Cristina Eckhardt

Experience

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  Brandon Regional Hospital

  Jan 2014 - Jul 2015

  Nurse Assistant
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  Tampa Museum of Art

  Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

  The Connections Program Discussion Facilitator

  Facilitated group discussions on works of art with individuals experiencing mental illness, including depression, PTSD, Alzheimer's, dementia, and substance abuse. Responsible for ensuring that conversation was inclusive and supported each individual in feeling comfortable expressing their insights. Through my experience with The Connections Program, I completed my Honor's Thesis in which I created a research study designed to measure the ability of visual thinking strategies in lowering feelings of anxiety among those suffering from mental illness, using the HAM-A. Show less

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  The Joint Chiropractic

  Jan 2017 - Aug 2017

  Wellness Coordinator

  Collaborated with doctors to create appropriate treatment plans for patients based on their health-related goals. In operations, drove initiative exploring workflow nuances and their impact on patient conversion ratio. Identified processes to maximize efficiency and impact of personal SOP, increasing my conversion ratio performance from 30% (meeting expectations) to 60%. As a result, collaborated with leadership to develop SOP and training for new and existing employees, and conducted training program for 3 branch locations across Tampa/St. Petersburg area. Show less

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  Piero Scaruffi - Collaborator at the Stanford Peace Innovation Lab

  Jan 2018 - Jun 2018

  Cognitive Science Editorial Intern

  Contributor and editor of Piero Scaruffi's newsletter on Cognitive Science– responsible for researching and creating comprehensive summaries on the latest developments in the fields of neurobiology, consciousness, philosophy of mind, artificial intelligence, connectionism, neural networks, linguistics, cognitive psychology, etc.

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  Noom Inc.

  Mar 2018 - Jun 2020

  Health Coach

  Applied CBT-based curriculum to guide individuals towards creating significant, lasting health outcomes. Collaborated with individuals to establish SMART goals to support behavior change and management of chronic disease such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension, etc. Through the OARS model of motivational interviewing, explored underlying ambivalence to guide individuals through the various stages in the Transtheoretical Model of Change to solidify lasting behavior change.

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  Louisiana State University

  May 2019 - May 2020

  Research Assistant at the Cognitive Neuroscience of Affect and Psychopathology Lab (CNAPs)

  Responsibilities included collaboration on study design and supervision, behavioral data collection (including Galvanic Skin Response and eye movement), data analysis using Biopac, Matlab, and RStudio, participant recruitment via Sona, protocol and data collection training to other lab members, literature review, and collaboration on writing/editing publications.

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  Hinge Health

  Jun 2020 - now

  Hinge Health is creating a new health care system, built around you. Accessible to 25 million members across more than 1,200 customers, Hinge Health is the #1 digital clinic for joint and muscle pain, delivering superior member outcomes and proven claims reductions. We pair the industry’s most advanced motion technology and wearable pain relief with a complete clinical care team of physical therapists, physicians, and board-certified health coaches to help people move beyond pain and reduce surgeries and opioid use. Hinge Health’s HingeConnect integrates with 1 million+ in-person providers to enable earlier interventions for avoidable MSK surgeries. Learn more at http://www.hingehealth.com Show less

  • Lead Project Manager, Central Project Operations

    Apr 2024 - now

  • Lead, Central Project Operations

    Jan 2024 - Mar 2024

  • Project Manager, Member Success

    Jan 2022 - Dec 2023

  • Health Coach

    Jun 2020 - Jan 2022