Public Health Advisor II (Community Engagement Specialist), Team Lead

FELICITY BELLE F. DURAN

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St., Apt. *14 • Astoria, NY • 11106 • 407-***-**** • adgp51@r.postjobfree.com Felicity Duran, pg. 1

EDUCATION

New York University, College of Global Public Health New York, NY Master of Public Health, May 2019

Concentration: Global Health

University of Florida, College of Public Health and Health Professions Gainesville, FL Graduate Certificate in Public Health, May 2017

University of Florida, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Gainesville, FL Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, May 2016

Undergraduate Certificate in Medical Anthropology

Minor: Sustainability Studies

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NYC Health + Hospitals New York, NY

Public Health Advisor Level II (Community Engagement Specialist) June 2020 – Present

• Conduct community outreach to locate persons diagnosed with COVID-19

• Orchestrate community-based assessments with cases and contacts and link clients to case investigators or service providers

• Perform case interviews and contact tracing using trauma-informed, culturally respectful approach

• Assess clients’ service needs and provide education and risk reduction information

• Identify barriers to community engagement efforts

• Collect and record information obtained from case interviews into a single data management system New York University New York, NY

Clinical Research Coordinator October 2018 – June 2020

• Coordinated 3 renal research studies with veteran population sponsored by Akebia Therapeutics at VA NY Harbor Healthcare System

• Implemented protocols, amendments, project modifications, and continuation reviews on site, and provide other related submissions to local IRB for review

• Conducted in-person 30+ interviews per study visit to participating subjects

• Assisted Principal Investigator (PI) in communication of study requirements and informed consent to patients

• Collaborated with hospital personnel to prepare for study visits and blood sample collection

• Processed blood work and sending samples to central lab

• Managed data collection from in-person surveys and blood sample results using InForm and CPRS OneWorld Health New York, NY and Uganda

Graduate Intern June – September 2018

• Conducted 70 in-person patient interviews for hypertension practices in local Masindi-Kitara Medical Center and surrounding villages in Masindi-Kitara District, Uganda

• Designed survey tool based on literature review findings

• Analyzed public health qualitative data from patients in 4 mobile outreach clinics and created comprehensive report for leadership

• Collaborated and strategized with interpreters and interdisciplinary healthcare professionals for data collection to insure high levels of patient participation

• Conducted literature review of best practices on hypertension management currently utilized in Uganda INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

NYU – Behavioral Communication Strategies for Global Epidemics Beirut, Lebanon March 2019

• Coordinated with United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), World Health Organization Felicity Duran, pg. 2

(WHO), American University of Beirut (AUB), and various ministries of health from 30+ different countries to create solutions toward outbreaks worldwide

• Developed intervention proposal presented to UNICEF and Lebanese Ministry of Health to address measles outbreak in Baalbek Governorate in public presentation

• Conceptualized intervention strategies through systems thinking and bottleneck analysis NYU London – HIV/AIDS Public Health Promotion London, United Kingdom January 2018

• Compared and analyzed global and national developments of HIV/AIDS prevention in United Kingdom to United States

• Examined 5 local service facilities and community centers as patients received treatment for observational research to create educational infographic on treatment and care for HID/AIDS LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Filipino Intercollegiate Networking Dialogue (FIND) Florida and Georgia National Director Proxy December 2016 – May 2017

• Coordinated distribution of information between Florida and Georgia’s District VIII of FIND and other 7 national districts along the East Coast

• Facilitated effective communication between 10 universities and colleges within district and oversaw interregional conferences between districts

University of Florida Filipino Student Association (UFFSA) Gainesville, FL Public Relations Director (Fall 2016), Vice President of Cultural Affairs (2015–2016), January 2014-October 2016 Culture Chair (2014–2015)

• Planned and executed 6 cultural shows with $14,000 budget

• Facilitated 5+ educational initiatives and workshops to spread awareness and knowledge of Filipino culture RESEARCH

NYU Center for the Study of Asian American Health (CSAAH) New York, NY Oral Tradition in a Modern Age: Narratives of cultural healing through use of storytelling and oral traditions Team Lead & Qualitative Researcher (December 2018 – Present)

• Collaborate with Kinding Sindaw Philippine dance troupe to conduct literature review on intervention of cultural therapy on mental health in displaced ethnic groups in Mindanao, Philippines

• Share results of research with stakeholders and conferences, including the Transcultural Nursing Conference

• Evaluate mental health and how it is influenced by oral tradition in indigenous communities

• Conduct remote in-depth interviews with 40 participants Applied Global Public Health Initiative, New York University, College of Global Public Health New York, NY Grameen VidaSana

Qualitative Researcher (January 2018 – December 2018)

• Conducted literature review on cost-effective primary care for women who have limited English proficiency (LEP) at Grameen VidaSana clinic

• Analyzed public health data on cost-effectiveness strategies and expenditure SKILLS

Technical

Equist (UNICEF), Microsoft Office Suite, Tableau, G-Suite, SPSS, Audacity, Canva Certifications

CITI Program Trainings: Biosecurity, Human Research, Good Clinical Practice, Social & Behavioral Research VA Harbor Health Care System: Privacy and HIPAA Training, VA Privacy and Information Security Awareness and Rules of Behaviors

International Air Transport Association (IATA): Shipping Biological Substances and Dry Ice World Health Organization: Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Johns Hopkins University: Covid-19 Contact Tracing Languages

English, Filipino Tagalog (Conversational), Spanish (Basic)

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