Experience
Independent Consultant | September 2021 – Current
- Systematic literature reviews, targeted literature reviews, reviews of clinical practice guidelines, reviews of package inserts
- Preparation of slide decks, manuscripts, and technical reports
- Use of Stata and SAS to provide analysis of data from administrative claims, medical charts, and patient surveys
- Preparation of documents for review and approval by medical, legal, and regulatory (MLR) teams
- Decision analysis
Medical Writer | MJH Life Sciences | July 2019 – July 2021
- Wrote and annotated promotional and non-promotional articles for Pharmacy Times, American Journal of Managed Care, and OncLive
- Wrote scripts for video editorials disseminated on the Pharmacy Times website
- Prepared documents for review and approval by medical, legal, and regulatory (MLR) teams
Research Data Analyst | Penn State College of Medicine | January 2017 – July 2019
- Use of Stata and SAS to provide statistical analysis of data from administrative claims (HCUP-NIS, HCUP-KID, NSQIP, and PHC4) and medical charts
- Use of linear and logistic regression modeling, survival analysis (Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox proportional hazards), and propensity score matching
- Use of TreeAge software to build decision trees and conduct cost-effectiveness analyses
- Wrote and edited manuscripts in preparation for submission to professional journals
- Guest lecturer for graduate-level public health sciences classes
- Conducted systematic literature reviews and targeted literature reviews
Pharmacy Intern | U.S. Army & American Red Cross | August 2015 – January 2016
- Answered drug information questions as requested by pharmacists
- Suggested therapeutic alternatives when scripts were presented for non-formulary drugs
- Ensured shelving labels utilized appropriate tall-man lettering for sound-alike / look-alike drugs
- Assisted Chief of Pharmacy with administrative duties
Research Assistant | Georgetown University | Rheumatology, Immunology, & Allergy | October 2010 – February 2011
- Examined electronic patient medical records for information related to wound healing, skin grafts, pathology reports, and rheumatoid arthritis
High School Chemistry Teacher (Tenured) | Mechanicsburg Area School District | August 2007 – June 2010
- Taught chemistry to 10th & 11th grade students using chemical demonstrations, PowerPoint, weekly wet-lab activities, and computer simulations
- Assisted in chemical stockroom maintenance and proper chemical disposal
- Preceptor for a student teacher
Graduate Research Assistant | Penn State University | College of Education | Center for Science and the Schools | August 2004 – December 2005
- Worked with graduate students in advanced transportation technologies to develop and revise curriculum materials appropriate for middle & high school students (lesson topics included Nitinol Memory Wire, Fuel Cells, Air Bags, Properties of Metals, and Ethanol as an Alternative Fuel)
- Prepared presentations to science teachers during a Summer Teacher Workshop
Undergraduate Research Assistant | Franklin & Marshall College | Department of Chemistry | May 2002 – May 2004
- Synthesized novel nitrogen-silicon compounds in an isolated anaerobic air bag system and confirmed synthesis using Infrared Spectroscopy
- Designed environmental chemistry projects appropriate for use in the undergraduate college classroom
- Prepared several manuscripts for publication in the Journal of Chemical Education
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