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Oakland, CA, US

Oakland, CA, US

• Represent the leadership of CDI2, including the Chief Data Scientist and Executive Director, on internal and external high-level task forces involving systemwide research projects.
• Serve on Executive Steering Committee for UC/CDPH Health Security Initiative and provide insights and expertise on data collaboration with the California Department of Public Health through the Clinical Data Working.
• Collaborate on systemwide clinical trials pilot in partnership with UCBRAID to enable recruitment for clinical trials across the UC Health enterprise.
• Facilitate the UC Health Data Governance Implementation Task Force, working closely with work group leaders and the Chief Health Data Officer for UC Health to develop recommendations for health data use.
• Develop educational materials and resources for researchers to enable utilization of CDI2's clinical research data tools, enabling researchers to utilize real world data for projects.
• Facilitate health data governance task force work groups, providing support and guidance to work group leaders, with the end goal of developing final recommendations and operating guidelines for UC-wide policy.

Oakland, CA, US

• Served as strategic thought partner to the Executive Director and Chief Data Scientist, providing guidance and advice in order to ensure that CDI2 delivered on the mission of the department and UC Health division.
• Managed the collection, analysis, and dissemination of COVID data reports related to employee infection rates, vaccinations, and other pandemic-associated data, providing accurate and timely information about current.
• Managed compilation, design, and accessibility of CDI2’s annual report, detailing work of the department and its contributions to quality improvement and research advancement across six academic medical centers.
• Created and edited ongoing communications and collateral with the goal of publicizing the resources and work of CDI2 to stakeholders, researchers, and collaborators across UC, building on the concept of systemness.
• Served as lead on health policy issues impacting UC Health, including Health Information Exchange, homelessness, CalAIM, and infrastructure topics, providing guidance, background, and available resources.
• Facilitated health data governance task force work groups, providing support and guidance to work group leaders, with the end goal of developing final recommendations and operating guidelines for UC-wide policy.

Oakland, California, US

• Planned and implemented pilot programs within the project ecosystem and ensured that all work was aligned with overall program goals and objectives.
• Engaged local stakeholders to collaborate on design and development of clinical practice pilots to address social determinants of health.
• Defined areas of focus for projects based on the collection and interpretation of data from various sources.
• Collaborated with internal and external partners to identify strategies for sustainable quality improvement initiatives.
• Communicated ongoing pilot status and escalations to leadership and across project stakeholders.
• Managed comprehensive project plans and timelines for all projects within pilot ecosystem.

San Francisco, CA, US

• Facilitated the development and implementation of patient engagement strategies for behavioral health integration, health disparity reduction, and advanced care planning in the primary care setting.
• Coordinated workgroups to engage stakeholders in planning and development for quality improvement efforts for behavioral health screening and follow-up.
• Engaged clinical researchers, providers, and other health providers to develop pilot for hypertension disparity reduction among African-American patients in primary care.
• Identified areas of focus for projects based on the collection and interpretation of data from various sources.
• Collaborated with internal and external partners to share best practices and strategies for quality improvement to achieve PRIME project goals.
• Communicated ongoing project status and escalations to leadership and across project stakeholders.

San Francisco, California, US

• Oversaw programmatic development of a multidisciplinary hereditary cancer program at UCSF. Planned and implemented a new centralized clinical practice for cancer prevention and surveillance for children and adults.
• Oversaw a multi-million dollar budget for Center for BRCA Research activities, allowing for expansion of the research and clinical programs while maintaining a fiscally conservative approach to spending
• Advised program leaders on progress and development of key initiatives within the Center, ensuring that leadership was actively engaged in progress and ongoing growth
• Collaborated with development on fundraising for Center programs, enabling future growth and additional opportunities to increase patient access to research and clinical initiativesEducation and Communication
• Coordinated with outside patient advocacy organizations, increasing patient and provider awareness of the Center’s services and collaborated with UCSF providers to partner on educational events for patients
• Programmed education sessions within the Center, addressing hot topics for hereditary cancer patientsResearch Management

Berkeley, CA, US

• Managed multiple childhood leukemia studies, including overseeing development of research protocols, questionnaires and tracking systems for busy research group. Facilitated the establishment of sub-award contracts.
• Developed and managed research protocols for human subjects review for study protocols at multiple institutions in California and Guatemala ensuring that research was ethically conducted in accordance with human.
• Designed and implemented data and specimen collection protocols for multiple studies in tandem with principal investigators to develop study instruments for data collection resulting in successful and accurate data.
• Coordinated communications with 16 participating hospitals across California for the California Childhood Leukemia Study which ensured that all collaborators consistently administered study protocol at each site.
• Managed design and development of study website for recruitment of study participants resulting in effective dissemination of study results to lay public.
• Developed training materials and administered training for hospital staff on study recruitment and data and specimen collection procedures for California and Guatemala studies, resulting in reduction of errors and.

• Coordinated multiple multi-ethnic breast cancer studies, including overseeing development of research protocols, questionnaires, and tracking systems for busy research group.Communication and Training
• Recruited members of the Community Advisory Committee resulting in more culturally appropriate development of survey instruments.
• Developed training manual for study staff/interviewers and trained staff in interview processes to ensure successful data collection.
• Coordinated recruitment of focus group and telephone interview participants, resulting in rich data collection from multi-cultural groups of cancer patients.
• Coordinated and facilitated translation of all study instruments with bilingual research translators resulting in culturally appropriate language for administration of interviews. Research Coordination
• Coordinated Institutional Review Board submissions for internal committee and state-level reviews ensuring that research is ethically conducted in accordance with human subject regulations.

Master Of Public Health - Mph, Community Health Education

Ba, Women'S Studies