Stefani Butts
Miami,FL
Summary
Talented professional considered knowledgeable leader and dedicated problem solver. Bring eight years of expertise to forward organization objectives. Attentive to detail with experience in coordinating research and clinical projects, programs, and improvements.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Program Manager
University of Miami – Miller School of Medicine - Division of Infectious Diseases
08.2020 - Current
- Directs and oversees administrative and logistic aspects of various sponsored programs for the RAPID Program within the Division of Infectious Diseases, aligning with the research mission of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (MSOM).
- Trains, mentors, and supervises a diverse team of outreach and study coordinators, laboratory technicians, and patient navigators, ensuring high performance and compliance with regulatory policies and procedures.
- Manages cross-functional teams for successful research project completion.
- Establishes relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring support for research and clinical initiatives.
- Coaches team members on professional development opportunities, contributing to improved overall performance.
- Conducts program evaluations, identifying areas for improvement and recommending actionable solutions.
- Prepares and submits required quarterly progress reports for various initiative.
- Utilizes data-driven decision-making approaches to inform strategy development and optimize outcomes.
- Leverages technology for enhanced project tracking, reporting, and information sharing among team members.
- Participates in vendor selection and management process for program initiatives.
- Builds teams to address research goals and objectives.
- Recruits, interviews and hires employees and implements mentoring program to promote positive feedback and engagement.
- Assists in the development of clinical and study protocols for internal review board (IRB) submission.
- Assists in writing grant proposals.
- Develops IRB profiles and responds to IRB requests for new and established research studies.
- Writes, reviews, and edits various materials for publication including posters, abstracts, and manuscripts.
Program Coordinator
University Of Miami – Miller School Of Medicine - Division Of Infectious Diseases
08.2017 - 07.2020
- Coordinated day-to-day programmatic and logistic initiatives, contributing to the successful execution of research studies and clinic activities.
- Assisted in the development of clinical and study protocols for IRB submission and in writing grant proposals, resulting in increased research opportunities and funding.
- Coordinated teams of outreach coordinators, laboratory technicians, and patient navigators, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment.
- Coordinated Provider Education Program
- Coordinated research databases between study sites.
- Set-up and reviewed preliminary research databases.
- Coordinated office volunteer program.
- Wrote, reviewed, and edited various materials for publication including posters, abstracts, and manuscripts.
Research Assistant - Psychiatry and Infectious Disease
University Of Miami Miller School Of Medicine
02.2016 - 07.2017
- Supported the Senior Research Associate and Principal Investigators in research activities, including protocol development, grant proposal writing, and participant assessments.
- Coordinated research databases between study sites and assisted in the preparation and maintenance of study progress reports.
- Acted as a patient navigator.
- Prepared literature review materials.
- Conducted qualitative and quantitative data analyses.
- Wrote, reviewed, and edited various materials for publication including posters, abstracts, and manuscripts.
Education
Master of Public Health -
Florida International University
Miami, FL07.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology -
Florida International University
Miami, FL12.2015
Skills
- NIH Office of Extramural Research - Protecting Human Research Participants certification
- NIH Good Clinical Practice for Social and Behavioral Research
- Clinical Research Coordinator - Basic Course
- HIV 500-501 Counseling and Testing
- OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens, Biomedical Waste, Latex Allergy, and TB Training
- IHI Basic Certificate in Quality & Safety
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Qualtrics Survey Software, RedCap Survey Software, SurveyGizmo Software, and SPSS (Basic)
Projects
University of Miami Infectious Disease Prevention Research Unit
University of Miami RAW Clinic
University of Miami Mobile PrEP Clinic
The Expanded Testing Initiative/Rapid Resource Program
Publications
Manuscripts Published
Butts, S. A., Young, B., Blackmon, J., & Doblecki-Lewis, S. (2023). Addressing disparities in Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) access: implementing a community-centered mobile PrEP program in South Florida. BMC health services research, 23(1), 1311.
Johnson, A. L., Butts, S. A., Rodriguez, E., Craker, L., Kanamori, M., & Doblecki-Lewis, S. (2023). “Test-To-PrEP”: Assessing Reach and Adoption of a New Approach to Increase HIV Testing and PrEP Knowledge Using HIV Self-Test Kit Distribution Through PrEP Clients' Social Networks. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 94(5), 421-428.
Butts, S. A., Langlie, J., Rodriguez, V. J., Weiss, S. M., Menon, A., Hapunda, G., ... & Jones, D. L. (2020). Development, implementation and dissemination: Couples and Parent–Child Communication Workshops in Zambia. AIDS care, 32(4), 508-511.
Tookes, H., Yao, K., Chueng, T., Butts, S., Karsner, R., Duque, M., ... & Doblecki-Lewis, S. (2019). Pre-exposure prophylaxis access in federally qualified health centers across 11 United States metropolitan statistical areas. International journal of STD & AIDS, 30(10), 978-984
Doblecki-Lewis, S., Butts, S., Botero, V., Klose, K., Cardenas, G., & Feaster, D. (2019). A randomized study of passive versus active PrEP patient navigation for a heterogeneous population at risk for HIV in South Florida. Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC), 18, 2325958219848848.
Kayukwa, A., Butts, S. A., Barylski, N. A., Alcaide, M. L., Rodriguez, V. J., Chitalu, N., ... & Jones, D. L. (2019). HIV prevention among Zambian itinerant workers: Challenges and solutions. Journal of health care for the poor and underserved, 30(1), 358-377
Rodriguez, V. J., Butts, S. A., Mandell, L. N., Weiss, S. M., Kumar, M., & Jones, D. L. (2019). The role of social support in the association between childhood trauma and depression among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected individuals. International journal of STD & AIDS, 30(1), 29-36.
Moise, I. K., de Joya, E., Caplan, B., Rodriguez, V. J., Butts, S., Chisembele, M., ... & Alcaide, M. L. (2019). adolescent and young adult couples’ views of intravaginal practices: a qualitative analysis of a pilot study. International journal of women's health, 49-56.
Jones, D. L., Rodriguez, V. J., Butts, S. A., Arheart, K., Zulu, R., Chitalu, N., & Weiss, S. M. (2018). Increasing acceptability and uptake of voluntary male medical circumcision in Zambia: implementing and disseminating an evidence-based intervention. Translational behavioral medicine, 8(6), 907-916.
Butts, S. A., Parmley, L. E., Alcaide, M. L., Rodriguez, V. J., Kayukwa, A., Chitalu, N., ... & Jones, D. L. (2017). Let us fight and support one another: adolescent girls and young women on contributors and solutions to HIV risk in Zambia. International journal of women's health, 9, 727.
https://dx.doi.org/10.2147%2FIJWH.S142232
Butts, S. A., Kayukwa, A., Langlie, J., Rodriguez, V. J., Alcaide, M. L., Chitalu, N., ... & Jones, D. L. (2017). HIV knowledge and risk among Zambian adolescent and younger adolescent girls: challenges and solutions. Sex Education, 1-13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14681811.2017.1370368 .
Manuscripts Under Review
Doblecki-Lewis, S., Johnson, A., Klose, K., King K., Narcisse, G., Butts, S. A., & Mario Stevenson. (In Review). A Community-Based Mobile Clinic Strategy to Increase PrEP Reach, Engagement, and Persistence. The Lancet.
Butts, S.A., Rodriguez, E., Craker, L., Johnson, A. L., Blackmon, J., Kenya, S., Kanamori, M., & Doblecki-Lewis, S. (In Review). A community-based participatory research approach to the development, refinement, and distribution of Test-to-PrEP: A peer-to-peer distributed at-home HIV self-test and prevention information kit in Miami-Dade, Florida. AIDS Care.
Reports Published
Alcaide, M.L., Butts, S.A., Chitalu, N.W., Jones, D.L., Kayukwa, A., Mandell, L., Posner, S., Rodriguez, V.J., Weiss, S.M., Zulu, R., Barkey, N., Kalebaila, S.K., Ko, S., Musimwa, K., Mwaba-Chisangano, M.M., Thoya, J., Maligzani, C., Mulela, L., Yamba, Z., Barylski, N.A., Brown, M.R., Langlie, J.A., Szewc, P.S., Privette, C.K., Parmley, L.E., LaCabe, R.P. Assessing HIV Vulnerability in Priority Populations: A community-based Formative Research in Zambia. AID-611-A-16-00001, pp. 1-124. Zambia Community HIV Prevention Program (Z-CHPP). USAID. Washington, DC: PACT.
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.33961.19040
http://www.pactworld.org/library/assessing-hiv-vulnerability-priority-populations-community-based-formative-research-zambia.
A Sample of Abstracts Published
Butts, S.A., Johnson, A.L., & Doblecki-Lewis, S. (In Press). Feasibility, acceptability, and uptake of remote PrEP care in a real-world setting. In: 12th IAS Conference on HIV Science; 2023 Jul 23-26: Brisbane, Australia.
Doblecki-Lewis, S., Butts, S., Kanamori, M., Johnson, A., & Rodriguez, E. L. (2022). 2057. A Social Network Strategy for HIV Self-Test Kit Distribution through PrEP Program Clients. In Open Forum Infectious Diseases (Vol. 9, No. Supplement_2, pp. ofac492-1679). US: Oxford University Press.
Doblecki-Lewis, S., Kobetz, E., Butts, S. A., Torrealba, M., Klose, K., McGaugh, A., ... & Stevenson, M. (2019). 1965. PrEP On the Go! Implementation Mobile PrEP, STI, and HIV Prevention Services in South Florida. In Open Forum Infectious Diseases(Vol. 6).
Butts, S.A., Parmley, L.E., Alcaide, M.L., Rodriguez, V.J., Kayukwa, A., Weiss, S.M., & Jones, D.L. Reducing HIV vulnerability among Zambian adolescent girls and young women. CITATION AWARD WINNER. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 2017;51(Suppl 1): doi:10.1007/s12160-017-9903-3.
Butts, S.A., Barylski, N.A., Alcaide, M.L., Rodriguez, V.J., Kayukwa, A., Weiss, S.M., & Jones, D.L. HIV vulnerability among Zambian migrants and mobile populations. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 2017;51(Suppl 1): doi:10.1007/s12160-017-9903-3.
Butts, S.A., Kayukwa, A., Langlie, J., Alcaide, M.L., Rodriguez, V.J., Chitalu, N., Weiss, S.M., & Jones, D.L (2017). Avenues to HIV Prevention: Risk Reduction Strategies for Zambian Girls. March of Science. Miami, FL, April 22.
Alcaide, M.L., Doblecki-Lewis, S., Butts, S., Kayukwa, A., Rodriguez, V.J., Thoya, J., Weiss, S., & Jones, D. HIV prevention methods among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Zambia, knowledge and gaps. International Congress of Behavioral Medicine. Melbourne, Australia, December 7-10, 2016.
Alcaide, M.L, Butts, S.A., Chitalu, N.W., Jones, D.L., Kayukwa, A., Rodriguez, V.J., Weiss, S.M., Zulu, R., Kalebaila, S.K., Maligzani, C., Mwaba-Chisangano, M.M., Yamba, Z., Barylski, N.A., Langlie, J.A., Szewc, P.S., Brown, M.R., Privette, C.K., Parmley, L.E., LaCabe, R.P. Community-based Participatory Research: Contributors to HIV Vulnerability in Adolescent Girls and Young Women in 10 Districts in Lusaka, Copperbelt, and Southern Provinces, Zambia, and Recommendations for Intervention. Miami: University of Miami. 2016.
Doblecki-Lewis, S., Butts, S., Klose, K.,Feaster, D., Cardenas, G., Jones, D., Rodriguez, A., Kolber, M (2017). Pilot Assessment of a Strengths-Based Patient Assessment Navigation Program to Increase Access to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis. 13th Annual CFAR HIV Symposium. Miami, Fl, April 6.
Timeline
Program Manager
University of Miami – Miller School of Medicine - Division of Infectious Diseases
08.2020 - Current
Program Coordinator
University Of Miami – Miller School Of Medicine - Division Of Infectious Diseases
08.2017 - 07.2020
Research Assistant - Psychiatry and Infectious Disease
University Of Miami Miller School Of Medicine
02.2016 - 07.2017
Master of Public Health -
Florida International University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology -
Florida International University
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