Jax Witzig

Research Specialist/Lab Manager at University of Illinois Chicago
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Credentials

  • HIPAA Associate (HIPAAA)
    HIPAA Training
    Jan, 2019
    - Oct, 2024
  • Protecting Human Research Participants
    NIH
    Dec, 2017
    - Oct, 2024
  • ICASA Sexual Assault Advocacy
    Center for Prevention of Abuse
    Jul, 2015
    - Oct, 2024
  • Social & Behavioral Research
    Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)
    Jun, 2015
    - Oct, 2024
  • 40 Hour Domestic Violence Foundations Training
    ICADV
    Jul, 2014
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • University of Illinois Chicago
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Research Specialist/Lab Manager
      • Aug 2021 - Present

      • Manage everyday logistics of fast-paced research lab, including providing high-level support to nearly a dozen social justice projects • Conduct trauma-informed interviews on sensitive subjects such as lived experience with justice system • Facilitate mixed-methods analyses using R, Excel, and Dedoose • Assist with grantwriting, ethics proposals, and budget justifications • Provide primary support on lab hiring, onboarding, and offboarding procedures • Assist with internal lab evolution through practices such as engagement surveys, climate check-ins, and community-building activities For information about the CAPACITY Lab, see: https://www.psych.uic.edu/research/lab-directory/capacity-lab.

  • Northwestern University
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Research Coordinator
      • Nov 2019 - Aug 2021

      Coordinated projects related to social determinants of health (i.e., how structural oppression produces disparities in health outcomes). Some of my responsibilities included: • Providing high-level project management and logistical support to 8 projects • Conducting extensive participant screening, recruitment, and enrollment • Designing/facilitating in-depth interviews and coding qualitative data • Writing and editing manuscripts for publication • Quality-checking, analyzing, and interpreting data for publication and/or poster presentations • Acting as survey lead for internal surveys on staff engagement, inclusion, and professional development

  • YMCA of the USA (National Resource Office)
    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Research Analyst
      • Jun 2018 - Nov 2019

      • Managed the Community Needs Assessment (CNA) survey program • Acted as the research lead for Y-USA's national LGBTQ+ Inclusion and Equity Initiative • Consulted on strategic research projects for organizational leadership, including on projects related to staff equity and youth empowerment • Developed insightful literature reviews, slide decks, and written reports • Acquired working familiarity with SQL, PowerBI, and WinCross • Managed the Community Needs Assessment (CNA) survey program • Acted as the research lead for Y-USA's national LGBTQ+ Inclusion and Equity Initiative • Consulted on strategic research projects for organizational leadership, including on projects related to staff equity and youth empowerment • Developed insightful literature reviews, slide decks, and written reports • Acquired working familiarity with SQL, PowerBI, and WinCross

  • DePaul University -- Beck Research Initiative
    • Chicago, IL
    • Graduate Research Assistant
      • Jul 2017 - Jul 2018

      • Developed and programmed a novel community survey on domestic labor in the Chicago area • Conducted extensive literature reviews and developed attending reports • Analyzed survey data using SPSS and drafted a report for academic publication • Participated in focus groups and focus group-planning • Developed and programmed a novel community survey on domestic labor in the Chicago area • Conducted extensive literature reviews and developed attending reports • Analyzed survey data using SPSS and drafted a report for academic publication • Participated in focus groups and focus group-planning

  • Shedd Aquarium
    • Chicago, IL
    • Research Assistant (Contract)
      • Dec 2017 - Mar 2018

      • Managed research project on new aquarium initiative related to conservation habits • Monitored lab's general data collection, cleaning, and entry • Recruited 750+ participants and acted as primary point of contact for duration of study • Analyzed results via SPSS and prepared reports for stakeholders • Managed research project on new aquarium initiative related to conservation habits • Monitored lab's general data collection, cleaning, and entry • Recruited 750+ participants and acted as primary point of contact for duration of study • Analyzed results via SPSS and prepared reports for stakeholders

  • Knox College
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Research Assistant
      • Sep 2013 - Mar 2016

      • Recruited and scheduled research participants • Facilitated cognitive and social psychology experiments • Cleaned, entered, and analyzed data using Excel and SPSS • Assisted with ethics proposals, surveys, and literature reviews • Recruited and scheduled research participants • Facilitated cognitive and social psychology experiments • Cleaned, entered, and analyzed data using Excel and SPSS • Assisted with ethics proposals, surveys, and literature reviews

Education

  • DePaul University
    M.A., Women's & Gender Studies
    2016 - 2018
  • Knox College
    Bachelor’s Degree, Psychology and English
    2013 - 2016

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