Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION 

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) - Aging Sciences, Aging and Health

USF Health, The University of South Florida 

AGHE Institution | R1: Doctoral University | Association of American Universities Institution


Graduate Student Success (G.S.S.) Doctoral Fellowship

University Graduate Fellowship

Doctoral Dissertation: Using a Stress Process Model to Examine Longitudinal Racial Differences in Well-being and Health: Results from a Population-Based Study of Caregiving


Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) - Epidemiology

College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University 

CEPH Accredited | R2: Doctoral University


Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health

Graduate Study Abroad: Ghana Public Health Practicum Program

Masters Thesis: Ovarian Cancer Health Disparities in the Aging Population of the United States

Bachelor of Science with Honors (B.Sc. Hons) - Biological Sciences, Health Studies

The Honors College, Florida International University

R1: Doctoral University


Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Excellence in Civic Engagement Medallion of Distinction

Honors Certificate in Service-Research

The Honors College, Florida International University

R1: Doctoral University

Honors College Medallion

Honors Study Abroad: Honors Peruvian Amazon Research Program

       Honors Thesis: Learning to Walk Again: A Case Study

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Technical Writer/Editor V | Federal Contractor | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Remote (Sep 2023 – Present)


Technical Writer/Editor III | Federal Contractor | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Remote (Sep 2023)


Scientific Writer/Editor | Federal Contractor | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Remote (Dec 2022 – Sep 2023)


Community Volunteer | Chattahoochee Riverkeeper| (May 2024 Present)


Volunteer Map Editor & Citizen Scientist | U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior | Remote (Apr 2023 Present)

  

History Researcher/Author | National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior | Remote (Apr 2023 Present)


Online Editor | Health and Health, International NGO | Remote (Mar 2022 Dec 2022)


Content Administrator | Health and Health, International NGO | Remote (Sep 2022 Dec 2022)


English Editorial and Copywriter Coordinator | Health and Health, International NGO | Remote (Aug 2022 Dec 2022)


Lead Research Editor | Office of Academic Affairs, Wellstar Health System | Remote (Nov 2022 – Present)


Lecturer | Office of Academic Affairs, Wellstar Health System | Remote (Jan 2023 – Present)


Author | Self-Employed | Remote (Mar 2018 Present)


Freelance Editor | Self-Employed | Remote (Jul 2021 – Present)


Research Consultant | American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP), Diversity Committee | Remote (Apr 2020 – Nov 2022)

 

Research Consultant | American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP), Diversity Committee | Remote (Aug 2017 Aug 2018)


Research Editor | Graduate Medical Education Department, Wellstar AMC | Remote (Nov 2019 – Nov 2022)


Lecturer | Graduate Medical Education Department, Wellstar AMC | Remote (Nov 2019 Nov 2022)


Research Faculty | Graduate Medical Education Department, Wellstar AMC | Remote (Nov 2019 Nov 2022) 


Editor | King/Hancock Orthopaedic Journal | Remote (Dec 2020 Jul 2022)


Website Editor | Graduate Medical Education Department, Wellstar AMC | Remote (May 2021Aug 2022)


Grants Writer | Graduate Medical Education Department, Wellstar AMC | Remote (Dec 2020 Jun 2021)


Scientific Reviewer | Cactus Communications | Remote (Feb 2022 – Jun 2022)


Publication Support Services Specialist | Cactus Communications | Remote (Mar 2022 – Dec 2022)


Independent Contract Medical Editor | American Journal Experts | Remote (Mar 2021 Jun 2021)


Newsletter Writer / Editor | American Medical Writers Association | Remote (May 2021 Apr 2022)


Publications Officer | Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization (ESPO) | Gerontological Society of America | Remote

(Aug 2018 Sep 2019)


Editorial Writer | Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization (ESPO) | Gerontological Society of America | Remote (Aug 2015 Aug 2018)


Grant Assistant | Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) | USF Health, The University of South Florida (Aug 2016 – Aug 2017)


Research Coordinator | Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) | USF Health, The University of South Florida (Aug 2016 – Aug 2017)

 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE         

Researcher | The University of South Florida (Aug 2015 Aug 2019)


Research Advisor | The University of South Florida (Jan 2017 – July 2019)


Research Coordinator | USF Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program | USF Health (Aug 2015 – Aug 2017)


Research Assistant | Age-friendly Sarasota (April 2015 – July 2017)


Research Assistant | College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University (Dec 2013 – Aug 2015)


International Research Assistant | Ghana Study Abroad Program. Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital | Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana (Jan 2014 Aug 2014)


International Research Assistant | Florida International University. Honors Peruvian Amazon Research Program | Loreto Region, Peru (Jan 2012 Aug 2012)

PUBLICATIONS (click link)

PRESENTATIONS

JOURNAL EDITOR 

Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities 

JOURNAL REVIEWING

Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Social Sciences, Journal of Aging and Health, Quality of Life Research, Research on Aging, Journal of Applied Gerontology , The Gerontologist , Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences , Journal of Geriatric Oncology, Journal of Environmental Science and Pollution Research

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

ORGANIZATIONAL SERVICE

2024 - Present, RiverLands initiative for the Trust for Public Land


2022, Book Club, Office of Laboraty Science and Safety (OLSS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


2021 - Present, Subaru Ambassador, Subaru of America


2023 - Present, Volunteer Map Editor, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior


2023 - Present, Historical Records Transcriber, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior


2020 - Present, Volunteer, Friends of Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites, Inc.


2022 - Present, Advocate, REI Cooperative Action Network


2022 - 2022, Editorial/Copyediting Coordinator, Health and Health, International NGO


2022, Online Editor, Health and Health, International NGO


2020 - 2022, Diversity and Inclusion Council Member, Wellstar Health Systems, Community Engagement


2021 - 2022, Diversity and Inclusion Council Book Club, Wellstar Health System


2020 - 2022, Trauma Research Taskforce, Wellstar Health System


2019 - 2020, Dog Companion Volunteer. Atlanta Humane Society


2018 - 2019, ESPO Representative to the Publications Committee. Emerging Scholars and Professionals Organization (ESPO), The Gerontological Society of America


2019, Dog Companion Volunteer. The Tampa Bay Humane Society


2019, Surgical Tech Volunteer. The Tampa Bay Humane Society


2018, Reviewer, APHA-Global Public Health Film Festival. American Public Health Association


2018, Abstract Reviewer. The Gerontological Society of America


2017, Program Planning Subcommittee. Association for Gerontology in Higher Education


2016 – 2019, Abstract Reviewer. Aging and Public Health section, The American Public Health Association (APHA)


2016, Nominee Review Committee. The Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health


2016, Member. Student Paper and Poster Award Committee, Emerging Scholars and Professionals Organization (ESPO), The Gerontological Society of America


2015 – 2017, Member. Newsletter Task Force, Emerging Scholars and Professionals Organization (ESPO), The Gerontological Society of America

INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE

Abstract Reviewer. Research Day, Graduate Medical Education, Wellstar Health System


Judge. Research Day, Graduate Medical Education, Wellstar Health System


Member. Research Subcomittee, Graduate Medical Education, Wellstar Health System


Member. Asian and Pacific Islander Business Resource Group, Wellstar Health System


Member. Young Professionals Business Resource Group, Wellstar Health System


Volunteer Judge. HOSA: Future Health Professionals State Leadership Conference


Reviewer. Wellstar Mobile App Market, Community Health and Center for Health Equity, Wellstar Health System

                           

Member. The Graduate Medical Education Committee, Wellstar Health System


Member. The Academic Research Committee, Wellstar Health System


Key Advisor. Undergraduate Honors Thesis, Emily Bennett.The Honors College, The University of South Florida

Title: Perceptions to Possibilities: Going Beyond Prescriptions


Key Advisor. Undergraduate Honors Thesis, Dristin Hughes. The Honors College, The University of South Florida

Title: Factors Predicting Willingness of College Students to Provide Informal Care for A Parent with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer


Epidemiology Representative. Faculty Search Committee, Epidemiology Department, College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University.


Epidemiology Representative. The CEPH (Council on Education for Public Health) Diversity Committee. College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University


Representative. The Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department Travel Grant Committee. College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University


Secretary. The Epidemiology Journal Club, College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University


Epidemiology Representative. The Dean’s Student Advisory Committee, College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University


Member. The Public Health Student Association, College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University

HONORS AND ACCOLADES

Honorable Mention award, We Love Research Symposium. The CBCS Research Council, The University of South Florida


The International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics World Congress Travel Award ($1,000). IAGG Council 


Aging Sciences Assistantship, The University of South Florida


Graduate Assistantship, College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University


Excellence in Civic Engagement Medallion of Distinction, The Center for Leadership and Service, Florida International University


Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Florida International University


Honors College Medallion, The Honors College, Florida International University


The Dean’s List, every semester, Florida International University


Florida Medallion Scholars Award, Florida Bright Futures Grant Program


The Wilkes Honors College Honor Scholarship, The Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College

FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS

Graduate Student Success (G.S.S.) Doctoral Fellowship ($12,000 per year / 3 years)

Office of Graduate Studies, The University of South Florida


University Graduate Fellowship ($10,000 per term / 1 year)

Office of Graduate Studies, The University of South Florida


USF Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program ($2.4 million per year)

Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Health Professions (6U1QHP28739-01-01)

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

Role: Research Coordinator & Grant Office Supervisor

PI: Dr. Kathryn Hyer


Examining the Rural Influence of Non-medical Prescription Drug Use in a University Population ($9,300)

Rural Health Research Institute Spring Seed Grant, Georgia Southern University

Role: Research Assistant

PI: Emily Eisenhart

TEACHING EXPERIENCE 

Graduate Medical Education


Undergraduate Level Courses                                                                                                           


Graduate Level Courses


Webinars/Course Modules

CERTIFICATIONS 

Plain Language: What is it? Why does it matter to health? How can you use it to advance health equity?, The CDC Train Program


Health Literacy for Public Health Professionals, The CDC Train Program


Poynter ACES Certificate in Editing, The Poynter Institute


Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research, The National Institutes of Health


Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate, USF MUMA College of Business


Essential Skills Certificate Program, American Medical Writers Association


Editing Mastery: How to Edit Writing to Perfection, LinkedIn Learning


Writing Articles, LinkedIn Learning


Editing and Proofreading Made Simple, LinkedIn Learning


Conflicts of Interest (Stage 1), Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) 


Essentials of Statistical Analysis (Stage 1), Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) 


GCP for Clinical Investigations of Devices (Stage 2), Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) 


GCP for Clinical Trials with Investigational Drugs and Medical Devices (U.S. FDA Focus) (Stage 2), Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) 


Group 1: Biomedical Researchers (Stage 2), Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) 


Group 1: Wellstar Team Members (Stage 1), Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) 


Group 2: Social-Behavioral-Educational Researchers (Stage 2), Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) 


Group 1: Biomedical Researchers (Stage 1), Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) 


Group 3: IRB Members (Stage 1), Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) 


Public Health Research (Stage 1), Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) 


Research Study Design (Stage 1), Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) 


Responsible Conduct of Research (Stage 1), Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) 


SafeZone Ally Training, The SafeZone Project


Certified in Public Health (CPH). The National Board of Public Health Examiners