Works closely with partners including Virginia Early Childhood Foundation, University of Virginia and community-level partners to build a robust system that captures data related to early childhood program performance, allowing the VDOE to analyze, communicate, and improve access to and the quality of early childhood programs;Leads the development of a program-level profile for early childhood programs that is meaningful and useful for families, providers, policymakers and the general public in order to inform family choice and drive program improvement.Completes data analysis and assists in developing policy recommendations related to the unified measurement and improvement system.Establishes protocols and procedures for gathering, evaluating and ensuring the accuracy of early childhood data from multiple entities;Works with partners and staff to analyze results, produce reports, tools, and dashboards that provide insights and help support continuous improvement;Provides guidance on development of new and existing technology systems and databases to support integration and applicability in addressing strategic priorities for the Division;Designs incentives and interventions to help improve access to and the quality of early childhood programs using data and technology;Creates strategies to integrate data from new and existing data systems to create a comprehensive source of early childhood data;Works closely with Office of Technology and Decision Analytics to coordinate approach across the Department of Education.Helps design, implement, and monitor the evaluation component and serves as point person with UVA and outside evaluators as it relates to measuring impact of investments on programs and in turn, impact of programs on participants.Interprets evaluation results for the Board, leadership, elected officials and the public.

• Develop a data sharing culture within stringent data privacy parameters to improve coordination, decision-making, generation of new actionable information, and accountability across the state’s multiple models of home visiting.• Enhance EIV’s internal data and applied research capacity, including building out EIV’s in-house capacity around data identification, data access, data collection, data management, data analysis, data use, data messaging, other data capacity elements.• Provide staff support to the Virginia Home Visiting Data Team to help ensure more efficient collaboration with partners. • Coordinate and staff the identification and development of a multi-component data system solution to help facilitate the establishment of uniform indicators across Virginia’s home visiting models to produce annual data ‘dashboard’ and outcome reports.• Provide strategic support to Virginia’s home visiting programs in expanding their data capacity.• Identify the need for, enlist, and interface with external data expertise to address EIV data capacity objectives.• Participate on home visiting needs assessment development and implementation.• Build and format documents to meet EIV data tracking, management, analysis, and reporting needs for operational, fiscal, evaluation, research, reporting, and other purposes.• Meet regularly with the EIV Director to schedule, track, and exchange updates on projects and tasks.• Ensure all data initiatives comply with Federal, state, and any other data security and privacy requirements.• Assist with editing EIV documents that have data and technological content.• Serve as data system administrator for EIV’s data warehouse• Manage and respond to external data requests • Create ad-hoc data reports for both EIV and FFV• Provide support to VDH and MIECHV team for MIECHV data-related reporting, collection, quality assurance, and other efforts• Help establish and maintain standardized data reporting structures for FFV sites

Graduate Research Assistant, VCU Center on Society and Health, Richmond, VAResident leadership and local capacity building: Volunteerism in disadvantaged communities; PI: Emily Zimmerman, Ph.D.• Coordinates project to meet deadlines, reach specific aims, & complete research objectives• Collect, manage, & analyze qualitative data from community interviews & quantitative data from electronic surveys• Created recruitment plans & strategies to reach data collection targets• Networked with community partners & residents to form partnerships for current & future research• Wrote & submitted IRB protocols, amendments, & annual reports to funders• Designed data collection instruments, coordinated & conducted cognitive interviews, & built surveys into REDCap• Trained staff on interviewing, data management, data collection, & qualitative data analysis methods

Research Assistant, Petersburg Oral Health Engagement Project, VCU Department of Health Behavior and Policy; PI: Maghboeba Mosavel, Ph.D.• Coordinated project tasks, managed project timeline, & ensured compliance with IRB protocols• Conducted interviews with healthcare & social services providers • Facilitated surveys on oral health practices & beliefs with Petersburg residents & adolescents• Networked with healthcare professionals to assess community needs & develop educational resources• Developed health advocacy toolkits that included health education, resources, policies, & advocacy how-to’s

Research and Administrative Assistant, An Interactive Preventive Health Record to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening, VCU Department of Family Medicine & Population Health, Division of Epidemiology; PI: Resa M. Jones, M.P.H., Ph.D.• Developed tracking systems & databases to manage large scale mailing of questionnaires & monetary incentives• Collected & managed website data • Randomized research participants to study arms• Provided secretarial & clerical support for grant-related activities• Tracked & reported study sample response outcomes & provided recommendations to increase study recruitment

Colorectal Cancer Screening with Improved Shared Decision Making (CRCS-WISDM), VCU Department of Family Medicine & Population Health, Division of Epidemiology; PI: Resa M. Jones, M.P.H., Ph.D.• Improved the quality of study data by profiling data for inconsistencies & anomalies & implementing solutions• Recoded general population survey data & electronic health record data & reported on adjusted descriptive statistics• Performed complex data analyses on general population surveys and electronic health record data• Wrote & submitted manuscript sections for peer-reviewed journals

Program Evaluation Intern, VDH Office of Health Equity, Div. of Social Epidemiology, Richmond, VA, Youth Health Equity Leadership Institute (YHELI) Project; Supervisor: Justin Crow• Converted all data collection instruments into electronic & online surveys• Cleaned, recoded, & paired data from student surveys• Created analysis & evaluation plans based on study aims & needs• Provided recommendations to module curriculum, assessments, & objectives• Wrote SAS programs & statistical models for use in future years