Kendyl Matthews
Summary
Current Tobacco Health Educator at the Marion County Public Health Department, with expertise in data set management and program evaluation. Successfully led large-scale surveys and enhanced stakeholder engagement, while driving impactful health education initiatives. Looking to gain more experience in public health research because I am passionate about leveraging data to improve public health outcomes.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Tobacco Health Educator
Marion County Public Health Department
Indianapolis, IN
10.2022 - Current
- Manage the Marion County tobacco coalition, Nicotine Free Communities, by strategically planning our meetings, nourishing established community partnerships, providing community education on tobacco, and stakeholder engagement.
- Lead the STARS (Standardized Tobacco Assessment of Retail Settings) survey, where I recruit volunteers to survey over 300 tobacco retailers in Marion County, and manage their progress over a two-month period.
- Lead the Multi-Unit Housing survey, where I recruit volunteers to survey over 700 apartment complexes around Marion County, manage their progress over a three-month period, and work closely with the Chronic Disease Epidemiologists to manage data collection.
Maternal Child Health Epidemiology Intern
Marion County Public Health Department
Indianapolis, IN
01.2025 - 04.2025
- Evaluating the most recent maternal and child health data for the county and creating a flex dashboard using R software, which will eventually house all of the data the epidemiology department has for maternal and child health.
- Assisting epidemiologists in reviewing transcripts from key informant interviews being conducted for the next iteration of the health equity report.
- Conducting research on a current lead poisoning project that will be utilized in a dashboard.
Case Manager - Young Families of Indiana Network
Health and Hospital Corporation
Indianapolis, IN
03.2021 - 10.2022
- Implemented school-based education regarding prenatal care, parenting, pregnancy prevention, and relationships, while also connecting participants with community resources.
- Evaluated program effectiveness and suggested improvements based on client outcomes.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Public Health
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN05-2021
Master of Public Health - Epidemiology
Indiana University Indianapolis
Indianapolis, INSkills
- Data set management
- R Studio
- Microsoft Office
- Survey design
- Program evaluation
- Familiar with REDCap
- Health education
Relevant Coursework
- Epidemiology
- Biostatistics I
- Public Health Informatics
- Social & Behavioral Science in Public Health
Timeline
Maternal Child Health Epidemiology Intern
Marion County Public Health Department
01.2025 - 04.2025
Tobacco Health Educator
Marion County Public Health Department
10.2022 - Current
Case Manager - Young Families of Indiana Network
Health and Hospital Corporation
03.2021 - 10.2022
Bachelor of Science - Public Health
Purdue University
Master of Public Health - Epidemiology
Indiana University Indianapolis
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