Stephen Shields Email & Phone Number

United States

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

• Leading analyses of clinical and administrative claims data to support population health improvement for integrated health care systems.
• Spearheading a health services research project focused on continuous glucose monitors, resulting in publications, two posters, and a presentation at a conference.
• Created analysis plan and mentored junior analysts on execution of the analysis plan.
• Using SQL Server, conducted exploratory and quality assurance analyses of a newly minted clinical and claims data source containing data for over 40 million patients.
• Led measure development, analysis, and visualization of data collected from 60+ medical groups for an adult immunization National Health Campaign, which provided vital insights to participants and sponsors and resulted.
• Implemented a more efficient method of reporting findings to campaign participants using R Markdown and an R Shiny dashboard, saving hours of work compared to the previous method.

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

• Improved Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) in States across the US by collaborating with State Medicaid departments, Area Agencies on Aging, and Aging and Disability Resource Centers on various projects:
• Interviewed stakeholders about their experience with a new process for Medicaid HCBS eligibility and drafted results report
• Drafted 80-page report on the reliability of a recently piloted assessment
• Attended in-person project kick-off meeting; brainstormed approach with a new client and the President on strategies that could reduce the State’s HCBS wait list
• Represented HCBS Strategies on remote conferences; recorded and distributed minutes on a complex website re-design project

College Park, MD

• Led operations of an NIH-funded R01 grant examining exercise and prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease
• Conducted and oversaw successful execution of study procedures and data collection, including neuropsychological assessments; exercise and physical function tests; fMRI scans; and blood draws
• Improved daily function of the study by proposing and composing several amendments to the protocol
• Managed and trained seven undergraduate and three graduate students to conduct complex study procedures

Pittsburgh, PA

• Interviewed parents and children as part of a study examining the effectiveness of cost-effective counseling for Medicaid-eligible families in preventing adolescent deviant behavior
• Led approximately 100 complex, in-home assessments averaging 3 hours in length
• Successfully completed assessments and obtained quality data in unpredictable, unstable situations

Willow Grove, PA

• Guided Alzheimer’s disease patients and their caregivers through complex clinical trials during their visits to the clinic
• Facilitated communication between pharmaceutical companies and the clinic
• Managed day-to-day execution of pharmaceutical clinical trial protocols, including processing laboratory blood work; tracking reviewing patient’s medical histories for eligibility; managing drug supply; and preparing.

Master Of Public Health - Mph, Epidemiology

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Psychology