Michelle Obiesie, MPH

Research Assistant II at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health
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Houston, Texas, United States, US

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Credentials

  • National Safety Council Defensive Driving Course
    National Safety Council
    Jun, 2022
    - Oct, 2024
  • Covid-19 Contact Tracing Training
    John Hopkins University
    Oct, 2021
    - Oct, 2024
  • Baylor University’s Naloxone Training Program
    Beauchamp Addiction Recovery Center
    Aug, 2020
    - Oct, 2024
  • Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention
    QPR Institute
    Apr, 2019
    - Oct, 2024
  • Peer Health Educator
    College Reading & Learning Association
    Mar, 2019
    - Oct, 2024
  • National Safety Council First Aid, CPR, and AED Course
    National Safety Council
    Jun, 2022
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Research Assistant II
      • Jun 2023 - Present

      - Lead participant interaction efforts, including follow-ups for survey and antibody testing, answering questions and concerns through voicemail and emails, social media outreach, and in-person events. - Co-lead the recruitment of study participants, clinics, and laboratories across the state.- Develop and maintain participant interaction protocols, study materials, and literacy tools. - Reports progress of research program and updated any revisions, changes, or amendments to IRB. - Oversee publication submissions from the principal investigators, which required proofreading, editing, and general submission on the journal’s website. Show less

  • WCG ThreeWire
    • United States
    • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Clinical Research Coordinator
      • Apr 2023 - Present

      - Develop comprehensive surveillance strategies to identify and engage local communities, including schools, churches, and other relevant community organizations. - Collaborate with local organizations and key stakeholders to establish partnerships and promote the study goals. - Educate physicians on the study protocol, eligibility criteria, and the benefits of engaging eligible patients. - Coordinate with the study's principal investigator, research team members, and other CRCs to ensure a cohesive approach to study participant engagement and physician networking. Show less

  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston)
    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Graduate Research Assistant
      • Jan 2023 - Jun 2023

      - Contribute to the data management and analysis of electronic medical records for more than 90,000 Texas Covid Antibody Response Surveillance Study (CARES) participants. - Design, lead, and program targeted retention efforts resulting in renewed interest and participation in this study. - Conduct clinical recruitment at UT Physicians for pediatric patients. - Provide a clinical explanation of COVID-19 antibody test results to participants. - Contribute to the data management and analysis of electronic medical records for more than 90,000 Texas Covid Antibody Response Surveillance Study (CARES) participants. - Design, lead, and program targeted retention efforts resulting in renewed interest and participation in this study. - Conduct clinical recruitment at UT Physicians for pediatric patients. - Provide a clinical explanation of COVID-19 antibody test results to participants.

  • Houston Health Department
    • United States
    • Government Administration
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • COVID-19 Community Outreach Liaison
      • Aug 2022 - Apr 2023

      - Educate over 1,000 local seniors 60+ years a month on COVID-19 policies and procedures to decrease transmission and promote health.- Maintain relevant information on COVID-19 regulations from the CDC, the state of Texas, and local ordinances. - Obtain data on vaccine resistance and hesitancy among local older adults.

    • Lead Public Health Intern
      • Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

      - Completed 180 hours of applied practice experience.- Created a proposal on topics of Population Epidemiology and health issues in older adults. - Establish relationships with community partners to help improve the health of older adults. - Entered patient data and medication information into HomeMeds 3.0, an evidence-based tool for identifying potential medication-related errors among older adults living at home.

  • Gaining Equity in Training for Public Health Informatics and Technology (GET PHIT)
    • Houston, Texas, United States
    • Syndromic Surveillance Intern
      • Sep 2022 - Nov 2022

      - Monitored symptom trends using non-identifiable patient data in ESSENCE. - Assisted in the onboarding of Emergency Departments (ED) and stand-alone medical facilities within the Public Health Region 6/5S through the Houston Health Department to the National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) database. - Researched and created Excel spreadsheets and SmartSheets to document 400+ medical facilities within the 16 counties of the Southeast region of Texas. Show less

  • Bio-Defense Network
    • United States
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Covid-19 Case Investigator
      • Oct 2021 - Mar 2022

      - Contacted patients with recent COVID-19 diagnoses. - Identified and documented contacts who may have been infected through close contact. - Conducted wellness surveys to record COVID-19-related symptoms into encrypted Excel files. - Collected infection rate data and reported it to local health departments. - Contacted patients with recent COVID-19 diagnoses. - Identified and documented contacts who may have been infected through close contact. - Conducted wellness surveys to record COVID-19-related symptoms into encrypted Excel files. - Collected infection rate data and reported it to local health departments.

  • Baylor University
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Baylor Behavioral Medicine Lab Student Researcher
      • Aug 2020 - May 2021

      - Studied the brain's role in metabolically excessive responses to stress in college students. - Evaluated the impact of stress on students and the relationship between unhealthy behaviors and future diseases. - Assisted in data collection. - Studied the brain's role in metabolically excessive responses to stress in college students. - Evaluated the impact of stress on students and the relationship between unhealthy behaviors and future diseases. - Assisted in data collection.

  • Baylor University
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Medical Leadership Student Researcher
      • Jan 2019 - May 2019

      - Explored the relationship between medicine and leadership. - Focused on the ongoing effects of the opioid epidemic. - Sought to determine and convey how factors can affect the overall health of drug-dependent individuals. - Explored the relationship between medicine and leadership. - Focused on the ongoing effects of the opioid epidemic. - Sought to determine and convey how factors can affect the overall health of drug-dependent individuals.

Education

  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health
    Master's of Public Health, Epidemiology, Global Health
    2021 - 2023
  • Baylor University
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Neuroscience
    2017 - 2021

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