Whitney Gray

Experience

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  Bepko Learning Center

  Aug 2010 - Jul 2013

  Student Coordinator

  As a mentor, I was responsible for grading as well as creating new collaborative learning activities in order to promote students to learn the difficult course work in a smaller, collaborative sessions. After two semesters of mentoring, I was promoted to student coordinator for the Office of Academic Mentoring, which gave me leadership as well as collaborative skills. I supervised and managed approximately sixty student mentors every semester. I coordinated the schedules and trained all the mentors. I observed new mentors'​ sessions and provided feedback; I planned and administered new applicants' interviews, as well as worked with staff on project work necessary to maintain the Center. Received the Inaugural Gale Williams Outstanding Leadership Award. Show less

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  Indiana University School of Medicine

  May 2011 - Jul 2012

  Medical Researcher

  The study used a rodent model to examine the influence of fetal genotype as a determinant of vulnerability to ethanol exposure. We analyzed the severity of altered gene expression due to differing lengths of exposure to ethanol. Using immunohistochemisty, we found results differed in specific proteins between alcohol v non-alcohol treated embryos. We also analyzed canonical pathways of proteins involved in differing epigenetic alterations. I realized that without research, clinical physicians would not be able to heal patients. I gained another level of respect for those who research but I also confirmed my desire to work in the field of public health. Research published: “Implications of genomic signatures in the differential vulnerability to fetal alcohol exposure in C57BL/6 and DBA/2 mice”, by Amy C. Lossie, Chiao-Ling Lo, William Muir, Floyd Timm, Yunlong Liu, Whitney Gray and Feng C. Zhou*, published in “Frontiers in Epigenomics and Epigenetics”. Show less

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  Indiana Cancer Consortium

  Nov 2013 - May 2015

  Regional Cancer Control Coordinator

  The Indiana Cancer Consortium (ICC) is the only statewide cancer coalition in Indiana whose mission is to reduce the cancer burden in the state through the development, implementation, and evaluation of a comprehensive cancer control plan. To further its mission, the ICC developed community-based regional coalitions after identifying higher cancer incidence rates from geographic information system maps. As the ICC Regional Coalition Coordinator, I improved local engagement in comprehensive cancer control planning and implementation through identifying the burden of cancer on a local level. I also provided guidance on evidence-base practices to influence local cancer control initiatives that took place at hospitals, community health centers, and local cancer support groups. Show less

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  Eskenazi Health

  Jan 2014 - May 2015

  Prenatal Care Researcher

  Working with pregnant women in disadvantaged populations. Research on how cultural beliefs regarding perinatal care vary between first and second-generation immigrants and how that, in turn, impacts mother and infant health outcomes. Through key informant interviews, discovered that cultural beliefs and the degree of social support received during and after pregnancy positively correlates to both the infant and maternal outcome. After the program development phase, I was responsible for devising and implementing information systems to monitor progress as well as developing promotional material to educate stakeholders about the group prenatal care program and to encourage future mothers to join. Due to demonstrated improved fetal and maternal outcomes, stakeholder support, and the amount of mothers wanting to participate, the program was implemented across the Indianapolis healthcare system. Show less

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  UNAIDS

  May 2015 - Nov 2015

  Gender, Equality and Diversity Intern

  Assisted team members in various projects involving advocacy and resource mobilization in the field of gender equality and the empowerment of women. Provided support to efforts targeted at violence against women and HIV programme in six countries with the Global Coalition on Women and AIDS. Attended the 68th World Health Assembly and the 29th Human Rights Council. As an intern it was necessary that I was adaptable and could easily collaborate with several different team members. I was responsible for assisting with various projects including the World Health Assembly, the Human Rights Council, various HIV/AIDS projects in Sub-Saharan Africa related to gender based violence, gender equality, adolescent girls and young women, as well as a collaborative project with WHO involving an advocacy brief regarding HIV and HPV. Show less

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  Sonke Gender Justice

  Nov 2015 - Dec 2015

  Consultant

  Consultant for a high-level meeting at the United Nations: "Rights, Roles and Responsibilities of Men in Fast-Tracking the End of AIDS". Acted as the liaison with partners and key stakeholders. Responsible for the meeting’s communications package, logistical support including the agenda, briefing notes, concept notes, and discussion paper.

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  World Young Women's Christian Association

  Feb 2017 - Jun 2017

  Consultant

  Virtual consultant for organizing global membership at one of the longest-standing civil society organisation aimed at improving the lives of women. Worked with various departments at the headquarters in order to provide a compilation of over 3,000 global members.

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  International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC

  Mar 2018 - Dec 2018

  Research Consultant

  Completed original research on the short and long-term costs associated with the 2006 armed conflict in Lebanon. The project looked particularly at four sectoral costs: health, infrastructure, environment and economic. The research provided an interdisciplinary approach to analysing the interconnectivity of costs and subsequent impact associated with modernized war within urban areas.

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  Global Health Center

  Sept 2018 - May 2019

  Volunteer Research Assistant

  Assisted in event coordination for a Closed Political Roundtable, "Global Governance of Antimicrobial Resistance in Conflicts” and public event with Director-General of the WHO concerning AMR in armed conflict, "A deadly convergence is a new global threat". Collaborated on work regarding the Commercial Determinants of Health with relation to a final graduate thesis.

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  Digital Transformations for Health Lab

  Jun 2019 - now

  The Lancet & Financial Times Commission explores the convergence of digital health, artificial intelligence, and other frontier technologies with universal health coverage (UHC) to support attainment of the third Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), with a focus particularly on children and young people today, and future generations tomorrow.

  • Youth Engagement Coordinator

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Policy and Research Officer | Youth Coordinator

    Jun 2019 - Sept 2023