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I've developed my perspective on improving people’s experiences with healthcare through years of working directly with patients who are diagnosed with inherited gene mutations. I believe that my perspective is balanced by the years of working with and as a health researcher in academic and clinical settings. My professional experience reveals extensive practice conducting human subjects research from a variety of theoretical perspectives, knowledge of the inner workings of large healthcare institutions, and a deep understanding of patient experiences.
Program Manager. UCSF Center for Maternal-Fetal Precision Medicine (CMFPM)
2015 - present
CMFPM aims to integrate resources and talent between scientists and clinicians to accelerate basic and translational research and clinical trials to improve maternal, fetal, and neonatal health.
Consultant. UCLA Center for Culture & Health & UC Berkeley Dept. of Psychology
2013 - present
CCH’s strengths include the study of how social, structural, psychological, and cultural factors that influence mental and physical health, medical decision making, and the cultural meanings linked with various psychological and medical conditions.
Principal Investigator. “Parent and medical professional genetic testing practices for children with autism or developmental delay in India”. Foundation for Psychocultural Reserach (FPR)
2014
FPR supports and advances interdisciplinary research projects and scholarship at the intersection of psychology, culture, neuroscience, and psychiatry, with an emphasis on cultural factors as central, not peripheral.
Project Manager. UC Davis Medical Investigations of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (MIND) Institute, Fragile X Research and Treatment Center.
2008-2012
MIND (Medical Investigations of Neuraldevelopmental Disorders) Institute established the Fragile X Research and Treatment Center to collaborate internationally with specialists in pediatrics, molecular genetics, psychiatry, psychology, neurology, genetic counseling, speech and language pathology, occupational therapy, neurobiology, pathology and social work.
Work
experience
Knowledge Areas
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
REGULATORY AGENCIES
RESEARCH DESIGN
RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
PUBLICATION
GENETIC TESTING
CULTURE AND MEDICINE
HEALTHCARE ACCESS
Tools
JIRA
KANBAN
AGILE/SCRUM
DEDOOSE
SMARTSHEET
MS PROJECT
GOOGLE CONSOLE
GOOGLE ANALYTICS
Education
Project Management Professional Certification
Expected April, 2016
Master's in Medical Anthropology. University of California, Los Angeles.
Graduate Fellowship. Graduate Summer Research Mentorship.
Culture, Brain, and Development Mental Health Summer Fieldwork Grant.
Bachelor's in Human Development. University of California, Davis
High Honors