Management Analyst

• 2022 - Present

Project Coordinator

• Jul 2021 - Dec 2021

Project Manager

• Jun 2020 - Jun 2021

Manage 3 Awards (2 Federally Funded) of approximately $2.5 million each, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Library of Medicine (NLM) grant for health literacy among diabetic patients, the NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) grant, and the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funded award to evaluate the effectiveness of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program on type 2 diabetes symptoms.Lead and conduct weekly meetings with financial department to maintain ongoing grant management reporting for NIH-funded grants, ensure NIH compliance, as well as securing related business processes, including contracts with third-party database companies and fiscal agentsPrepared grant proposals, progress reports, grant closeout reports and budget reporting for long-term studiesFacilitated a Qualitative Research Project assessing youth poet’s mindsets and expectations towards COVID-19 and its related disparities through leading communications for recruitment via phone and email, conducting interviews, and producing an open-coding scheme and data results using Microsoft Word and Dedoose.

Project Coordinator

• Aug 2017 - Jun 2020

Gathered and analyzed research data focused on diabetes prevention and "health in all policies"; prepares and submits grants, project IRBs, and/or recommendations for internal department and external constituents including funders and community partners; assists in developing systems for organizing data from meetings.Co-produced 4 films approx. 3-5 min in length interviewing how vendors and consumers (ages 18-30) felt about SSB taxes in the Bay Area; film was featured in symposium and film festival celebrating the 5-year anniversary of the Berkeley SSB tax and results to date from Oakland and SF SSB taxes.Directed a social media marketing strategy for NYT/JAMA launch along with collaboration from UCSF, Youth Speaks, and CVP to showcase The Bigger Picture (TBP) campaign’s impact towards empowering youth to prevent social and environmental factors that impact T2D rates among youth and youth of color. Created, organized, and managed dissemination plan, organized analytics, and data collection as pilot for future ads study design. Designed and implemented a social media advertisement study, containing 84 ads disseminated to six audiences through two separate trials, and conducted analysis for both trials, and served as co-author on two abstracts presented at International Center for Communication in Healthcare (ICCH) and PRISM Health and Social Media Conference.

Graduate Research Assistant

• May 2016 - Apr 2017

Assisted TECC team of pediatric mental health providers, including child psychiatrists, pediatrician-child psychiatrists, and child psychologists, in consultation to pediatric primary care providers to promote mental health in children under 6. Developed interviews, focus group questions, and materials targeting parents, mental health providers, and primary care physicians assessing access & barriers to health in New Orleans for rollout in April 2017. Assisted TECC team of pediatric mental health providers, including child psychiatrists, pediatrician-child psychiatrists, and child psychologists, in consultation to pediatric primary care providers to promote mental health in children under 6. Developed interviews, focus group questions, and materials targeting parents, mental health providers, and primary care physicians assessing access & barriers to health in New Orleans for rollout in April 2017.

Program Coordinator

• Aug 2013 - Jul 2015

Coordinated research talks and conferences that focus on addressing health disparities for women based on sexual orientation, environmental exposure, race & ethnicity, reproductive health, etc. Managed annual pilot study proposals for the annual “Lunch with the Scientists” event, which highlights research contributing to women's health to Executive Advisory Board members of the Center. Coordinated research talks and conferences that focus on addressing health disparities for women based on sexual orientation, environmental exposure, race & ethnicity, reproductive health, etc. Managed annual pilot study proposals for the annual “Lunch with the Scientists” event, which highlights research contributing to women's health to Executive Advisory Board members of the Center.

Tutor and College Recruiting Assistant

• Sep 2009 - Sep 2013

Teaching Assistant/Contractor

• Jul 2013 - Jul 2013

Research/ Administrative Assistant

• Jun 2011 - Aug 2013

Managed study recruitment and research coordination for a substance use intervention among several federally qualified health centers in Los Angeles. Managed study recruitment and research coordination for a substance use intervention among several federally qualified health centers in Los Angeles.

Intern

• Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

Research Asssistant with Department of Family Medicine- UCLA

• Jan 2011 - Feb 2011

Assisted the team to perform a clinical trial in the Skid Row Weingart Clinic and Downtown Center for Community Health Clinic, Venice Family Clinics and various clinics in the Long Beach area. Currently performing clinical trials at the SABAN Free Clinic. Recruiting patients to enroll in the study as well as conducting personal interviews with subjects. Assisted the team to perform a clinical trial in the Skid Row Weingart Clinic and Downtown Center for Community Health Clinic, Venice Family Clinics and various clinics in the Long Beach area. Currently performing clinical trials at the SABAN Free Clinic. Recruiting patients to enroll in the study as well as conducting personal interviews with subjects.

Intern

• Jun 2010 - Jul 2010

Prepares students for upper division science coursework and undergraduate research and encourage students to pursue careers in the biomedical sciences. The program consists of a Biotechnology Laboratory, Advanced Writing Seminars, Journal Clubs, Laboratory visits, Seminars, and Workshops. Upon completion of the NIH/CARE Biomedical Summer Enrichment Program, participants will be prepared to commence undergraduate research. Prepares students for upper division science coursework and undergraduate research and encourage students to pursue careers in the biomedical sciences. The program consists of a Biotechnology Laboratory, Advanced Writing Seminars, Journal Clubs, Laboratory visits, Seminars, and Workshops. Upon completion of the NIH/CARE Biomedical Summer Enrichment Program, participants will be prepared to commence undergraduate research.

Doctoral Assistant

• Dec 2009 - Dec 2009

Organization at UCLA to provide, as a team, free Medical and Dental healthcare services, and free medicines to the needy in Latin America, and to teach students basic clinical skills, basic Medical / Dental knowledge, and the art of medicine, in preparation for and implementation of the clinics. Organization at UCLA to provide, as a team, free Medical and Dental healthcare services, and free medicines to the needy in Latin America, and to teach students basic clinical skills, basic Medical / Dental knowledge, and the art of medicine, in preparation for and implementation of the clinics.