Background

I am a passionate public health specialist with experience in health communications, motivational interviewing, project management, and survey design. I received my undergraduate degree in microbiology from Michigan State University (go green, sorry!), then went on to receive my master's degree in public health from the University of Michigan. I am also a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES). In my various positions, I suggested appropriate communication methods, synthesized complex health information into plain language, wrote and edited videos, drafted and programmed surveys, and created UX prototypes. I’ve written for various topics and communication channels, including culturally appropriate text messages for COVID-19 vaccine uptake, an online health communication training for clinicians, and a website designed to support people with chronic dizziness. I’ve also conducted usability studies to ensure that the websites we created were easy to use and the content was culturally appropriate. I enjoy learning new technology and am proficient in content management, learning management, design, and video production software. In my free time, I serve as the volunteer Director of Community Research and Development for an organization focused on providing medical access to people in Haiti. I also work as a freelance video director for Michigan Sports Television. These activities bring me great enjoyment and also help strengthen my skills in problem-solving, project management, verbal communication, and leadership.

Job experience

• November 2022 - present
  Research Area Specialist
  University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center
  

  Ann Arbor, MI

  • Develop accessible, participant-facing public health communications, such as prevention education, annual reports, and informational graphics
  • Develop and maintain relationships with community and research partners
  • Communicate center activities by writing monthly newsletter and managing website
  • Manage the Checkpoints program, an intervention for teen driver safety, and the Safer Prescribing Toolkit, an MDHHS-funded project, by tracking deliverables, updating content, maintaining partner relationships, and solving technical issues
  • Create graphics using Canva to communicate research to a broad or research audience
  • Coordinate projects by collaborating with vendors such as event planners, graphic designers, web developers, and instructional designers
  • Complete documentation for funders, such as annual reports to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Service
  • Evaluate programs by developing, administering, and analyzing surveys
  • Submit abstracts, prepare presentations, and present at national conferences
  

• April 2020 - November 2022
  Behavioral Scientist
  U-M Center for Health Communications Reseach (CHCR)
  

  Remote

  • Developed and wrote scientific content in plain language for a lay audience, using behavior change theories, principles of Motivational Interviewing, health literacy considerations, and accessibility standards
  • Collaborated with a multi-disciplinary team of behavioral scientists, researchers, designers, and software engineers to create web-based health interventions for research
  • Conducted usability sessions with stakeholders, including cancer patients, to test site ease of use and content acceptability, organizing feedback and input to refine products
  • Led the creation of content for various cancer initiatives, such as a breast cancer decision tool, a resource for financial toxicity, a support pilot for colorectal cancer patients and their family, and a genetic testing intervention
  • Wrote surveys and content on topics including cancer, COVID-19 initiatives, smoking cessation, and chronic dizziness
  • Wrote scripts, edited video, created animations, and designed custom courses using software such as Vyond, Canva, Camtasia, Photoshop, and Articulate 360
  • Created and distributed surveys using Qualtrics, including logic programming for skip patterns and longitudinal surveys
  • Created clickable UX prototypes using Figma
  

Education

• University of Michigan
  Master of Public Health
  

  2018 - 2020
• Michigan State University
  Microbiology
  

  2014 - 2018

  Lyman Briggs College. Minor in Global Public Health and Epidemiology

• Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)
  NCHEC
  

  - present