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Boston, Ma

• Provide oversight of the PORES (Patient Oriented Research in the Epidemiology of Skin Diseases) collaborative unit between Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School’s Department of Population Medicine under the direction of Dr. Maryam Asgari• Manage daily operations, personnel, and finances of multiple research studies and programs in the Obesity Prevention Program office within the Department of Population Medicine.• Ensure project aims are being met within time and budgetary constraints and study progression is effectively being communicated to project sponsors, study sites, collaborators, funding institutions, and senior level staff. • Prepare, write, and submit grant applications for upcoming projects to various national funding institutions. • Contribute to the scientific design, methodologies, and analysis of various grant-funded research studies.

Boston, Ma

• Provides oversight of field operations and training to all research assistants conducting in-person visits• Insures quality control and conducts clinical research and follow up appointments for participants enrolled in Project Viva• Coordinate efficient task allocation, and scheduling of in-person visits• Leads study design and implementation meetings for principal investigators and project manager• Maintains communication and provides status updates to collaborating investigators• Reviews monthly financials and assists with budgeting and executing agreements between institutions• Assists with pre-award budgeting and annual Research Performance Progress Reports for NIH grants• Continues to serve as an IRB consultant for other team members working on submissions

Boston, Ma

• Serves as primary coordinator for transition of Data Management system to REDCap• Maintains communication between all project investigators and insures procedures are followed to gain access to individual datasets• Serves as primary liaison to the IRB and organizes study materials for submission.• Provides training for new research assistants and supervision of work-study students• Contributes to study design and implementation meetings with lead investigators and spearheads revisions to the study’s Operations Manual.

Boston, Ma

• Contributes to study design and implementation meetings with lead investigators and spearheads revisions to the study’s Operations Manual. • Serves as primary liaison to the IRB and organizes study materials for submission.• Manages the day to day project finances and reimbursements for project staff and associated vendors.• Provides training for new research assistants and supervision of work-study students as needed.• Continues all responsibilities of a Research Assistant on Project Viva [see below].

Boston, Ma

• Participated in the development of a groundbreaking national autism registry by providing database support and coordinating medical record requests for over 400 diagnosed children in preparation for chart abstraction.

Boston.Ma

• Facilitated a children’s group component of an obesity intervention program in local neighborhoods aimed at children ages 2-5 and their families. • Responsibilities included recruiting subjects, engaging community partners, preparing weekly group materials, entering data, following-up with participants, and attending study team meetings.

Boston, Ma

• Provided per diem administrative support. • Assisted with grants submissions, managed publications, and created flow charts, figures, and tables for use in manuscripts. • Other duties included revision and maintenance of Dr. Matthew Gillman’s Curriculum Vitae.

Boston, Ma

• Responsibilities include participant follow up, obtaining informed consent, adhering to research protocols and precisely recording clinical measures and data documentation during scheduled appointments. • Comfortable working with data management, cleaning and coding of questionnaires, and performing other office duties.

Boston, Ma

• Utilized Microsoft Access to create and maintain a database for data entry of patient charts as part of a project focused on infectious disease epidemiology of respiratory viral infections among immunocompromised children.• Provided administrative support to ensure study investigators had the necessary materials to prepare for publication.

Cambridge, Ma

• Operated as part of a research and data team investigating community-based health interventions focused on maternal health, substance abuse, behavioral risk factors, and quality of care for communities neighboring Cambridge, MA. • Managed large databases, analyzed records, performed literature reviews, prepared PowerPoint presentations, and interpreted data for publication.

Master Of Public Health (M.P.H.), Maternal And Child Health

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Health Science