Project Manager Health
Resume:
Delia Graham
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Objective
To obtain a challenging yet
comprehensive position in a health care
research setting that requires strong
organizational, communication, and
analytic skills
Education
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor2011
Bachelors of Arts Sociology
Spanish Literature Minor
Professional Experience
University of Michigan Health System Pediatrics Nephrology -Ann Arbor Michigan
Clinical Subjects Research Coordinator May 2012-Present
Patient Interaction
• Lead coordinator of patient recruitment and follow-up for 5 clinical research
studies which includes over 300 pediatric kidney disease patients
• Process consent paperwork for patients prior to and after sample collections
• Data collection that includes blood and urine samples and storage of the study
samples in designated freezers; organize specimen packaging and shipment to
national coordinating sites
Regulatory Management
• Process IRB applications and submission.
• Act as the point of contact between IRB and the study coordinators/PI.
• Abide by Good Clinical Practice protocols and U.S Food and Drug Administration
to ensure the safety of patients and efficiency of Pediatrics Nephrology Research
Program
• Prepare internal auditing and ongoing preparation for study monitoring visits
Leadership Responsibilities and Professional Presentations
• Design studies, data collection forms, survey materials and informed consent
documents in collaboration with the supervising physicians, nurses and research
staff
• Organized 3 recruitment events for more than 200 community members and UMHS
employees to participate as healthy control subjects for kidney disease research
• Design and utilize databases for patients’ retrospective medical chart data.
Maintain recruitment database; responsible for data entry and management.
• Generate reports for data analysis and presentations with principal investigators
and attending physicians and nurses
• Facilitate Obtaining Valid Informed Consent group session on “Basics of
Research” seminars for new study coordinators at U of M through the Michigan
Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR)
Publication:
(2013 Forthcoming): Urine podocyte mRNAs mark progression in human
glomerular diseases; Principal Investigator, Roger Wiggins M.D. Journal of the
American Society of Nephrology (JASN)
Coleman A. Young Scholarship Foundation - Real Skills Program - Detroit, MI
Site Coordinator August 2011- November 2012
• Assist with coordinating and scheduling leadership development and mentoring
activities per semester; Built trusting relationships with students, parents and
program administrators
• Manage over 60 Metro Detroit high school and middle school students every
Saturday for College/University field trips and on-site life skills and leadership
workshops
• Monitor and supervise adult volunteers, as well as the mentor/mentee services
• Collaborate frequently with Program Manager for strategic planning of program
operations and proposing innovative ideas to improve the overall quality of the
program
University of Michigan Health System Department of Internal Med. Nephrology -Ann
Arbor, MI
Clinical Research Coordinator/Associate 10/2011-04/2012
• Strategically screened, recruited and followed-up with more than 600 patients
with glomerular diseases in the Nephrology clinic for 2 NIH funded clinical
translational research studies
• Managed work responsibilities between two kidney disease research studies for
regulatory and administrative tasks
• Consult with health care provider to determine if patients are suitable candidates
to participate in the kidney disease research
• Successfully completed all UMHS regulations and safety codes courses and
exams
International Research Experience
Minority Health International Research Training Program – Kingston, Jamaica
Researcher (Co- Investigator) December 2009- October 2010
• Participated in a UNICEF-funded program at the University of West Indies to
research rights-based protocols for police officers who encounter children
while on duty
• Constructed and administered survey instruments for 9 Police Stations in
Kingston including additional instruments to interview Constabulary Force High
Ranking Officials
• Presented research results and experience to over 100 guests at the annual
Global Health Fair event at The University of Michigan through professional and
presentations; poster creation, data analysis and hypothesis
Publication
(Forthcoming) Assessment of Child Rights Knowledge and Encounters with Children of Jamaica
Constabulary Force Officers in Kingston, Jamaica University of West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica
CIC Latin Nutrition, Health and Environmental Program – Dominican Republic
Investigative Researcher March 2008-September 2008
• Conducted independent research on clinical protocols for treatment, diagnosis,
and access to health care services for pregnant women with HIV/AIDS
• Reported research findings to program directors, staff and other colleagues
through professional presentations
• Develop Spanish speaking skills while successfully immersing in a new
culture to build strong familial and professional business relationships
Research Certifications
• PEERRS
• Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative- Good Clinical Practice
(Forthcoming April 2013)
• SoCRA Certification (Forthcoming October 2013)
Leadership Committees
04/2007- 08/2011 Coleman A. Young Scholarship Foundation
Detroit, MI Scholar/Youth Council Member
09/2007-04/2009 Intellectual Minds Making a Difference (IMMAD)
Ann Arbor, MI Mentor / Workshop Facilitator for ACT and SAT College Prep
Exam
Language Skills
• Proficient Spanish Language Skills; writing and verbal communications
Software/ Computer Skills
• Open Clinica- Open Source For Clinical Research
• Velos Clinical Database Research Software
• IBM SPSS Statistics Data Software
• EMMES Database Software
• Electronic Medical Records (CareWeb, Michart (EPIC Systems)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Prezi Presentations
• Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photo Shop
References:
1. Jennifer Hawkins
Clinical Research Project Manager
Internal Med-Nephrology University of Michigan Health System
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2. Barry Hubbard
Program Director
Real Skills Program; Coleman A. Young Scholarship Foundation
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3. Jenai Talley
University of Michigan
Assistant Director
Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives
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