Experience

Rescue | The Behavior Change Agency

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Research Scientist

  • Nov 2021 - Present

  Oversee the planning, development, and implementation of research projects. Lead interdisciplinary teams across research activities to analyze data for human insights to inform the development of social marketing and health communication campaigns. Develop unique campaigns to influence health behavior change for diverse audiences - e.g., adolescents, LGBT youth, and minorities - around substance use, tobacco control, and general health risk behaviors. Oversee the planning, development, and implementation of research projects. Lead interdisciplinary teams across research activities to analyze data for human insights to inform the development of social marketing and health communication campaigns. Develop unique campaigns to influence health behavior change for diverse audiences - e.g., adolescents, LGBT youth, and minorities - around substance use, tobacco control, and general health risk behaviors.



Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Consultant

  • Mar 2021 - Present

  Direct the planning and development of a new NIH-funded HIV prevention Clinical Trial for African American young men who have sex with men in the Los Angeles area. Analyze primary qualitative data around COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, and intersectional LGBT adolescent health, and author community reports, peer-reviewed manuscripts, and findings reports for stakeholders and funding agencies. Direct collaboration across internal and external teams including authoring manuscripts, drafting outreach plans, developing interventions, creating community partnerships, and writing statistical analysis plans and research strategies. Show less



Università degli Studi di Torino

• Italy
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Oct 2018 - Sep 2020

  Authored and published a book that synthesizes the nexus between innovation and entrepreneurship in food ecosystems and discusses the developmental cycle of start-ups - from ideation to business modeling, to venture capital funding.Developed curriculum for two 16-week Bachelor’s level courses on Introduction to Organizational Management - when to be highly structured and when to allow for free innovation.Organized educational events at the European level, led by the European Commission, to engage young scholars in the creation of innovative solutions to promote education using digital tools.Established ongoing relationships with international sponsors and project collaborators (e.g., Intesa Sanpaolo, Global Shapers HUB, University of Helsinki, AZTI Science Center of Bilbao, University of Reading).Supervised junior researchers in reviewing literature and drafting reports regarding ‘business model innovation’ and ‘systems thinking’ to nudge consumer behavior toward healthier and more sustainable choices. Show less

• PhD Student

  • Oct 2015 - Jan 2019

  Authored the research plan for a 3-year study to develop a Facebook App designed to recruit participants via Facebook, administer psychometric questionnaires, and provide immediate user feedback based on their responses and analyses of their digital footprints.Managed a team of UX researchers, software developers, and data analysts throughout the end-to-end user experience research and workflow development of a data collection Facebook App titled ‘DimmidiMe’.Recruited a sample of over 3,000 study participants, and analyzed their digital footprints (e.g., text, language, network size) to create a predictive algorithm for self-reported Quality of Life.Analyzed qualitative and quantitative data, authored manuscripts, and published peer-reviewed articles on the topic of using social media to study psychosocial variables.Lecturer of 2 Masters-level University courses regarding Research Methods in Psychology and Multicultural Health. Show less