Nora Helfand
18037 SW Reiser Lane, Sherwood,OR
Summary
Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from University of Chicago with three years’ experience as a research associate. Experience in data abstraction, data cleaning, and research quality assessment. Completed training in legal transcription with Learn to Transcribe Academy.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Research Assistant
Stanford University
01.2018 - 03.2018
- Extracted and tabulated data on mild traumatic brain injury subtypes for concussion guidelines (Lumba-Brown et al 2020). Contacted study authors for clarification on data.
Research Associate
Oregon Health Science University
07.2012 - 08.2015
- Performed data abstraction and data cleaning for clinical practice guidelines (Carney et al 2014). Worked on creating a user guide for the online research database. Edited drafts of systematic reviews. Performed risk-of-bias assessment of both observational studies and randomized trials of traumatic brain injury.
Undergraduate Apprentice Researcher
University of Chicago Department of Mathematics
06.2013 - 08.2013
- Attended lectures and problem sessions. Performed independent research on mathematical topics. Presented material to other participants. Produced a mathematical research paper (Helfand 2013, “Polya’s Urn and the Beta-Bernoulli process.”).
Education
BA - Mathematics
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL12-2017
Skills
- Strong verbal and quantitative skills High attention to detail Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Trained in legal transcription at Learn to Transcribe Academy Received certificate of completion for the Legal Transcription Training course
Certification
Certificate of Completion of Legal Transcription Training course from Learn to Transcribe Academy.
Timeline
Research Assistant
Stanford University
01.2018 - 03.2018
Undergraduate Apprentice Researcher
University of Chicago Department of Mathematics
06.2013 - 08.2013
Research Associate
Oregon Health Science University
07.2012 - 08.2015
BA - Mathematics
University of Chicago
PUBLICATIONS
- Helfand, Nora. “Polya’s Urn and the Beta-Bernoulli process.” University of Chicago REU 2013 (2013). http://math.uchicago.edu/~may/REU2013/.
- Carney, Nancy; Ghajar, Jamshid; Jagoda, Andy; Bedrick, Steven; Davis-O’Reilly, Cynthia; du Coudray, Hugo; Hack, Dallas; Helfand, Nora; Huddleston, Amy; Nettleton, Tracie; and Silvana Riggio, “Concussion Guidelines Step 1: Systematic Review of Prevalent Indicators. Neurosurgery, Volume 75, Issue Suppl 1, 1 September 2014, Pages S3-S15, https://doi.org/10.1227/NEU.0000000000000433.