Leah Roman, MPH, MCHES, CPACC

Experience

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  Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest

  Jun 2003 - Apr 2004

  Reproductive Health Assistant

  Delivered individual patient education regarding reproductive health maintenance, pregnancy options, and sexually transmitted infections.-Delivered oral and written patient education to male and female patients within a family planning clinic setting. -Collaborated with clinical (nurse practitioners and registered nurses) and administrative leadership staff to assess and meet ongoing needs for patients.

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  Boston Area Rape Crisis Center

  May 2005 - Sept 2005

  Public Education and Outreach Intern

  Designed and conducted a needs assessment comparing neighborhood level incidence of sexual assault in Boston and utilization of BARCC services.-Conducted a needs assessment that included a review and synthesis of multiple data sources including national surveillance data, local police departments, local colleges, and BARCC program utilization reports for its medical advocacy, public education, and hotline programs.-Developed recommendations for BARCC regarding how to more effectively identify and target high risk and underserved neighborhoods with its programs. Show less

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  Babson College

  Jan 2006 - Sept 2007

  Coordinator, Health Promotion & Wellness Programs

  Served as a solo campus public health professional with responsibility for the development, implementation, and evaluation of a comprehensive health promotion program for approximately 1800 undergraduate business students. -Developed, delivered, and evaluated a comprehensive health promotion program for college students based on local and national campus health data and best practices for health promotion.-Managed $10,000 annual health promotion budget.-Served as a campus-wide health education resource person, which included assessing the training, resource, and referral needs of students, staff, and faculty.-Recruited and supervised a master’s level graduate intern for an Alcohol and Other Drug campus needs assessment project.-Implemented Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS). Show less

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  Boston University School of Public Health

  Sept 2006 - Dec 2007

  Teaching Assistant

  Served as a teaching assistant and mentor for MPH graduate students enrolled in Social & Behavioral Sciences for Public Health. Responsibilities included leading regular seminar classes and overseeing and grading students’ final term papers. -Social & Behavioral Sciences for Public Health is a graduate level survey course that introduced students to critical thinking about public health issues, social determinants of health, health risk behaviors, and intervention strategies. -Led biweekly seminar classes of approximately 15 students, with the goal of applying course content to “real life” public health practice issues. -Responsibilities also included assisting students with the development of a final term paper which critiqued a selected public health program or intervention. All papers were shared and used to support peer to peer learning on the class blog called “Challenging Dogma”: http://sb721.blogspot.com/-Received “excellent” level (overall) course ratings for all three semesters (4.28, 4.11, and 4.52 out of a 5.00 scale respectively). Show less

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  Edc.org

  Sept 2007 - Jun 2010

  Senior Campus Prevention Specialist

  Core responsibilities included managing the delivery of individual and group technical assistance (TA) to colleges and universities that received 3-year $300,000 grants from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) through the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (GLSMA).-Developed and delivered workshop content for the annual technical assistance meetings.-Delivered presentations to national and state audiences on a public health approach to suicide prevention.-Supervised two master’s level technical assistance specialists.-Chaired Center-wide committee on electronic learning that was tasked with providing best practice recommendations regarding T/TA event delivery, staff training, and policy development. Show less

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  Drexel University

  Sept 2010 - Jan 2013

  Project Manager

  Managed day-to-day operations of two Assistance to Firefighter Grants (AFG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA):Firefighter Injury Research & Safety Trends (FIRST): A 3-year $870,000 grant to develop and pilot a non-fatal injury surveillance system for firefighters. 2010-2013.Understanding Culture: Assessing Firefighter Safety Climate: A 3-year $1 Million grant to develop a safety climate survey tool specific to the firefighting industry. The survey results will be examined for the strength of their association with firefighter injuries. 2012-2015.Responsibilities Included:-Design and implement formative and process evaluation plans to assess project effectiveness.-Design and implement health communication strategies to message effectively about the project to various target audiences and stakeholder groups.-Inspire communication between the project team, advisory board, community members, federal funding agency, and academic partners.-Supervise master’s level graduate students.-Develop application and ongoing documentation to meet requirements set by University’s Institutional Review Board (IRB).-Assist with grant budget oversight and reconciliation.-Conduct and prepare findings from literature reviews for project reports and publications. Show less

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  Roman Public Health Consulting LLC

  Jan 2013 - now

  Owner & Principal Consultant

  I help public health organizations and consultants design engaging and effective online learning experiences.