Andrea (Dea) Deisher

• Company Overview: Research Manager with the International Clinical Research Center (ICRC) in the Department of Global Health (DGH) at the University of Washington (UW)
• Continued responsibility for protocol development, protocol implementation, and study operation of domestic and international clinical research projects with increased independence including continued projects funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) utilizing both my nursing and research expertise
• Additionally responsible of mentoring Research Coordinators and being a topic area resource for international and domestic Tuberculosis research projects.

• Created study training materials and conduct study trainings.
• Completed site visits and ensured study procedures were being implemented as stated in protocol. Identified and escalated issues, as needed.
• Built and maintained collaborative relationships with implementation partners at different study sites.
• Ensured all research was conducted according to all local, federal, and international regulatory requirements (e.g., GCP and ICH guidelines.) Managed and tracked all IRB approvals at both UW and with local sites.
• Established site activation plans and track site progress in fulfilling site activation requirements. (SOPs), Manual of Operations (MoPs), and more.
• Established site activation plans and tracked site progress in fulfilling site activation requirements.
• Reviewed and approved site study start-up materials, including consent forms and SOPs.

• Oversaw the daily functions of a $725,000 quality improvement project, aimed at supporting 150 disability-focused county health department staff across New York.

• Managed the Einstein State budget and keep funders informed of project status.

• Facilitated both verbal and written communication between 30 site staff and funders.

• Provided individualized technical assistance based on needs assessment results to staff at three local health departments.

• Supervised junior staff, students, and interns. This included delineating tasks and providing mentorship.

• Directed a $180,000 COVID-19 education project, informing over 100,000 individuals in the disability community about COVID-19 resources, tools, and information
• Wrote monthly narrative reports and worked closely with the grant's administrator on fiscal reports.
• Coordinated COVID-19 vaccine clinics for the disabled community
• Arranged all aspects of education webinars and events for audiences of up to 300. This included onboarding external vendors, crafting flyers, and programming feedback surveys.
• Advocated for equity across resources; guaranteed that infographics and fact sheets were translated into multiple non-English languages and written in plain language for people with disabilities.
• Continued to support the coordination, development, implementation, and evaluation of the center's research studies as they emerged and evolved.

• Coordinated, developed, implemented, and evaluated the center's research studies as they emerged and evolved.
• Drafted grant proposals and utilized grants management software. Successfully obtained more than 5 Million in grants for the institution.
• Managed multiple projects with recruitment of human subjects, studied procedures and visits (direct patient care), data collection, cleaning, and analysis in SPSS simultaneously.
• Designed project reporting templates, charts, and data visualizations including resources that are currently live on the CDC webpage
• Supervised junior study coordinators and research interns.

• Worked specifically as a Public Health Advisor for NYC COVID-19 Test and Trace Initiative
• Effectively communicated and demonstrated awareness of diverse health-related needs and concerns to patients, family members, caregivers, staff, and the community
• Supported data management, analysis, and cleaning
• Conducted case interviews, elicited, and traced contacts exposed to COVID-19
• Provided information as to where to find other social and/or health resources
• Provide clinical education to patients, family members, caregivers, staff, and the community

• Worked on Doctor's without Border's campaign to advocate and promote access to HIV and TB treatment globally
• Assisted with development of advocacy tools around pharmaceutical pricing
• Generated funding documents, completed literature reviews, contributed to the creation of drug fact-sheets, and other program-related tasks
• Proactively communicated and worked with Access Campaign staff in multiple international offices
• Focused advocacy efforts on pediatric TB, Adolescent and Young Adults, and prevention of maternal-to-child transmission of HIV

Part-time role as a Research Assistant in the Program SSTAR – Structural and Social Transitions Among Adolescents and young adults in the Rakai Project.

• Actively contributed to strategic planning discussions and processes around NIH funding priorities and planning.
• Helped achieve the study goal of understanding social processes that produce HIV risk and that protect young people from HIV infection in order to develop prevention programs.
• Completed literature reviews, quantitative and qualitative analyses, conference presentations, grant applications, IRB applications, protocol writing, and other program-related tasks.

Full-time role as the Research Assistant for the Program DREAMS - Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored, and Safe women.

• Designed, developed, managed, and implemented a mixed-methods study on loss to follow up within the program between 2015-2019 including communicating project plans and schedules.

Part-time role as the Research Assistant for the Patient Navigator Program for Refugees and Asylee seekers in NYC.

• Managed relationships with external partners during the development stage of the study.

• Engaged in protocol development and facilitated reviews to improve workflow and systems efficiencies in order to reach the study goal of documenting the effectiveness of a patient navigator intervention in terms of improving health outcomes among recently resettled refugees/asylees in NYC.

• Staff Nurse serving patients aged 1 day-25 years old
• Experience triaging, assessing acuity, and managing multiple urgent tasks at once
• Experience taking care of medical needs such as anaphylaxis, minor burns, asthma attacks, and lacerations

• Staff nurse living on-site at the camp ages 7-16 and the adult staff
• Delivered direct patient care and coordinated care delivery including over 350 daily medications of staff and campers in a community camp setting
• Coordinated emergency medical care as needed
• Worked extensively with parents by communicating a child's needs, providing education, and ensuring the best care for their children

• Company Overview: VMC is a Level 1 trauma center and tertiary health care facility
• Registered Nurse on the Inpatient Pediatric Floor of Vidant Medical Center
• Role included taking care of complex pediatric patients on the inpatient unit including assessments, monitoring, medication management, and therapeutic communication with both families and patients
• Managed high acuity patients on ventilators, with tracheostomies, and with congenital cardiac malformations
• Managed child and adolescent behavioral health patients until placement on a specialized unit could be obtained
• Trained and experienced on both the Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Units