Experience

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  NORC at the University of Chicago

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Senior Research Scientist

    • Dec 2014 - Present
    • Greater Chicago Area

    Apply mixed-methods to research and evaluation design to achieve project goals through primary data collection or analysis of secondary data. Develop structured interview protocols and lead interviews with key stakeholders including health care experts, researchers, providers, insurers, state and federal officials, and consumers.Project Director, Centers for Disease Control, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control’s: Injury and Violence Prevention Links to Clinical Care and Public Health Connectivity that is designed to examine the hospital community health needs assessment process and the resulting implementation plans. This project includes an environmental scan, informational meetings and hospital interviews designed to identify resources and tools and form an ongoing hospital community of practice.Evaluate state plans to meet federal requirements for the delivery of home and community based services, including a review of state regulations and policies, the public comments and the state’s response. Qualitative Research Team, Evaluation of the Next Generation Accountable Care Organization Model (NGACO), Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. Develop and refine the qualitative methodology for assessing the implementation of the NGACO model, including annual document reviews, interviews and site visits. Design interview and site visit protocols and lead data collection activities. Analyze qualitative data and integrate results with quantitative data for interim and annual reports. Provides technical assistance to states regarding delivery system and payment reform and innovation, including stakeholder engagement, resource development and identification of opportunities for peer to peer learning across states, for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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  UIC Institute for Health Research and Policy

  • Chicago, IL

  • Visiting Research Specialist

    • Sep 2010 - Jul 2014
    • Chicago, IL

    • Design and administer health disparity study of medically underserved neighborhoods• Collaborate with local researchers, stakeholder and primary care safety net providers• Analyze data, identify variables, and develop research hypotheses for multilevel analyses of breast cancer• Evaluate the development of the 2012-2015 Illinois Comprehensive Cancer Prevention Plan• Investigator for a national survey of local health departments on Public Health Workforce Recruitment and Retention Survey and Succession Planning Case Studies • Prepare journal articles, reports and presentations on survey results and secondary data analysis• Support the Center’s Data Management and Evaluation Core by identifying secondary data sources, reviewing data quality, analyzing national CPHHD performance data and conducting interviews to evaluate the UIC CPHHD

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  IFF (CDFI)

  • Chicago,IL

  • Director of Research

    • Sep 2004 - Jun 2010
    • Chicago,IL

    • Managed a research unit conducting applied quantitative and qualitative studies of nonprofit service delivery• Designed studies including funding proposals, methodology and survey design• Developed and implemented a qualitative study of nonprofit services and funding in Latino communities• Conducted a study of the financial health of Illinois nonprofits using a revised survey instrument and the first statewide survey of Missouri nonprofit organizations• Studied public and charter school performance, enrollment and geography in multiple Midwestern cities• Analyzed and mapped nonprofit facility, client and service utilization data with census data• Consulted on the implementation of an integrated data system for early learning providers

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  Chicago Department of Public Health

  • Chicago,IL

  • Director Office of Managed Care, Consultant

    • 1996 - 2003
    • Chicago,IL

    Director, CDPH Office of Managed Care (1998-2000)• Established and directed a new office including budgeting, strategic planning, and staffing• Staffed Chicago Managed Care Consumer Protection Advisory Committee• Developed and promoted a telephone hotline, including designing intake forms and training operators• Advocated for consumer protection legislation in Illinois• Wrote comprehensive report on the impact of managed care on in ChicagoPrincipal Health Planner, CDPH Office of Policy and Planning (1996-1998)• Conducted a managed care preparedness analysis for Chicago’s eight public clinics• Developed financial projections of the impact of mandatory Medicaid managed care on revenue• Performed quality assurance reviews of the Department’s new clinic management information systemConsultant, Community Health and Health Systems Project (2001-2004)• Managed the collection, validation, and analysis of data on local hospitals• Prepared and delivered presentations describing inpatient services and hospital-based outpatient services• Monitored national trends in the provision and financing of hospital services

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  American Hospital Association

  • Chicago,IL

  • Issue Analyst, Society for Ambulatory Care Professionals

    • 1993 - 1996
    • Chicago,IL

    • Analyzed AHA data on hospital outpatient services and designed surveys of ambulatory services• Wrote trend analysis reports for administrators of hospital outpatient clinics• Developed policy statement and recommendations for SACP on the standardization of outpatient data

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  Pan American Health Organization

  • Washington, DC

  • Consultant

    • 1991 - 1993
    • Washington, DC

    Consultant, Health Policies Development Program (1991-1992)• Coordinated Seminar on “Health Care Financing During the Crisis of the 1980's,” Havana, Cuba, March 1992, including writing summary document of the eight country cases presented• Project Coordinator, Debt Conversion for Health initiative, responsibilities included preparation of reports for the governing bodies and collaborative work with international agencies, member country governments, and international economists • Research on health economics and financing for papers on Social Emergency Funds and Government Expenditures on HealthConsultant, Division of AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (1990)• Organized Third Pan American Teleconference on AIDS• Managed distribution of condoms for AIDS prevention in the Latin American and Caribbean region. • Developed guidelines for funding of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and reviewed NGO proposals for the Global Programme on AIDS