I am very excited to apply for the Research Project Analyst position, as advertised on the UC Berkeley School of Public Health student portal. I earned my MPH degree in May 2016 from the University of California Berkeley School of Publich Health, where I also earned a Global Health Certificate. My area of specialization includes health education, program planning and strategic management, with special focus on minorities’ access to healthcare services. I have taken extensive courses in the areas of health care strategic management, program planning, and quality care delivery. Previously, I received my PhD in Education from the University of California Berkeley in in the area of policy, governance, management and organizational behavior. Prior …show more content…
During my public health studies, I focused my research on strategic management and program planning in order to realizing innovative ways to provide quality care to low-income minorities. Throughout my public health studies I was fortunate to design and plan a program for a free clinic in the Bay Area to integrate an innovative mental health system within their existing medical clinic. Additionally, I worked as a student consultant with Kaiser Permenante on a language assistance program development. I developed and conducted a qualitative research project investigating the impact of health education in improving minorities’ access to mental health services. Throughout this research I benefitted from interviewing many health educators, social workers, clinicians, and psychologists doing their work in a variety of settings from clinics and hospitals to schools and county offices. During my doctoral studies at UC Berkeley, I designed and conducted a qualitative and quantitative reaserch investigating the role of school leadership in implementation of instructional practices within various organizational and institutional environments. I benefited from interviewing and surveying students, teachers and coaches, principals, and district professionals in San Francisco Unified School District and West Contra