Experience

• Yale New Haven Hospital - Saint Raphael Campus

  Cardiac Rehab Intern

  Assisted in Phase II & III cardiac rehabilitation in clinical setting. The duties of the internship included: taking resting and exercising blood pressure, taking blood sugar, setting up patients on monitoring equipment, setting up and teaching patients how to use equipment, monitor patients’ exercise intensity, entering data on patients, leading the strength and flexibility exercises, and to give PowerPoint presentations on the benefits of exercise.

• Developing Tomorrow's Professionals

  Academic Mentor

  The DTP Summer Program conducted at SCSU with Dr. Hoag to mentor/teach inner city high school African-American and Latino men. The duties consisted with one-on-one mentoring with issues of daily living and academic success. Mentors follow up on their course work throughout the year to encourage the young men to follow their goals and preparation for higher education.

• University of Bridgeport

  Exercise Physiologist/Adjunct Professor

  Currently teaching part-time at the university’s Health Science program, the courses focus on adequate healthcare to the growing and aging population. Overall, learning about healthcare services and teaching wellness to the community. The degree program builds upon a common foundation, consisting of general education and biology, chemistry and physics courses, and leads to tracks in community health, exercise and fitness, and nutrition.

• Yale New Haven Hospital

  Research Cardiac Sonographer

  Jason worked at Yale New Haven Hospital as a Research Cardiac Sonographer

• Yale School of Medicine

  Research Interventionist

  The LIFE study research project.
  
  The life study is a geriatric study that compares physical activity intervention to successful aging education intervention, to study the long term effects of the interventions on many health issues that tend to affect people as they age. The duties consisted of checking blood pressure, walking with the participants, leading the balance, strength, and flexibility exercises, and interacting with the participants.

• UGA Relay For Life

  Rewarding and Fun!