Resume

• 2008

  PhD

  Dissertation title: Development of a Scale for Evaluating Media Literacy Interventions\nCourse work in: media effects

  health communication

  organizational communication

  social cognition

  content analysis

  interpersonal communication

  media and cognition

  social media\nQuantitative and qualitative research methods: survey research

  quasi-experimental designs

  content analysis

  focus groups

  interviews\nMentorship and management of undergraduate research assistants and students

  Communication (Social & Behaviorial Science)

  Graduate Student Advisory Committee to the Chair

  Department 25th Anniversary Planning Committee

  Public Health Brigades Club Advisor

  University of California

  Santa Barbara

• 2006

  MPH

  Coursework in: Program Design

  Program Evaluation

  Research Methods

  Grant Writing

  Maternal and Child Health

  Domestic and International Nutrition Policy

  Obesity Prevention

  Health Communication

  Epidemiology

  Environmental Health

  Health Services

  Biostatistics

  Community Health

  Nutrition Education

  Graduate Students' Association

  Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society (Iota Chapter)

  University of California

  Los Angeles - School of Public Health

• 1999

  BA

  Mass Communication

  Social Welfare

  Health and Medical Apprenticeship Program

  \nRegents' and Chancellor's Scholar

  \nTutor for 1st generation Chinese Immigrant Elementary School Students

• Copy Editing

  Statistics

  Teaching

  Survey Design

  Quantitative Research

  Community Outreach

  Qualitative Research

  Media Effects

  Health Promotion

  Project Management

  SPSS

  Social Media

  Program Development

  Nutrition Education

  Grant Writing

  Data Management

  Mentoring

  Program Evaluation

  Public Health

  Literature Reviews

  Thai

  Chan

  Johns Hopkins University

  University of California

  Los Angeles

  University of California

  Santa Barbara

  The Darwin Awards Production

  Santa Clara University

  La Coterie Style Studio

  National Cancer Institute (NCI)

  Health Games Research National Program

  City of Hope National Medical Center - Department of Nursing Research

  - As a Teaching Associate

  developed and taught a course on strategic public health campaign design

  Public Health Campaigns. Fall 2012

  Spring 2013\n- As a Teaching Assistant

  taught discussion sections for large lecture classes

  grade papers

  manage student grades. (approx. 80 students/quarter)\n- Courses assisted: Communication Theory

  Media Literacy

  Health Communication

  Advertising Literacy

  University of California

  Santa Barbara

  Adjunct Faculty

  Online Instructor for the MA in Communication Advanced Academic Program at Johns Hopkins University. \n- Use of Blackboard Course Management system.\n- Development and use of various multimedia instructional materials for student learning.\n- Development of syllabi and curricula to maximize student learning and engagement in an online setting.\nCourses Taught:\n- Introduction to the Digital Age: Graduate level course about digital technology and communication.\n- Persuasion: Graduate level course on theories of persuasion

  and strategic persuasive message design. \n- Research and Writing Methods: Graduate level class on Quantitative and Qualitative research methods and basic statistical tests.\n- Applied Quantitative and Qualitative Methods: Graduate level course that guides students through study design

  data collection

  data analysis

  and write up of results.

  Johns Hopkins University

  Assistant Professor

  Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication\nCourses taught: Technology and Communication

  Quantitative Research Methods

  Media Literacy

  Public Health Campaigns

  Campaign Implementation and Evaluation Capstone\nResearch areas: Health and Cancer Communication

  Media Literacy

  Dietary Behaviors

  Smoking Cessation

  Health Psychology

  Santa Clara University

  Costumer

  - Costumer on a film production\n- Assisted with costume design\n- Managed and maintained all costumes for all characters\n- Bookkeeping for Wardrobe Department\n- Coordinated large-scale costume rentals with production studios

  The Darwin Awards Production

  Research Associate - Nutrition Friendly Schools and Communities Group

  UCLA School of Public Health

  - Project coordinator for large-scale evaluation of nutrition education programming in Los Angeles Unified School District.\n- Coordinated and managed data collection from multiple sites and with different school-based populations (teachers

  students

  parents; n= 1000+)\n- Developed nutrition education curriculum for low-income

  Spanish speaking adults\n- Collaborated with various members of the school community

  including school staff and administration

  parents

  and teachers

  University of California

  Los Angeles

  Research Coordinator

  - Coordinated and managed the program evaluation of an end-of-life care training program (ELNEC) for nurses from a variety of specialities and geographic locations.\n- Managed all data from the ELNEC evaluation project\n- Assisted on large nationally funded P01

  R01

  and R25 grant applications to the National Cancer Institute\n- Conference planning\n- Copyediting

  City of Hope National Medical Center - Department of Nursing Research

  Health Games Research National Program

  - Assisted on a large scale

  nationally representative survey about video game usage in the United States\n- Survey development\n- Quantitative and qualitative data analysis\n- Emphasis on the impact of video games on health outcomes\n- Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

  Graduate Student Researcher

  Santa Barbara

  California Area

  - Style Consultant at high-end women's clothing boutique\n- Worked with clients to develop personal style\n- Assistant buyer\n- Inventory Management

  Personal Style Consultant

  San Francisco Bay Area

  La Coterie Style Studio

  Rockville

  Maryland

  - Fellow in the Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch.\n- Involvement in a wide variety of research projects related to cancer prevention and control.\n- Use of quantitative

  qualitative

  and mixed research methods.\n- Secondary data analysis of NCI datasets (e.g. HINTS

  FLASHE)\n- Training in SAS

  SPSS

  NVivo\n- Lead projects on outcomes related to dietary behaviors and physical activity

  Cancer Research Training Award Post-Doctoral Fellow

  National Cancer Institute (NCI)

  Support our Cura Residential Learning Community in realizing its theme of Cura Personalis: Care for the Whole Person. Develop programming to support the theme

  develop metrics for evaluating impact of programming

  and support students who live in the community.

  Santa Clara University