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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Greater Chicago Area

Managed portfolio of projects focused on reducing opioid prescribing in surgery, including the implementation of a multi-component intervention across six Northwestern Medicine hospitals and a mixed-methods evaluation of implementation and intervention effectiveness;Drafted content for, and facilitated the development of, opioid education modules for health system clinicians;Built longitudinal patient-reported outcome surveys with complex logic in REDCap; developed survey implementation protocols and trained survey staff to ensure high-quality data collection;Led qualitative research activities from protocol development to data collection to analysis, applying the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research;Led and co-authored publications and conference presentations on study findingsSupported projects focused on developing, implementing, and evaluating systems to improve post-discharge outcomes of gastrointestinal (GI) surgery patients by leveraging patient-reported outcome data for monitoring purposes;Conducted qualitative research to assess clinician and patient-reported barriers and facilitators to monitoring GI surgery patients post-discharge

Greater Chicago Area

Coordinated quality improvement initiatives & research projects focused on reducing opioid prescribing in general surgery across the Northwestern Medicine (NM) health system;Led dissemination & technical assistance activities across the Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative 56-hospital networkFacilitated the development of a clinical education module for surgical and medical inpatient nurses on Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis; Supported the development of a nurse-focused simulation curriculum on addressing & reducing patient refusals to VTE chemoprophylaxis

Greater Denver Area

Healthy Steps:Coordinated implementation of the Healthy Steps for Young Children integrated behavioral health and home visiting model for six sites across Colorado. Provided ongoing technical assistance to sites; Coordinated site cultivation, training, and professional development activities; Monitored program implementation fidelity; Supported sites with budget and scope of work development and wrote sections of grant proposals to secure program funding; Facilitated the development of a new program database and managed data reportingPhysician Outreach:Developed a quality improvement project, in collaboration with local public health agency partners, to improve pregnancy-related depression screening, referral, and follow-up processes in primary care practices; Conducted outreach to primary care providers on pregnancy-related depression screening and referral recommendations; Shared best practices for effective physician outreach with community partners through webinars and presentations; Completed training in the Academic Detailing clinical outreach education approach through the National Resource Center for Academic Detailing

Ann Arbor, Mi

Analyzed and summarized Detroit Walk Your Heart to Health (WYHH) intervention attendance and pedometer data as part of the Community Approaches to Cardiovascular Health: Dissemination Phase community-based participatory research project; Developed and presented data summaries to project steering committee and walking group coordinators to identify data trends and inform program adaptations; Extracted themes from Detroit WYHH Capacity Building Program participant evaluations and made recommendations for survey evaluation improvements; Developed an electronic version of a steering committee survey for use in process evaluation

Ann Arbor, Mi

Co-facilitated and organized focus group discussions with physicians and patients with asthma; Wrote grant proposal sections for research projects addressing chronic disease management and physician-patient communication, conducted literature reviews, and prepared manuscripts for journal submission; Coded focus group recordings using NVivo qualitative data analysis software and co-authored a published paper on study findings

Ann Arbor, Mi

Managed planning of an all-day, interdepartmental PFCC Working Seminar for 240+ University of Michigan Health System executive leaders, clinicians, patient advisors, and staff, where participants developed action plans for integrating PFCC principles across departments to align with the UMHS goal of creating the Ideal Patient Care Experience; Collaborated with planning committee members to set seminar agenda, create budget, develop event format and content, and establish plan for seminar logistics; Recruited volunteers and assisted with unit assignments for the MiChart Volunteer Support Program, which enhanced support on unit floors during electronic health record system roll-out

Durham, Nc

Managed statewide magazine distribution, business operations, and financial processes including accounts payable and receivable, credit card reconciliation, and reimbursements; Coordinated marketing efforts, community engagement initiatives, communications, and assisted with event execution for the Tar Heel 10 Miler, Ramblin’ Rose Women’s Triathlon Tour, and Ramblin’ Rose Women’s Half Marathon; Developed and executed nonprofit-partnership model to recruit 150+ volunteers for each of four large running events; Directed groups of volunteers at events; Supervised social media and marketing interns and maintained blog and newsletter content

Chapel Hill, Nc

Conducted comprehensive behavioral assessments of second-graders for the Durham Child Health and Development Study; Coded the Object Memory Task, a complex behavioral task measuring deliberate memory; Transcribed the Mother-Child Reminiscing Task, part of the Children’s Memory Study, and edited transcriptions translated from Spanish

Chapel Hill, Nc

Assisted in the development of the Patient Quit-Tobacco System, an executive-level planning and assessment tool for hospitals’ tobacco-cessation systems; Collaborated with hospital leaders to discuss and evaluate the benefits and incentives offered through their wellness and tobacco-cessation programs for employees; Drafted and edited resource documents highlighting best practices in hospitals’ employee and patient tobacco-cessation programs

Wheaton, Il

Measured vital signs of patients and assisted nurses with clinical work-ups; Conducted analytical tests such as strep throat culture and hemoglobin test; Assisted in the medical records and billing departments

Master Of Public Health - Mph, Health Behavior And Health Education

Activities and Societies: Phi Kappa Phi, Public Health Student Assembly (PHSA) Executive Board Treasurer (Managed PHSA budget.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Psychology, Minor In Social And Economic Justice

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Public Service Scholar (Completed 300+ hours of service and four skills trainings), Psi Chi.

Spanish, Sociology, Music

Semester of Spanish instruction and cultural immersion in Mendoza, Argentina