Research Manager, Senior

• Dec 2021 - Present

Health Educator

• Mar 2015 - Present

Research assistant and health educator, providing on-going support for lifestyle and behavior modification trials through the Collaboratory for Metabolic Disease, Prevention and Treatment, a collaboration between the University of Arizona's College of Public Health, College of Medicine-Department of Family and Community Medicine, Arizona Cancer Center, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences-Department of Nutritional Sciences, and the College of Nursing. Specific trials: Nutrition and lifestyle health coaching for the LIvES (Lifestyle Intervention for oVarian cancer Enhanced Survival) Study, a telephone-administered nationwide randomized controlled trial for ovarian cancer survivors. Symptom management through diet analysis, trial, and elimination of troublesome foods for the AIMS (Altering Intake - Managing Symptoms) Study, in collaboration with the City of Hope National Medical Center. Show less

Health Coach

• Oct 2018 - Jul 2021

Providing part-time weekend and holiday support and coverage for health coaching team, particularly onboarding and welcome to new Noom users during weekend hours. Role requires adapting quickly and efficiently to highly dynamic work procedures and policies, and working remotely but staying accountable and involved with the weekend team via Slack. Primary skills include use of technology and app, Motivational Interviewing and health coaching. Providing part-time weekend and holiday support and coverage for health coaching team, particularly onboarding and welcome to new Noom users during weekend hours. Role requires adapting quickly and efficiently to highly dynamic work procedures and policies, and working remotely but staying accountable and involved with the weekend team via Slack. Primary skills include use of technology and app, Motivational Interviewing and health coaching.

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

• Aug 2015 - May 2017

Assisting professor with an intro to nutrition class, including leading weekly discussion and review section, grading papers, proctoring exams, and mentoring students through a thorough diet analysis project. Assisting professor with an intro to nutrition class, including leading weekly discussion and review section, grading papers, proctoring exams, and mentoring students through a thorough diet analysis project.

Nutrition Specialist

• Jul 2014 - Nov 2014

Dining services assistant, maintaining nutrition label database, to ensure accurate nutrition and food allergen labeling for all food provided by the University of Arizona. Dining services assistant, maintaining nutrition label database, to ensure accurate nutrition and food allergen labeling for all food provided by the University of Arizona.

Veterinary Technician, ER

• Jul 2013 - Jul 2014

As senior/lead position on shift, responsible for care of most critical hospitalized and emergency patients in a specialty care setting. Adjust duties include responsibility for controlled drugs, running anesthesia, phone triage, assisting with outpatient procedures as needed, and running diagnostics (laboratory, radiography). As senior/lead position on shift, responsible for care of most critical hospitalized and emergency patients in a specialty care setting. Adjust duties include responsibility for controlled drugs, running anesthesia, phone triage, assisting with outpatient procedures as needed, and running diagnostics (laboratory, radiography).

Veterinary Technician, ER

• Nov 2012 - Jun 2013

Triage and emergency assessment, emergency surgery and anesthesia, sample collection and analysis, CPR and critical stabilization, surgical and critical patient nursing care, digital radiology. Triage and emergency assessment, emergency surgery and anesthesia, sample collection and analysis, CPR and critical stabilization, surgical and critical patient nursing care, digital radiology.

Triage Assistant, ER

• Jan 2010 - Jul 2012

Triaging and assessing animal in an emergency setting, handling and restraint, obtaining vitals and history, CPR, phlebotomy, catheterization, radiology, nursing and surgical support for critical patients. Reception duties and cover as needed. Triaging and assessing animal in an emergency setting, handling and restraint, obtaining vitals and history, CPR, phlebotomy, catheterization, radiology, nursing and surgical support for critical patients. Reception duties and cover as needed.

Veterinary Technician

• Jul 2008 - Jan 2010

Providing small animal care, in-house lab work, radiology, administering medications, dental and surgical assisting. Management responsibilities for kennel assistants and providing cover and support for veterinarians, technicians. Reception duties and cover as needed. Providing small animal care, in-house lab work, radiology, administering medications, dental and surgical assisting. Management responsibilities for kennel assistants and providing cover and support for veterinarians, technicians. Reception duties and cover as needed.

Editorial Assistant

• Jul 2005 - Aug 2006

Consultant administrative position responsible for progress of all submissions to the journal, and liaising with Editor, Editorial Board members, publisher, expert reviewers, and authors. Consultant administrative position responsible for progress of all submissions to the journal, and liaising with Editor, Editorial Board members, publisher, expert reviewers, and authors.

Research Administrator

• Apr 2004 - Aug 2006

Section Administrator, Section of Community Psychiatry (8/05-8/06): Provided financial management for all research income, administrative support for all section staff, management of research secretaries. Section Administrator and Personal Assistant, Section of Cultural Psychiatry (10/04-8/05): Provided part-time secretarial and administrative support to section staff for all research, teaching and writing projects, including financial management of limited research grant income. Research Secretary, Section of Community Psychiatry (4/04-8/05): Provided part-time support specific to one research study, data collection, assisting with financial planning, and secretarial support for research team. Departmental reception duties as needed Show less

Assistant Pharmaceutical Technical Officer

• Aug 2003 - Jan 2004

Duties in pharmaceutical three-part rotation including dispensary, sterile preparation unit and stockroom duties, and supporting pharmacists and technicians as required. Responsibility for pharmaceutical stocking in up to three hospital wards. Duties in pharmaceutical three-part rotation including dispensary, sterile preparation unit and stockroom duties, and supporting pharmacists and technicians as required. Responsibility for pharmaceutical stocking in up to three hospital wards.

Consultant and Medical Team Administrator in Psychiatry

• Jun 2002 - Aug 2003

PA support for psychiatrist, transcription, medical correspondence, filing and maintenance of medical records, and general secretarial support to multi-disciplinary team as required. Reception duties as needed. Initial placement through employment agency, then hired full-time. PA support for psychiatrist, transcription, medical correspondence, filing and maintenance of medical records, and general secretarial support to multi-disciplinary team as required. Reception duties as needed. Initial placement through employment agency, then hired full-time.