Lisa Blackwell, MPH, CHES

** *. ****** **** **., The Woodlands, TX 77380

adj6dj@r.postjobfree.com ● 512-***-****

www.linkedin.com/in/lisamblackwell

EDUCATION

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 2010- 2012

Master of Public Health (MPH)

Thesis: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: A Policy Analysis of Restricting Foods of Minimum Nutritional Value

Practicum: Assessing Community Health in Atenas, Costa Rica

Internships: Dept of State Health Services (DSHS), Mental Health America, UTHealth Research Assistant

Memberships: Global Health Organization, Student Epidemic Intelligence Society, Austin Regional Campus Student Organization

University of Texas at Austin 2003-2007

Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology

Major: Health Promotion and Fitness Minor: Business Administration

Memberships: Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Phi Beta Chi Professional Women’s Fraternity

RECENT EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Department of State Health Services, Tyler, Texas 2020

Epidemiologist (Contracted)

Collaborate with school nurses and administrators on procedures to re-open schools, monitor health of students and staff, and mitigating spread of COVID-19 in schools. Provide recommendations and data to local health authorities. Track clusters, outbreaks, and hospitalizations. Report on trends.

Harris County Public Health, Houston, Texas 2020

Epidemiologist (Contracted)

Develop intervention strategies for nursing homes, long-term care facilities, and detention centers to decrease the spread of COVID-19 in high-risk congregate settings. Provide resources and guidance to employers and facilities. Follow individual cases, conducts interviews, and issue orders to isolate.

Ascension Health/Seton, Austin, Texas 2016-2020

Senior Program Coordinator, Dell Medical School Dermatology Residency Program

Manage Dermatology Residency Program, oversee resident physicians and assure completion of milestones and deadlines. Manage evaluation system, report on data and co-create improvement plans for residents, faculty and overall program. Program received commendation and approval to expand during 2019 site visit that I coordinated with the director.

Manage recruitment, onboarding, off-boarding and credentialing. Scheduled all interviews and recruitment events and took part in selection. Consistently recruited top 10-15% of preferred candidates.

Developed Program Coordinator Handbook and new Coordinator training. Personally trained new program coordinator, department assistant and clerkship coordinator.

Serve on Ascension’s National Wellness Committee and created Wellness Plan for Residents to prevent burnout. Self-reported stress levels decreased by 50% in the first year after implementation.

Monitored research projects and quality improvement performed by residents. Collaborated on 3 projects and personally presented at the NRMP Conference.

Texas A&M Health Science Center, Victoria, Texas 2014-2016

Program Coordinator, DeTar Family Medicine Residency Program

Developed new Family Medicine residency program and new clinic in a health professional shortage area (HPSA) and medically underserved area (MUA), including obtaining accreditation.

Serve as liaison between Hospital and academic body, run committee meetings and engage community partners to increase outreach. Maintain documentation for accreditation, managed projects, budget, evaluation system and data reporting.

Coordinate marketing and recruitment plan, screening process, interview days and participate in selection of residents. Matched with the top 16% of interviewees in the inaugural year. Produced orientation and training plan for incoming physicians.

Established relationships and new clerkships with 4 medical schools. Provide housing and assignments.

Recruit faculty and manage their appointment and accreditation. Assist faculty with curriculum, grants and IRB approvals. Create program policies and plan academic year.

Served on Texas A&M Health Science Center's Employee Wellness Committee including scheduling lunch and learns. Helped coordinate Diabetes Education Support Groups with hospital educator.

LEADERSHIP

Leadership Victoria –Chamber of Commerce: Civic engagement, service, collaboration Class of 2015-2016

Victoria County Healthy Community Committee: Developed Community Health Plan 2016

Victoria Alliance – Co-Chair: Conduct meetings, track projects, report progress 2015-2016

Sustainable Food Policy Board: Made recommendations to Travis Co. Commissioner’s Court 2013-2014

COMMUNITY SERVICE and NON-PROFIT WORK

Texas AgriLife – Master Wellness Volunteer: Teach and lead classes on nutrition, wellness 2017-current

Austin Volunteer Healthcare Clinic - Nutrition Counselor: Counsel and goal set with patients 2013-2014

Sustainable Food Center - Community Advocate: Represent SFC, provide information at events 2010-2014

SafePlace (currently SAFE) - Public Speaking Advocate: Represent SafePlace, speaking at events 2014 LifeSkills Guest Instructor/Facilitator: Developed/led workshops on health and nutrition 2013-2014

Certified Hospital Advocate: Supported sexual assault survivors at hospitals with information 2011-2012

Community Advocate and Crisis Hotline Advocate: Supported clients in crisis with referrals 2001-2002

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) #27120 through 2021 • Notary Public through 2022

CITI Biomedical Researcher through 2022

SOFTWARE

Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Publisher. G Suite: Documents, Sheets, Forms, Slides.

Marketing/Communications: CMS, Adobe, MailChimp, Constant Contact. Analytics: STATA, SPSS, Tableau, Excel, Qualtrics, REDCap. Account/Project Management: New Innovations, Ward Manager, Salesforce, Microsoft Project, Gantt Charts, SurveyMonkey, SmartSheet, Box, One Drive, G Suite, QuickBooks. Typing: 52 wpm

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