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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