EDUCATION

M.P.H., UCLA School of Public Health, Health Services (1996)

B.S., in Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine (1993)

EXPERIENCE

June '96 - present

Value Health Sciences, Santa Monica, California.

Health Care Researcher, Sandoz Unit

• Data analysis
• Synthesize and document findings gathered from the scientific literature and other sources
• Assists in developing patient education and compliance software in the field of organ transplantation
• Work with clients and internal staff to develop clinical products

July '95 - June '96

RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California.

Research Associate, Dept of Human, Material, Resource and Policy

• Performed literature review
• Proposal writing
• Data collection (telephone/mail survey)
• Data analysis
• Project coordination, presentation
• Fluent in the use of Excel, Word, PowerPoint

Oct. '94 - July '95

UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California.

Research Associate, Dept. of Medicine

• Culture and manipulation of human monocytes and alveolar macrophages
• Performed cytokine assays for tobacco and narcotic clinical trial

Jan. '95 - Mar. '95

Venice Family Clinic, Venice, California.

Public Health Consultant

• Conducted a scheduling study of 3 clinics using patient time motion methods
• Determined the average costs of these three clinics
• Presented results at the VFC Board of Directors Strategic Planning Retreat

 Aug. '93 - present

Long Beach Genetics, Long Beach, California.

Molecular Biologist

• Performed paternity testing using RFLP, Southern blotting techniques

Sept. '91 - June '93

UC Irvine, Irvine, California.

Research Assistant, Department of Cell & Developmental Biology

• Collected plant specimen and analyze anthocyanin content

August '96 - present

Director-At-Large, UCLA Health Policy & Mgt. Alumni Association

August '96 - present

Steering Committee Member, UCLA Health Care Alumni Forum

July '96 - present

Volunteer Care Extender, UCLA-Santa Monica Medical Center

June '95 - June 1996

President, UCLA Public Health Students' Association (PHSA)

August '96 - present

Member, American Public Health Association

Sept. '96 - present

Associate, American College of Healthcare Executive

June '93 - present

Associate Member, Sigma Xi (national honors research society)

 May 13, 1997 Abstract entitled The Effect of Medicare Policy Changes on Renal Replacement Costs by Payer presented at the American Society of Transplant Physicians (ASTP) Annual Scientific Meeting.