Claudia Avina
Sierra Madre,CA
Summary
Licensed Psychologist with more than 15 years of industry, clinical research, community mental health, and academic experience. Resourceful and collaborative Management professional committed to developing safe digital mental health products. Demonstrated expertise as a clinical researcher and supervisor in the areas of child and adolescent mental health, clinical interventions for suicidal and traumatized youth, and adapting mental health treatments for community mental health populations. Highly adept in clinical research project administration and direction.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Director of Patient and Clinical Affairs
Limbix
05.2022 - Current
- Collaborated with senior leadership in developing and overseeing FDA regulatory compliant device safety protocols for commercial and research versions of pediatric digital therapeutic devices.
- Worked crossfunctionally, serving as a subject matter expert on product safety, evidence-based treatments, and adolescent mental health to support attainment of company goals including developing novel digital products, enhancing clinical outcomes of devices, and improving safety features and practices.
- Collaborated in product development resulting in the construction of provider digital monitoring features, caregiver materials, and a novel digital mental health device for adolescents.
- Collaborated in successful launch and completion of a large scale internal pivotal trial of adolescent depression, serving as the Medical Expert and Sub-Investigator.
- Successfully managed a cross-functional team in preparing pivotal trial safety data for final analysis and evaluation of safety endpoint outcomes.
- Led a cross-functional team that monitored, processed, and clinically managed all safety concerns for 3 pilot studies and 1 completed large scale clinical trial in compliance with FDA, Good Clinical Practice, and Institutional Review Board regulatory guidances.
- Collaborated in research protocol development of two large scale clinical trials for adolescent depression in coordination with cross-functional teams and affiliated Contracted Research Organizations.
- Expanded capacity of the Medical Affairs Team to support product safety by developing a hiring process for the recruitment of safety monitors.
Manager of Patient and Clinical Affairs
Limbix
12.2021 - 04.2022
- Developed and implemented safety protocols for commercial and research versions of a pediatric digital therapeutic product.
- Devised procedures for managing study safety data in compliance with Human Subjects Research and FDA regulatory guidances.
- Developed and trained research staff in study safety protocols including implementation of structured clinical risk assessments and risk management procedures.
- Worked crossfunctionally to develop Hazard Analyses of commercial and research versions of a pediatric digital therapeutic product for adolescent depression and device features.
- Developed a system for tracking compliance with Standard Operating Procedures.
Associate Health Sciences Professor
David Geffen School Of Medicine At UCLA
07.2020 - 01.2022
- Collaborated in ongoing multisite research projects examining clinical treatments for suicidal adolescents.
- Served on professional committees aiming to improve trauma-informed care for suicidal adolescents in a public health setting.
- Served as a voting committee member on the Institutional Review Board at the Lundquist Institute, a biomedical research institution.
- Provided clinical trainings at professional meetings.
- Co-authored empirical and non-empirical publications in professional journals.
- Served as an invited reviewer for professional journals.
Clinical Psychologist II
Los Angeles County Department Of Mental Health
08.2015 - 01.2022
- Supervised and trained doctoral level graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and child psychiatry fellows in the provision of cognitive-behavioral and dialectical behavior therapies for underserved children, adolescents, and young adults in a community mental health setting.
- Directed the Adolescent Dialectical Behavior Therapy Program.
- Co-supervised the Pediatric Psychiatry Consultation and Liaison Service serving pediatric and young adult medical inpatients in a public health setting.
- Co-directed the APA accredited psychology postdoctoral fellowship program.
- Provided psychotherapy to children, adolescents, young adults, and their caregivers to treat a range of psychological disorders.
- Developed educational curricula for the clinical training of graduate and postgraduate level clinical providers.
- Conducted quality assurance functions to ensure adherence to clinical documentation standards in the agency's electronic health record system.
Assistant Health Sciences Professor
David Geffen School Of Medicine At UCLA
01.2016 - 06.2020
- Collaborated in ongoing multisite research projects evaluating clinical treatments for suicidal adolescents and co-authored related study publications in professional journals.
- Served as voting committee member on the Institutional Review Board at the Lundquist Institute, a biomedical research institution.
- Served as a member on multidisciplinary committees aiming to improve clinical care and operations in a public health setting.
- Provided clinical trainings at professional meetings.
Project Director
Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute - La Biomed
02.2012 - 11.2015
- Directed research activities of a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) funded multi-site randomized control trial.
- Managed and prepared IRB submissions to maintain institutional approval of study activities.
- Managed the project budget and liaised with institutional grants and contracts management office.
- Prepared safety reports for Data Safety Monitoring Board meetings.
- Oversaw operations to ensure compliance with institutional Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Assisted with hiring and oversight of study personnel.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CAMaster of Arts - Psychology
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NVPh.D. - Clinical Psychology
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NVSkills
- Critical Thinking
- Digital Product Safety Development and Evaluation
- Expertise in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- Expertise in CBT and DBT
- Grant Proposal and Manuscript Preparation
- Clinical Research Project Administration and Management
Certification
- Licensed Psychologist PSY23423- State of California
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Associate Director of Patient and Clinical Affairs
Limbix
05.2022 - Current
Manager of Patient and Clinical Affairs
Limbix
12.2021 - 04.2022
Associate Health Sciences Professor
David Geffen School Of Medicine At UCLA
07.2020 - 01.2022
Assistant Health Sciences Professor
David Geffen School Of Medicine At UCLA
01.2016 - 06.2020
Clinical Psychologist II
Los Angeles County Department Of Mental Health
08.2015 - 01.2022
Project Director
Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute - La Biomed
02.2012 - 11.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of California - San Diego
Master of Arts - Psychology
University of Nevada, Reno
Ph.D. - Clinical Psychology
University of Nevada, Reno
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