Public health professional with three years of experience in developing and implementing impactful health programs. Skilled in health program curriculum development, research, and data analysis, with a focus on substance use, mental health, and suicide prevention. Utilizes communication and facilitation skills to enhance community partnerships, participation and well-being.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Prevention Education Specialist
Gila River Health Care
Sacaton, Arizona
09.2023 - Current
Collaborates with community schools, organizations, and departments to facilitate evidence-based substance use and mental health curricula.
Completes monthly reporting and tracking of outreach efforts in alignment with the objectives of State Opioid Response, Tribal Opioid Response, and Substance Use Block Grants
Designs educational materials, including presentations, infographics, and newsletters, focused on substance use disorders, addiction prevention, and harm reduction strategies.
Research Analyst
Community Education Group
Remote
12.2022 - 06.2023
Led technical assistance and capacity-building initiatives for 52 organizations distributing HIV self-test kits to at-risk populations.
Conducted a comprehensive scoping review on the syndemic of HIV, HCV, and polysubstance use in rural Appalachia, utilizing the PubMed, Scopus, and Ovid databases.
Managed monitoring and evaluation efforts for Community Health and Mobilization Prevention Services (CHAMPS) Program, fostering workforce development by training individuals in substance use recovery to become Community Health Workers;
Collaborated on writing two grant proposals focused on reducing health disparities and improving substance use-related health outcomes in rural communities.
Research Assistant
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, Maryland
06.2022 - 12.2022
Facilitated/co-facilitated two cycles of Focus on Youth + ImPACT (FOY), an evidence-based curriculum focusing on reducing risky sexual behaviors and preventing substance use among adolescents aged 13-16 in Baltimore City schools.
Collected pre-, post-, and 3-month follow-up data from over 90 youth participants who completed the Focus on Youth + ImPACT (FOY) intervention.
Developed a control intervention for Baltimore youth, ages 13-16; Focus on Youth + Media; looking at the role media plays in youth lives
Collaborated on the development of a qualitative data codebook to analyze data from 13 youth and parent focus groups reviewing a library-based prevention intervention for adolescents affected by parental drug use, integrating inductive and deductive approaches to ensure comprehensive thematic analysis.
Education
Masters of Science - Public health
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health