CURRENT AND PAST WORK

Weathervane Consulting

Consulting Projects

GIRLS ON THE RUN NAPA & SOLANO 

  • Program Development and Delivery

    • Develop, coordinate, and implement parent education workshops

    • Grant writing

    • Logic Model revision

  • Program Evaluation

    • Survey development and revision

    • Data collection protocol

    • Data analysis of pre- and post-season survey data

    • Data summary report and presentations

NAPA VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

  • General Evaluation Support for grants specific to wellness and student services

    • Data Collection protocol development

    • Online Data Collection tool development

    • Data collection using school district data systems

    • Data analyses and reporting, both for internal use and grant reporting

NAPA VALLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION

  • Grant Writing for Health and Wellness programs, and additional grant writing support for Work Based Learning and Music programs.

ON THE MOVE - LGBTQ CONNECTION

  • Provided guidance for IRB application preparation

MOVE TOGETHER - PRO BONO INCUBATOR

  • Provided template and recommendations for grant application format


Program Development and Evaluation Projects

NAPA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION

PROGRAM AND EVALUATION MANAGER

  • Program Development

    • Grant Writing - with successful federal funding for two substance use prevention coalitions and state funding for tobacco use prevention education

    • Developed Community Coalition logic models and action plans

  • Program Management of substance use prevention programs in schools and community

    • Worked with all public secondary schools in Napa County to provide primary prevention curricula in the classrooms

    • Tobacco Use Prevention Education Coordinator (previous)

  • Program Evaluation management

    • Coordination of California Healthy Kids Survey data collection and dissemination of results

    • Survey development, particularly for evaluating prevention programs

    • Data collection protocol development and management

    • Data analyses and presentation of findings

    • Validation of a Volunteer Capacity Assessment used by non-profit organizations throughout the state of California

STRIDES

CO-FOUNDER AND CO-DIRECTOR

  • Developed, implemented, and evaluated a suicide prevention program for continuation high school students

  • Program Development

    • Logic Model and SMART Objectives

    • Developed a 10-week, 20-session evidence based positive youth development curriculum

  • Grant Writing and Funding Development

  • Program Implementation and Delivery

    • Delivered positive youth development program to students

  • Event Organization

    • Organized and directed STRIDES 5k Run/Walk

  • Program Evaluation


Research Projects

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA -SHEPS CENTER FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH

PROJECT MANAGER

  • Managed two AHRQ-funded studies - a qualitative study and a randomized control trial

  • Project Management

    • Recruitment of primary care practices, physicians, and 825 of their patients to participate in qualitative interviews or a randomized controlled trial comparing communication strategies about the benefits and harms of preventive screening.

    • Developed research protocols and conducted quality management and control procedures

  • Data Collection

    • Interview guide and survey development

    • Validation of survey instrument

    • Conducted qualitative interviews

    • Survey data collection

  • Data Analysis

    • Analyzed qualitative and quantitative data

  • IRB application preparation, modification, and renewal

  • Publication and Presentation preparation

INNOVATION RESEARCH & TRAINING

PROGRAM COORDINATOR

  • Coordinated a NIDA-funded, randomized control trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a media literacy, substance abuse prevention program for high school students.

  • Program Development

    • Grant Writing

    • Development of media literacy curriculum

  • Program Coordination

    • Recruitment of high schools throughout the United States

    • Protocol development with each school district

    • Prepare IRB applications

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES - INTEGRATED SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS

PROJECT COORDINATOR

  • Coordinated NIDA-funded study regarding motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapy as aftercare for participants with dual diagnoses of substance dependence and depression

  • Project Coordination

    • Recruited and consented participants

    • Data collection protocols

  • Data Collection

    • Conducted structured interviews, including PRISM, Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI), Hamilton Depression Scale, Addiction Severity Index (ASI)

DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS/STANFORD UNIVERSITY - CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE EVALUATION

PROJECT COORDINATOR

  • Coordinated HSR&D funded study investigating the effectiveness of intensive referral to self-help groups for veterans with dual diagnosis

  • Project Coordination

    • Recruited participants

    • Training of staff in assessment

  • Program Delivery

    • Facilitated group sessions about dual diagnosis self-help groups

  • Data Collection and Analysis

    • Clinical Interview assessments using the MINI and ASI

    • Database development and management

    • Data entry

    • Data analysis

THE RENFREW CENTER

EVALUATION AND RESEARCH COORDINATOR

  • Data Collection and Analysis

    • Supervise data collection from all patients at admission and discharge for residential treatment outcome study

    • Developed computerized data collection instruments and procedures

    • Database Development and Management

    • Data Analysis for Quarterly Reports

  • Manuscript and presentation preparation


Other Projects

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES - BRUIN RESOURCE CENTER

BODY IMAGE PROGRAM COORDINATOR

  • Program Development

    • Designed body image workshops for college students

  • Program Coordination

    • Managed team of undergraduate students as peer leaders for Reflections Body Image Program

CHILDRENS' HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH INTERN

  • Program Development

    • Developed a curriculum for healthcare providers about health issues for young LGBT women

  • Program Coordination

    • Coordinated "The Ticket" Youth Conference for 200 youth

  • Program Delivery

    • Provided substance use education to high school students

  • Data Analysis and Manuscript Preparation