JAIME LAWSON

Dedicated candidate eager to leverage knowledge in social services and program development. Skilled in running social services initiatives and developing policies and procedures. Collaborative and committed to addressing social issues to improve quality of life in marginalized communities.

• Innovated capabilities of Ryan White Case Management to connect with patients
• Joined the Medication Adherence team within a year of hire
• Achieved greater clarity for adherence caseload through effectively analyzing EHR and Careware
• Effectively organized committee and volunteers for VCU Ryan White PrideFest
• Earned recognition in peer-reviewed publications like The Journal of Community Health

• Virginia Public Health Association
• American Public Health Association
• Association of Public Health Nurses
• Health Brigade Emerging Leaders Council

• Kalpulli Research Group, Virginia Commonwealth University, Dina Tamar García, PhD, Summer 2019, November 2021, Conducting interviews and surveys, Coordination of research trips and meetings with community members, including asset mapping, stakeholder focus groups, attending community events, and community calls, Managing trainee schedules, Maintaining relationships with community members and leaders for the purposes of community engaged research, Created ten-hour research trainings for trainees conducting research for studies related to HIV and refugee health, Manuscript writing and editing, Designed and discussed asset mapping training with trainees, Transcription, Designed survey instruments for research use on REDCap and Qualtrics, Analyzed qualitative data through the use of MAXQDA software
• Psychology Honors Project, Emory & Henry College, A. Celeste Gaia, PhD, Spring 2019, Created a series of imagined interpersonal contact tasks in relation to attitudes towards transgender men and women, Distributed the tasks along with other measures in a series of questionnaires across campus to measure the effects of imagined interpersonal contact on attitudes towards transgender individuals, Entered data gathered in SPSS system, analyzed data, and interpreted data in research manuscript, Data presented at a campus wide event
• Research Design in Psychology, Emory & Henry College, A. Celeste Gaia, PhD, Spring 2018, Created and carried out research project regarding bullying behaviors as children and current self-esteem, depression and anxiety in college students, Designed questionnaire, distributed questionnaires across campus, entered data into SPSS system, and analyzed data, Interpreted data in research manuscript, Created poster for presentation and display

• Advise, Refer, and, Prescribe: Strategies for Talking to Cancer Patients about Tobacco Use, Zoom Webinar, Duke University, 11/2023
• American Public Health Association 2023 Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, 11/2023
• Improving Care and Treatment for Cisgender and Transgender Black Women with HIV, Zoom Webinar, HRSA, 11/2023
• Virginia Public Health Association Conference, Richmond, Virginia, 09/2023
• 2023 Virginia Ryan White Case Management Summit, Richmond, Virginia, 03/2023
• Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health: A Course for the Whole Care Team, Digital Conference, 10/2020
• 2020 SWVA Oral Health Summit DAY 2: Improving Oral Health Outcomes in Southwest Virginia, Zoom Webinar, 09/2020
• 2020 SWVA Oral Health Summit DAY 1: Improving Oral Health Outcomes in Southwest Virginia, Zoom Webinar, 09/2020
• Virginia Oral Health Summit 2019, Westin Richmond, Richmond, VA, 11/2019
• LGBTQ+ Health: Information Resources for Patients and Providers, Health and Wellness Library, VCU Medical Center Gateway Building, Richmond, VA, 09/2019
• Best Practices for Administering and Documenting Informed Consent, C. Kenneth & Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Richmond, VA, 09/2019
• SEPA Conference Attendance, The Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront, Jacksonville, FL, 2019
• Cross-Cultural Psychology Study Abroad Trip, Prague, The Czech Republic; Krakow and Warsaw, Poland, 2018
• SEPA Conference Attendance, The Marriott Charleston, Charleston, SC, 2018
• Safe Zone Training, Emory & Henry College, Emory, VA, 01/2017

• Community health workers in oral health: A scoping review, IADR 2020 General Summit, Spring 2020
• The Effects of Imagined Interpersonal Contact on Attitudes Towards Transgender Individuals, Ampersand Day, Emory, VA, Spring 2019
• It's Worth It: The Biopsychosocial Aspects of Being Transgender and Transitioning, Ampersand Day, Emory, VA, Spring 2019
• Predictors of Anti-Trans Prejudice in College Students, SEPA 2019 Conference, Jacksonville, FL, Spring 2019
• Gender and Sexuality, Undergraduate Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality course, Emory, VA, Spring 2019
• College Students' Attitudes Toward Gender Role Beliefs, Undergraduate Research Design in Psychology course, Emory, VA, Spring 2018
• Attitudes Towards Inter-Faith Marriage, Undergraduate Principles of Sociology course, Reynolds Community College, Spring 2016
• The Evolutionary and Biological Reasons for Altruism, Reynolds Community College, Summer 2015

• A scoping review of the roles, training, and impact of community health workers in oral health, Community Dent Health, 2021-08-31, 38, 3, 198-208, 10.1922/CDH_00370Garcia11, 34029018
• The Effects of Imagined Interpersonal Contact on Attitudes Towards Transgender Individuals, Emory and Henry College, Spring 2019
• It's Worth It: The Biopsychosocial Aspects of Being Transgender and Transitioning, Emory and Henry College, Spring 2019
• Predictors of Anti-Trans Prejudice in College Students, Emory and Henry College, Spring 2018
• The Homosexual Holocaust, Reynolds Community College, Summer 2015

• Mary B. Cox Outstanding Senior in Psychology Award, Emory and Henry College, Spring 2019
• Psychology Department Award for Academic Excellence/Highest GPA, Emory and Henry College, Spring 2019
• SEPA Regional Research Award, Psi Chi, $400, Spring 2019
• Ampersand Grant, Emory and Henry College, $500, Fall 2018

• Interviews, Richmond, Virginia, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Conducted interviews using semi-structured interview guides, Conducted interviews over the phone during COVID-19 restrictions, Conducted research to identify community leaders and providers for potential interviews
• Community Advisory Board (CAB) Meeting, Galax, Virginia, Spring 2020, Conducted focus group discussions with community members related to the health and oral health needs of Latinx people living in the city of Galax, Grayson County, and Carroll County, Coordination of trainees through travel to Galax and throughout CAB meeting
• Asset Mapping, Galax, Virginia, Fall 2019, Provided asset mapping training for the research team, Conducted informal interviews with community members in regard to health concerns of the city, particularly as it pertains to the Latinx community, Conducted asset and risk mapping of the city, Coordinated of trainees throughout the trip, Development and maintenance of a database of community partners for future CBPR in Galax, VA and the surrounding counties of Grayson and Carroll
• Health Psychology, Emory and Henry College, Kimberly Baranowsky, PhD, Fall 2018, Attended a Narcotics Anonymous Meeting and participated as an observer, Applied knowledge gained in coursework to the understanding of the modern opioid epidemic in southwest Virginia, Applied understanding of Narcotics Anonymous gained by attendance to research on opioid treatment
• Child Development, Emory & Henry College, A. Celeste Gaia, PhD, Fall 2017, Fifteen hours of service, over the course of the semester, consisting of working with children between the ages of 3 to 5 years in a developmental context through the application of knowledge gained through course
• Principles of Sociology, Reynolds Community College, Gayle D'Andrea, PhD, Spring 2016, Service over the course of a day to reinforce theoretical concepts and applications regarding conflict theory and the theory of symbolic interactionism, Provided instruction and resources related to the LGBTQ+ Resources available in Richmond, VA