LAURA LAGUNEZ

214-***-**** adgp0b@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA May 2020 Master of Public Health; Cumulative GPA: 3.8/4.0

• Thesis: The Good Food Network at Penn: Recommendations to address healthy food access among First Generation, Low-Income (FGLI) students (Advisors: Dr. Katera Moore & Dr. Dominique Ruggieri) Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Jan 2017

Bachelor of Science in Animal Science; Cumulative GPA: 3.2/4.0

• Awards: Louis Stokes Alliance Minority Scholar ($8,000); Atlantic Philanthropies Tradition Scholar ($19,500)

• Research: Rethinking Landscape Conservation: Linking Globalized Agriculture to Changes to Indigenous Community-Managed Landscapes

WORK EXPERIENCE

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Food Insecurity Graduate Associate, Center for Public Health Initiatives, Part-Time (15 hrs/wk) Oct 2019 – June 2020

• Contributed to an implementation plan for meeting the food insecurity needs of Medicaid eligible prenatal patients at a primary clinical site in West Philadelphia.

• Secured $7,000 of funding with project team to launch a pilot program for bi-weekly home deliveries of fresh fruits and vegetables to 30 patients for 28 weeks. Program Manager, Agatston Urban Nutrition Initiative, (20 hrs/wk) Oct 2018 – May 2020

• Secured $14,200 of funding to launch a 1-year pilot program to distribute free weekly bags of produce to over 400 first generation; low-income students at the University of Pennsylvania.

• Developed a 20-page report highlighting quantitative and qualitative findings from the program.

• Improved food insecurity and promoted healthy eating habits by 80% among 90% of participants.

• Taught bi-weekly nutrition education classes to college students and senior citizens in West Philadelphia. COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Graduate Assistant, Penn Rising Senior Summer Academy, (35 hrs/wk) Jun 2020-July 2020

• Instructed 22 rising high school seniors in the areas of college access, career pathways, and social justice. PUBH 588 Leadership Skills in Community Health, Student Consultant, (5hrs/wk) Jan 2020-May 2020

• Selected by a large, non-profit Director serving 75 housing insecure families to consult on a American Heart Association (AHA) grant, to measure their impact on cardiovascular health and depression.

• Completed a survey, literature review, and bibliography to inform a 150-person, AHA study (rescheduled 2021). Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Dec 2017-Aug 2018

American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program (AIISP) Residence Hall Director (45 hrs/wk)

• In recognition of expertise, selected as first Director without a completed MA in higher education.

• Supported 50 off campus and residential AIISP students, and the only undergraduate Indigenous student organization. Responsible for all counseling, programmatic execution, and administrative services. Additional Work Experiences

• University of Pennsylvania, Natives at Penn Graduate Advisor (2018-2020)

• University of Pennsylvania, PUBH 506 Methods in Public Health Practice, Teaching Assistant (2019)

• Cornell University, School of Integrative Plant Sciences, Program Assistant (2017) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Software: Microsoft Suite; Canva Graphic Design

Certificates/Trainings: National Nutrition Program; HIPAA Compliance; CITI Protection of Human Subjects Research Interests: Food justice advocacy; Salsa dancing; Classical Cello playing (Saint Saens, Dvořák, Brahms)

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