Heather (Eckert) Jordan

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Research Program Manager & Health Educator, Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies

  • Education

    • Alfred university

      1996 - 2000
      Bs marketing/health planning and management
    • The george washington university

      2002 - 2004
      Mph maternal and child health

      Activities and Societies: Delta Omega Honorary Public Health Society

  • Experience

    • Parkinson foundation of the national capital area

      Apr 2001 - Dec 2001
      Project coordinator
    • The george washington university- milken institute school of public health

      Jan 2002 - Sept 2006
      Finance manager, department of prevention and community health
    • Umdnj- school of public health

      Oct 2006 - May 2010
      Program development specialist i

      ASPH/CDC: Increasing New Jersey Quitline Use by Pregnant and Postpartum WomenRole: Project Manager/Research AssociateNJDHSS: Overall Evaluation of New Jersey Comprehensive Tobacco Control ProgramRole: Research AssociateUMDNJ-School of Public Health: Tobacco Dependence Clinic-NewarkRole: Clinic Coordinator and Tobacco Cessation Treatment Specialist

    • Mcking consulting

      May 2010 - Sept 2017
      Public health consultant

      ATSDR/CDC: Promoting the National ALS Registry to Non-referral Center NeurologistsSeptember 2014-March 2017Responsible for implementing a pilot project to conduct educational and promotional outreach activities at non-referral/non-specialty center neurology practices in the US, to inform neurologists and their staff about the ALS Registry, to encourage them to inform their patients about the Registry, and to increase persons with ALS self-enrollment in the Registry through the web portal via the use of existing Registry brochures, pamphlets, and factsheets. Responsible for managing project timeline and work plan, developing outreach materials, including a training and key informant interviews, preparing a project protocol and related documents, contributing to IRB and OMB approval processes, sampling and recruiting neurologists at various healthcare settings, data collection and analysis, and dissemination of result, inlcuding manuscripts and reports.Role: Program CoordinatorATSDR/CDC: State and Metropolitan Area-based ALS Surveillance ProjectsCoordinated the New Jersey, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Las Vegas project sites and provide support for all eleven project sites.May 2010-September 2014Role: Program Coordinator and Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) Surveillance Specialist (Assigned to the New Jersey Department of Health) Show less

    • Rutgers school of public health

      Mar 2014 - Sept 2016
      Instructor, department of epidemiology

      DHHS/ASPR Collaborative Scientific Research Related to Recovery from Hurricane Sandy: Tree Hazards Investigation and Prevention of Injuries Among Tree Service Workers, Volunteers, and Other ResidentsSeptember 2014-September 2016Role: Co-InvestigatorCDC/NIOSH/NJDOH: Evaluating the Needs, Knowledge and Health Impacts of Three Worker Populations During and After Superstorm SandyFebruary 2014-September 2015Role: Survey Coordinator

    • Rutgers school of public health

      Apr 2017 - Feb 2019

      Course Instructor: Graduate Seminar in Tobacco Control and Public Health, spring 2017Web-based core graduate course in Health Education and Behavioral Science, summer 2017

      • Manager for Research Administration, Office of Research

        Nov 2017 - Feb 2019
      • Adjunct Instructor, Department of Health Behavior, Society, & Policy

        Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
      • Executive Assistant to the Dean

        Apr 2017 - Nov 2017
    • Rutgers robert wood johnson medical school

      Feb 2019 - Dec 2020
      Research program manager, screennj & department of medicine
    • Rutgers institute for nicotine and tobacco studies (ints)

      Dec 2020 - now
      Research program manager & health educator
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified tobacco treatment specialist (ctts)

      The certification board, inc
      Jan 2008
    • Certified in public health (cph)

      National board of public health examiners (nbphe)
      Jan 2013
    • Certified health education specialist (ches)

      National commission for health education credentialing, inc
      Jan 2004
    • Master certified health education specialist (mches)

      National commission for health education credentialing, inc
      Jan 2013
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Sandy Run Service Unit Treasurer; Troop Leader, Treasurer, Cookie Manager, & Certified First Aider

      Issued by Girl Scouts of the USA on Jan 2014
      Girl Scouts of the USAAssociated with Heather (Eckert) Jordan
    • Pennsylvania State Coordinator

      Issued by Team Red, White & Blue on Apr 2022
      Team Red, White & BlueAssociated with Heather (Eckert) Jordan