• Preside over/decide legal cases before the Department of Health (health professions discipline, healthcare facility licensing, certificate of need, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC))• Rule on prehearing motions• Approve or deny settlement agreements• Research and interpret relevant statutes, regulations, policies, and case law• Make written disposition of cases by issuing written orders and decisions

• Preside over/decide legal cases before the Department of Health (health professions discipline, healthcare facility licensing, certificate of need, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC))• Rule on prehearing motions• Approve or deny settlement agreements• Research and interpret relevant statutes, regulations, policies, and case law• Make written disposition of cases by issuing written orders and decisions

• Held formal evidentiary hearings on a wide variety of issues, including: Medicaid benefits (applicants and providers), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, child abuse and neglect substantiations, long-term care facility discharges, licensure and enforcement of regulations governing public swimming pools, and foster care licensing• Issued subpoenas, developed case records, ruled on motions and admissibility of evidence• Conducted informal dispute resolutions for… Show more • Held formal evidentiary hearings on a wide variety of issues, including: Medicaid benefits (applicants and providers), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, child abuse and neglect substantiations, long-term care facility discharges, licensure and enforcement of regulations governing public swimming pools, and foster care licensing• Issued subpoenas, developed case records, ruled on motions and admissibility of evidence• Conducted informal dispute resolutions for long-term care facilities that wished to challenge adverse survey findings• Researched and interpreted relevant statutes, regulations, policies, and case law• Wrote proposed decisions, including findings of fact and conclusions of law Show less

• Coordinated a statewide group of stakeholders to explore environmental asthma triggers in Montana• Presented findings to the public

• Developed and implemented a mini-grant program for school nurses• Provided trainings on the management and control of asthma and diabetes to childcare workers, school staff, and high school students• Designed and implemented a multicomponent home visiting program for children with asthma• Created online trainings addressing asthma and allergies• Wrote large portions of a grant proposal addressing “healthy homes”

• Worked within the Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology (CROET)• Researched legal issues faced by transit agencies with regard to physical abilities testing• Examined the case law interpreting the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act