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Providence, RI, US

Greater Boston Area

• Proactively track insurance payer updates and communicate to internal and external stakeholders to support successful revenue cycle management
• Manage and support projects relating to optimization of revenue cycle management

Boston, Massachusetts

Boston, Massachusetts

• Support an active Trademark practice consisting of two Counsel lawyers and five paralegals.
• Manage extensive trademark certificate inventory and draft and send client correspondence.
• Proactively seek training on docketing procedures to streamline trademark reporting process.
• Collaborate within and across teams to achieve objectives such as client billing and event management.

Belmont, Massachusetts

• Recruited 300+ participants, conducted research assessments, and analyzed data through extensive Excel and IBM SPSS use
• Presented study results to experts in a professional talk at a national substance use research conference
• First author of a publication in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, a prominent substance use journal
• Maintained outstanding professionalism and adherence to HIPAA confidentiality while also building rapport with participants
• Created PowerPoint presentations, submitted expense reports, and organized event guest lists on behalf of the Chief of the Division
• Coordinated monthly dept. seminar; Outlook promotion/calendar management, liaised with presenters, and provided A/V support and troubleshooting

Boston, MA

• Provided support to a comprehensive 75-year longitudinal study of over 700 men that identifies psychosocial predictors of healthy aging.
• Responsible for coding qualitative data using SPSS and collaborating with the research team to systematize coding and analysis.
• Assisted with locating children of original participants who will be recruited for an upcoming second-generation study.

Chestnut Hill, MA

• Performed research techniques including behavioral testing and scoring, cannulation surgeries, and tissue analyses.
• Compiled, analyzed, and presented data using programs such as SPSS, Excel, JWatcher, ImageJ, and PowerPoint.
• Collaborated with members of the research team to optimize novel experimental techniques and interpret results.

Dublin, Ireland

• Accompanied psychologists, occupational therapists, and social workers on neuropsychological testing and rehabilitation sessions.
• Co-directed a weekly group that focused on strategies to improve quality of life and fostered a sense of community.
• Contributed to bi-weekly team meetings that discussed patient progress and created future rehabilitation goals.
• Synthesized concise referral summaries for potential service users from extensive medical records.

Master Of Social Work - Msw

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Psychology (Neuroscience), Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences Honors Program, Psi Chi, Women's Resource Center, Psychology Mentoring.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Key Club, Varsity Field Hockey