Shalini Wickramatilake Email & Phone Number

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Represent state alcohol and drug agencies before Congress, the Administration, and stakeholder groups, educating them about substance use disorders (SUD), the publicly-funded addiction treatment system, and NASADAD's.
• Offer timely updates to NASADAD members on public policy developments.
• Conceptualize, create, and disseminate legislative summaries, appropriations overviews, policy statements, issue briefs, fact sheets, newsletters, and educational tools on relevant public policy issues.
• Support state alcohol and drug agency directors on technical assistance needs related to addiction policy.
• Supervise Public Policy Associate.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Team leader and NASADAD liaison for Women’s Services Network (WSN), national coalition of State women’s substance abuse treatment services coordinators.
• Team leader and NASADAD liaison for State Youth Substance Abuse Coordinators Committee (SYSACC), national coalition of State youth substance abuse treatment services coordinators.
• Manage activities of WSN and SYSACC, including planning quarterly and monthly teleconferences with national and State substance abuse treatment experts, distributing member inquiries, and updating members on resources.
• Design and collect responses from brief surveys to State members on emerging topics.
• Field and respond to requests from State members as requested.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Assist Senior Research Analyst in working to foster and support effective alcohol & other drug prevention strategies in each State.
• Provide technical assistance to the National Prevention Network (NPN), an organization of State alcohol and other drug abuse prevention professionals, in providing a national advocacy and communication system for.
• Partake in various online and in-person SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) trainings on the public health perspective of substance abuse.

Greater Boston Area

• Directly recruited English and Spanish speaking subjects to participate in CDC-funded study analyzing Patient Navigation for Cancer Screening.
• Conducted informed consent, eligibility screener, and baseline interview with patients in both English and Spanish.
• Prepared all required paperwork for the study to be approved by the Institutional Review Board.
• Interacted and collaborated with on-site and CDC principal investigators.
• Ensured that physicians and outpatient personnel complied with all study protocols and requirements.
• Managed junior clinical coordinator and patient navigators to ensure all regulatory codes and project deadlines were met.

Arlington, MA

• Managed caseload of 10-12 adolescent girls in residential treatment facility
• Coordinated the entire treatment of assigned cases, including all aspects of their medical, educational, clinical, and residential well-being.
• Communicated in-depth clinical reports to the residential team, school systems, medical team, and the Massachusetts Department of Children & Families.
• Assured the coordination, development, and implementation of the strategic treatment plan.
• Maintained consistent contact and information flow between the student, internal staff, external officials, as well as the student’s family.

Greater Boston Area

• Worked in collaboration with members of the Eating Disorders Work Group to determine the inclusion of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder in the now current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of.
• Entered data that was gathered in the pediatric gastrointestinal unit into the REDCap data collection program.

Greater Boston Area

• Wrote financial and administrative sections of grant proposals.
• Assisted with preparation and monitoring of interim progress as well as final reports to meet the requirements of sponsors.
• Edited manuscripts, abstracts, research proposals, and grant applications; prepared all data tables, charts, graphs, and presentations.
• Utilized Peoplesoft to process office supply orders, travel reimbursements, and check requests.
• Assisted with the hiring, orientation, and training of research coordinators, research assistants, and interns.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Conducted literature reviews on public health concerns, such as Lyme disease, cultural competency, cancer clusters, and stress reduction.
• Advised technology developers on what type of health promotion information should be included in campaigns such as iPhone applications.

• Wrote articles about eating disorders, unhealthy dieting, and body image
• Utilized social networking sites and tools to help promote articles
• Communicated with readers about potential article topics, questions, and resources

• Developed curriculum for undergraduate course Cultural Factors in Public Health
• Facilitated class discussion about the impact of sex, race, and social status on health
• Created and graded exams to assess students’ progress
• Advised students on group projects about body image preferences in certain races

• Updated profiles of GWU alumni on Banner administrative information system
• Composed letters on behalf of senior executives to corporate and individual donors thanking them for their monetary contributions to the University
• Communicated with the University president and vice presidents about donations and other fundraising matters

• Created and used lesson plans on body image and eating disorders for 16-18 year olds
• Taught 5-8 year old children about nutrition according to the USDA’s My Pyramid guidelines
• Used recipes suggested by the USDA to teach a weekly cooking class in Spanish

• Represented the organization at various conferences and forums on topics such as AIDS, tuberculosis, women’s health, and insurance coverage, and then briefed supervisor.
• Performed research on HIV/AIDS in developing nations, as well as on the accomplishments and downfalls of PEPFAR.

• Filled orders for fundraising merchandise
• Conducted research on refugee health for USCB website

Doctor Of Public Health, Health Policy And Management

Master Of Health Science, Public Health, Mental Health

Ba, International Affairs, Global Public Health

International Affairs

Spanish Literature And Culture