Melissa Espinoza
Patchogue,NY
Summary
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Research Assistant
Stony Brook University Hospital
05.2021 - Current
- Collected data and followed research protocols, operations manuals, and case report form requirements.
- Gathered, processed, and shipped lab specimens.
- Participated in initiation visits and investigator meetings, implementing trials in accordance with study timelines and budgets.
- Collected and documented patient medical information such as blood pressure and weight.
- Monitor the study budget(s)
- Set the timelines, monitor the study progress and the progress of shipment requests for the storage samples and verify relevant data
- Provide study sponsors with ongoing management reports and updates
- Inform the team leader with updates on the study progress
- Continually monitor patients and data safety
- Experience using EMR
- Clinical trials
- Managed updates and input for patient information database.
- Assisted with research protocol development.
- Screened patient records, databases, and physician referrals to identify prospective candidates for research studies.
- Collect informed consent
- Complete IRB humans’ subjects training
Coordinator (PET)
Stony Brook University Hospital
01.2021 - 05.2021
- Understand the relationship between circadian rhythm and mood
- Monitor the research participant and ensure their comfort
- Prepare for the research study including discussing study protocol
- Ensure that supplies are present and available for the research study
- Acquire saliva samples once an hour using aseptic techniques
- Document research encounters
- Communicate with the Institutional Revenue Board (IRB) and the study team
Special Education Aide
Patchogue Medford School District
12.2019 - 05.2021
- Support and maintain classroom policies
- Monitor students; direct activities for individuals or small groups of students to reinforce instruction as directed by the teacher
- Assist in the distribution and collection of materials, and in the administration and scoring of a variety of assignments and tests
- Assist in the implementation of the IEP as directed
- Perform routine clerical duties; operate equipment including computers and copy machines
- Assist students by providing proper examples, emotional support, a friendly, patient attitude and general guidance
- Confer with teachers as needed concerning programs and materials to meet student needs
- Participate in meetings and in-service training programs as assigned
- Managed classroom activities and redirected problematic behavior.
- Implemented behavior redirection methods to address problematic issues.
- Monitored student progress and behavior.
Researcher- Independent Master Thesis
Adelphi University
08.2019 - 08.2020
- Determine if individuals who are high mentalization, mindfulness, and self-compassion is associated with communication skills in married couples
- Create an IRB Proposal
- Conduct Literature Review
- Create survey through Qualtrics
- Gather participants through Amazon Mechanical Turk
- Answer incoming emails with any concerns from the participants
- Collect data and analyze findings
Caregiver
Tosi Family
09.2011 - 01.2020
- Provide care to a child at the age of 13 with high functioning autism
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, and meal preparation.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Built and maintained rapport with clients and family members to facilitate trusting caregiver relationship.
Support Staff
Stony Brook Child Care Services, Inc
08.2018 - 04.2019
- Provide daily care and education to meet the physical, emotional, intellectual, and social needs of children aged 2 months to 3 years old
- Maintain daily logs up to date based on the child’s daily needs
Education
Master of Arts - Psychology
Adelphi University
08.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology and Sociology
Stony Brook University
05.2019
Master of Science - School Psychology
Brooklyn College of The City University of New York
Brooklyn, NY06.2026
High School Advanced Regents Diploma -
Patchogue-Medford High School
06.2015
Skills
- Specimen Collection
- Patient Recruitment
- Specimen Handling
- Informed Consent Process
- Study Monitoring
- IRB Submissions
Timeline
Clinical Research Assistant
Stony Brook University Hospital
05.2021 - Current
Coordinator (PET)
Stony Brook University Hospital
01.2021 - 05.2021
Special Education Aide
Patchogue Medford School District
12.2019 - 05.2021
Researcher- Independent Master Thesis
Adelphi University
08.2019 - 08.2020
Support Staff
Stony Brook Child Care Services, Inc
08.2018 - 04.2019
Caregiver
Tosi Family
09.2011 - 01.2020
Master of Arts - Psychology
Adelphi University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology and Sociology
Stony Brook University
Master of Science - School Psychology
Brooklyn College of The City University of New York
High School Advanced Regents Diploma -
Patchogue-Medford High School
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