Nurse Practitioner in the Post-acute/Long-term Care setting. My primary focus is on improving patient outcomes and enhancing quality of life by addressing polypharmacy, providing trauma-informed care, and coordinating advance care planning.

Performed RedCap database development and patient data entry, conducted complex data mining of patient and clinical visitation information in multiple electronic medical records systems (StarPanel and Epic).

1. Completed 600 hours divided between three sites with a focus on internal medicine and gerontology.2. Developed skills in comprehensive history taking and physical examination, focused assessment, diagnosis and treatment modalities, complete patient health and psychosocial management, smoking cessation counseling, and substance use screening and referral.3. Honed hands-on interventions including suturing, punch and shave biopsy, cryosurgery, and ear canal irrigation and cerumen… Show more 1. Completed 600 hours divided between three sites with a focus on internal medicine and gerontology.2. Developed skills in comprehensive history taking and physical examination, focused assessment, diagnosis and treatment modalities, complete patient health and psychosocial management, smoking cessation counseling, and substance use screening and referral.3. Honed hands-on interventions including suturing, punch and shave biopsy, cryosurgery, and ear canal irrigation and cerumen disimpaction. Show less

Created and managed multiple study databases, coordinated participant recruitment for multiple studies involving vulnerable populations with dementia, co-authored several publications and manuscripts, and assisted in data analysis.

Worked with multiple supervising principle investigators to study methods for assessing cognitive impairment in individuals suffering from multiple sclerosis and various dementia subtypes. I also developed a complete IRB-approved research protocol, administered comprehensive neuropsychological testing for patients and study participants, managed multiple study participant databases, and instructed cognitive raters in the administration of neuropsychological testing.

Examined the relationship between executive function and controlled mood induction in an IRB-approved research protocol, recruited participants, analyzed study data, and composed an APA-style thesis presenting study findings.

Tutored students enrolled in two courses (Introduction to Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology), assisted in class lab experimental design and data collection, advised students with writing lab reports, and created discussion materials for use in class.