Experience

Community Health and Social Services

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Behavioral Health Specialist

  • Dec 2020 - Present

  Detroit, Michigan, United States Assist in development of policies, procedures, and quality improvement practices for the Behavioral Health department within Community Health and Social Services Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center in southwest Detroit, MI. Contact English- and Spanish-speaking patients regarding their psychiatric visits or to connect them with mental health or basic-need resources. Attend and present at bi-weekly clinical case consultations to discuss patient cases and monthly… Show more Assist in development of policies, procedures, and quality improvement practices for the Behavioral Health department within Community Health and Social Services Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center in southwest Detroit, MI. Contact English- and Spanish-speaking patients regarding their psychiatric visits or to connect them with mental health or basic-need resources. Attend and present at bi-weekly clinical case consultations to discuss patient cases and monthly administrative meetings. Show less



University of Michigan

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Clinical Research Coordinator

  • Aug 2017 - Present

  Department of Psychiatry, Ann Arbor, MI Prepare IRB documents for various studies, recruit and retain participants across studies while upholding GCP, HIPAA, and PEERRS guidelines. Manage the development and implementation of the IDEA Study, an investigator sponsored behavioral single site trial evaluating e-Mental Health Resources and depression outcomes. Manage the development and implementation of the Talk-K, a qualitative sub-study to Bio-K, to gather information from participants regarding their experiences with IV… Show more Prepare IRB documents for various studies, recruit and retain participants across studies while upholding GCP, HIPAA, and PEERRS guidelines. Manage the development and implementation of the IDEA Study, an investigator sponsored behavioral single site trial evaluating e-Mental Health Resources and depression outcomes. Manage the development and implementation of the Talk-K, a qualitative sub-study to Bio-K, to gather information from participants regarding their experiences with IV ketamine infusions and their treatment resistant depression symptoms. Recruit and plan Zoom meetings as well as conduct in-depth interviews with participants. Analyze qualitative data and prepare it for analysis. Manage multisite REDCap database for ketamine project and prepare data for abstracts, posters, and publications using SPSS and MS Excel. Assisted in the strategic planning and development of a Ketamine Clinic in Michigan Medicine. Hired, onboarded, and trained staff to lead or assist in clinical trial protocols. Managed multiple studies, including: o An industry-sponsored IND randomized, phase II, double blind, multisite, multinational clinical trial for patients with attenuated psychosis syndrome (BI1289-32 Study). o An internally funded multisite national phase I trial of ketamine infusions for treatment resistant depression and biomarker development (Bio-K Trial). o An internally funded pilot study of functional remediation for bipolar disorder to improve cognition (Functional Remediation Study). Developed recruitment materials (Microsoft Publisher and Adobe Illustrator) and attend recruitment activities including presenting studies for providers across the Southeast Michigan, identifying and contacting prospective participants for various studies. Led multidisciplinary team of faculty, clinicians, and researchers in order to implement study procedures according to study protocols. Show less



University of Michigan Medical Center

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Clinical Research Coordinator

  • Mar 2017 - Aug 2017

  Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Ann Arbor, MI o Coordinated and prepared IRB documents, including Informed Consent and Protocol, for NIH-funded R01 grant studying Latina women's reproductive health. o Meet with community partners across Southwest Detroit to establish study implementation and recruitment sites. o Recruited, supervised, and trained research staff to implement study in accordance with GCP guidelines. o Organized and assisted in the development of contracts with external labs necessary for processing samples for… Show more o Coordinated and prepared IRB documents, including Informed Consent and Protocol, for NIH-funded R01 grant studying Latina women's reproductive health. o Meet with community partners across Southwest Detroit to establish study implementation and recruitment sites. o Recruited, supervised, and trained research staff to implement study in accordance with GCP guidelines. o Organized and assisted in the development of contracts with external labs necessary for processing samples for study. o Created survey to be implemented at baseline study, assisted in development of outreach survey for additional community-based study. o Created promotional material for recruitment of participants. o Translated documents from English to Spanish for monolingual participants. Show less



University of Michigan

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Director

  • Apr 2015 - Mar 2017

  School of Public Health and School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, MI The Center for Sexuality and Health Disparities M-Cubed & South Africa Projects ● Assist in grant writing for international projects. ● Assist in publication writing. ● Prepare Institutional Review Board submissions (coordinated with in-country Ethics Committee approvals) and ensuring that all requirements for protection of human research subjects are met. ● In collaboration with research teams from Emory, and Public Health Solutions, prepare Standard Operating Procedure and… Show more The Center for Sexuality and Health Disparities M-Cubed & South Africa Projects ● Assist in grant writing for international projects. ● Assist in publication writing. ● Prepare Institutional Review Board submissions (coordinated with in-country Ethics Committee approvals) and ensuring that all requirements for protection of human research subjects are met. ● In collaboration with research teams from Emory, and Public Health Solutions, prepare Standard Operating Procedure and staff training materials. ● Coordinate regular and ad hoc communications among US and international research team members and partners for the NIH-supported Microbicide Trials Network. ● Prepare Institutional Review Board submissions (coordinated with in-country Ethics Committee approvals) and ensuring that all requirements for protection of human research subjects are met. Microbicide Trial Network Project ● Assisted in the transfer of project from University of Michigan to University of Pennsylvania with faculty transfer. ● In collaboration with international and national research teams, prepare Standard Operating Procedure and staff training materials. ● Oversee research assistants and work closely with them in performing qualitative and quantitative data analysis. ● Assist in the creation of behavioral survey and interview design. ● Conduct video-conferencing In-Depth Interviews with participants across multiple sites. ● Built reference databases and assist in preparation and submission of scientific presentations and manuscripts for publication. Show less



University of Michigan Medical School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Clinical Subjects Coordinator

  • Jul 2011 - May 2015

  Department of Psychiatry, Ann Arbor, MI • Conduct telephone and in-person screens with potential research participants to recruit for the various studies at the University of Michigan’s Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology. • Liaison between various research coordinators, faculty, staff for research recruitment. • Train staff to use data/web-based programs, including: recruitment database (CRISP-Oracle based program), analyzing information in Mi-Chart (UMHS patient record Epic software), UMClinicalStudies.org (Oracle based… Show more • Conduct telephone and in-person screens with potential research participants to recruit for the various studies at the University of Michigan’s Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology. • Liaison between various research coordinators, faculty, staff for research recruitment. • Train staff to use data/web-based programs, including: recruitment database (CRISP-Oracle based program), analyzing information in Mi-Chart (UMHS patient record Epic software), UMClinicalStudies.org (Oracle based recruitment program), and Microsoft Access. • Create and edit training manuals for the different modules of CRISP including: Coordinator, Administrative, and Research Recruitment Staff Manual. • Created advertising materials utilizing Adobe Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) for various studies. • Attended various outreach events to inform communities about Departmental research opportunities, as well as provide information about mental health resources. • Maintain records of recruitment data up-to-date using Excel & assist in data extraction using MS Access. • Certified Spanish-English Medical Interpreter through the University of Michigan Bridging the Gap program

• Administrative Differential (Interim Project Lead)

  • Feb 2014 - Jun 2014

  Department of Psychiatry, Ann Arbor, MI • Internally consulting for call center staff & research team to aid in the development and implementation of a pilot hybrid screening form, which will assist in scheduling Psychiatric Outpatients into the appropriate specialty clinics as well as match them with the appropriate research study. • Maintaining 5% research enrollment rate, which is the optimal for mental health research. Goal of pilot is to maintain and/or increase this rate as well as decrease rate of cancellations to… Show more • Internally consulting for call center staff & research team to aid in the development and implementation of a pilot hybrid screening form, which will assist in scheduling Psychiatric Outpatients into the appropriate specialty clinics as well as match them with the appropriate research study. • Maintaining 5% research enrollment rate, which is the optimal for mental health research. Goal of pilot is to maintain and/or increase this rate as well as decrease rate of cancellations to Outpatient Clinic. • Project lead/liaison for variety of staff including programmers, clinicians, call center personnel, & researchers. • Created scheduling criteria documents for call center staff utilizing Excel to reduce paper usage & maximize efficiency of resources.



Eastern Michigan University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• HR Intern

  • Apr 2014 - Aug 2014

  Human Resources • Assist Benefits Departments in design, implementation, & evaluation of engagement strategies to increase employee participation in University benefits. • Design and edit documents to increase awareness of benefits resources. • Respond to inquiries and complaints received from faculty, staff, students, outside, agencies, and the public; including obtaining and providing routine information about HR related policies and procedures. • Assist in training & supervision of… Show more • Assist Benefits Departments in design, implementation, & evaluation of engagement strategies to increase employee participation in University benefits. • Design and edit documents to increase awareness of benefits resources. • Respond to inquiries and complaints received from faculty, staff, students, outside, agencies, and the public; including obtaining and providing routine information about HR related policies and procedures. • Assist in training & supervision of undergraduate, work-study students. • Supported the efficient and effective operation of the Recruitment function by providing front line service to staff, external applicants and hiring authorities by promoting a positive client centered organizational culture. Show less



University of Michigan School of Public Health

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Oct 2009 - Jan 2011

  • Conducted Spanish and English telephone interviews with participants for a national research study for the Pelvic Floor Disorders Network • Liaison between other research coordinators from other clinics, including the Loyola Clinic and the University of Texas, Southwestern • Liaison between Spanish participants and co-workers for data entry and increase participation of survey • Scheduled appointments with participants for interviews and reviewed interviews for proper data entry •… Show more • Conducted Spanish and English telephone interviews with participants for a national research study for the Pelvic Floor Disorders Network • Liaison between other research coordinators from other clinics, including the Loyola Clinic and the University of Texas, Southwestern • Liaison between Spanish participants and co-workers for data entry and increase participation of survey • Scheduled appointments with participants for interviews and reviewed interviews for proper data entry • Edited Spanish interviews for proper grammar and vocabulary • Translated and edited additional documents from English to Spanish for the Pelvic Floor Disorders Network and other studies • Created Spanish training manual for co-workers and for RTI International • Photocopied paper interviews and scanned documents relevant to study Show less