Audrey Kennar MSPH, BSN, RN

Experience

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  St Mary Catholic School

  Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  STEM Classroom Project Assistan

  Working independently on school renovation to house new STEM classroom

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  Oregon Museum of Science and Industry

  May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Early Childhood Education Intern

  Supervising the Science Playground for kids ages 0-6, facilitating early childhood learning through science-based demonstrations

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  University of Portland

  Apr 2018 - May 2019

  Teaching Assistant

  School of Nursing Teaching Assistant: educating other nursing students on medication administration, catheter placement, and patient assessments, answering questions and leading demonstrations in the laboratory during open lab hours

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  PROVIDENCE ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER

  Jun 2019 - Jun 2021

  Registered Nurse

  Neurosurgery/Neurovascular Telemetry Unit: advocating for my patients to other health care professionals about patient safety concerns, educating patients and families throughout their hospital stay and prior to discharge, problem solving to meet patients’ needs and deliver quality care, assisting with quality improvement projects on my unit

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  Center for Health Security

  Oct 2021 - Apr 2022

  Graduate Research Assistant
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  Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD

  Oct 2021 - Apr 2022

  Registered Nurse

  PRN nurse on an oncology/gynecology in-patient unit

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  The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

  Jun 2022 - Jan 2023

  Graduate Research Assistant

  - Working on the qualitative analytic aspect of Opt4TPT to abstract clinic records/source documents using RedCap, quality check transcripts, code interview transcripts, audio recordings, and field notes, and develop the master codebook using MaxQDA to depict patient and provider-level barriers to TPT uptake.- Developing summary statistics related to Wisepill and Evrimed patient adherence data, using Excel and Stata.- Monitoring clinic sites by using the monitoring interim visit form as part of the study documentation. - Assisting in leading training sessions on conducting in-depth interviews, along with holding refresher trainings as needed.- Coordinating weekly team meetings.- Tracking missing data and gaps in the data in order to eliminate bias and to create the most robust analysis possible. Show less

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  The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

  Mar 2023 - Jul 2023

  Infectious Disease Research Assistant

  I have the opportunity to continue working on the research I had contributed to during my graduate research assistant position and master’s degree practicum and capstone experiences. I am working on the qualitative analysis of the patient and provider interview transcripts as part of the Opt4TPT research study based in South Africa, Ethiopia, and Zimbabwe.

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  Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD

  Mar 2023 - Jun 2023

  Registered Nurse

  PRN nurse on an oncology/gynecology in-patient unit

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  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  Jul 2023 - now

  Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer

  A 2-year fellowship as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer (EISO) in the field site position located in San Diego, CA! This position includes both the San Diego County Health Department and the US-Mexico Unit. I am honored for the opportunity to be part of the 2023 class, and I am looking forward to all of the growth and learning to come throughout this experience!