Experience

Georgia State School of Public Health

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Investigator

  • Nov 2021 - Present

  Applied for and received $2000 in funding from Georgia State University to conduct quantitative study of risk and protective factors for sexual violence victimization among 2LGBTQIA+ college students.

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2018 - Present

  Assists with IRB applications, grant writing, database management, participant recruitment and management, academic publications, and data analysis for several NIH-funded studies testing sexual violence perpetration interventions on college campuses.

• Principal Investigator

  • Jul 2019 - Jan 2022

  Applied for and received $10,000 in funding from Georgia State University Center for Research on Interpersonal Violence to conduct qualitative study of 2LGBTQIA+ experiences with sexual violence; hired, trained, and managed 2 Masters level graduate student assistants for data collection and analysis.

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2020 - Dec 2020

  Instructor of record for online undergraduate course (45 students) titled "Controversies in Public Health"; designed syllabus using feminist pedagogical techniques to create lessons, assignments, and grading criteria suitable for multiple learning styles and non-traditional (working, 2nd career, parenting, etc.) students; Centered authors of color, women, and 2LGBTQIA+ voices to teach a critical history of Public Health



Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Public Health Associate

  • Sep 2016 - Aug 2018

  Conducted process and program evaluations of a Hepatitis C Rapid Testing Initiative run by the Manatee County Department of Health in Florida; served as an emergency responder and shelter manager during Hurricanes Matthew and Irma; collaborated with local medical providers and clinic directors to create a database of local (to Manatee County) practitioners willing to offer adolescent HIV testing Conducted process and program evaluations of a Hepatitis C Rapid Testing Initiative run by the Manatee County Department of Health in Florida; served as an emergency responder and shelter manager during Hurricanes Matthew and Irma; collaborated with local medical providers and clinic directors to create a database of local (to Manatee County) practitioners willing to offer adolescent HIV testing



Emory University School of Medicine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2014 - May 2016

  Assisted with applications for federal funding for HIV testing initiatives; conducted process evaluations of existing school-based sexual health initiatives to improve communication pathways between sexual health educators and administrators within the Atlanta Public School system; conducted focus groups with adolescents about their perceived risk for contracting HIV Assisted with applications for federal funding for HIV testing initiatives; conducted process evaluations of existing school-based sexual health initiatives to improve communication pathways between sexual health educators and administrators within the Atlanta Public School system; conducted focus groups with adolescents about their perceived risk for contracting HIV



Emory University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • May 2011 - May 2013

  Laboratory assistant in the Department of Behavioral Neuroscience; responsible for laboratory animal care, preserving study specimens (brain slicing, staining, and slide plating); experience with MATLAB for experimental and analytical purposes Laboratory assistant in the Department of Behavioral Neuroscience; responsible for laboratory animal care, preserving study specimens (brain slicing, staining, and slide plating); experience with MATLAB for experimental and analytical purposes