Deirdre C. Farrell, MA

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KATONAH, NY 10536

(202) 344 - 5349

acoiz5@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Ms. Farrell possesses 20 years of experience in program and project

management with an emphasis on leadership and subject matter expertise in

research, policy analysis and development and process improvement. With a

strong reputation for professionalism, Ms. Farrell integrates

organizational skills such as communication and problem solving with the

ability to identify strategic, analytical and tactical issues in order to

efficiently execute projects in a timely fashion. Ms. Farrell is currently

seeking a full time position where she can contribute and utilize her

experience and skill set.

Relevant Experience

Creative Computing Solutions, Inc., 2011- 2014

Healthcare Consultant/SME

Veterans and Consumer Health Informatics Office, MyHealtheVet

Program Management contract with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA)

Office of Informatics and Analytics (OIA)

Responsibilities included:

. Support leadership and client with VA telehealth and telemedicine

initiatives;

. Provided market research and analysis on industry's telecommunication

and teleconsultation practices and services;

. Developed and expanded client's working knowledge of telehealth

practices and policy issues;

. Developed and maintained multiple databases of client activities and

progress reports;

. Documented lessons learned which lead to identifiable areas for

process and policy improvement;

. Support planning, facilitating, and documenting meetings with

executive sponsors, clinical champions, work groups, and other

stakeholders;

. Develop detailed deployment status reports and executive dashboards

including risk identification.

Booz Allen Hamilton, 2009- 2011

Associate/SME

Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (FSMA) Strategic Plan

FSMA is a non-profit agency focusing on the rare and neglected disease of

spinal muscular atrophy.

Responsibilities included:

. Worked collaboratively with client to identify needs of their

organization;

. Facilitated focus group sessions and subject matter expert interviews;

. Synthesized findings and derived key insights and next steps into a

strategic 3 to 5 year plan.

DCoE Psychological Health Gap Scan Refresh Report

The Gap Scan Refresh project sought to update a database for the DCoE

Clinical Standards of Care Directorate.

Responsibilities included:

. Executed a systematic research approach to identify new and/or updated

clinical practice guidelines and clinical support tools, including

literature reviews and SME interviews;

. Drafted a report of key finding and recommendations;

. Provided project management oversight including scope definition,

staffing resources, tracking deliverables and achieving milestones.

DCoE Well-Being/Suicide Risk and Prevention Literature Review

Literature review examining the theoretical and empirical relationship

between well-being and suicide risk and suicide prevention.

Responsibilities included:

. Identified pertinent theoretical and empirical articles;

. Co-authored report and provided key findings and recommendations to

senior DCoE leadership.

DoD Task Force on the Prevention of Suicide by Members of the Armed Forces

A Congressionally-mandated task force designed to identify matters related

to suicide prevention in the military.

Responsibilities included:

. Provided leadership and subject matter expertise on military mental

health and suicide prevention;

. Managed and facilitated group discussions with military mental health

consumers, providers, family members and additional related groups

involved in suicide prevention

. Co-authored and managed report writing;

. Final report was a set of key findings and recommendations to the

Secretary of Defense regarding the military's suicide and suicide

prevention policy and practices.

Creative Computing Solutions, Inc., 2006-2009

Organizational Services Lead 2007 - 2009

Homeland Security Programs, DHS IT NOVA Program Management Office (PMO)

Program Management Office within DHS Office of Information Technology.

Responsibilities included:

. Monitored the day-to-day operations of the program management office

and staff;

. Created project schedules and prioritization of tasks and activities;

. Developed and implemented a systemic process that ensured timely

delivery of deliverables and adherence to client and contract goals;

. Instituted a functioning messaging system of network notification of

system outages, updates and upgrades;

. Collaborated with internal and external groups to ensure strategic and

tactical alignment of goals;

. Report progress to DHS senior management.

Healthcare Analyst/SME, 2006 - 2007

DOD Task Force on Mental Health

A Congressionally-mandated DOD Task Force on Mental Health established to

address the mental health infrastructure and care delivery system.

Responsibilities included:

. Managed a large group of subject matter experts and the development

and writing of a high-level report via consensus building;

. Coordinated and conducted multiple site visits and meetings for data

gathering and review;

. Conducted literature reviews, managed information databases,

supervised report writing and provided editorial support,

. Interacted with key Congressional members and staff;

. Supervised Defense Health Board administrative staff.

Lockheed Martin, Information Technology, 2006

Healthcare Research Analyst

National Quality Management Program (NQMP)

Healthcare quality initiative for the DOD.

Responsibilities included:

. Assisted in coordination of research studies, IRB proposals and final

reports;

. Participated in all aspects of research activities including focus

groups, data analysis, and report writing;

. Preparation of presentations, white papers and fact sheets for

reporting study progress and results at meetings and client briefings.

Georgetown University, 2005

Project Coordinator

Early Care & Education Project

Longitudinal, research study investigating the relationship between child

care environments, children and temperament

Responsibilities included:

. Coordinated administrative and organizational laboratory functions;

. Oversaw data collection and analysis;

. Train and supervise undergraduate, post-baccalaureate and graduate

research assistants.

University of Rochester, 2000-2005

Project Coordinator/Graduate Research Assistant

Me & My Family Project

Longitudinal, multimethod, multianalysis research study investigating the

relationship between interparental conflict, family processes, and child

outcomes.

Responsibilities included:

. Developed and conducted multiple coding systems;

. Oversaw data collection and analysis;

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Customer Relations Representative, Beascakes Bakery, Fall, 2014 -

Wine Server/Educator, Vintage Ridge Vineyard, Fall, 2010 - Spring, 2014

Adjunct Faculty, University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music,

Educational Psychology, Spring, 2004

Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Rochester, Department of

Clinical and Social Psychology, Developmental Child Psychopathology,

Spring, 2004

Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Rochester, Department of

Clinical and Social Psychology Social and Emotional Development, Fall, 2003

Clinical Research Assistant, Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Harvard

Medical School, 1997-2000

Clinical Research Assistant, Clinical Trials Division, Ocean State Research

Institute/Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1995-1997

Security Clearance

Top Secret Clearance, Active, DOD & DHS (2007- )

Publications

Davies, P.T., Sturge-Apple, Melissa L., Winter, Marcia A., Cummings, E. M.,

& Farrell,

D. (2006). Children & adaptational development in contexts of

interparental

conflict over time. Child Development, 77(1), 2218-233.

Farrell, D.C., Davies, P. T., & Cummings, E. M. (2004, April).

Interparental conflict and

children & emotional reactivity: Examining the additive and

moderating role of

children & temperament. Poster presentation presented at the

biennial conference

of Human Development, Washington D.C.

Farrell, D.C., & Forbes, C. (2003, April). Family expressiveness, emotional

regulation

and peer competency: Testing alternative models. Poster presentation

at the

biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development,

Tampa, FL.

Davies, P.T., Winter, M., & Farrell, D. C. (2003, April). Interparental

conflict history and

children & reactions to parental conflict: The role of functioning in

the broader

family system. Paper presentation at the biennial meeting of the

Society for

Research in Child Development.

Davies, P.T., Farrell, D.C., Michalski, D., & Cummings, E. M. (2002,

April).

Interparental conflict and children & conflict reactivity: The role

of temperament.

Poster presentation at the biennial meeting Conference of Human

Development,

Charlotte, NC.

Salisbury DF, Shenton ME, Fischer IA, Mazzoni P, Farrell DC, Tohen M,

Zarate C,

McCarley R.W. (1999). Longitudinal study of P300 topography in first-

episode

psychosis. Schizophrenia Research, 36: 258.

Education

MA, Psychology, University of Rochester, 2005

BA, Psychology, Roger Williams University, 1995

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