Public Health Social Media

Shaquavia H. Straughn, MPH

***********@*****.*** 601-***-**** linkedin.com/in/shaquaviastraughn EDUCATION

Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University August 2022 - May 2024 Master of Public Health in Behavioral, Social & Health Education Sciences Spelman College

Honors Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Education Studies August 2018 - May 2022 EXPERIENCE

Founder The Magnolia Project MS April 2023 - Present

● Developed curriculum that focuses on socioemotional, physical, sexual, and community health

● Manages program budget of $10,000

● Handles administrative processes for grant proposal writing, submission, and implementation

● Created intergenerational mentoring model that focuses on the wellness of Black American women and girls in Laurel, MS

● Manages a team of 20 Black women and girls in hybrid bi-monthly meetings and weekly one-on-one meetings.

● Conducts evaluations to improve program processes

● Created program website and manages social media content, profiles and partnerships Education Analyst I RTI International May 2022 - Present

● Serves as a support member in the design, development, and delivery of technical assistance resources and activities.

● Drafts and edited focus group protocol for selected projects

● Leads focus group protocol creation, coordination, and interviewing

● Conducts qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method approaches for selected projects

● Creates qualitative instruments and protocols for longitudinal studies.

● Contributes to literature reviews, bibliographies, and publications.

● Manages data collection for select longitudinal studies

● Analyzes large educational datasets such as NPSAS20; B&B16/20; & BPS12/17. Podcast Archivist and Director The Blue Record Podcast at Spelman College March 2020 - May 2022

● Overseeing and facilitating the recording and production of "The Blue Record Podcast” as Director from 2021-2022

● Provided subject matter expertise in executive producing “The Renaissance” season of The Blue Record Podcast

● Coordinated community service initiatives and shareholder engagements

● Conducted archival research to contribute to podcast dialogues and subject matter content Summer Data Science Intern June 2021 - July 2021

● Engaged in interdisciplinary research in philosophy with faculty advisor Dr. Shay Welch

● Incorporated introductory computer science knowledge of Python coding software Office of Research, Innovation & Collaboration eLearn Professional Development Summer Research Intern June 2020 to July 2020

● Conducted independent research on abstinence educational policies and their impact on the sexual and behavioral health of students in the South

● Collaborated with faculty mentor Dr. Chatee Omisade Richardson on literature review and presentation CIEE Study Abroad Immersion Experience in Accra, Ghana June 2019

• Traveled to Accra, Ghana for a two-week cultural immersion and academic course

• Participated in cultural immersion activities such as cooking culturally significant dishes, learning the language of Twi, taking courses in colonialism, race, and Ghanaian history

• Wrote reflective piece on the similarities and distinctions between race and ethnicity relations between Black Americans and Ghanaians

SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Interview Coordinator and Data Analyst Defense Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Consortium (DSEC) Alumni Studies

● In March 2019, the U.S. Department of Defense awarded RTI with the 5-year DSEC project to create a consortium of STEM providers and evaluate the impact on broadening participation in STEM and STEM careers, particularly in the U.S. Department of Defense.

● Designs and implements the alumni studies to track the impact of multiple STEM providers on alumni’s awareness of, attitudes toward, and interest in STEM and STEM careers.

● Implements interviews and surveys; analyzes interview data.

● Creates qualitative instruments and protocol for longitudinal studies.

● Contributes to literature reviews and publications. Research Analyst NY BHCP Formative Media Evaluation Focus Groups

● RTI conducted focus groups to gain a better understanding of primary care providers’ (PCPs) and behavioral health care providers’ (BHCPs) beliefs and perceptions about tobacco-use cessation for patients with serious mental illness, media messaging preferences, preferred information sources, and general receptivity to media messaging.

● Assisted in the development of focus group protocol

● Coordinated focus groups with partners

● Assisted with analyses and reports

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages/Software: Python, SPSS, SAS, R

Misc.: Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint), Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Drive), Asana, Ripple, Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey, Canva

HONORS AND AWARDS

Fellow, Spelman College Social Justice Program, 2020 to 2022 Scholar, Ethel Waddell Githii Honors Program, 2018 to 2022 Spelman College Departmental Honors in Psychology, 2022 Kappa Delta Epsilon Educational Honors Fraternity, 2022 Psi Chi Psychology Honors Society, 2021

Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Society, 2019

PUBLICATIONS

Preiss, A. J., Arbeit, C. A., Berghammer, A., Bollenbacher, J., McCarthy, J. V., Brom, M. G., Enger, M., Villacorta, N. R., & Straughn, S.

(2024). Evaluation of Text Cluster Naming with Generative Large Language Models. Journal of Data Science, 22(3), 376-392. https://doi.org/10.6339/24-JDS1149

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