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State College, Pa, Us

United States

Disseminating research findings in a digestible way to a wide array of stakeholders, including collaborators, investigators, study teams, funders, research participants, and OCHIN staff. Facilitating inter-departmental connections as aligned with strategic goals. Developing dissemination resources, including databases of OCHIN publications, EndNote libraries, and dissemination guidance for staff.

University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

Independently teaching a 50-student class on Introduction to Human Sexuality. Over previous summers, I have taught Introduction to Health Psychology three times to 30-student class sections.

University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

-Generating research questions and performing analyses in SAS and R, using generalized linear models-Investigating population health among racial/ethnic minorities and LGBTQ individuals-Designing, executing, analyzing, and writing the results of a national, online dissertation survey focused on the impacts of discrimination on healthcare utilization, physical health, and mental health outcomes among a racially diverse sample of sexual minorities

University Park, Pa

During my time as a teaching assistant, I worked with 12 faculty members across 13 class sections and 7 different courses. My responsibilities included facilitating course design, grading, and providing student education among the largest undergraduate major at the university.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

In the Public Interest Government Relations Office, we advocated for federal legislation that was informed by psychological research and that supported human welfare and social justice. My responsibilities included planning congressional briefings, writing and editing team materials, and managing our team's annual budget.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

As a research assistant, I served as a contact for doctoral psychology programs working to meet the ongoing requirements of APA accreditation. In this role, I built annual and five-year summary reports to summarize major trends in student and faculty outcomes. I also assisted program directors and staff of accredited programs in entering and interpreting student and faculty data into our data portal, and individually reviewed and provided feedback for the "Student Admissions, Outcomes, and Other Data" tables for all 400 accredited doctoral programs.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

As a Coordinator and Senior Coordinator, I managed the firm's academic subscriptions, totaling over $360,000 in annual spending. I also developed and maintained a spending tracker for firm subscriptions and resources and acted as liaison between with internal executives and external vendors to ensure cost-effective access to academic resources.

As an Assistant Manager at Pollock Dining Commons, I ordered products on behalf of the dining commons daily, determined tasks that would be completed every day, took inventory on a weekly basis, and prepared for catered events as needed. I problem-solved on behalf of students and full time staff on a regular basis.

University Park, Pa

As Lab Manager in Dr. Jose Soto's Culture, Health, and Emotion Lab, I trained research assistants on the use of physiological data collection, while streamlining the recruitment of participants for ongoing studies. I also managed the interview process for potential, new research assistants, and contributed to ongoing research studies as necessary.

University Park, Pa

As a research assistant in Dr. Louis Castonguay's Clinical Research Lab, I conducted literature searches, analyzed data using SPSS, and contributed to research investigating the efficacy of different types of psychotherapy.

University Park, Pa

As a Student Manager at Pollock Dining Commons, I trained, rewarded, and supervised employees on various aspects of food service. My daily tasks included the assurance of food safety, problem-solving in unforeseeable circumstances, and ensuring a safe, welcome environment for customers.

University Park, Pa

Before being promoted to Lab Manager, I served as Research Assistant in Dr. Jose Soto's Culture, Health, and Emotion Lab.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Biobehavioral Health

Master Of Science - Ms, Biobehavioral Health

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology