Shyla K. Fields Email & Phone Number

Birmingham, Al, Us

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

•Directs the day-to-day local, neighborhood, community, civic, and regional relations activities, and health equity research advocacy on behalf of the HSOM Dean's Office of Research.•Directs, facilitates, and provides organizational support as needed for various activities, including but not limited to convening and coordinating engagements with the Collaborative Health Equity Council (CHEC), Executive Committee, and Senior Advisory Committee.•Serves as a key liaison with various UAB Research Centers, Institutes, and groups conducting health equity research, UAB Medicine, external community groups/leaders, and potential funding sources, including participation in meetings convened by these entities, as appropriate.• Engages the HSOM Strategic Leadership Recruitment team in developing and implementing a health equity recruitment/cluster hire program.•Directs the conduct of recurring health equity research funding landscape analyses, including assessment of the UAB HSOM portfolio and extramural funding opportunities, including federal, foundation, industry, and other sponsors.•Develops and implements HSOM health equity research focus area programming in conjunction with a yearly calendar of events and in collaboration with aligned research-related activities led by other entities across UAB.•Engages the HSOM communications team in developing strategic planning for an internal communications plan (UAB community) and external communication plans (outside academic community and Birmingham metro community). Liaison with external organizations (outside of HSOM) within the university and the community to facilitate health equity research.•Creates and develops programmatic and training content and materials for selected workshops in consultation with the Executive Director, CHEC Chair, Executive Committee, and other key stakeholders.•Proposes and implements strategies and contacts for recruiting and retaining Health Equity mentors, researchers, and faculty.

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

• Helps develop diversity, inclusion, and cultural competence initiatives within the department, including educational materials and online modules• Works with other offices and individuals within the department to promote greater sensitivity and responsiveness to these issues as they pertain to their respective initiatives and programs. • Liaison with external organizations within the university and the community to facilitate diversity, inclusion, and cultural competence initiatives and programs• Serves as a key liaison with various community groups and potential funding sources. • Co-Facilitates diversity, inclusion, and cultural competence initiatives, particularly within higher education and health care settings • Works effectively with multiple constituents, including faculty, staff, and administration, as well as external partners.

Downtown Birmingham

Alternates roles as Linkage and Retention Coordinator (70%) and HIV Manager of Jefferson County (30%)•Thoughtfully delivers HIV diagnoses, counsels and coordinates linkage to medical care for newly diagnosed HIV positive individuals.•Serves as a coordinator for linkage to care and re-engagement in care to HIV healthcare and other related services.•Operates in partnership with 1917 Clinic Prevention Education & Social Services Teams.•Administers interventions (ARTAS, Motivational Interviewing, etc.), and provides other resources to clients who are ambivalent about entering or re-entering care.•Project coordinator and implementer of HIV testing (1-year pilot) in the University of Alabama Emergency Department Trauma Units. •Assists with grant and contract preparation and submission as well as monthly reports and medical journal entries.•As the senior team member, I provide training and onboarding to all new Linkage and Retention Coordinators.HIV District Manager of Jefferson County 2016- PRESENT •Liaison between ADPH (Alabama Department of Public Health), Community Based Organizations, HIV/AIDS Organizations and researchers to do community-based testing events in Jefferson County. •Leads and Facilitates the HIV Prevention Network subcommittee monthly meetings as the Network Chair. •Presents HIV prevention education programs in community settings which allowed me to collaborate with a partnering organization to present at the United States Conference on AIDS in 2017 & 2018.•Coordinates and performs community engagement, marketing, education, advocacy and testing opportunities on all media outlets on behalf of the HPN. •Identifies potential donors including small businesses, foundations and corporate sponsors for testing events.•Manages local and state data, performs conference calls, event planning, and project management.

Administrative experience•Provided the Associate Dean of Education and Curriculum secretarial support, often of a high level or confidential nature, in support of the departmental operation.•Coordinated departmental student/patient-related activities. •Provided secretarial support, often of a high level or confidential nature, in support of departmental operations in the HR department and financial department.•Provided administrative support to the Director of the UAB 1917 outpatient clinic while supervising the front desk workers. •Maintained departmental human resource files and documentation of departmental actions.

Huntsville, Alabama Area

•Produced a gross placement rate of 90 percent of all graduates actively seeking assistance in education-related positions with ninety (90) days after graduation. •Presented training development to students that promotes interview readiness and professional behavior in the workplace. •Provided counseling, vocational guidance, and case management services to clients of a specified job placement program. •Performed personnel management and evaluation, policy and development. •Oversaw and coordinated client referral and placement services, and the solicitation and servicing of employer participants in the program. •Developed employer contacts within the community that led to job opportunities for graduates.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English

Mba, Business Administration