Aanchal Narang

Experience

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  Good Shepherd Agricultural Mission

  Feb 2015 - Apr 2016

  Staff Worker

  • I counseled adolescents on awareness and strategy around emotional regulation, reality testing, trauma, and motivation• I served as liaison between school teachers and orphanage senior colleagues, communicated school behavior, discipline, and necessary adjustments and support for the 100 orphanage students; collaborated with staff members to create a support and discipline plan, as needed• I tutored primary, secondary, and tertiary school children from ages 7 to 22; monitored academic progress in weekly one-on-one meetings Show less

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  Waltham Fields Community Farm

  May 2018 - Jun 2020

  Field Worker, Farmers' Market Organizer

  • I worked in vegetable production including transplanting, weeding, and harvest• I coordinated a weekly farmer’s market for community members who self-identify as low income; conversed with individuals (in English, French, and Hindi) in efforts to create sense of community between farm and Waltham community members

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  Brigham and Women's Hospital

  Aug 2019 - Mar 2020

  Student

  • I learned under Harvard Medical School clinician at Psychiatry Complex Diagnostic Evaluation Clinic and attended weekly in-patient psychiatry rounds

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  McLean Hospital

  Dec 2019 - Sept 2020

  Community Residential Counselor, Mental Health Specialist

  •I provided individualized Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for patients young adults with borderline personality disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and co-morbid eating or substance abuse disorders•I co-led clinical groups on DBT and special topics (mindfulness tools, substance abuse, interpersonal relationships) with clinicians•I apprised clinicians of patient treatment and response to treatment during clinical review and offered creative solutions regarding therapy and patient behavior Show less

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  Cataldo Ambulance Service Inc.

  Jul 2020 - Dec 2020

  Emergency Medical Technician

  • I provided BLS treatment and safe transport during pre-hospital care on 911 level medical calls• I provided report to in-hospital clinicians detailing medical or trauma scenarios, treatment given, and patients’ response to treatment

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  Neighborhood Food Action Collaborative

  Apr 2021 - Aug 2021

  Volunteer Researcher

  •I compiled, screened, & connected more than 60 food-related community organizations within the Boston Blue Hill Corridor area to address food insecurity exacerbated by the COVID health crisis •I interviewed community organizations in Boston to gather qualitative data on food insecurity and the COVID health crisis in Boston•I facilitated a community meeting among Blue Hills Corridor citizens and organizations to address health information gaps and connect underserved families to available food, health, and economic resources. •I helped distribute food boxes weekly in collaboration with Boston churches Show less

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  Mills College

  Aug 2021 - Oct 2022

  Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • I served as a teaching assistant and peer tutor for undergraduate and graduate level general chemistry, biology, and immunology courses

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  University of California, San Francisco

  Feb 2023 - Apr 2025

  Vadu Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Temporary Childbirth Migration Study: • Qualitatively analyze 60+ interviews with Indian women and their family members through Dedoose software to code for themes addressing TCM, healthcare continuity, social and relational implications of TCM, reasons for migration (medical, cultural, illness); Submit paper and results at The Population Association of America (PAA) 2024 Annual Meeting;• Perform literary reviews on the ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) healthcare worker system in India for additional background study incorporated into PAA abstract (October 2023, April 2024) The UCSF Hellman Fellows Breastfeeding and Dietary Changes Study:• I independently designed an interview questionnaire, co-lead participant recruitment, and manage operations for study including participant reimbursements, data collection and transcription services, and communication with UCSF financial analysts, principal investigator, and participants; • I independently conduct 20+ interviews with breastfeeding parents to explore parents’ decision making and experiences adopting elimination diets and perceived impacts on breastfeeding with the goal of measuring the association between elimination diets and breastfeeding discontinuation, especially as related to resources, information sharing, and social support availability Show less Designed a randomized control trial two-session intervention requiring advanced knowledge on harm reduction principles, motivational interviewing, dyadic research principles, and SFDPH HIV/HCV Disclosure Training modules; Received and incorporate feedback from study Principal Investigators at weekly intervention meetings;•Independently drafted intervention resources and study staff tools including the 70-page YETI Study Intervention Manual; Led research staff through multi-day monthly training sessions for intervention implementation, dyadic facilitation, HIV/HCV disclosure process, and protocol management; •Developed intervention implementation and data collection protocol based on R01 research strategy, operational management of study sites, and participant recruitment for multiple SF study sites and 250+ study participants; • Developed reimbursement protocol for the YETI Study in consultation with Study Manager; Manage YETI Study and team financial systems, petty cash, and reimbursements in consultation with UCSF financial analysts;• Recruit for, plan, and lead monthly meetings for a three-year Community Academic Partnership (CAP) with 10 SF community-based organizations (CBO) to facilitate Community Based Participatory Research; Manage relationships, facilitate training, and determine workflow for CBO study site partners;• Recruit participants for weekly study pilot sessions; coordinate pilot planning and lead study team through intervention and data collection piloting; independently manage finances and reimbursements required for study pilot process; maintain data sets from visits, procedures, lab tests, and participant-related information; communicate results of study information to community partners and CBO partner sites;• Lead communication with UCSF DEB researchers, community organizers, and study participants (houseless people with lived injection drug use) through phone calls, emails, site visits Show less • Designed a randomized control trial two-session intervention requiring advanced knowledge on harm reduction principles, motivational interviewing, dyadic research principles, and SFDPH HIV/HCV Disclosure Training modules; Received and incorporate feedback from study Principal Investigators at weekly intervention meetings;•Independently drafted intervention resources and study staff tools including the 70-page YETI Study Intervention Manual; Led research staff through multi-day monthly training sessions for intervention implementation, dyadic facilitation, HIV/HCV disclosure process, and protocol management; •Developed intervention implementation and data collection protocol based on R01 research strategy, operational management of study sites, and participant recruitment for multiple SF study sites and 250+ study participants; • Developed reimbursement protocol for the YETI Study in consultation with Study Manager; Manage YETI Study and team financial systems, petty cash, and reimbursements in consultation with UCSF financial analysts;• Recruit for, plan, and lead monthly meetings for a three-year Community Academic Partnership (CAP) with 10 SF community-based organizations (CBO) to facilitate Community Based Participatory Research; Manage relationships, facilitate training, and determine workflow for CBO study site partners;• Recruit participants for weekly study pilot sessions; coordinate pilot planning and lead study team through intervention and data collection piloting; independently manage finances and reimbursements required for study pilot process; maintain data sets from visits, procedures, lab tests, and participant-related information; communicate results of study information to community partners and CBO partner sites;• Lead communication with UCSF DEB researchers, community organizers, and study participants (houseless people with lived injection drug use) through phone calls, emails, site visits Show less

  • Data Analyst

    May 2023 - Apr 2025

  • Clinical Research Coordinator

    Feb 2023 - Apr 2025

  • Volunteer Researcher

    Aug 2022 - Oct 2024

  • Clinical Research Coordinator

    Feb 2023 - Dec 2023
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  Temple of Earth Apothecary

  Sept 2024 - Apr 2025

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