educational materials for engagement in research• Recruited participants through targeted outreach and pre-screen participants for enrollment• Performed individual educational visits on HIV/AIDS and preventative HIV vaccine research to ensure informed participant enrollment

New York, Ny

• Performed a retrospective review and analysis of treatment outcomes in respiratory infections with multidrug resistant gram negative bacteria• Completed an extensive literature review on multidrug resistant gram negative bacteria to inform variables used in analysis of combination versus monotherapy

Ann Arbor, Mi

• Worked directly with program director Kathleen Sienko• Refined program sending students to international field sites to perform clinical observations and develop a problem statement for their senior engineering design project • Recruited and selected student cohort and lead pre-immersion requirements • Liaison between multiple program contacts in Ghana and clinical contacts at the University of Michigan Health Services

Ann Arbor, Mi; Kumasi, Ghana; Navrongo, Ghana; Accra, Ghana

• Conducted eight weeks of clinical observations in maternal and infant health in 10 different healthcare centers throughout Ghana to develop over 80 unique need statements and identify user requirements and engineering specifications for chosen need • Designed, prototyped, and evaluated a simulator device to train midwives in Ghana to screen for cervical cancer using visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA)• Established sustainable relationships to gain and utilize feedback throughout design development from over 80 stakeholders in the Ghanaian and US healthcare systems • Constructed and implemented two user-center design workshops for students in Ghana

Ann Arbor, Mi

• Instructional Aide for the course, "Engineers Making a Difference," a 100-level, engineering design, service learning course.• Led weekly section of design process and service learning curriculum as well as piloted additional curriculum of introduction to design ethnography • Developed and maintained sustainable relationships between students and three community partners in Ypsilanti and Detroit, MI while empowering students to engage with these communities

Ann Arbor, Mi

• Led a team of over 50 passionate students in 6 functional teams to develop and hold one of the largest campus-wide annual conferences aimed at encouraging the sharing, pursuing, and valuing of multidisciplinary ideas and education • Extended outreach on campus throughout the year by launching monthly Salon events, a daily ‘ideas worth spreading’ blog, and the first annual TEDxUofM Prize http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gina-athena-ulysse/tedxuofm_b_3032022.html

Warren, Nj

• Reported directly to Kristen Labazzo• Worked on Placental Derived Stem Cell (PDAC) research team focusing on PDAC interactions with compromised chondrocytes and their interactions with Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells • Structured and performed an independent research project culminating in a final presentation of findings to senior management• Gained experience in aseptic techniques, luminescence assays, cell seeding, harvesting, and proliferation, literature searches

New York, New York

Assisted in planning and executing America’s Imagination Summit which strives to bring imagination, innovation, and creativity into the public school system’s curriculum by bring together elected officials, education experts, business leaders, artists, and scientists.

Doctor Of Medicine - Md

Master Of Science (Ms), Human Nutrition

Columbia Macy Program in Narrative Medicine Seminar Scholar Student representative for the Columbia University Partnership.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Biomedical Engineering, Multidiscplinary Design Minor Specialization In Global Health

Activities and Societies: TEDxUofM, Detroit Partnership, M-Heal, Arts Ambassadors, Blueprint Magazine, Alternative Spring BreakConducted.

High School Diploma, International Baccalaureate Diploma

Activities and Societies: Relay for Life, Drama Productions, Choir, Math League, In Motion Dance CompanyInternational Baccalaureate.