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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 and the.

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