EllaGaskinCook
804-***-**** ad3zl7@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION
BrighamYoungUniversity June2018-April2023
Major:PublicHealth-Epidemiology Provo,UT
RelevantCoursework:Biostatistics,EpidemiologicStudyDesign/Analysis,AppliedSAS&RProgramming PROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE
UniversityofUtah,DepartmentofPopulationHealthSciences August2023-February2024 PSClinicalStudyCoordinator-HealthSystemsInnovationandResearch SaltLakeCity,UT
● Assesseligibilityofpotentialstudyparticipantsthroughrecruitmentandscreeningprocedures.
● Administer,score,andenterdatafrombatteriesofpsychologicaltestsduringweeklyassessments.
● Analyzeparticipantleveldatatoidentifytrendsregardingparticipantsafetyandmentalhealth.
● Generatetablesandfiguresforpresentationtosponsors,investigators,andsafetycommittees.
● Ensuresafehandling(andshipping,ifapplicable)ofparticipantdataandbiospecimens. PentaraCorporation May2023-August2023
ClinicalDataManager/Associate SaltLakeCity,UT
● AssistClinicalDataManagementteaminstudysetupactivitiesincludingCRFdesign,databasedesign,annotation, documentcreation/approval,dataentryscreendesignandtesting,validationchecktestingandapproval,etc.
● Performstudyconductactivitiesincludinglistingreviews,querymanagement,datatransfersetc.
● Executeonelevelofmedicalcodinginathree-codertierstructure. BrighamYoungUniversity October2021-August2023
ResearchAssistant Provo,UT
● Compiledandpresentedfindingsonchronicdisease,eatingdisorders,COVID-19,andfamilybehaviors
● Utilizedstatisticalsoftware(SAS,R)toanalyzeandpresentlargedatasets.
● Generatedhypothesesandwrote,published,andpresentedstudyfindingsattheUPHAandAPHAconferences.
● Ledaresearchteaminconductingandwritingthemanuscriptforasystematicreview. UniversityofUtah/UtahDepartmentofHealth&HumanServices November2020-May2023 ContactTracer/DiseaseInvestigator Remote
● Investigatedcircumstances(viaphone)surroundingCOVID-19infectiontoslowviralspread.
● Conductedconfidentialtrackingofexposedindividualstostopoutbreaks,andrecordedcollecteddata.
● Advisedindividualsregardingproperhealthprecautionstoensuresafety. HouseofHope-Provo April2022-August2022
RecoveryAssistant Provo,UT
● Monitoredwomenrecoveringfromsubstanceusedisordersindaytodayactivities.
● Assistedresidentsinreceivingcertificationsandfindingaidresourcesforfuturehousingandjobs.
● Distributedmedications,plannedfamilyactivities,andconducted/analyzedurinalysistests. BrighamYoungUniversity January2022-May2023
TeachingAssistant-Health460(SubstanceUseDisorders)&Health495(HealthScienceCapstone)Provo,UT
● Workedwithstudentsandoutsideorganizationstounderstandsubstanceabuseanditssocialeffects.
● Gradedassignments,assistedinteaching/creationofassignments,andoversawprojectimplementation. BrighamYoungUniversity January-April2022
StudentAthleteTutor-Health460(SubstanceUseDisorders)Provo,UT
● Assistedstudentathletesinassignmentcompletionandcoursecomprehensionwithscheduledstudysessions. VOLUNTEEREXPERIENCE
BrighamYoungUniversity:BYUPublicHealthAssociation August2021,2022 VicePresident:EpidemiologyEmphasis Provo,UT
● OrganizedfrequentsocialeventsforBYU’spublichealthstudents.
● Workedwithotherstudentstocreatedepartmentinitiativesandserviceprojects. BrighamYoungUniversity:AspenGrove August2021,2022
LeadershipCounselor/Mentor Provo,UT
● Advisedincomingfreshmenontopicsincludingmajoroptionsandcareerchoices.
● Ledgroupactivities/plannedlessonstoencouragestudentleadershipandcollaboration. TheChurchofJesusChristofLatter-DaySaints March2019-August2020 FullTimeMissionary Romania
● Workedwithindividualsandgroupstoservemarginalizedindividualsandpopulations.
● Learned/conversedfluentlyinRomaniantoteachreligious,English,Romanian,andselfreliancecourses. LICENSES
● GoodClinicalPractice(FDAFocus)
● BiomedicalResearchInvestigatorsandKeyPersonnel
AWARDS
● CURA(CollegeUndergraduateResearchAward)GrantforresearchonCOVID-19andphysicianattitudes.
● BYUDepartmentofPublicHealth“UndergraduateResearchAssistantoftheYear”Award SKILLS
● SAS&RProgramming/DataAnalysis
● EpidemiologicResearchMethods
● ScientificWritingandEditing
● ClinicalTrialManagementandTreatmentAdministration PUBLICATIONS
1.Nelson,EJ,Cook,E,Pierce,M,Nelson,S,BangerterSeelos,A,Stickle,H,Brown,R,andJohansen,MW.
“PreventativePracticesandEffectsoftheCOVID-19PandemiconCaregiversofChildrenwithPediatric PulmonaryHypertension.”JournalofCommunityHealth
a.https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-022-14651-2 2.Nelson,EJ.Cook,E,Nelson,S,Brown,R,Pierce,M,BangerterSeelos,A,Stickle,H,andJohansen,MW.
“Quantifyingsideeffectsofpediatricpulmonaryhypertensiontherapies:Across-sectionalstudyofparentsand caregiversofchildrenlivingwithpulmonaryhypertension.”JournalofPediatrics a.https://bmcpediatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12887-023-03860-2 CONFERENCEPRESENTATIONS
1.LenB.Novilla,MD,MPHEllaGaskinCook,BSPH,BrighamYoungUniversity“THEFAMILY/HOUSEHOLD ATTHEFRONTLINE:EngagingtheFamily/HouseholdastheFirstLineofDefenseAgainstCOVID-19”,Utah PublicHealthAssociationConference2023
2.EllaGaskinCook,BSPH,AlyssaTolman,BSPH,MelissaHewitt,BSPH,AnnaSherrill,BSPH,ErikNelson, MPH,PhD,EvanThacker,MPH,PhD,BrighamYoungUniversity“Involvementin“AestheticSports”and PrevalenceofHigh-RiskEatingBehaviorsinYoungChildren”,AmericanPublicHealthAssociationConference 2023
POSTERPRESENTATIONS
1.Cook,E,Pierce,M,Nelson,S,BangerterSeelos,A,Brown,R,Stickle,H,Johansen,MW,andNelson, EJ.“PreventativePracticesandEffectsoftheCOVID-19PandemiconCaregiversofChildrenwithPediatric PulmonaryHypertension.”CollegeofLifeSciencesUndergraduatePosterCompetition.BrighamYoung University,Provo,UT.March24,2022.
2.Brown,R,Pierce,M,Nelson,S,BangerterSeelos,A,Cook,E,Stickle,H,Johansen,MW,andNelson,EJ. CollegeofLifeSciencesUndergraduatePosterCompetition.BrighamYoungUniversity,Provo,UT.March24, 2022.
3.Cook,Ella;Hewitt,Melissa;Sherrill,Anna;Tolman,Alyssa;andNelson,ErikJ.,"QuantifyingtheEffectsof InvolvementinAestheticSportsontheDevelopmentofEatingDisordersinPre-Teens"(2023).Library/Life SciencesUndergraduatePosterCompetition2023.19.
4.Cook,Ella;Hewitt,Melissa;andNovilla,M.LelinnethB.,"Physician'sPerceptionsontheRoleoftheFamilyin AlleviatingtheImpactoftheCOVID-19Pandemic"(2023).Library/LifeSciencesUndergraduatePoster Competition2023.22.
5.Mathews,Annabeth;Obalana,,Oluwadamilola;Leffler,Tyler;Gaskin,Ella;Hansen,Cole;andSpeakman, Gavin,"COVID-19MulticulturalFamilyResilience"(2023).Library/LifeSciencesUndergraduatePoster Competition2023.58.
PUBLICATIONSINPROGRESS
1.Physicians'PerceptionsontheRoleoftheFamilyinAlleviatingtheImpactoftheCOVID-19Pandemic 2.PhysiciansandTraumaInformedCare:TheEffectsofPersonalBiasandEducationinInclusiveHealthcare 3.UrbanHEART:AnalysisofHealthEquityMeasurement
4.ImpactofCOVID-19onParenting,FamilyRoutines,Cohesion,andResilienceinMulticultural,Interracial, Ethnic,Diverse,Immigrant,orMultigenerationalFamilies/Households 5.COVID-19VaccineHesitancyAmongMulticultural,Interracial,Ethnic,Diverse,Immigrant,or MultigenerationalFamilies/Households
6.Involvementin“AestheticSports”andPrevalenceofHigh-RiskEatingBehaviorsinYoungChildren