Diana P. Naranjo, M.A., P.M.P.

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adjp0k@r.postjobfree.com

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Project Management Professional PMI certified

Administration and management of federal contracts and grants

Implementation of project management methodologies

Planning and conducting research in multiple settings: US, Colombia, Ecuador

Trained community and academia members in research methods

Application of advanced Epidemiology and Biostatistics methods

Data analysis, management, and visualization utilizing primary & secondary data

Technical writer

Software: Smartsheets, Basecamp, Share Sync, ArcGIS, STATA, & SAS®, SQL

Bilingual: English, Spanish

EXPERIENCE

Vysnova Partners Inc, MRS SEA Program, Washington, DC. Project Manager, 08/2020 - current

Lead partner and client meetings to evaluate the progress of seven different human and mosquito studies related to vector borne diseases in Vietnam.

Manage the budget for seven different studies that includes interventional and observational research.

Oversee procurement, subcontracts, consultants, and travel as needed, and ensuring all the parties abide to U.S. regulations.

Support the development of proposals to continue the work in Vietnam.

Coordinate with partners the manuscript publication process from manuscript development, client approval, and later submission to the appropriate journal.

Ensure human subjects research abides to Vietnam and U.S. laws.

Support partners’ needs when conducting field studies.

Provided scientific support as necessary.

Approve of timesheets and deliverables.

Collaborate with the legal department to draft subcontracts and licensing agreements.

Vysnova Partners Inc, VEZ-ZEN Program, Washington, DC. Program Associate, 10/2017 – 07/2020

Conducted high-level coordination meetings with clients, Project Managers, COOs, and CEOs.

Traveled to Colombia to oversee procurement, secure subcontracts, plan client visits to stakeholders, and visit staff in Bogotá.

Ensured that project/study purchases and travel abide to federal acquisitions regulations.

Worked with accounts payable and the accounting department to monitor purchase requisitions, payments to vendors, and subsequent billing to the client.

Supervised and mentor US and Colombian staff members.

Mentored staff on the development of deliverables: implementation, timelines, hiring, purchasing, risk-assessment, budget, VAT report, inventory, equipment disposition, and work plans.

Managed vendors, subcontractors, and client in Atlanta, GA, Washington, DC, and Bogota, Colombia.

Designed communications, human resources, and business development plans along with SOPs for the ZEN study, the VEZ project, and Vysnova.

Approved of timesheets and conduct personnel evaluations.

Collaborated with the legal department to draft subcontracts and licensing agreements.

Developed multiple subcontracts and consultants’ statements of work and their associated payment schedules, cost estimation, and quality control measures.

University of Miami, Department of Public Health Sciences, Miami, FL. Research Assistant, 06/2016 – 06/2017

Planned and executed a field trial against Aedes aegypti in Key Largo, FL.

Designed and distributed communication materials to increase retention of participating households.

Collaborated with The Keys Mosquito Control Program in Monroe County, FL to gain access to the community and implement a vector control project.

University of Miami, Clinical Translational Science Institute (CTSI), Miami, FL. Research Assistant, 01/2016 – 06/2016

Managed a team of junior data analysts.

Worked with a multidisciplinary team of scientists in epidemiology, geography, statistics, data management, and entomology to identify Zika high-risk areas in Miami-Dade County, FL.

Supervised literature reviews, manuscripts, and reports developed by team members.

Worked with CENSUS and Miami-Dade County data through ArcGIS and SAS® statistical software.

Managed meetings and determined action items and deadlines for deliverables

Developed research protocols that were approved by the Institutional Review Board.

University of Miami, Miami, FL and Universidad Católica Santiago Guayaquil, Ecuador. Research Assistant, 09/2013 – 12/2015

Worked for the international collaborative grant Sistema de Investigación y Desarrollo (SINDE).

Developed a community-based participatory research project for the control of dengue and chikungunya in the cities of Duran and Colonche, Ecuador

Led a team to conduct population-based surveys and entomological surveillance.

Led, developed, and implemented population-based surveys, and related logistics to measure the built environment in Durán, Ecuador.

Coordinated the work between entomologists, geographers, and epidemiologists across universities in the US and Ecuador, to ensure project execution, scientific validity, and data quality.

Conducted and published an ecological trial comparing the government-approved insecticide temephos against a novel EPA-approved insecticide with the support of the Ecuadorian Ministry of Health.

Designed methods, analyzed data, and published results of field trials in different manuscripts.

University of Miami, Department of Environmental Sciences, Miami, FL. Research Associate II, 02/2013 – 08/2013

Developed study designs while writing and editing scientific papers.

Developed grant proposals, timelines, and budgets for different studies within the grant.

Fostered relationships with government and academic leaders in Ecuador and the Latin American region.

Developed, compiled, maintained, edited, and documented project databases.

Analyzed data using statistical software and prepared results for peer-reviewed publications.

Developed and presented research studies at conferences and seminars.

Disseminated findings in professional presentations and manuscripts.

Anastasia Mosquito Control District, St. Johns County, FL. Intern, 06/2012 – 12/2012

Conducted laboratory experiments and PCR techniques.

Designed and conducted a field trial study against mosquito Aedes albopictus.

Performed trap setup, retrieval, mosquito identification within a research-oriented plan, including data collection, management, manuscript report, and analysis.

Participated in board meetings regarding policy-making based and use of research findings to create policies.

Analyzed the administrative structure of the mosquito control district as a government entity.

Published a policy analysis paper about mosquito control administrative structures in two countries.

University of Miami, Department of Psychology, Miami, FL. Research Associate II, 06/2010 – 02/2013

Conducted bilingual interviews for the Hispanic Community Health Study, Study of Latinos (HCHS-SOL).

Partnered-up with LEXIS-NEXIS to find lost participants.

Performed data quality procedures and created guidelines to track missing participants and information.

Conducted follow up with patients’ dietary assessments and health outcomes

Underwent human subjects research training.

Managed participant’s payments and correspondence.

Maintained retention rates of 92% at each annual follow up and developed materials to improve retention.

National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Field Interviewer, 05/2009- 11/2011

Screened candidates to join the National Children’s Study while conducting pregnancy screenings and informed consents in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Interviewed subjects about household and business finances for the Consumer Finances Study in Florida.

Interviewed subjects from minority populations for the CENSUS Integrated Communications Campaign Project in Hawaii.

Interviewed youth-respondents for the National Longitudinal Study of Youth 97 in Florida.

Managed participant’s schedules, payments, and expense reports.

EDUCATION

University of Miami, Miami, FL, Coursework towards Ph.D. in Epidemiology, 08/2013 – 06/2017

University of Miami, Miami, FL, Master of Arts International Administration and Global Health, 05/2012

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, Bachelor of Arts in Biology, 05/2009

CERTIFICATIONS

Project Management Institute, Project Management Profesional (PMP) certified, #2273560, 2018

The Health and Life Sciences University, Austria. Clinical Epidemiology Certification, 2016

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Analyzing Risks: Principles, Concepts, and Applications, 2015; Quantitative Methods for Monitoring and Evaluation of Health Programs, 2015

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. Project Management coursework, 2009

PUBLICATIONS

1.2018. Diana P. Naranjo, Lin Zhu, Kristopher L. Arheart, Douglas Fuller, Rui-De Xue, Whitney A. Qualls Field trial evaluations of attractive targeted sugar bait station and vegetation applications for control Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in Key Largo, Florida. Journal of Medical Entomology. (submitted)

2.2016. Whitney A. Qualls, Diana P. Naranjo, Miguel Angel Subia, Giovanni Ramon, Varsovia Cevallos, Isabel Grijalva, Eduardo Gómez, Kristopher L. Arheart, Douglas O. Fuller, and John C. Beier. Movement of Aedes aegypti following a sugar-meal and its implication in the development of control strategies in Durán, Ecuador. Journal of Vector Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/jvec.12217

3.2016. Diana P. Naranjo, John C. Beier, Eduardo Gómez, Hugo Jurado, Kristopher Arheart, Whitney A. Qualls. Entomological impact and current perceptions of novaluron and temephos against the Aedes aegypti (Skuse) vector of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika arboviruses in a town of coastal Ecuador. Journal of Vector Biology. DOI: 10.4172/vbj.1000102.

4.2014. Diana P. Naranjo, Whitney A. Qualls, Hugo Jurado, Juan C. Perez, Rui-De Xue, Eduardo Gomez, John C. Beier. Vector control programs in Saint Johns County, Florida and Guayas, Ecuador: Successes and barriers to integrated vector management. BMC Public Health. DOI: 10.1186/147*-****-**-***

5.2013. Edita E. Revay, Günter C Müller, Whitney A. Qualls, Daniel L Kline, Diana P. Naranjo, Kristopher R. Arheart, Kravchenko VD, Yefremova Z, Hausmann A, John C. Beier, Yossef Schlein, Rui-De Xue. Control of Aedes albopictus with attractive toxic sugar baits (ATSB) and potential impact on non-target organisms in St. Augustine, Florida. Parasitology Research. DOI: 10.1007/s00436-013-3628-4

6.2013. Dayana Samson, Whitney A. Qualls, Deborah Roque, Diana P. Naranjo, Temitope O. Alimi, Kristopher R. Arheart, Gunter C. Müller, John C. Beier, Rui-De Xue. Resting and energy reserves of Aedes albopictus collected in common landscaping vegetation in St. Augustine, Florida. Journal of American Mosquito Control Association. 29(3): 231-236. DOI: 10.2987/13-6347R.1

7.2013. Diana P. Naranjo, Whitney A. Qualls, Gunter C. Müller, Dayana M. Samson, Deborah Roque, Temitope Alimi, Kristopher Arheart, John C. Beier, Rui-De Xue. Evaluation of boric acid sugar baits against Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in tropical environments. Parasitology Research. 112(4): 1583-1587. DOI: 10.1007/s00436-013-3312-8

8.2013. Jill N Ulrich; Diana P. Naranjo; Temitope O. Alimi; Gunter C. Muller; John C. Beier. How much vector control is needed to achieve malaria elimination? Trends in Parasitology. DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2013.01.002

9.2012. Temitope Alimi, Whitney A. Qualls, Deborah Roque, Diana P. Naranjo, Dayana Samson, John C. Beier, Rui-De Xue. Evaluation of a new formulation of Permethrin applied by water based thermofoger against Aedes albopictus in residential communities in St. Augustine, Florida. Journal of American Mosquito Control Association. 29(1): 49-56. DOI: 10.2987/12-6295R.1

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

1.2016. American College of Surgeons Annual Clinical Congress. Poster presentation. Washington, DC. Disparities in surgery delay in women with breast cancer: A population-based analysis. Tract: Surgical and humanitarian outreach. Available at https://www.facs.org/find-a-session/session/13135

2.2016. Epidemiology congress of the Americas. Poster presentation. Miami, FL. Linking community-based participatory research and integrated vector management to tackle public health problems of chikungunya, dengue, and Zika in Ecuador. Available at http://epiresearch.org/poster/view_abstract.php?id=36127

3.2016. Epidemiology congress of the Americas. Poster presentation. Miami, FL. Quality of housing impacts chikungunya, dengue and Zika entomological factors. Available at http://epiresearch.org/poster/view_abstract.php?id=37705

4.2016. The 81st Annual American mosquito control association meeting. Oral presentation. Savannah, GA. Chikungunya and dengue mosquito resting and sugar-feeding behavior in urban areas of Ecuador. Available at http://www.mosquito.org/assets/2016%20abstract%20book.pdf

5.2015. Bridging the sciences, poster presentation. Poster presentation. Fort Lauderdale, FL. Multi-partner collaboration to integrate community health workers (CHWs) in dengue control in Ecuador. Available at https://www.informedhorizons.com/bts2015/pdf/BTS2015_Book_091515.pdf

6.2014. The 45th Annual conference of the society for vector ecology. Award presentation. San Antonio, TX. Evaluation of integrated vector management tools that halt the development of Aedes aegypti (SKUSE) mosquitoes in a coastal town of Ecuador. Available at http://www.sove.org/SOVE%20folder/Conference%20files/soveconfprograms/2014SOVE.pdf

7.2013. United against inequities in disease (UAID) University of Miami Chapter. Miami, FL. Attractive toxic sugar baits in tropical environments

8.2013. The 10th Annual arbovirus surveillance & mosquito control workshop. St. Augustine, FL. Mosquito control programs in Ecuador, a SWOT-IVM analysis. Available at http://floridamosquito.org/Archive/FMCA/Technical%20Bulletins/FMCA_Bulletin_Volume_09-2013.pdf

9.2013. The 79th Annual American mosquito control association meeting. Atlantic City, NJ. Evaluation of boric acid sugar baits against Aedes albopictus in residential communities in subtropical environments. Available at http://www.mosquito.org/assets/amca-13-program.pdf

10.2012. United States Department of Agriculture. Agricultural Research Service, Gainesville, FL. Evaluation of attractive toxic sugar baits against Aedes albopictus in residential communities in St. Augustine, FL

GRANTS AND AWARDS

2014. Tinker Foundation Field Research Grant. Center of Latin American Studies at the University of Miami. Miami, FL. Subject: “Environmental management to control the dengue vector in a coastal town of Ecuador”

2014. Travel award for 45th annual conference of the society for vector ecology provided by the graduate programs at the Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami. Miami, FL, 2014.

2014. Award stipend for the 45th annual conference of the society for vector ecology provided by the society for vector ecology, Corona, CA

2013. Honorable mention, Latin American student competition at the 79th annual American mosquito control association meeting. Atlantic City, NJ

2012. Certificate of appreciation from the Anastasia mosquito control district. Saint Augustine, FL

EDITORIAL SERVICES AND MEMBERSHIPS

Guest Reviewer, 2013-2017

Elsevier Biological Control

Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

The Open Public Health Journal

Environmental Health Insights

BMJ Open

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Miami Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses, Baptist Health South Florida. Keynote speaker for Zika certification, 2016

Explained Zika virus transmission cycle and dynamics to an audience of obstetric nurses.

Explained current geographic distribution of the Zika virus in the Americas.

Explained the role of mosquito control in Zika prevention.

University of Miami. Graduate Teaching Assistant Statistical Computing, 2014-2015.

Assisted in assignment evaluation and record-keeping of grades

Led discussion sessions and tutorials

Assisted with SAS software installation and programing

Provided guidance to students in data management and analysis

University of Miami. Graduate Teaching Assistant Vector Borne Diseases course 2013-2016.

Directed discussion sections and tutorials

Lectured on the biology and control of vector borne diseases

Developed teaching materials

University of Miami. Vector-borne diseases Graduate Course. Moderator, 2013

Dengue vs. malaria: Integrated vector management challenges

University of Miami. Infectious Disease Ecology, Control, and Policy Course. Guest Speaker, 2012-2013

Minority Health Issues: HIV/AIDS incidence in Florida

Case Studies: Comparing HIV/AIDS in Global Health Systems: Russia and Nigeria

PRESS

2016. Battling vector borne diseases. Available at http://climate.miami.edu/impact-on-health/battling-vector-borne-diseases/

2016. Researchers Employ Multiple Disciplines in Study of Vector-Borne Diseases. Available at http://news.miami.edu/stories/2016/06/researchers-employ-multiple-disciplines-in-study-of-vector-borne-diseases.html

2016. La tecnología es clave en la batalla contra el Zika. Available at http://www.telemundo.com/noticias/2016/05/19/la-tecnologia-clave-en-la-batalla-contra-el-zika

2016. Battling vector-borne diseases. UM researchers study the pesky mosquito and undertake new strategies to eradicate the disease-carrying vector. Available at http://climate.miami.edu/impact-on-health/battling-vector-borne-diseases/

2015. Científicos están tras la pista del Aedes aegypti en el cantón Durán. Available at http://edicionimpresa.elcomercio.com/es/xml_noticia/4218456

2014. PhD in Epidemiology student, Diana Naranjo, receives a 2014 Tinker Field Research Grant. Available at http://publichealth.med.miami.edu/news/2014/04/phd-in-epidemiology-student-diana-naranjo-receives-a-2014-tinker-field-rese

2014. Public Health Researchers Compare Mosquito Control Strategies in Florida and Ecuador. Available at http://med.miami.edu/news/public-health-researchers-compare-mosquito-control-strategies-in-florida-an/

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