Extended Curriculum Vitae

Education

Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA

Master of Public Health: GPA: 3.85/4.0
Credits: 42 Semester Hours
Interests: Epidemiology & Health Care Administration
Thesis: McGlone, L., & Bennett, D. (2009). Health care access disparities and the relation to health status:
A comparison between african and caucasian americans. Mercer University.
Practicum: Health Promotion and Programming

Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA

Bachelor’s of Science in Kinesiology
Major: Exercise Science and Sports Medicine
Credits: 129 Semester Hours
Internship: Physical Therapy

Internship and Practicum Experience

North Central Health District [August 2008 - April 2009]
Health Promotion and Programming
Supervisor - Jessica Armstrong

• Lead a group in the planning and implementation of a community diabetes intervention for minority community women.
• Administered 8-session diabetes prevention program to 15 minority women (Pathways to Healthy Living: A Diabetes Prevention Program).
• Decreased glucose, and cholesterol levels in addition to increased physical activity of 15 minority women in Macon, GA.
• Researched and evaluated various policies and programs aimed at Diabetes prevention.
• Analyzed current health disparities among the population (n=7,112) in Georgia using BRFSS and SPSS.
• Produced publication on "Minority Health Disparities and Factors Affecting Health Insurance Attainment".
• Used Georgia state data to evaluate health disparities among Caucasian and African Americans.

Statesboro Physical Therapy Services & Statesboro Imaging Center [January 2006 - April 2006]
Physical Therapy & Intervertebral Differential Dynamics Therapy (IDD) Intern
Supervisor - Rodney Gibson

• Assisted and observed the Physical Therapist in a clinical environment.
• Educated 60+ patients weekly on exercises, stretches, & health and wellness methods.
• Administered therapeutic modalities to 20+ patients daily.
• Administered rehabilitation exercises using CYBEX.
• Managed patient historical files.
• Learned the specifics of IDD Therapy while working with 30+ rehabilitation patients.
• Managed the treatment protocol of 10+ existing patients with supervision.
• Administered therapeutic modalities to existing patients.

Employment Experience

Centers For Disease Control and Prevention [April 2010 - Present]
Epidemiologist
Supervisor - Dr. Amanda Cohn

• Assisted in the management, function, and analysis of various studies on meningitis and other vaccine preventable diseases among ABCs and other public health sites in the country.
• Constructed databases for the CDC lab and other studies.
• Assisted a team of EIS officers on an EPI-Aid in Columbus, Ohio.
• Attended various meetings including ABCs surveillance, ACIP, and EIS conferences.

Grady Memorial Hospital [March 2010 - August 2010]
Research Assistant
Supervisor - Dr. Lovette Lindon

• Provide expertise and assistance on the clinical research of traumatic brain injury (TBI).
• Assisted with the creation of research study protocol, patient management tools and documentation, and database construction.
• Constructed Grady TBI Project website.
• Managed study finances, documentation and resources.

Georgia Power: Southern Lifestyle Fitness [September 2006 - Present]
Exercise Specialist / Personal Trainer
Supervisor - Jill Bates

• Designed and implemented employee exercise incentive programs (Ladder to Success & Fall Back into Fitness).
• Increased gym participation and membership to >800 employees.
• Assisted 10+ personal training clients with weight loss, body sculpting and fitness programming.
• Produced the monthly fitness newsletter for 2000+ Georgia Power employees.
• Produced monthly Fit Tips for employee intranet website.
• Developed exercise programs for 30+ employees and administered fitness assessments to 40+ employees.

Powers Ferry Chiropractic: Advanta Medical and Physical Therapy [May 2007 - June 2008]
Exercise Therapist / X-Ray Technician
Supervisor - Dr. Richard Schuyler

• Took an average of 20+ X-rays per workday, and trained staff on X-ray procedure.
• Administered 20-session IDD Therapy to 15+ chronic back pain patients.
• Produced the monthly Chiropractic newsletter for 600+ current and past patients.
• Educated 60+ patients on exercise and proper diet in order to maintain optimal health.
• Attended weekly employee training meetings.

Job-Related Trainings

Georgia Coalition for Physical Activity and Nutrition: October 23, 2008, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
Georgia Tobacco Policy Symposium: October 9, 2008, The Loudermilk Center, Atlanta, GA
AIDS/HIV Training: North Central Health District, Macon, GA
Faith-Based Health Promotion Training: North Central Health District, Macon, GA
Federal Emergency Management Agency Training (Certified): Emergency Preparedness (Emergency Management Institute), www.FEMA.gov

Licenses and Certifications

Emergency Management Institute: Incident Command Systems [2008 - Present]
American Red Cross Shelter Management [2005 - Present]
American Red Cross Disaster Services [2005 - Present]

Awards and Honors

National Honors Scholars Society Member [2007]
Georgia Southern University: Presidents List [2006]
HOPE Scholarship Recipient [2001]

Computer & Software Tools

SPSS 16.0
SAS 9.2
MS Office 2003 - 2010(Access, Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, & Excel)
Adobe CS3 - CS4
Web Languages (HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS, PHP, Ajax, ASP, SQL & JavaScript)

Professional Organization Affiliations

National Honors Scholars Society
Emergency Management Institute
Hands On Atlanta
Georgia Southern Alumni Association
Mercer University Alumni Association
American Red Cross
Atlanta District Amateur Soccer League