Annaka Paradis
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Experience
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Westat
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United States
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Associate
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May 2023 - Present
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MIRIAM HOSPITAL, THE
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Research Assistant
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Aug 2021 - May 2023
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Brown University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Graduate Student Staff Assistant
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Jan 2020 - Aug 2021
Serve as staff assistant in Student Accessibility Office, which is responsible for handling a wide variety of supports for students with documented disabilities. Exam Accommodation Logistics • Assist with management of requests from professors, staff, and students. • Schedule accessible spaces for exams •Coordinate proctors and scribes • Distribute and collected exam materials (i.e. printed exams, laptops, calculators) Note Taking/Scanning Accommodations • Monitor peer note-taking system. • Scan and reviewed documents to ensure accessibility General Office Support •Serve as front desk assistance to answer calls and greet guests •Complete various special projects and office-related errands on campus • Link staff and student appointments using ClockWork software Training • Train new student staff as needed on office and exams procedures Show less
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The Swearer Center at Brown University
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United States
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Civic and Social Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Grad Student Coordinator- Community Based Learning and Research Fellowship
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Jan 2020 - May 2021
Fellowship Recruitment• Develop scoring criteria used to evaluate student applicants • Arrange and conducted virtual interviews with promising student applicants• Assist in matching students with faculty members based on academic interest and skillsetProgrammatic Development • Develop and facilitated a three-day virtual orientation for the inaugural cohort• Plan and facilitate monthly meetings for fellowship cohort Student Support• Meet with students individually in small groups, and over email throughout the year to address questions and concerns regarding fellowship experience Program Evaluation • Assist in preparing a mid-year progress report on the CBLR fellowship to present to program funders• Develop and disseminated feedback surveys for student and faculty program participants • Generated 15-page document summarizing student and faculty feedback, and offering suggestions for program 'best practices' Show less
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Royce Fellow
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Sep 2019 - May 2021
As one facet of Royce Master’s Fellowship, assisted in several projects designed to increase the visibility of engaged scholarship on Brown’s campus, including the compilation of discipline-specific resources (grants, journals, professional organizations) on engaged scholarship and the development of courses within the university centered on community engagement.
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Brown University School of Public Health
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United States
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Higher Education
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200 - 300 Employee
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Research Assistant
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Oct 2019 - May 2021
Assist in development, implementation, and pilot testing of an ecological momentary assessment (EMA) study using Bluetooth technology to understand the role of place and peer influence on drinking in college-aged students .
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Supplemental Teaching Assistant
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Aug 2020 - Dec 2020
• Support Professor David Williams in transitioning his course PHP2340 (Behavioral and Social Science Theory for Health Promotion) to remote format in response to COVID-19 • Assist in revising syllabus to address issues of race and gender-based discrimination• Develop and disseminate midterm assessment evaluation to students • Consult with individual students to discuss course progress
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Springfield Technical Community College
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United States
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Higher Education
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300 - 400 Employee
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Teaching Assistant
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Aug 2018 - Jun 2019
• Provide group and one-on-one academic assistance for adult learners preparing for High School Equivalency Test (HiSet). • Work within frameworks set by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to provide tailored support within and outside the classroom in English Language Arts, Social Studies, Mathematics, and College/Career Readiness • Administer mandated state testing, such as MAPT (Massachusetts Adult Proficiency Tests) to students • Serve as long and short-term substitute for educators across subjects Show less
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Smith College
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Interviewer
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Sep 2017 - May 2018
•Interview prospective students in-person and via Skype to supplement Smith’s holistic application review process. •Create write-ups of interviews, summarizing topics discussed, and offer thoughts and perspectives regarding the potential to succeed at Smith (Write-ups included in students’ application files).
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Head of Overnights
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Sep 2017 - May 2018
•Work closely with Office of Admission to provide an excellent experience for Gold Key tour guides, prospective students, and their families. •Coordinate overnights for roughly one hundred prospective and admitted students per semester, facilitating communications between Office of Admission, students, and tour guides.
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Research And Teaching Assistant
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Aug 2014 - May 2018
Research Assistant• Examine relationships between threat perception and eye gazing behavior in modification on Correll’s shooter bias research and contribute to body of research on topic • Program Tobii eye-tracking software• Conduct literature reviews• Perform data analyses using SPSSTeaching Assistant – PSY 200 (Social Psychology)• Organize discussion groups and maintain course records using EXCEL
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Writing Center Tutor
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Aug 2015 - May 2016
•Serve as a constructive audience for students in all stages of the writing process, including brainstorming, outlining, and revising. •Assist students across a wide range of disciplines, including the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.
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Holyoke Health Center, Inc.
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Community Health Intern
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Aug 2015 - Aug 2017
Complete a number of tasks to support health center staff: •Prepare charts for upcoming patient appointments according to physician specifications. •Assist Clinical Data Analyst on HIV- and Hepatitis C-specific data reports, including state audits and renewals for the center’s Ryan White grant. •Assemble birth control kits for health center clients. •Observe clinical rounds for patients with HIV and opioid use disorder (OUD) Complete a number of tasks to support health center staff: •Prepare charts for upcoming patient appointments according to physician specifications. •Assist Clinical Data Analyst on HIV- and Hepatitis C-specific data reports, including state audits and renewals for the center’s Ryan White grant. •Assemble birth control kits for health center clients. •Observe clinical rounds for patients with HIV and opioid use disorder (OUD)
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Education
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Smith College
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Psychology/Chemistry/ Community Engagement & Social Change -
Brown University School of Public Health
ScM, Social and Behavioral Health Sciences