Experience

Professional resume
Curriculum Vitae

Researcher Consultant

American College of Lifestyle Medicine

Dec. 2021 to present

  • Designed and analyzed national longitudinal surveys to evaluate clinician adoption and behavior change following participation in digital training.

  • Used mixed methods to investigate barriers and facilitators to digital intervention uptake across 8 health systems.

  • Lead- and co-authored multiple peer-reviewed publications and presented findings at major national conferences.

  • Translated data into actionable reports for program leaders and external partners.

Education Program Manager

Lerner Center for Public Health Advocacy
Department of Health, Behavior and Society
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, MD

Nov. 2021 to present

  • Lead strategic efforts to enhance advocacy training opportunities for students, faculty, staff, and public health professionals.

  • Complete landscape assessment evaluating best practices for applied advocacy training partnerships.

  • Conduct program planning and revision for Public Health Advocacy Certificate; Coordinate environmental health seminar series.

  • Develop curricula and build course learning management systems for new course: Grassroots Organizing for Policy Change.

  • Oversee new curriculum development for graduate course on analytical advocacy.

Community Program Manager

Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion
Department of Health, Behavior and Society
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, MD

Oct. 2017 to Nov. 2021

  • Developed and launched massive open online course (MOOC), The Monday Campaigns: Lessons in Public Health Promotion.

  • Led strategic planning process and launched Community Scholars Grant Program, awarding up to $150,000 annually to health promotion projects.

  • Managed large communications contract for center communications strategies.

  • Conducted planning and curriculum development for second MOOC about building healthy communities.

  • Supervised and mentored staff and graduate research assistants.

Obesity Prevention Programs Coordinator

Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Prevention and Health Promotion Administration
Maryland Department of Health
Baltimore, MD

Apr. 2015 to Oct. 2017

  • Developed two 5-year strategic plans: Preventing Obesity in Maryland, and Workplace Wellness in Maryland.

  • Coordinated the statewide program, Healthiest Maryland Businesses with a membership of over 400 employers, 7 local health department and non-profit contractors, and an annual budget of $350,000.

  • Launched statewide Walk Maryland Day program.

  • Served as program staff for 1422 CDC Division of Diabetes Translation, State and Local Public Health Actions to Prevent Obesity, Diabetes, and Heart Disease and Stroke and DP13-1305 CDC Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, State Public Health Actions to Prevent and Control Diabetes, Heart Disease, Obesity and Associated Risk Factors and Promote School Health.

Research Nutritionist

Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

Apr. 2012 to Apr. 2015

  • Analyzed diet records using Nutrition Data Systems for Research (NDSR) and managed data for single- and multi-site research studies.

  • Aided in grant applications and Institutional Review Board processes.

  • Served as primary dietitian for multiple R01 research studies, including 5R01DK089557, Mechanisms and Effectiveness of Weight Loss Methods on Diabetes and Sleep Apnea, PI: Jeanne Clark.

Dietetic Intern

International Food Information Council
Washington, DC

Dec. 2011 to Feb. 2012

  • Prepared Expert Roundtable Proceedings report for partner review by US Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services and distribution to Expert Roundtable participants.

  • Produced Thought Paper for distribution to experts from government, industry, and academia in attendance at Motivating Individuals to Achieve Sustained Healthful Diet and Physical Activity Behaviors: A Stakeholder Dialogue.

  • Composed blog postings and articles for IFIC’s Food Insight publication and blog.

Student Investigator

Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, MD

Aug. 2010 to May 2012

  • Collected and analyzed participant dietary records using NDSR, SPSS, and Stata software programs.

  • Completed literature review and statistical analysis to contribute to manuscripts and reports for funders.

  • Conducted motivational interviewing to assist weight loss participants in losing weight through behavior change.