Katie Thomas Martinez

Experience

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  Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute

  Jun 2012 - Aug 2015

  Student Research Assistant

  Experience with the scientific research process and research on congenital heart defects

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  Dr. Weiner's Soundmapping the Religious Midwest Project

  Aug 2015 - Jun 2016

  Student Research Assistant

  Gained experience in conducting interviews, critically analyzing sounds, editing sound bites. Through this project I was able to participate in the Midwest American Academy of Religion Regional Conference as a presenter and panelist

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  Ohio Department of Health

  Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

  Intern in the Office of Health Policy and Performance Improvement

  Gained experience in the collaborative Public Health policy making process, helped conduct a department wide Cultural Competency Assessment, and completed administrative activities such as helping to plan and organize meetings.

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  Foreign Service Institute

  May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Intern

  Edited and updated course materials for over 1000 students, updated 13 course textbooks, created marketing materials for the courses, completed day to day organizational tasks, communicated with Foreign Service Officers in the courses, and networked within the State Department.

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  City Year

  Sept 2017 - May 2018

  Intern, Nonprofit Immersion Program

  Intern on the development team, responsible for aid in planning events including the yearly Red Jacket Ball gala.

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  Peace Corps

  Sept 2018 - Mar 2020

  • Extensive training in the Public Health situation in Zambia, Zambian Ministry of Health, adult motivation strategies, supply chain management, and the local language Bemba• Worked closely with the rural health center in Nsanja village to support and facilitate projects with local health staff• Collaborated with the district capital Department of Health to effectively implement their goals and programs within Nsanja• Managed the nutrition club with community counterparts to train them on nutrition interventions (cooking demonstrations, one on one counselling, growth monitoring) for sustainable prevention of undernutrition• Managed Malaria taskforce to aid in the prevention and treatment of malaria in at risk groups• Organized and ran a district wide malaria training in collaboration with other Peace Corp volunteers• Strived to promote effective and organized reporting techniques to improve treatment plans, including the proper documentation of under five vaccinations and growth monitoring in the rural health center• Provincial coordinator for Peace Corps Zambia Malaria Committee Show less

  • Peace Corps Volunteer

    Dec 2018 - Mar 2020

  • Peace Corps Trainee

    Sept 2018 - Dec 2018
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  URC

  Jan 2021 - Aug 2021

  Intern, Center for Technical Excellence

  • Designed, implemented, and completed a comparative analysis of three sister projects to highlight best practices and offer guidance for future project. • Contributed to the creation of URC signature approaches in private sector engagement, sustainable and inclusive development, and political & economic analysis. • Focus: technical writing, information synthesis and analysis.

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  Duke University, Bass Connections

  May 2021 - May 2022

  Research Assistant

  Under the Universal Healthcare Finance Policy Surveillance project, I:• Develop coding and surveillance processes for universal healthcare policy • Work in a dynamic team setting • Develop educational videos about universal healthcare policy

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  Duke University

  Aug 2021 - May 2022

  Working with the Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) to develop a toolkit of evaluation measures for antiracism trainings. As a service-learning assistant for a Duke community engaged course (Evaluation Design and Implementation), I:• Coordinate effective communication between students, faculty, and community partners • Lead class reflections on community engagement

  • Research Assistant

    Oct 2021 - May 2022

  • Service Learning Assistant

    Aug 2021 - May 2022
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  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

  Jul 2022 - now

  CDC’s Division of Infectious Disease Readiness and Innovation - Supported division policy needs, such as updating budget narratives, coordinating input on documents, responding to oversight requests - Led an evaluation of the Laboratory Response Network’s testing capacity throughout the 2022 mpox responseDeployment on 2022 Multinational Mpox Response - Assisted in coordination of the Global Mpox Response Team- Contributed to controlled correspondence, meeting briefs, and various communications documents Show less

  • Global Health Officer - Multilateral Liaison

    Jul 2024 - now

  • Presidential Management Fellow - Global Health Officer

    Aug 2023 - Jul 2024

  • Presidential Management Fellow - Public Health Analyst

    Jul 2022 - Jul 2023