Layna Manjoine

Experience

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  City of Iowa City

  Nov 2017 - May 2023

  Manager

  •Assisted with outreach planning and events to increase accessibility to the pool and create a welcoming environment for everyone in the community. •Supervised guards and lessons instructors to help them grow to become better in their professional skills.•Coordinated lessons programing to ensure high quality swim education and provide fundamental skills to people of all ages. •Facilitated Red Cross lifeguarding classes.

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  UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS &CLINCS

  Sept 2020 - Jan 2021

  Badge Center Specialist

  Through working at the badge center, I gained communication and phone skills by acting as a customer support agent of the badge center of the hospital. During my time in this position I also maintained professional appearance and demeanor and expertly completed assigned tasks with a focus on quality.

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  UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS &CLINCS

  Mar 2022 - now

  The Equity in Health Science and Practice (E-HSP) project, is a research project aimed at alleviating long-standing imbalances in health care affecting patients who identify as members of a minoritized racial or ethnic group and/or who live in rural settings. •Facilitated community interventions in order to provide health screenings and tools for preventative care. •Collected and analyzed data throughout community events in order to understand more about access to healthcare in minority populations. •Collaborated and planned techniques to help Iowa community members access healthcare programs.•Presented data and results to a Community Advisory Board and the Public Health Conference of Iowa.•Studied mechanisms on Type II diabetes and Long-Covid in attempt to understand where there are barriers to care Show less

  • Research Intern

    May 2024 - now

  • Student Leader

    Mar 2022 - now
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  SCORE - Smart Control of the Climate Resilience in European Coastal Cities

  May 2023 - Jul 2023

  Intern

  SCORE is a four-year EU-funded project aiming to increase climate resilience in European coastal cities. The project will tackle specific challenges related to sea levels, coastal erosion and extreme weather events using an integrated solution of smart technologies and nature-based solutions.•Created Surveys to collect data from participants in Minecraft climate change stimulation project to determine future research planning. •Met with stakeholders in education to advocate for the use of digital games as a tool in the classroom. •Collaborated with internal and external departments in multinational workplace to enact cross-cultural problem-solving related to environmental health concerns. Show less

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  UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS &CLINCS

  Sept 2023 - May 2024

  Student Research Assistant

  •Assisted with consenting patients into research studies in order for ongoing research studies to progress and achieve goals of comprehensive care. •Gained experience with the American Thrombosis and Hematology Network, which resulted in a greater understanding of the importance of data management and the details of research. •Revised data throughout various platforms to ensure quality care for hematology patients. •Maintained professional appearance and demeanor and expertly completed assigned tasks with focus on quality.•Achieved results while understanding the core competencies associated with human research and gained skills within the administrative side of studies. Show less

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  Johnson County Public Health

  Sept 2023 - May 2024

  Student Epi Team

  •Assisted Disease Prevention Specialists with k-12 immunization audits in order to prevent possible outbreaks within schools in the county. •Gained experience with outbreak investigations in order to further understand the connection between disease transmission and community. •Communicated with other people on the team including supervisors, achieving an organized flow of information and collaboration.