April Seungyeon Cho

Experience

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  National Institute of Health (NIH)

  Aug 2014 - Jul 2015

  Research Assistant

  Korean National Institute of Health (KNIH) (PI: Hyung-Young Park, MD, PhD)• Conducted literature review and developed survey questionnaire to assess the need of health information among senior adults in South Korea

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  Samsung Medical Center

  Sept 2014 - Jul 2015

  Samsung Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine (PI: Juhee Cho, PhD)• Conducted literature review to assess quality of life of colorectal cancer survivors• Developed Korean version of Low Anterior Resection Syndrome (LARS) score and tested its validity and reliability Samsung Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine (PI: Juhee Cho, PhD)• Developed educational material for breast cancer survivors and implemented education sessions Samsung Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine (PI: Juhee Cho, PhD)• Conducted literature review and developed educational material for health management among pre- and peri- menopause women

  • Research Assistant

    Mar 2015 - Jul 2015

  • Research Assistant

    Mar 2015 - Jul 2015

  • Research Intern

    Sept 2014 - Feb 2015
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  BESURE Study: National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Study (NHBS)

  Jul 2016 - Apr 2017

  Graduate Research Assistant

  BESURE study, Dept. of Health Behavior and Society, JHSPH (PI: Danielle German, PhD and Colin Flynn, MS)• Conducted and transcribed focus group interviews• Completed informed consent procedures and administered socio-behavioral survey using ACASI• Provided health and social service referrals following the structured research protocol for CDC’s HIV behavioral surveillance among low-income Baltimore residents at increased risk for heterosexual HIV transmission

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  Institute for Global Tobacco Control, JHSPH

  Jul 2016 - Jul 2016

  Research Intern

  TPackSS study, Institute for Global Tobacco Control, JHSPH (PI: Katherine Smith, PhD)• Translated Korean tobacco package to English for Tobacco Pack Surveillance System (TPackSS) study

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  National Cancer Center (NCC), South Korea

  Jan 2018 - Dec 2019

  Researcher
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  Blwk

  Jan 2024 - now

  Founder

  Building an online community dedicated to promoting and supporting the practice of baby-led weaning in Korea