Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Volunteer & Outreach
Certification
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Andrea Sparr-Jaswa

Philadelphia,PA

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Patient Care Consultant

Ethos Cannabis
11.2021 - Current
  • Evidence-based, personalized guidance for 50+ patients per day
  • Developed and maintained internal product, brand, and research resources
  • Collaborated with medical professionals to develop health communication strategies and patient needs assessment guidelines for 450+ employees
  • Assisted study development and implementation through interdisciplinary research partnership with Jefferson
  • Commitment to patient advocacy in consultation with corporate leadership

Science Editor

GIE Media Inc
08.2019 - 04.2020
  • Helped steer editorial content for new, healthcare-focused project in collaboration with editorial director
  • Award-winning content creation with 20+ articles covering cannabis science and policy across all group publications
  • Established international expert advisory board
  • Developed and led media outreach initiatives, including webinar and conference panel discussions with research and industry leaders
  • Collaborated with graphic artists, post-production team members, and other specialists to produce captivating and successful content
  • Assisted with conference planning, speaker acquisition, and marketing to drive conference registrations

Director of Education

Farma/Groundworks Industries
10.2017 - 08.2019
  • Collaborated on development and implementation of company-wide educational programming for 250+ employees following current literature and evidence-based data
  • Designed and managed 1,000+ living research database, accessible at point of sale
  • Established and edited dedicated team of staff writers, in addition to personal content creation, to increase online educational presence and consumer awareness
  • Cultivated relationships with researchers and industry leaders through committed outreach and advocacy
  • Developed and implemented weekly educational on and off-site programming

Patient Consult and Inventory Manager

Farma
09.2016 - 08.2019
  • Consulted with customers and patients emphasizing harm reduction, empathy, accuracy, and clarity to empower healthy relationships and best practices for individual needs and desired outcomes
  • Curated and managed product inventory that aligned with high-quality, sustainably-sourced company standards

Education

Master of Public Health -

Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
05.2024

Bachelor of Arts - Art And Architectural History

Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL
05.2010

Skills

  • Evidence-based health communication
  • Community outreach, education, and advocacy
  • Stakeholder collaboration and engagement
  • Needs assessment
  • Leadership and systems thinking
  • Research methodologies: rapid review, interview, focus group, survey, narrative, and community-based participatory research
  • NVivo, Qualtrics, METRC, and Microsoft Suite

Volunteer & Outreach

All Together Now, Philadelphia, PA

P3 Campaign, January 2023-present

Public health-centered legislative advocacy and community outreach for equitable cannabis legislation in Pennsylvania that unites rural and urban communities through a focus on racial justice, local ownership, and sustainable practices. Expert testimony and legislative proposal design.


Speaking Engagements, 2018-2023

Higher Cannabis Conference, Industry Allyship & Policy Engagement; American Geriatrics Society, Cannabis Use In Aging Populations; Cannabis Conference, Cannabinoid & Terpene Science; Ohio Cannabis Health & Business Summit, Bridging the Gap Between Healthcare & Retail; Indoor Agriculture Energy Solutions Conference, Globalization, Consolidation, Segmentation: The Cannabis Industry in Five Years; Cultivation Classic, A Safe Space for Seniors; Cannabis Conference, Science That Sells; EMPOWER, A Safe Space for Seniors; Washington University, Cannabis Science & Industry


Certification

Social and Behavioral Responsible Conduct of Research
CITI Program

Issued Mar 2022 No Expiration


Timeline

Patient Care Consultant

Ethos Cannabis
11.2021 - Current

Science Editor

GIE Media Inc
08.2019 - 04.2020

Director of Education

Farma/Groundworks Industries
10.2017 - 08.2019

Patient Consult and Inventory Manager

Farma
09.2016 - 08.2019

Master of Public Health -

Thomas Jefferson University

Bachelor of Arts - Art And Architectural History

Columbia College Chicago

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