Denise Fernandes
Providence,RI
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Director
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
12.2019 - Current
- Project "RISE" responsible for all project duties; hiring/training new employees, delegating task/supervising staff, project budget, and weekly meetings.
- Responsible for generating reports; NIH, DSMP, and IRB, and updating Clinical Trials.
- Planned, organized, and facilitate all aspects of recruitment for randomized trial and forecast all cohort study follow-up.
- Oversee daily study participant engagement and activities.
- Coordinate all participate follow-up assessments, questionnaires and compensation according to timeline.
- Create MOP's, staff surveys, and train all staff members on participant follow-up procedures.
- Lead virtual intervention groups, phone, and individual counseling sessions for technology/internet based adult weight loss management.
- Develop/modify program and app materials
- Date review: tracking, inputting, reviewing, and quality checking.
Consultant
Miriam Hospital: Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center
Providence, RI
05.2020 - Current
- Project "JOIN for ME": Assist with project duties; conduct project feedback and supervision
- Review intervention audio; provide written feedback and supervision to the intervention team.
- Lead/teach virtual intervention group with parent and child dyads.
Project Director
Miriam Hospital: Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center
Providence, RI
12.2012 - 12.2019
- Assisted across multiple study project; training new employees, inputting data into various databases and generating reports.
- Lead intervention groups, phone, and individual counseling sessions for various research trials including weight management in pregnancy, technology/internet based and adult weight loss management.
- Develop/modify program materials through IRB; review self-monitoring records, and continuously manage participant adherence
- Conduct phone screenings, lead orientations and conduct behavioral interviews to determine study eligibility.
- Assist with various recruitment efforts including in-clinic recruitment, attending meetings to establish relationships with local health/community centers and community advertisement.
Food Service Supervisor
Lifespan: Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, RI
05.2010 - 12.2012
- Supervised and managed kitchen staff; responding to all patient and staff concerns
- Assisted with managerial duties; hiring/discipline current and new employees, schedules, services, participated in LEAN, ensured food safety practices and worked within the cook-chill system
- Coordinated daily assembly and distribution of 500-600 patient meals per meal.
Education
Distance Dietetic Internship -
Marywood University
B.S, Culinary Nutrition -
Johnson & Wales University
A.S, Pastry Arts -
Johnson & Wales University
Skills
- Team leadership
- Documentation And Reporting
- Problem-solving abilities
- Self Motivation
- Ability to work remotely
- Task prioritization
- Analytical thinking
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Participant/customer relationship management
Highlights And Qualifications
- Graduate Dietitian- Registered Dietitian, Eligible
- Software programs: Qualtrics, SPSS, ESHA-food analyst program, NDSR-24 hr Food recall program, EPIC, Medi-Tech, API, Workbrain, Trello, Calendar, Fitabase, and Zoom.
- Microsoft Applications: SharePoint, OneDrive, Outlook and TEAMS
- Google Suite
- Trilingual: Creole, Portuguese, and Spanish
Certification
- CITI Certification: Human Subjects Research
- CITI Certification: Social/Behavioral Research
- CITI Certification: GCP – Social and Behavioral Research Best Practices for Clinical Research
Referred Publications
- Leahey, T. M., Fava, J. L., Seiden, A.*, Fernandes, D., Doyle, C.*, Kent, K.*, La Rue, M., Mitchell, M.*, Wing, R. R. (2016). A randomized controlled trial testing an Internet delivered cost-benefit approach to weight loss maintenance. Preventive Medicine, 92, 51-57. DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.04.013 13
- Leahey, T. M., Seiden, A.*, Pierre, D., Doyle, C.*, Kent, K.*, Schembri, M., Subak, L., Kumar, R., Wing, R. R. (November, 2014). A randomized controlled trial examining a cost-benefit approach to weight loss maintenance. Presented at the annual meeting of The Obesity Society, Boston, MA.
- Leahey, T. M., Seiden, A.*, Pierre, D., Kumar, R., Wing, R. (April, 2014). Professional or lay coaching plus financial incentives for weight loss maintenance. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
- Evans, E. & Wing, Rena & Pierre, Denise & Howie, Whitney & Brinker, Morgan & Jelalian, Elissa. (2020). Testing the effect of summer camp on excess summer weight gain in youth from low-income households: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health. 20. 10.1186/s12889-020-09806-y.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Consultant
Miriam Hospital: Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center
05.2020 - Current
Project Director
University of Connecticut
12.2019 - Current
Project Director
Miriam Hospital: Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center
12.2012 - 12.2019
Food Service Supervisor
Lifespan: Rhode Island Hospital
05.2010 - 12.2012
Distance Dietetic Internship -
Marywood University
B.S, Culinary Nutrition -
Johnson & Wales University
A.S, Pastry Arts -
Johnson & Wales University