OBJECTIVE

To be considered for the SAS programmer position at IH Tech in Chicago, IL.

EDUCATION

University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX

Master of Public Health

Concentration: Epidemiology (Additional emphasis in Biostatistics) GPA: 3.55

Truman State University, Kirksville, MO

Bachelor of Science Major GPA: 3.01

Major: Health Science (Pre-Epi/Biostat Concentration)

PROFICIENCIES AND HIGHLIGHTED COMEPTENCIES

Database management and creation

Statistical analysis using SAS (Base, SQL, Macros), SPSS and R

Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, Word, Powerpoint)

Interpretation and presentation of research study findings to lay audiences

Intervention planning, implementation and evaluation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Analyst, Health Services and Outcomes Research, Walgreen Co., 02/2015- Current

Assist in the development of research and evaluation projects related to Medication Adherence, Pharmacy Retail, Digital Health and Health Outcomes

Duties include systematic surveys of literature, data mining and querying using SAS/SQL, Unix & Teradata, data management and statistical data analysis

Private Tutor, Algebra, Pre-Calc, Statistics, ACT, GRE, Self-Employed, 11/2014-Current

Academically assist students upon request in the subject areas of pre-algebra, algebra 1&2, statistics, quantitative reasoning for ACT and GRE preparation

Duties include working through theory and homework, assigning additional practice and serving as a resource for knowledge specific to subject areas

Evaluation Support Analyst, Chronic Disease Prevention, Tarrant CPH 02/2014- 11/2014

Served as a resource for the evaluation of two 1115 Waiver DSRIP Programs at Tarrant County Public Health Department: Chronic Disease Self-Management Program and Freedom From Smoking Tobacco Cessation Program

Duties included the preliminary analysis of program data, providing SPSS workshops to program leads and serving as a resource for the proper use of evaluation metrics

oWorkshops and tutorials focused on teaching program leads how to clean, manage and analyze data respective to their program according to the metrics and measures needed for reporting using SPSS and Excel

Data Manager, School of Public Health –BACH Department, UNTHSC 01/2014-09/2014

Assisted in the evaluation of various community and locally funded programs under the leadership of Dr. Emily Spence-Almaguer in the Behavior and Community Health Department

Duties included data management, analysis and assisting with the development of evaluation reports (using SPSS and SAS)

oActed as a data manager for several (at most times co-occurring) evaluation projects. Responsibilities included cleaning, managing, manipulating and analyzing data. Also reported queries and outcomes in graphical, tabular and narrative form as requested by lead evaluator.

BEST Scholar, SPH–BACH Department UNT Health Science Center 01/2014- 05/2014

Received a scholarship award from the Biostatistics and Evaluations Services and Training Team to complete a specific project for Dr. Emily Spence-Almaguer

oDuties included a survey of literature and data collection via telephone interviews and e-mail to create a compendium of Best Practices Related to Asthma Prevention and Control in Texas for the Texas Department of State Health Services

Graduate Research Asst., TCOM – OBGYN Dept., UNT Health Sci. Center 03/2013 – 08/2014

Assisted in the development of various research projects related to cancer epidemiology under the mentorship of Dr. Martha Felini and Dr. Raquel Qualls-Hampton in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Duties included data management, analysis, evaluation reporting, publication development and conference presentations

oManaged data for multiple projects (at times co-occurring), created and validated survey tools, managed both physical and electronic data files, performed weighted hierarchal regression analysis of national survey data and presented research and evaluation to lay audiences

Data Collector, Alcohol Study -BACH Dept., UNT Health Science Center 04/2013-06/2013

Assisted in data collection for the dissertation study of doctoral student, Matthew Rossheim in the Behavioral and Community Health Department.

Duties entailed recruiting and surveying undergraduate students from local bar scene on their perceptions of driving under the influence in Denton, TX

Research Intern, Ronald E. McNair Program, Truman State University 05/2011-07/2011

Conducted Research under the mentorship of Dr. Jerry Mayhew entitled “Alcohol Protective Factors of Truman Students: A Logistic Regression Analysis” funded by the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program

oSelf-taught the essentials of logistic regression analysis to obtain estimates for the association between Truman Student’s alcohol protective factors and attitudes using the 2010 Missouri College Health Behavior Survey data in SPSS

Manuscript accepted for publication in 18th Vol. of the McNair Scholarly Review

Program Developer, Teaching Truman to Intervene Effectively, TSU 03/2010 - 11/2011

Attended the Institution of Higher Learning Bystander Intervention Conference (Boston, Massachusetts; July 12-17, 2010)

Conducted research on how the bystander intervention program effected the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of selected Truman students

oCo-developed, implemented and evaluated (using SPSS) an individualized bystander intervention program to various Truman student audiences; findings presented at annual student research conference.

Student Liaison, Missouri Partners in Prevention, Truman State Univ. 12/2009-5/2010

Promoted the “CHEERS to Designated Drivers” program to health classes and various student organizations

CHEERS is a designated driver program funded by Missouri Partners in Prevention that allows designated drivers to drink free non-alcoholic beverages at participating establishments around Kirksville, MO.

SELECT CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

"Whatever ya say doc": A legislative approach to HPV vaccine acceptance among adolescents using the National Immunization Survey - Teen, 2010 - 2012” presented at the 142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition, New Orleans, LA. (November 2014)

“Parental perceptions and HPV vaccine initiation and completion: A gender comparison using the National Immunization Survey - Teen, 2010 - 2012” presented at the 142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition, New Orleans, LA. (November 2014)

“Evaluation of an interactive, web-based nutrition intervention in African-American church members” presented at the Texas Public Health Association 90th Annual Education Conference, Omni Hotel, Corpus Christi, TX. (March 2014)

SELECT PUBLICATIONS AND EVALUATION REPORTS

Spence-Almaguer EE, Ghanta G, Chhetri S, Taylor DD. Quarterly Evaluation Reports: United Way of Tarrant County Earn Well Initiative, Department of Behavioral and Community Health, Sch. of Public Health – UNTHSC, Feb - Aug 2014.

Qualls-Hampton RY, Shuler M, Taylor DD. CPRIT Evaluation Reports: ALIVE! Intervention, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, TCOM – UNTHSC, May 2013-2014.

Taylor DD. Analysis of Alcohol Protective Factors and Attitudes of Truman State University Students. McNair Scholarly Review: Truman State University. Spring 2012; (18): 91-97

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Spanish – 6 years

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