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Walden UniversityAssociate Dean of Public Health Practice & Continuing Education
Sep. 2024 - Dec. 2025• Oversee the Applied Practice Experience (APE) within the MPH and DrPH programs • Approve practicum applications, learning agreements, evaluate preceptors and practicum sites • Oversee continuing education offerings by the college (e.g. webinars) • Maintain CEU provider status with NCHEC (MCHES/CHES) and NBPHE (CPH) • Support CEPH accreditation and retention initiatives • Supervision of staff
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthSenior Fellow/Research, Evaluation & Practice Program
Jan. 2024 - Dec. 2025Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesProvide consultation on social determinants of health and qualitative research methodology.
Behavioral Science International, LLC (CEO & Chief Science Officer)Senior Principal Consultant
May. 2023 - Jul. 2023Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesHealth Communication Strategist / Scientific Writer /Opioid Epidemic & HIV • Advise Executive Leadership Team at a public health association on the translation of scientific information for dissemination to enrolled members • Scientific writing and development of blog posts
Boston Medical Center (BMC)Associate Vice Chair of Research - Dept. of Psychiatry
Jan. 2023 - Dec. 2024Boston, Massachusetts, United States• Support the development and implementation of department-wide research objectives, policies, systems, plans and programs; manage and support grants and research data. • Provide consultation in the application of research methods to clinicians, faculty, graduate students and/or international trainees, in the design, preparation, and execution of proposals, and/or research projects. • Provide leadership in, and support research on social determinants and behavioral health, that is aimed at reducing disparities that stem from racial, ethnic, cultural, or socioeconomic barriers. • Establishes objectives with the administrative staff; determines standards of performance; evaluates performance, and ensures that the office is meeting objectives.
Behavioral Science International, LLC (CEO & Chief Science Officer)Chief Science Officer
Jan. 2020 - Dec. 2024Boston, Massachusetts• Business Development • Manage strategic partnerships • Negotiate contract terms with clients and communicate with stakeholders
Behavioral Science International, LLC (CEO & Chief Science Officer)Senior Principal Consultant (International)
Jan. 2020 - May. 2023Port-au-Prince, Haiti• Advise Executive Leadership Team at HIV service organization on the identification of sponsors, budget, protocol development and scientific writing • Collaborate with Grants Management Consultant on the submission of applications in Grants.Gov workspace, and interpret NOFO guidelines for CDC, USAID and foundation applications • Lead the cultural adaptation of HIV behavioral interventions for Key Populations (LGBT, FSW, Girls/Young Women) living with HIV in resource-poor setting • Develop analytical plan for implementation outcomes - acceptability, adoption, feasibility, sustainability
Walden UniversityDoctoral Committee / HIV Subject Matter Expert
Jun. 2018 - Sep. 2024HIV SME for PhD/DrPh Dissertations • Advise on project feasibility, study design and analytical methods • Evaluate literature review, measures, metrics and data collecation tools • Review and Approve Dissertation Prospectus and Final Oral Exam
Fenway HealthNational Implementation Director
Jan. 2017 - Dec. 2021• Programmatic oversight of a $21 Million HIV initiative ($5.325 million/year) • Adaptation and implementation of 11 HIV behavioral interventions across 26 Ryan White sites in US, including Alaska and Puerto Rico • Design and directed implementation workflows, communication strategies, and technical assistance across 26 sites in the US • Oversaw project deliverables, site liaisons, analysts; tracked payments to vendors and convened nationally-recognized HIV faculty experts • Member of Curriculum Team: Co-authored 14 abstracts, 6 manuscripts and 11 Toolkits, including Implementaion Guides, Implementation Checklists, Audit Tools; Likert-type scales/instruments and multi-media products
Walden UniversityContributing Faculty (Adjunct)/ MPH Program
Mar. 2014 - Sep. 2024MPH Online Program/Courses Taught: • PUBH 6155: Research in Public Health • PUBH 6245: Applied Research in Public Health • PUBH 6640: Applied Project in Public Health • MPH Sub-Assessment Committee/CEPH Accreditation
Brown UniversityResearch Fellow
Jan. 2013 - Dec. 2015Providence, Rhode Island Area• Health Disparities initiative on Clinical Research for Disadvantaged (Underrepresented) Communities. • Funded by the National Institutes of Mental Health. Conduct research on HIV/AIDS, substance use, and mental illness.
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthInstructor/Applied Practice, Quantitative Methods Program
Jan. 2011 - Dec. 2024• Course ID 945: Applied Practice and Integrative Learning Experience for Quantitative Methods • Course ID 370: Practice and Culminating Experience for Quantitative Methods • Course ID 360: Practice and Culminating Experience for Quantitative Methods • Course ID 265: The Practice of Quantitative Methods • Advise on practicum projects for 1-yr MPH students/clinician-scientists (MD, PhD, DO, DDS) enrolled in the Quantitative Methods Program
Harvard School of Public HealthEducation and Curriculum Development Director / Harvard Center for Public Health
Jan. 2011 - Dec. 2017$8 Million CDC Translational Science Award • Direct and design 31 online courses, integrating social determinants in instructional modules • Define and describe health outcome and public health threat • Collaborate with contributing faculty from local and state Health Departments in the New England Region (CT, MA, NH, RI, VT) • Obtain accreditation and continuing education units (CEU) and CHES for EMT/EMS, RN, and MPH credentials
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthHaiti Project Director/HIV Studies
Jan. 2011 - Dec. 2013• Advisor to Ministry of Health, National HIV/AIDS Program and PEPFAR Team • Consultant on the cultural adaptation of psychosocial instruments for a Bio-Behavioral HIV study in Haitian Men, funded through PEPFAR and the Elton John AIDS Foundation • Advise on the utilization, and uptake to HIV post-exposure prophylaxis for victims of sexual violence • Lead Scientist developing survey to assess sexual violence in camps of internally-displaced persons for Ministry of Interior and UN/IOM • Lead and supervise in-country field team of qualitative interviewers who administered surveys to women living in post-earthquake camps; and oversaw in-country psychologist conducting workshops with team • Lead protocol development, data collection, data analysis, interpretation of results and report writing
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthTeaching Fellow, Quantitative Methods Program
Jan. 2009 - Dec. 2011• Advise on practicum projects for clinician-scientists (MD, PhD, DO, DDS, etc) enrolled in the 1-year MPH Program in Quantitative Methods. • Advise on health disparaties, health equity, social and behavioral science measures • Advise on outcome measures, instrument selection, metrics, study endpoints • Advise on study design, data collection, data extraction, analysis plan, psychometrics, modeling, scientific writing, and strategy for conference abstracts and peer-review publications
Columbia UniversityAssistant Professor of Clinical Population & Family Health
Jan. 2008 - Mar. 2012Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health
Harvard Medical SchoolSenior Research Scientist (Health Disparities)
Jan. 2008 - Dec. 2011Somerville, MAHaiti Project Director / Research focused on the measurement of self-reported mental health from vulnerable populations in resource-poor settings, specifically populations at risk for HIV and victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
Yale School of Public HealthLecturer, Public Health Practice
Jan. 2006 - Dec. 2017New Haven, ConnecticutPrincipal Investigator: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Study (https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/132195/ ) • Led a DE&I initiative to improve school governance as part of strategic planning efforts • Plan and direct quality-improvement initiative using mixed-methods across all departments, assessing climate and culture, to improve recruitment, retention, and promotion of under-represented minority faculty • Identified funding sources and wrote grants, submitting proposals through the Office of Sponsored Projects • Supervised team (Project Director, interviewers, analysts) with progressive management techniques • Monitored programmatic contract compliance and budget • Oversaw the dissemination and writing of study results submitted to YSPH Leadership (Deans and Senior Administrators) • Service on YSPH Accreditation Committee and Yale Self-Study Team, charged to design survey to meet curriculum and diversity goals, for accreditation from Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) • Director-at-Large, Board Member - Association of Yale Alumni in Public Health
U.S. Census BureauAdvisor - Race, Ethnicity & Other Population Committee
Jan. 2006 - Dec. 2016Suitland, MDDiversity, Equity and Inclusion: Coverage and Measurement of Hard-to-Reach and Hard-to-Count Populations • (2012-2015) Appointment: Convener of the Race & Hispanic Origin Research Working Group • (2006-2011) Appointment: Vice-Chair, African American Committee
Weill Cornell MedicineCo-Investigator/Post-Doctoral Fellow
Jan. 2005 - Dec. 2007Westchester, NYCo-Investigator on the NIAID HIV Clinical Trials Unit, and Fellow in Psychiatry in the Mood Disorders Program.
Behavioral Science International, LLC (CEO & Chief Science Officer)Principal Consultant (Pharma/Outcomes Research)
Jan. 1997 - Dec. 2007Boston, Massachusetts• Business strategy, integrate HIV quality of life measures into clinical trials • Develop analytical plan for patient-reported outcomes, psychometrics and scale development • Partial list of clients: Aventis, GSK, Parke-Davis, Pfizer, Warner Lambert, and Phase V Technologies for Merck Sante (France) and Sanofi
MerckLead Epidemiologist / Information Manager (Astra Merck)
Jan. 1994 - Dec. 1997Chesterbrook, PAAs the Lead Epidemiologist/Information Manager, responsibilities included leading the development of departmental surveillance projects by designing, building, and maintaining (1) computer-assisted applications for the analysis of safety data; and (2) building dictionary databases for pharmaco-vigilance. Responsible to manage adverse event dataset of over 100,000 records. Supervised consultants and administrative staff. Designated liaison with Astra (Sweden) with requirements to travel to UK, Netherlands and Sweden for harmonization efforts.
PfizerClinical Scientist/Epidemiologist
Jan. 1992 - Dec. 1994Radnor, PADeveloped the Clinical Scientist Computerized Tracking System. Managed clinical trial budgets, operations and site specimens. Travel throughout the U.S. to implement protocols and initiate clinical studies. Evaluated interim and final results of pre-clinical and clinical data. Provided technical skills in the design/ writing of protocols.
NovartisEpidemiology Intern / Surveillance
Jan. 1990 - Dec. 1992Summit, NJManaged a dataset of 30,000 spontaneous adverse drug reactions. Conducted the comparative analysis of three psychopharmaceuticals.
NYC Department of Health and Mental HygieneSenior Public Health Advisor (AIDS Surveillance)
Jan. 1988 - Dec. 1990New York, NYResponsible for the development of a computerized database for pediatric AIDS cases. Monitored and collected data on pediatric seropositivity at selected hospitals. Spokesperson for unit at monthly meetings. Statistical assistant to Medical and Public Health Epidemiologists in the statistical preparation of monthly surveillance reports.
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