Briana McIntosh, MPH, CPH

Experience

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  Karen's Angels LLC

  Apr 2005 - Aug 2013

  Barista/ Manager/Cashier

  Family-owned business.

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  Pine Grove Ambulatory Surgical Center LLC

  Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

  Intern

  • Assisted nursing staff with Pre-Op and PACU work• Secretarial work i.e., answering phones, setting up appointments, filing and other clerical work.

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  Multicultural Community Resource Center

  May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Health Education Intern

  • Formed and presented weekly health sessions for refugees from Nepal and Somalia regarding variety of health-promotion topics such as women’s health, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, men’s health, mental health, etc. • Worked alongside with case workers and interpreters to ensure that information would be clearly understood and internalized; great regard for cultural competency • Developed information sheets, flyers, and pamphlets regarding health topics• Designed daily nutrition and exercise activities for the summer day camp for refugee children between the ages of 6 and 12. Show less

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  UPMC

  Jul 2013 - Sept 2014

  Research Assistant

  Conducted and transcribed qualitative interviews for study involving coping mechanisms for a sample of geriatric men and women with depression and anxiety.

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  YWCA Homewood Brushton

  Jul 2014 - Apr 2015

  Community Health Educator

  Intern for ENCOREplus, a breast and cervical health program through the YWCA with the goal of reducing cancer-related health disparities in Allegheny County.-Developed, spearheaded, and evaluated a breast health education program for incarcerated women at the Allegheny County Jail. -Facilitated fun and interactive community-based breast and cervical health educational sessions throughout the Greater Pittsburgh area to small and large groups of women.-Managed and conducted training modules for new community health volunteers. -Duties also included community outreach, patient navigation, program management, health care enrollment, and grant development. Show less

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  Community Research Advisory Board (CRAB)

  Sept 2014 - Sept 2015

  Board Member

  The Community Research Advisory Board is composed of community members, service providers, and academics with a shared interest in research being responsive to community needs and being conducted in a culturally appropriate and ethical manner. CRAB helps researchers in the Pittsburgh area seek guidance on the following:  Development of proposals and study design  Minority recruitment  Design and content of recruitment materials  How to address bad research experiences with minority populations  How best to inform underrepresented populations about their research  Developing a systematic recruitment strategy  Identifying community organizations for partnered research Show less

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  Association of Women in Public Health

  Sept 2014 - Apr 2015

  Public Relations Chair

  -Worked closely with the Events committee and other board members-Responsible for creating, printing and posting flyers for all events-Responsible for publicizing any AWPH events via GSPH student weekly, PH Comm, Pitt newspapers or other media-Responsible for customizing and ordering any AWPH publicity items like T-shirts, pens or any merchandise-Worked closely with the Secretary for creating and maintaining the AWPH website -Responsible for maintaining and updating the AWPH Facebook page as well as twitter-Responsible for taking pictures at AWPH events and posting on social media Show less

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  Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods

  Oct 2015 - Jun 2024

  The Director of Research Operations (DRO) at the PRCHN provides center-wide leadership in thedevelopment and coordination of health promotion/disease prevention research and translationinitiatives. The DRO manages the day-to-day operations of the PRCHN, build organizational structuresand processes that support a collaborative research environment. The DRO works closely with thedirector and affiliated faculty in the development, implementation, and coordination of researchactivities and training initiatives. Specifically, this involves strategic planning, lead expansion ofdomestic and international studies and partnerships, and oversight of core organizational elementsincluding research compliance, financial planning, human resources management and othercollaboration with university and community partners to advance the Center’s mission and goals. Show less •Provide broad support for communication and stakeholder engagement for the center including social media posts, toolkit and report design, quarterly newsletters and dissemination of academic publications and presentations.•Effectively communicate and work with center staff, faculty and director to develop and implement communication plans.•Perform routine maintenance training and content updates to the center’s website.•Developed new WordPress website platform and migrated outdated platform content. Customized interface to follow university guidelines while maintaining center individuality. Show less •Lead the development and implementation of food service guideline and nutrition standard activities for REACH initiative.•Oversee coordination with charitable food system organizations, permanent supportive housing centers, and other community-based organizations who are interested in adopting food service guidelines (FSG) and nutrition standards to their kitchens, congregate meal services or food pantries.•Create assessment and evaluation tools to tailor implementation packages with each partner site.•Provide technical assistance and support to FSG sites in implementation of nutrition and behavioral design strategies. Show less Since 2014, the Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods at CWRU has been apart of a CDC-funded collaborative public health initiative developed by the Health Improvement Partnership of Cuyahoga County (HIP-Cuyahoga). The overarching goals are to improve access and opportunity for healthy eating and active living, chronic disease self-management, and clinic to community linkages. Six neighborhoods in Cleveland and the City of East Cleveland were identified as predominantly African American with considerable health disparities linked to poor nutrition, physical inactivity, and disjointed links to quality health services. As Community Health Engagement Coordinator, -Oversee and manage coordination of resident teams that are engaged in Healthy Eating and Active Living (HEAL) strategies-Provide technical assistance to HEAL partners around grant deliverables and intuitional/community goals-Facilitate communication between residents, stakeholders, community leaders and organization partners as well as lead discussions and activities to build collaboration-Tailor and integrate culturally relevant communication and marketing practices for HEAL strategies-Develop community engagement framework and monitor and assess implementation-Engage community sites and stakeholders to implement healthy eating and active living strategies-Generate comprehensive briefs, project summaries and success stories for reporting and evaluation Show less

  • Director of Research Operations

    Oct 2021 - Jun 2024

  • Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Specialist

    Feb 2020 - Sept 2021

  • Food Systems and Nutrition Project Coordinator

    Feb 2020 - Sept 2021

  • Project Coordinator

    Aug 2015 - Feb 2020

  • Field Surveillance Coordinator

    Oct 2015 - Nov 2018
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  Community First Consulting, LLC

  May 2016 - now

  Founder & Principal Consultant

  -Provide facilitation and technical assistance around asset based community development-Develop specific project coordination and evaluation measures for organizations to track goals and outcome attainment-Engage community stakeholders and local governmental entities to develop and implement strategies to involve local underserved populations, community based organizations, community leaders, researchers, health professionals and others in public health programs, advocacy and policy-Identify potential funding sources and opportunities for related programming and research based on client interests -Develop, plan, write and submit grant proposals as well as collect and analyze data for reporting -Create dissemination products such as toolkits, data briefs and reports, event flyers, academic posters, etc. Show less

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  Case Western Reserve University

  Dec 2018 - Feb 2020

  Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator

  In December 2018, I took on a new role as the stakeholder engagement coordinator for the Community and Collaboration core of the Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) at Case Western Reserve University. This project provided institutional resources to university and partner hospital investigators to promote high quality clinical and translational research locally, regionally and nationally that moves research from bench to bedside and to the community. My primary role was to provide consultation to collaborative teams on team design, communication and community engagement as they work on their translational research projects. Show less

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  Cornerstone Jamaica

  Oct 2021 - Jul 2024

  Chief Executive Officer
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  The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University

  May 2024 - now

  Director of Research and Engagement

  Director of Research & Engagement for the Team Cooke Bailey Lab at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. Our lab is based in the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology and the Center for Health Disparities.