Sidney Saint-Hilaire
New York
Summary
Motivated and research-oriented medical student with extensive experience developing, leading, and analyzing qualitative studies, with particular thematic focuses on trauma-informed medical care, organizational behavior, and developmental psychology. Committed to centering compassionate communication, relationship building, and equity in research and service.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Data/Finance Coordinator
Columbia-Harlem Homeless Medical Partnership
10.2021 - Current
- Managed the clinic finances, analyzed patient demographics and outcomes to inform quality improvement projects, and collaborated with community stakeholders to secure resources and funding in addition upholding the clinic's mission to provide accessible, quality healthcare to underserved communities in West Harlem, NY.
Research Assistant
Center of Excellence for Culture Competence
06.2024 - 05.2025
- Investigated current landscape of race, ethnicity, and culture integration in clinical psychology and psychiatry research through systematic literature review
- Synthesized evidence-based recommendations for enhancing cultural competency in psychological and psychiatric research methodology
- Attained authorship in one study (pending publication), with another study currently undergoing review process
Senator
Columbia University Senate
02.2022 - 12.2022
- Served as the senate representative for Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in Columbia’s University-wide policy-making body, where I advocated for the interests and concerns of students at VP&S and collaborated with members representing other schools in developing initiatives to improve student and faculty life. Led survey development, administration, and data analysis for Health and Wellness Committee assessing student experiences with university healthcare access.
President
Columbia Psychiatry Student Interest Group
12.2021 - 12.2022
- Organized and facilitated meetings, events, and workshops related to psychiatry and mental health topics, bringing writers, researchers, and resident faculty to VP&S. Collaborated with faculty advisors to plan educational sessions and guest speaker presentations.
Summer Research Fellow
Columbia-Bassett Program
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Developed research trajectories and robust review of literature concerning social determinants of human flourishing among adolescents, under supervision of P.I. Robert Whitaker
- Attained authorship in one published study
Research Assistant
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
11.2020 - 06.2021
- Collaborated with researchers under supervision of P.I. Yukari Manabe in Infectious Disease Department of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine to develop, implement, and evaluate studies concerning viral load, symptomology, morbidity, and mortality of acute COVID-19 infections
- Created and maintained several surveys through REDCap application, and cultivated longitudinal relationships with over 60 subjects
Student Teacher Fellow
Calvin Hill Day Care
09.2019 - 08.2020
- Collaborated with lead teachers to create prepared environments using Montessori methodology and materials to foster critical thinking, exploration, and positive regard amongst learners
Student Researcher
Contending With Societal Inequity Lab
01.2018 - 08.2020
- Collaborated with researchers under supervision of P.I. Michael Kraus in constructing, administering, and analyzing studies related to perceptions of inequality, discrimination, and activism
- Presented poster at 2020 annual Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference at New Orleans, LA
- Received 'Best Symposium Award' at 2020 Academy of Management Conference (held virtually)
- Attained authorship in two published papers
Student Researcher
Yale School of Management Behavioral Lab
09.2017 - 08.2020
- Conducted numerous quantitative projects for professors throughout School of Management through coding, data analysis and experiment administration for studies in marketing, decision making and organizational behavior
- Completed over 400 individual trials across various studies
Student Researcher
Yale-New Haven Hospital
06.2017 - 08.2020
- Partnered with James Dodington, professor of pediatrics in Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine to administer patient care simulations, conduct interviews, and perform qualitative analyses of patient and provider experience
- Assisted in creation of hospital-based violence intervention program and attained authorship in two published papers
Fall Policy Intern
Elevate Health Policy Lab
07.2019 - 12.2019
- Aided senior specialist for policy innovation and impact through compiling legal and psychological studies in development of the lab's policy portfolio concerning federal and local government intervention in maternal and family mental health
Research Assistant
Social Cognitive Development Lab at Yale
10.2017 - 05.2019
- Coordinated with researchers under supervision of P.I. Yarrow Dunham to study group identity, prejudice, risk preference, and related concepts in the setting of developmental psychology
- Facilitated subject outreach and recruitment, constructed study design, and administered over 100 trials over several studies
Program and Research Assistant
Yale Child Study Center
10.2017 - 10.2018
- Lead qualitative data analysis on K-12 education providers' implementation of Dr. James P. Comer's School Development Program, a community-oriented collaboration committed to improving school performance and climate
- Co-organized program's 50th anniversary national conference, bringing over 300 educators, researchers, and policy makers
Education
M.D. - Medicine
Vagelos College of Physicians And Surgeons
New York, NY05-2026
Bachelor of Science - Cognitive Science, Education Studies Minor
Yale College
New Haven, CT05-2020
Skills
- ATLASti (Qualitative Data Analysis Software)
- Dedoose (Qualitative Data Analysis Software)
- Nvivo (Qualitative Data Software)
- Qualtrics Research Platform
- REDCap Research Platform
- Microsoft Suite
Published Studies
Hawkins, B. E., Coupet, E., Saint-Hilaire, S., & Dodington, J.
(2022). Trauma-Informed Acute Care of Patients With Violence-Related
Injury. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(19-20), NP18376-NP18393.
https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605211041375
O'Neill, Kathleen M. MD; Vega, Cecilio CPS-T; Saint-Hilaire, Sidney; Jahad,
Leonard MS; Violano, Pina PhD, MSPH, RNBC, CCRN, CPS-T; Rosenthal,
Marjorie S. MD, MPH; Maung, Adrian A. MD; Becher, Robert D. MD, MS;
Dodington, James MD. Survivors of gun violence and the experience of recovery.
Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery 89(1):p 29-35, July 2020. | DOI:
10.1097/TA.0000000000002635
Park, J. W., Vani, P., Saint-Hilaire, S., & Kraus, M. W. (2022).
Disadvantaged group activists' attitudes toward advantaged group allies in
social movements. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 98, 104226.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2021.104226
Saint-Hilaire, S. (2019). What is Enough? Examining Americans’ Estimates
of a Living Wage (Undergraduate Thesis Dissertation, Yale University).
https://cogsci.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/2020ThesisSAINT-HILAIRE.pdf
Savage, W. M., Saint-Hilaire, S. A., Shah, M., & Lugo-Candelas, C. (2024). Racial disparities in the diagnosis of disruptive behavior disorders: a U.S. national inpatient sample analysis. Frontiers in psychiatry, 15, 1425559. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1425559
Whitaker, R. C., Dearth-Wesley, T., Herman, A. N., Benz, T. L., Saint-Hilaire,
S. A., & Strup, D. D. (2023). The Association Between Teacher Connection
and Flourishing Among Early Adolescents in 25 Countries. The Journal of Early
Adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1177/02724316231190828
Timeline
Research Assistant
Center of Excellence for Culture Competence
06.2024 - 05.2025
Summer Research Fellow
Columbia-Bassett Program
06.2022 - 08.2022
Senator
Columbia University Senate
02.2022 - 12.2022
President
Columbia Psychiatry Student Interest Group
12.2021 - 12.2022
Data/Finance Coordinator
Columbia-Harlem Homeless Medical Partnership
10.2021 - Current
Research Assistant
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
11.2020 - 06.2021
Student Teacher Fellow
Calvin Hill Day Care
09.2019 - 08.2020
Fall Policy Intern
Elevate Health Policy Lab
07.2019 - 12.2019
Student Researcher
Contending With Societal Inequity Lab
01.2018 - 08.2020
Research Assistant
Social Cognitive Development Lab at Yale
10.2017 - 05.2019
Program and Research Assistant
Yale Child Study Center
10.2017 - 10.2018
Student Researcher
Yale School of Management Behavioral Lab
09.2017 - 08.2020
Student Researcher
Yale-New Haven Hospital
06.2017 - 08.2020
M.D. - Medicine
Vagelos College of Physicians And Surgeons
Bachelor of Science - Cognitive Science, Education Studies Minor
Yale College
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