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- Lead public health efforts in Pennsylvania for the National Overdose Response Strategy under the auspices of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the CDC. - Improve situational awareness and reduce the impact of the opioid epidemic by fostering collaboration between law enforcement and public health agencies in Pennsylvania- Gather, organize, maintain, and analyze heroin/opioid data including illicit and prescription drug use from public health and public safety sources. - Report and present analyses, to be shared with key local, regional, and state partners.- Respond to ad hoc requests for policy research or information on emerging drug trends.

New Cumberland, Pa

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

- Manage state-funded grant programs, including data collection, evaluation, communicatingwith grantees through phone, email, online training and survey tools, and on-site visits.- Perform program evaluations, including qualitative and quantitative data analyses.- Prepare reports of research findings and present/publish research results.- Develop efficient and comprehensive systems for data collection and statistical analyses.- Assist in developing research and grant proposals to obtain funding.- Create marketing materials to advertise NEST services.- Develop and Manage the International Nonprofit Training and Leadership Certificate, anonline training program offered in collaboration with Temple University Japan.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

-Conduct clinical assessment, including functional behavior analysis (FBA). -Develop and implement treatment plans for children with behavioral health problems (Autism Spectrum Disorders, ODD, DBD, ADHD). -Collect and analyze observational data, interview team members (teachers/family/BHRS staff) and write monthly reports to demonstrate medical necessity of services. -Model interventions for families and school staff in order to transfer skills to the child's natural support system. -Teach clients positive coping skills, communication skills, and social skills through play and direct instruction. -Complete progress notes for each session.-Supervise Therapeutic Support Staff (TSS).-Lead clinician for Stepping Stones program for children with ASD, developing and delivering curriculum to address social skills, communication, problem solving, and coping skills. -Selected as pilot user of new electronic medical records system.

- Organized special events in order to build awareness and increase client and donor base.- Recruited and managed volunteers for special events.- Chaired the committee to develop a sound policies and procedures manual.- Facilitated accounting system transition to QuickBooks, provided on-site training andsupport to co-workers, created a manual for company-specific procedures.- Assisted with major grant proposals to local and State foundations.

- Collected observational and survey data from children and staff at low-income, minorityafter-school programs in 8 schools in Central Pennsylvania.- Developed and implemented new surveys for measuring staff and child perceptions ofcollective efficacy.- Performed statistical analysis and presented results as a poster at Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) national conference.- Teaching Assistant for Child Development, Advanced Adolescent Development, andEthics for Heath and Human Development Professionals.

Columbia, Missouri Area

- Recruited families and scheduled home visits to observe structured and unstructured play.- Conducted interviews with children using play scenarios.- Created scale for measuring children’s perceptions of family relationships usingdrawings.- Published a thesis in the McNair Scholar Journal and Child Development.- Performed statistical analysis and presented results at multiple conferences and for stategovernment representatives through posters and oral presentations.

Public Health

Graduate-level courses in Social Work and Public Health as a non-matriculating student

M.S., Human Development And Family Studies

Activities and Societies: PSU Fellowship 2005-2006

B.S., Marketing

Activities and Societies: Sam Walton Business Scholarship, 2000-2004 Presidential Scholarship, 2000-2004 McNair Scholars Program.

Education record