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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Boston, Massachusetts

• Formulate research plans in response to grants or client requests from government agencies, organizations, and health plans to investigate health policy issues and make data-driven policy recommendations. • Conduct statistical analysis using computer programming packages and healthcare data specific to certain government programs, health plans, provider types, or service categories.• Manage project workflow by delegating tasks to team members, supervising interns, and ensuring timelines are met.• Co-author research papers for publication in healthcare journals or reports for client use.

• Led execution of project workflow and collaborated with team members on government-contracted projects related to payment modeling and hospital readmissions reduction.• Communicated findings and made recommendations to team members and clients in verbal format (e.g., presentations, phone calls) and in written format (e.g., memos, reports).• Interviewed job candidates, recommended candidates for hire, and trained new project team members.• Attended health policy conferences to network with industry professionals and publicize RTI’s work.• Promoted from Economist I to Economist II in 2016 and Economist III in 2017 to lead project tasks and assume a more client-facing role.

Boston

• Designed a student research project to examine the ACA premium assistance programs for the low-income population and identify demographic groups in need of, but ineligible for, assistance.• Conveyed the results and policy implications of this project to students and faculty at Boston University’s Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium.

Master Of Public Health - Mph, Health Policy

GPA: 3.9

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Economics And Mathematics

High School Diploma