Experience

MONTANA BUDGET AND POLICY CENTER

• United States
• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of KIDS COUNT

  • Jan 2022 - Present

• KIDS COUNT Coordinator

  • Jan 2020 - Dec 2021

  Compile and analyze data on children's well-being across Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota to inform better policies for children and families.



University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Associate

  • Jul 2018 - Jun 2021

  Managed school-based research project including developing evaluation tools, coordinating data collection, supervising research team, and managing and analyzing project data. Facilitated IRB and school district human subjects approval and managed project budgets. Managed school-based research project including developing evaluation tools, coordinating data collection, supervising research team, and managing and analyzing project data. Facilitated IRB and school district human subjects approval and managed project budgets.



Montana Public Health Training Center

• United States
• Professional Training and Coaching

• Public Health Trainer

  • Oct 2020 - Oct 2020

  Co-taught a three-part series covering the Basics of Epidemiology: Applied Uses in Public Health Practice and the COVID-19 Outbreak in Montana Co-taught a three-part series covering the Basics of Epidemiology: Applied Uses in Public Health Practice and the COVID-19 Outbreak in Montana



Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Statistical Analyst

  • Sep 2018 - Dec 2019

  Cleaned, managed, and analyzed large administrative datasets for Colorado WIC to better understand the health of WIC participants and improve the program. Provided technical assistance to local agencies to understand and use WIC data to make program improvements. Cleaned, managed, and analyzed large administrative datasets for Colorado WIC to better understand the health of WIC participants and improve the program. Provided technical assistance to local agencies to understand and use WIC data to make program improvements.



Colorado State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Associate

  • Jun 2017 - Sep 2018

  Managed school-based research projects including developing evaluation tools, coordinating data collection, supervising research team, and managing and analyzing project data. Facilitated IRB and school district human subjects approval and managed project budgets.

• Research Assistant

  • Aug 2015 - May 2017

  Conducted data collection activities for school-based research project. Managed and analyzed qualitative and quantitative research data to assess intervention effectiveness.



Hunger Free Colorado

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Evaluation Intern

  • Aug 2016 - May 2017

  Conducted policy research on Medicaid, SNAP, and WIC. Conducted policy research on Medicaid, SNAP, and WIC.


FoodCorps
• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee
• Policy Advocate

  • Nov 2015 - Jun 2016
• Service Member

  • Sep 2014 - Jul 2015

  Provided nutrition and garden lessons for K-12 classes and sourced local food for school lunch programs. Provided nutrition and garden lessons for K-12 classes and sourced local food for school lunch programs.



Clark County Food Bank

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Nutrition Educator

  • Sep 2013 - Jul 2014

  Worked with local head starts and families on learning how to cook and garden. Worked with local head starts and families on learning how to cook and garden.