Health Project

PROFILE

• Master of Public Health candidate with five years of research experience

• Experienced in NIH grant writing and collaborative assignments

• Capable of preparing manuscripts for publication, conducting literature reviews, and illustrating data and figures

• Passionate about improving patient care and public health through proper implementation of effective interventions

EDUCATION

Master of Public Health, Cumulative GPA 3.6 May 2014 University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL

Bachelor of Science, Science Pre-Professional Major, Minor in Italian May 2012

University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

(ΓKA, Italian Honor Society)

Study Abroad June - November 2010

University of Western Australia, Western Australia, Perth, Australia

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Research Associate II July 2013 - Present

University of Miami, Division of Environment & Public Health, Miami, FL

Full time, $32,000 per year, salary

• Developed R01 proposals for NIAID submission

• Prepared and proof-read team scientific manuscripts on vector biology and ecology

• Compiled data and figures for manuscripts and for scientific presentations

• Translated manuscripts, grant proposals, and accompanying documents into Spanish

• Collaborated with scientists, post-doctoral associates, and graduate students

• Searched literature for references to technical problems, read technical journals and publications, and reviewed manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals

Graduate Research Assistant August 2012 - June 2013

Part-Time, $2000 per month, salary

University of Miami, Department of Public Health Sciences, Miami, FL

• Served as Clinical Supervisor for Dr. Seth Schwartz’s Social Identification study on the acculturation of Hispanic adolescents into American culture

• Reported and resolved all adverse events

• Supervised participants and managed participant reimbursement

• Conducted all relevant communications with Miami-Dade County Public Schools to organize adequate room arrangements for surveying participants

• Tracked and oversaw all data uploads; cleaned and managed data on SPSS

• Established a collaboration with 6 new middle schools and high schools in Miami-Dade County for the analysis of an Alcohol Screener Study to determine the risk factors of underage drinking

Undergraduate Research Assistant January 2009 - May 2012

University of Notre Dame, Institute for Latino Studies, Notre Dame, IN

20 hours per week, $7.50 per hour

• Transcribed and translated interviews for Dr. Daniel Groody for his study on migrant movement

• Created presentations on Dr. Groody’s work for academic presentation

• Researched immigration and social service programs

• Assisted the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on their Landscape Project regarding employee demographic

• Assisted Dr. Irene Park in a project examining discrimination and coping of Mexican American adolescents adjusting to life in the United States

• Served as bilingual community health worker Spanish for adolescent and adult participants in the study

• Administered project surveys

• Collected and oversaw the entry of data into SPSS

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Capstone Field Experience March - December 2013

Pan American Development Foundation, Miami, FL

• Collected data for the creation of a policy handbook delineating optimal methods for classifying and recording maternal morbidity and mortality in Latin America

• Focused on analyzing the gaps and inconsistencies in available maternal health data in Argentina

• Searched literature, organizations, and contacted physicians to assess best care practices for maternal health and to determine inconsistencies in current available care

PUBLICATIONS

Assaf Oshri, Jennifer Unger, Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, Elma Lorenzo, Sabrina Des Rosiers, Byron Zamboanga, Daniel Soto, José Szapocznik, Juan A. Villamar, Karina M. Lizzi, David Cordova, Monica Pattarroyo, Seth J. Schwartz. Bicultural Stress, Identity Formation, and Adolescent Alcohol Expectancies and Use: A Developmental Mechanism. Developmental Psychology. 2013 (Under Review)

Seth J. Schwartz, Jennifer B. Unger, Craig A. Mason, Shi Huang, Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, Elma Lorenzo-Blanco, Byron L. Zamboanga, Sabrina Des Rosiers, Verónica Benet-Martínez, David Cordova, Daniel W. Soto, Juan A. Villamar, Monica Pattarroyo, Karina M. Lizzi, José Szapocznik. Developmental Trajectories of Acculturation and Their Links with Family Functioning and Mental Health in Recently Immigrated Hispanic Adolescents. Child Development. 2013 (Under Review)

Longitudinal Trajectories of Bicultural Identity Integration in Recently Immigrated Hispanic Adolescents: Links with Mental Health, Substance Use, and Sexual Behavior. Seth J. Schwartz, Jennifer B. Unger, Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, Verónica Benet-Martínez, Byron L. Zamboanga, Elma I. Lorenzo-Blanco, Sabrina Des Rosiers, Assaf Oshri, Dionne P. Stephens, Daniel W. Soto, Monica Pattarroyo, Shi Huang, Juan A. Villamar, Karina M. Lizzi, José Szapocznik. Journal of Counseling Psychology. 2014 (Under Review)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Foundations of Translational Research Boot Camp, One week Seminar at the University of Miami, Clinical and Translational Science Institute

• Reviewed manuscript for publication in Acta Tropica

• Registered and completed 12 hour course in SAS and a 6 hour course in SPSS

SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES

• Booker T. Washington Cooking Canes, Volunteer

• St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Emergency Department Volunteer

• Alternative Summer Break- Support Staff and Children’s Program Coordinator Volunteer at the Vero Beach Homeless Family Center

• Holy Cross House Nursing Home, Volunteer

• Poveda Guadix Project, At Risk Youth Counselor

• Coral Park Elementary School, Volunteer Tutor

• Youth Retreat Leader

• Children’s Cancer Fund, Volunteer

• Minority Premedical Society President at the University of Notre Dame

• Spanish Club President at the University of Notre Dame

SKILLS

• Microsoft Office, Prezi presentations, Endnote, ReadCube

• Statistical Software: SPSS, SAS, R

• Fluent in Spanish, Proficient in Italian, Conversational in Portuguese

• First Aid and CPR certified

RELEVANT GRADUATE COURSEWORK

• United States Health Systems

• Fundamentals of Program Evaluation

• Biostatistics I & II

• Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

• Urban Environment

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