Monica Kowalczyk, M.P.H., B.S. Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Lead agency-wide audits for Environment of Care (EOC) and HIPAA, analyze data, summarize results, and develop project plans to address risks pertaining to physical environment, emergency situations, infection control, and protected health information Complete quarterly site visits, chart and peer reviews to support compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards for 6 public health centers and 11 behavioral health residential sites Monitor compliance with federal, state and local regulatory requirements and accreditation standards, and develop recommended updates for the agency or specific program areas when changes might affect operating policies and procedures Manage all efforts related to creating, promoting, distributing, compiling, analyzing, and summarizing results of client satisfaction surveys, as well as data collection for national surveys on behalf of the agency related to substance use and mental services and zero suicide workforce Facilitate problem-solving efforts by recommending and implementing strategies to promote compliance in service delivery, and develop materials for public health and behavioral health programs to ensure consistency with requirements Draft summary reports, leadership memos, agency Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), confidentiality agreements, proposals, project plans, training documents, emergency and compliance plans

United States

Accumulated several epidemiology certificates through the Illinois Department of Public Health and the North Carolina Institute for Public Health Entered and managed data in the Illinois’ National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (INEDSS) and Access database, and communicated with providers for positive STI cases pending treatment Participated in the strategic planning process of assigning activities and performance metrics to the division of health protection’s operational plan, to improve electronic provider reporting of STI cases Created and recorded a webinar that served as an educational tool for providers to increase uptake of electronically reporting STI-positive cases across service-area facilities

Collaborated on a public health and economics research team and conducted research on improving approaches toward racial/ethnic inclusion, measuring effectiveness in community-based palliative care programs, and opportunities to enhance telehealth in hospice and palliative careParticipated in all aspects of conducting research by performing literature reviews, developing tools for data collection, determining study outcomes, recruiting study participants, collecting and aggregating quantitative and qualitative data, and writing manuscripts to contribute new research findingsConsistently balanced multiple projects in various stages of implementation with independent research objectives

Promoted Career Services to current and prospective students during university career fairs and tabling eventsProvided individualized resume and cover letter review sessions to hundreds of university students and alumni Presented several career-related workshops for university classes and student organizations

Assisted two professors in developing, administering and evaluating a training program to over 140 certified nursing assistants, which focused on primary aspects of palliative care Assisted in recruitment of study participants, oversaw progress of all participants throughout seven training sections and served as the point of contact for account troubleshooting

Master Of Public Health

Activities and Societies: Graduate Research Assistant, NIU Graduate School of Health Studies * Honors: cum laude * Appointed Student.

Bachelor Of Science, Public Health

Activities and Societies: Undergraduate Research Assistant, NIU College of Health & Human Sciences | Career Peer Advisor, NIU Career.

New To Public Health (N2Ph) Residency Program, Public Health