Sahirah E.
Pandemic Coordinator at Downtown Women's Center- Claim this Profile
Click to upgrade to our gold package
for the full feature experience.
-
Spanish Full professional proficiency
-
English Native or bilingual proficiency
Topline Score
Bio
Credentials
-
COVID-19 Contact Tracing
CourseraJan, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
IRB Member 101
CITI ProgramJan, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Research HIPAA
CITI ProgramJan, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Biomedical Human Subjects
CITI Program, A Division of BRANYMay, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
GCP – Social and Behavioral Research Best Practices for Clinical Research
CITI Program, A Division of BRANYMay, 2021- Nov, 2024
Experience
-
Downtown Women's Center
-
United States
-
Non-profit Organizations
-
100 - 200 Employee
-
Pandemic Coordinator
-
Jan 2022 - Present
-
-
-
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
-
United States
-
Higher Education
-
700 & Above Employee
-
Summer Research Intern
-
May 2021 - Aug 2021
Working within the Recruitment Science sector of the USC Keck School of Medicine- Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI) in San Diego, California. I assist with clinical trials for translational and clinical research in neuroscience and neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's. I am working to expand Alzheimer's education and therapeutic access with disadvantaged and underrepresented communities within ATRI's national clinical trials. Working within the Recruitment Science sector of the USC Keck School of Medicine- Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI) in San Diego, California. I assist with clinical trials for translational and clinical research in neuroscience and neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's. I am working to expand Alzheimer's education and therapeutic access with disadvantaged and underrepresented communities within ATRI's national clinical trials.
-
-
-
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
-
Government Administration
-
700 & Above Employee
-
Vaccine Distribution Aid
-
Jan 2021 - Aug 2021
Assisted with street outreach, developing educational campaigns, data collection, and other logistical support at Housing for Health. HFH provides healthcare for people experiencing homelessness including providing the COVID-19 Vaccine. Worked within the SPA5 Covid Response Team. Monitored patients after receiving the vaccine. Assisted with street outreach, developing educational campaigns, data collection, and other logistical support at Housing for Health. HFH provides healthcare for people experiencing homelessness including providing the COVID-19 Vaccine. Worked within the SPA5 Covid Response Team. Monitored patients after receiving the vaccine.
-
-
-
Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)
-
United States
-
Hospitals and Health Care
-
700 & Above Employee
-
Research Assistant
-
May 2021 - Jul 2021
investigated the physiologic causes and potential treatments of developmental delays in infants with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) using pulse oximetry and MRI methods investigated the physiologic causes and potential treatments of developmental delays in infants with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) using pulse oximetry and MRI methods
-
-
-
Peer Health Exchange
-
United States
-
Non-profit Organizations
-
100 - 200 Employee
-
Co-Coordinator & Senior Health Educator
-
Aug 2018 - Jul 2021
Provide Los Angeles Public School students health education in pregnancy prevention, sexual decision making, STIs/HIV, nutrition and physical activity, and mental health. Facilitate difficult health discussions in complex sociocultural contexts, managed classroom, and served as a health resource. Trains and advises health educators on classroom management and trauma informed teaching Provide Los Angeles Public School students health education in pregnancy prevention, sexual decision making, STIs/HIV, nutrition and physical activity, and mental health. Facilitate difficult health discussions in complex sociocultural contexts, managed classroom, and served as a health resource. Trains and advises health educators on classroom management and trauma informed teaching
-
-
-
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
-
United States
-
Higher Education
-
700 & Above Employee
-
Laboratory Assistant
-
May 2019 - Jan 2021
Department of Pediatrics - Maternal/Child/Adolescent Virology Laboratory Supported laboratory staff and researchers in conducting HIV research by assisting in storage, data entry, and processing of various specimen in the clinical setting. Assisted doctors, nurses, and clinic staff in organizational and administrative efforts Department of Pediatrics - Maternal/Child/Adolescent Virology Laboratory Supported laboratory staff and researchers in conducting HIV research by assisting in storage, data entry, and processing of various specimen in the clinical setting. Assisted doctors, nurses, and clinic staff in organizational and administrative efforts
-
-
-
University of Southern California
-
United States
-
Higher Education
-
700 & Above Employee
-
Undergraduate Research Assistant
-
Jun 2019 - Aug 2020
Awarded $3000 stipend by the Undergraduate Research Associates Program to perform independent research project focused on colorism in Malawi under the direction of Dr. Emily Smith-Greenaway. Implemented colorism related questionnaire into the 2019 survey, a first for this study. Awarded $3000 stipend by the Undergraduate Research Associates Program to perform independent research project focused on colorism in Malawi under the direction of Dr. Emily Smith-Greenaway. Implemented colorism related questionnaire into the 2019 survey, a first for this study.
-
-
Education
-
University of Southern California
Bachelor of Science - BS, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention -
University of Southern California
Master's degree, Applied Biostatistics and Epidemiology -
The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice
Dartmouth Health Care Foundations Program -
University of Oxford