United Hospital Fund of New York
- Health Policy Analyst, Division of Policy Analysis
2002 - maintenant•Researched and analyzed state health care policy issues, with emphasis on health insurance coverage and public health insurance programs, Medicaid managed care, and chronic care for high cost patients in public health insurance programs.
•Analyzed health insurance coverage data; designed and wrote chart book content for publications.
•Authored presentations and presented data on health insurance coverage at public meetings and roundtables.
•Co-authored reports analyzing potential options for expanding health insurance coverage in the state.
•Coordinated project to simulate options for expanding health insurance coverage and managed consultant relationships, in cooperation with senior policy analyst.
•Evaluated grant applications for organization’s grants program.
•First person at the organization to be internally promoted to health policy analyst.
World Hunger Year
- Information Coordinator, National Hunger Clearinghouse
2000 - 2002•Researched, wrote, and edited monthly newsletter, distributed to more than 3,500 organizations.
•Designed and wrote policy updates and outreach materials related to hunger, nutrition, agriculture, and food system issues.
•Coordinated information outreach to a network of grassroots organizations across the United States; recruited new organizations to the network.
•Managed database of thousands of organizations and assisted with design development for online database.
•Evaluated grant applications from community-based organizations for competitive grants program.
•Wrote monthly progress reports for USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) contract and annual program report.
•Answered hotline to provide information on emergency food assistance, food stamp benefits, and food donation.
Brown University
- Research Assistant, Biological Research Laboratory
1997 - 1999•Conducted experiments to characterize physiological mechanisms of cell volume regulation in fish red blood cells; analyzed experimental data using statistical analysis.
•Wrote manuscript for publication; co-authored and edited two additional manuscripts.
•Trained and supervised several undergraduate students in laboratory techniques.
•Managed laboratory inventory; monitored grant spending.
Formations
Columbia University (New York)
New York2003 - 2006Master of Public Health, Health Policy and Managment
