Megan Multack

Experience

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  Washington University in St. Louis

  Aug 2009 - Jun 2010

  Research Assistant (concurrent with graduate school)

  Collaborated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health to develop of a series of user guides based on CDC's report, "Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs." The user guides assist state and regional tobacco control staff in building evidence-based and sustainable tobacco control programs. http://cphss.wustl.edu/Pages/default.aspx

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  AARP

  Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

  Graduate Intern (Summer Practicum)
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  Center for Economic Evaluation in Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis

  Nov 2010 - Jun 2011

  Research Assistant (concurrent with graduate school)

  CEEM offers a wide range of services from conducting cost-benefit analyses to developing clinical decision support tools to inform patients, physicians, investigators, and policymakers.

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  AARP

  Jun 2011 - Apr 2015

  Policy Research Senior Analyst

  The Public Policy Institute promotes the development of policies to address economic security, health care, and quality of life. As a Senior Analyst, I supported the AARP policy development process and created original research publications and data visualization tools on a variety health care issues pertinent to healthy aging. Specifically: Authored research papers, fact sheets, blogs, and infographics describing insights gained from research. Publications have been cited by articles in peer-reviewed journals, such as the New England Journal of Medicine.Developed a research initiative examining the use of clinical preventive services and the prevalence of key health risk factors. Identified evidence-based strategies to increase use of clinical preventive services & reduce disparities. Designed a custom data visualization tool for stakeholders to track use of preventive services and prevalence of risk factors by insurance status, race/ethnicity, income, and education across states. Tools and research were praised by the American Society on Aging. Findings were presented in numerous ways, including Medicaid expansion amicus brief, a briefing with the Alliance for Health Reform to national policymakers, and published research reports. Resulted in media coverage.Conducted statistical analyses of large national health databases (e.g., ACS and CPS) to inform research, policy, and advocacy. Managed the Health Security Team’s updates to the AARP Policy Book, a guide of the organization's advocacy and support for specific bills and regulations.Managed a large database for AARP’s new data visualization website (AARP DataExplorer). Served as a member of a team developing communications & media strategy. Co-managed PPI’s Twitter (@AARPpolicy) account. Presented recommendations to improve language access in health care at a national aging conference. Show less

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  L&M Policy Research, LLC

  Jun 2015 - Aug 2016

  Research Consultant

  As a Research Consultant for a small health policy research firm, I conducted qualitative and quantitative research for federal and private clients. I served as the team lead on a contract providing analytic support to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Minority Health.

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  ManTech

  Apr 2017 - Feb 2018

  Public Health Analyst, Department of Defense

  Contractor, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Department of Epidemiology -Developed predictive models to inform evidence-based medical standards and military policies for the Department of Defense (DoD). -Analyzed data from multiple large data sets (e.g., quality review, data cleaning, merging, and extraction). -Managed scientific research on medical conditions responsible for excessive morbidity and attrition in the military.-Assisted with the writing and submission of manuscripts to peer-reviewed medical journals.-Composed proposals for future research.-Produced clear and concise reports documenting findings and methodology used to conduct and analyze epidemiological studies. -Conducted comprehensive literature reviews regarding changes in epidemiological methods. Show less

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  Karna, LLC

  Feb 2018 - Mar 2019

  Research Science and Data Analyst, Department of Defense

  Contractor, Defense Suicide Prevention Office (DSPO)Provided quantitative and qualitative research support to DSPO. Analyzed data from several, large, and complex databases to produce statistics and reports for leadership. Contractor, Defense Health Agency (DHA)Supported the Defense Health Board. The Defense Health Board's mission is to provide independent recommendations to maximize the safety and quality of health care for the Armed Forces. Served as the lead on a tasking from the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs to improve policies and procedures for low-volume high-risk surgeries performed at Military Treatment Facilities. Show less

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  Accenture Federal Services

  Sept 2019 - now

  • Associate Manager

    May 2024 - now

  • Management Consultant Lead, Analytics Specialist

    Sept 2019 - May 2024