Jennifer St. Clair Russell, PhD, MSEd, MCHES

Experience

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  ROW Sciences/FDC

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2001

  Curriculum and Instructional Designer
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  Association of Schools of Public Health

  Jun 2001 - Nov 2002

  Program Manager, Distance Education
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  ORC Macro (SHS Division)

  Dec 2002 - Jan 2005

  Web Project Manager
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  Montgomery College

  Sept 2004 - Sept 2009

  Adjunct Professor

  Online instructor at Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland.

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  ORC Macro (AHT Division)

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

  Sr. Task Manager
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  American Kidney Fund

  Jan 2006 - Jun 2012

  Director, Public & Professional Education
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  Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

  Jun 2012 - Jun 2014

  Graduate Research Assistant
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  Quality Insights (Renal Network 5)

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2016

  Director, Special Projects
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  Duke University School of Medicine

  Aug 2016 - Oct 2022

  • Assistant Professor (Adjunct)

    Oct 2018 - Oct 2022

  • Assistant Professor

    Aug 2016 - Oct 2018
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  National Kidney Foundation

  Oct 2018 - Jul 2021

  Senior Vice President, Education & Programs
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  DIMENSIONS OF CARE, LLC

  Jul 2021 - now

  Principal

  • Advises clients regarding overall strategy and approach for patient and clinician education• Develops patient and clinician education/CME materials and course offerings by:- Conducting needs assessments- Collaborating with subject matter experts (SMEs)- Synthesizing peer reviewed literature, practice guidelines and healthcare qualitymeasures- Writing interactive and engaging content - Implementingandevaluatingofferings• Applies appropriate principles and theories during the development of patient education materials (e.g., health literacy principles, health behavior theory, learning science, accessibility standards)• Leads research initiatives, including:- Identifying validated survey instruments (as appropriate)- Creating and testing survey instruments- Developing and testing qualitative data collection instruments (i.e., semi-structured interview question sets and focus group guides)- Analyzing data either independently or in collaboration with a biostatistician - Summarizing findings with recommendations for implementation • Facilitates collaboration and partnership amongst stakeholders• Assists clients with grant proposals, funding requests and developing use cases Show less

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  Virginia Commonwealth University

  Jan 2023 - now

  Adjunct Assistant Professor - Social & Behavioral Health

  Graduate-level instructor for SBHD 605: Introduction to Social & Behavioral Health.This course addresses the influence of social and behavioral factors impacting public health, covering both historical perspectives and current issues. Topics covered include the theoretical foundations of social and behavioral health; the sociocultural context of health (social determinants of health), health promotion and disease prevention interventions; and special populations and topics.