Sarah Shklanko, MPH
Health Science Specialist at Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care (CIVIC)- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Certified in Public Health (CPH)
Association of Schools and Programs of Public HealthOct, 2020- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care (CIVIC)
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United States
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Research Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Health Science Specialist
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Feb 2023 - Present
* Multiple research projects intended to advance the prevention and treatment of mental health issues and conditions that affect Veterans. Specific projects are related to suicide prevention and reintegrating service members. * Managing the day-to-day study activities as well as study milestones to meet project objectives * Developing standard operating procedures and ensuring that project activities are being conducted with fidelity to research protocols * Coordinating with research assistants, research associates, and interventionists to complete study tasks * Maintaining Institutional Review Board (IRB) and other regulatory compliance correspondence * Recruiting and consenting/enrolling participants * Managing participant enrollment and progress through study activities * Ensuring data accuracy and confidentiality * Managing participant reimbursements * Contributing to the writing and preparation of scholarly manuscripts for scientific journals and presentations of study findings at professional meetings in collaboration with PI * Helping develop grant submissions/resubmissions * Additional administrative tasks as needed Show less
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Center for Innovative Public Health Research
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Research Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Research Associate
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Aug 2021 - Feb 2023
* Conduct research activities within a research team for NIH-funded nationwide research studies focusing on health behaviors among adolescence related to alcohol use during the pandemic, sexual health during the pandemic, HIV prevention programs, cyberbullying prevention, and self-directed violence * Project lead for an NIH-funded sexual health research project managing day-to-day research activities and study protocols as well as milestones * Work with the primary investigator as well as other research team members to problem solve obstacles * Conduct research activities for different types of study designs and methodologies – longitudinal, cross sectional, and randomized controlled trials * Contribute to the developmental activities to launch a research study such as developing and testing surveys, conducting focus groups, content advisory teams, other pilot activities, and qualitative phone interviews * Perform additional research activities include Institutional Review Board submissions, promote study participation and retention, incentive tracking and other study-related field activities * Data quality assurance * Contribute to the organization’s social media presence by creating professional posts. * Prepare technical reports and finalize scholarly manuscripts, including formatting documents for journal requirements, the insertion of references, etc Show less
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UC Irvine
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Graduate Research Student
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Feb 2021 - Jul 2021
* Researcher on a multidisciplinary research team conducting a pilot qualitative study focused on occupational health disparities funded by the Pilot Project Research Training Program of the Southern California NIOSH Education and Research Center (SCERC)* Examine how primary care providers assess the relationship between work conditions and theirpatient’s health among Latina/o/x immigrant workers* Knowledge of qualitative research methodologies* Conduct literature review for the project* Performed research activities for coding qualitative data with ATLAS.ti software and analyzed data* Worked directly under the primary investigator as well as within a research team* Contribute to the development and writing of a scholarly manuscript that was published in theAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine Show less
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Graduate Reader
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Oct 2020 - Mar 2021
* Reader for undergraduate courses in the Program in Public Health* Grading student assignments, papers, exams and projects* Facilitating and co-hosting courses as well as hosting office hours for students* Worked in a collaborative team with professors and teaching assistants to guide undergraduatestudents
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COVID-19 Chatline Operator
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Jun 2020 - Sep 2020
* Chatline operator directly communicating with the public to answer questions about COVID-19 andrelated topics for the Summer* Contributed as an additional resource for a research study that was conducted related to COVID.Assisted research team members of the study by helping participants answer questions related tothe study and study participation* Supporting projects related to the dissemination of covid information such as updating websitecontent with FAQs and creating infographics Show less
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California State Parks
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United States
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Special Event Assistant Coordinator
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Sep 2019 - Jan 2021
In an administrative capacity, I managed and organized permits for small to large events including picnic reservations, concerts, surf schools, volleyball camps, beach clean ups, film shoots, and other projects for Huntington and Bolsa Chica State Beach.
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Senior Park Aide
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May 2018 - Aug 2019
- A supervisor for the Park-Aides overseeing the overall park aide program - Performed administrative and receptionist responsibilities to run the main offices
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Park Aide
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May 2015 - Apr 2018
Performed in revenue generation, administrative, and customer service.
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Education
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2019 - 2021
UC Irvine
Master of Public Health - MPH, Epidemiology -
2015 - 2018
Goucher College
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Public Health
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