Tara Daly, MSc

Experience

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  Greco Graphics

  Oct 2011 - Aug 2014

  Sales Associate

  • Store key holder with opening and closing responsibilities• Greet customers and assist them in finding the product(s) they are searching for• Assist customers in designing and placing custom product orders

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  Merrimack College Bookstore

  Aug 2013 - Aug 2014

  Sales Associate

  • Greet Customers and assist them in finding the product(s) they are searching for• Maintain cleanliness and organization of facilities

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  Merrimack College Health Science Department

  Aug 2013 - Aug 2014

  Research Assistant

  • Empower the physical activity and academic achievement of adolescents • Work with a team of students to implement the program• Sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and offered by Merrimack College and the Merrimack Valley YMCA

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  Eliopoulos & Eliopoulos, P.C.

  May 2015 - Aug 2016

  Secretary

  • Enhance effectiveness of office by greeting clients and answering and referring telephone inquiries • Prepare documents and maintain file systems by inputting, retrieving, and formatting data• Handle incoming mail and other materials • Assist in managing office banking and QuickBooks system and organization of office filing system

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  Merrimack College Health Science Department

  Sept 2015 - Aug 2018

  • Coordinate and deliver project funded by New Balance, Inc. and CLASS Inc.• Promote fitness among students who have intellectual disabilities in Andover High School • Train and lead student volunteers from Merrimack College• Conduct data collection, entry, and reports of the program •Assist in research related to childhood obesity for a study conducted by Merrimack College and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health evaluating the impact of fast food restaurant advertising on healthy and non-healthy food purchases•Assist in developing and evaluation of an environmental assessment tool for various fast food restaurants•Act as teaching assistant for an undergraduate Introduction to Epidemiology course at Merrimack College •Assist with data cleaning and analyses for a study conducted by Merrimack College and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health examining if aggregate plate waste methods are a valid measure of students’ consumption of fruits, vegetables, and entrees in school•Gain experience conducting validation research and managing large data sets in excel•Extensive background research on behavioral economics, food preference, and nutrition of controversial foods

  • Project Coordinator

    Jan 2015 - Aug 2018

  • Graduate Research Fellow

    Aug 2016 - May 2017

  • Research Assistant

    Sept 2015 - May 2016
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  CLASS

  Sept 2015 - May 2016

  Student Intern

  • Coordinate and implement fitness and nutrition programs for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, possible physical impairments, at CLASS Inc.• Complete pre- and post-testing for data analysis and outcomes reporting• Build knowledge and gain experience working with occupational therapists and the marketing and management departments• Prepare and assist during fundraising events, supporting auctions and registration

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  Boston Children's Hospital

  Aug 2017 - Mar 2022

  • Roya Kabuki Program Clinical Research Project Manager

    Jun 2021 - Mar 2022

  • Clinical Research Specialist III

    Sept 2020 - Jun 2021

  • Clinical Research Specialist II

    Aug 2018 - Sept 2020

  • Clinical Research Specialist

    Aug 2017 - Aug 2018
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  Merrimack College

  Mar 2022 - now

  Research Manager