Associate Research Specialist Resume Example University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine And Public Health

ASSOCIATE RESEARCH SPECIALIST

Summary of Skills

Technical Skills
Microsoft Office; EndNote; data analysis and graphics production using SAS, R, and SPSS

Professional Experience

Associate Research Specialist
September 2012 to March 2013University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health － Madison, WI

Madison, WI September 2012 - March 2013 Department of Pediatrics, Program of Research on Outcomes for Kids (PROKids) Associate Research Specialist
Project coordinator for pediatric health services research study examining family engagement and communication with healthcare team during family-centered bedside rounds at American Family Children's Hospital
Recruiting, consenting, and administering surveys to pediatric inpatient and family participants
Communicating with hospital administrative and nursing staff to identify eligible potential participants and track discharges
Managing and coordinating tasks and schedules of undergraduate research assistants
Developing, maintaining, and improving procedures for efficient organization and tracking of data collection
Abstract, manuscript, and grant proposal writing, editing and submission preparation assistance
Design and preparation of poster for presentation at 2013 Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting
Data analysis assistance

Graduate Teaching Assistant
August 2009 to May 2011University of Virginia － Charlottesville, VA

Charlottesville, VA August 2009 - May 2011 Department of Psychology Social Neuroscience Lab, Culture and Well-Being Lab, and training courses Graduate Student/Investigator
Submitted proposal for National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Prepared IRB proposals and assisted faculty in writing major grant proposals
Designed, implemented, and troubleshot problems in complicated study procedure using functional MRI (fMRI) to examine how feeling understood or misunderstood by another person affects brain responses to threat of pain
Administered consent forms and psychological surveys, explained experimental procedures, and conducted post-session debriefing interviews with participants
Trained other research assistants to act as "confederates" to participants in behavioral paradigm, involving interactions designed to promote feelings within each participant of being either psychologically understood or misunderstood by the interaction partner
Attached ankle electrodes and set up apparatus for administering (mild) electric shocks to induce pain threat
Coordinated with MRI technician to operate experiment program and collect brain imaging data
Kept a careful log of observations and procedural notes throughout study sessions and maintained organization of data files and formats
Analyzed behavioral data using regression in SPSS and R; performed preprocessing of fMRI data in Unix environment
Designed and performed structural equation modeling analysis (using R) on large nationwide county-level population health dataset (adapted from the UW Population Health Institute's County Health Rankings project) and wrote publishable report based on relevant journal guidelines, as part of major independent course project Primary instructor for lab sections of undergraduate Research Methods & Data Analysis (taught SPSS, basic statistics, psychology research methods, and scientific paper writing)
Graded exams and papers, maintained course grade records, and held regular office hours as TA for Intro to Psychobiology, Intro to Child Development, and Intro to Psychology

Delta Delta Delta Sorority Officer
June 2007 to May 2009Northwestern University － Evanston, IL

Evanston, IL June 2007 - May 2009 Department of Psychology, Social and Cultural Neuroscience Lab Undergraduate Student Researcher and Assistant
Wrote proposal and won $3,000 summer research grant from NU's Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences for independent project: "The Role of Time Perspective in the Neural Basis of Self"
Designed experimental study and recruited, scheduled, and collected behavioral and survey data from human participants
Presented pilot results to lab group, and incorporated feedback in modifications to procedure and test stimuli
Conducted literature reviews, coded questionnaire data, self-taught FreeSurfer program for structural fMRI data analysis Upsilon Chapter Treasurer

Physics Lab Assistant
June 2006 to August 2006University of Wisconsin-Madison － Madison, WI

Designed light-proof apparatus and measurement system to perform precise optical tests of LED properties
Wrote report of results and illustrated detailed diagram to be used by other researchers in calibration of ice properties for neutrino detectors in large-scale Antarctic telescope ("IceCube") Other Professional, Teaching, & Leadership Experience

Sales Associate
November 2011 to June 2012Sabon － Chicago, IL

Sold bath and body products based in natural ingredients from the Dead Sea
Quickly learned and maintained extensive working knowledge of product ingredients, benefits and ideal usage
Provided exceptional customer service by engaging and connecting with customers, sharing product knowledge, making recommendations, and responding to concerns or requests
Operated computer and cashier box; maintained store organization, display appearance and cleanliness

Office Assistant
May 2007 to August 2007Law Office of Michael J. Nykaza － Evanston, IL

Assumed responsibilities of primary office manager (during temporary leave) for personal injury lawyer
Wrote official correspondence, handled incoming phone calls, requested medical records by phone and mail, managed bills & financial bookkeeping, organized and filed documents to maintain office efficiency

Education

University of Wisconsin － Madison, WI, USUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI September 2013 - May 2015

Master of Science : Epidemiology, ClinicalSchool of Medicine and Public HealthSchool of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Population Health Sciences Master of Science in Epidemiology Relevant Courses: Principles of Population Health, Intro to Epidemiology, Epidemiologic Methods, Epidemiologic Methods 4, Regression Methods in Population Health, Advanced Regression Methods for Population Health, Intro to SAS Programming for Population Health, Ethical and Regulatory Issues in Clinical Investigation, Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health, Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases, Monitoring Population Health

University of Virginia － Charlottesville, VA, USUniversity of Virginia Charlottesville, VA August 2009 - May 2011

Doctor of Philosophy : Social PsychologyGraduate School of Arts and SciencesGraduate School of Arts and Sciences Completed 48 credits towards Doctor of Philosophy in Social Psychology Relevant Courses: Quantitative Methods I & II, Intro to Applied Multivariate Methods, Structural Equation Modeling, Graduate Research Methods in Social Sciences, Socioecological Psychology, Self-Knowledge and the Adaptive Unconscious

Northwestern University － Evanston, IL, USNorthwestern University Evanston, IL September 2005 - March 2009

Bachelor of Arts : Psychology, Statistics & DesignWeinberg College of Arts and SciencesWeinberg College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Relevant Courses: Research Methods in Psychology, Advanced Statistics & Design in Psychology, Social Psychology, Psychology of Personality, Psychology of Attitudes, Developmental Psychology, Psychopathology, Intro to Neuroscience, Intro to Cognitive Science, Calculus, General Physics, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Physiology, Biochemistry, Sociology of Family & Social Learning Collegium Hieronymi Pragensis (CHP) Prague, Czech Republic August - December 2007 Semester of Undergraduate Study Abroad

Memberships and Affiliations

Submitted proposal for National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Skills

Data Analysis, Marketing Analysis, Neuroscience, Spss, Statistics, Teaching, Basis, Neural, Imaging, Instructor, Journal, Modeling Analysis, Mri, Proposals, Shocks, Training, Unix, Associate, Benefits, Cashier, Customer Service, Natural, Receptionist, Retail Sales, Sales, Sales Associate, Collection, Data Collection, Healthcare, Pediatric, Pediatrics, Project Coordinator, Proposal Writing, Recruiting, Microsoft Office, Ms Office, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Chemistry, General Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Bookkeeping, Correspondence, Medical Records, Office Assistant, Office Manager, Calibration, Lab Assistant, Large-scale, Optical, Public Health, Quantitative, Sas, Serial Attached Scsi

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
University of Virginia
Northwestern University
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sabon
Law Office of Michael J. Nykaza

School Attended

University of Wisconsin
School of Medicine and Public Health
University of Virginia
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Northwestern University
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Job Titles Held:

Associate Research Specialist
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Delta Delta Delta Sorority Officer
Physics Lab Assistant
Sales Associate
Office Assistant

Degrees

Master of Science : Epidemiology, Clinical
Doctor of Philosophy : Social Psychology
Bachelor of Arts : Psychology, Statistics & Design

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