Brittany Lucas, MPH

Brittany Lucas, MPH

Chancellor's Undergraduate Intern

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Public Health Professional on Parenting Sabbatical

  • Education

    • San Jose State University

      2014 - 2016
      Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Community Health Education

      Activities and Societies: Co-treasurer and Co-fundraiser of MPH-Student Association

    • University of California, Santa Cruz

      2007 - 2011
      Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Health Sciences

      Activities and Societies: Kappa Gamma Delta: Pre-health Sorority, Volunteer then Intern at Student Health Outreach and Promotion

  • Experience

    • Student Health Outreach and Promotion

      Sept 2010 - Jun 2011
      Chancellor's Undergraduate Intern

      Awarded prestigious Chancellor’s internship based on volunteer service performance and recommendations from professors and previous employers. Administered student sexual health outreach program primarily promoting campus wide safe sex practices. Program included recruitment and supervision of upwards of 100 volunteers and coordination of numerous campus wide outreach events. Introduced reoccurring outreach event where student volunteers distributed safer sex materials to students across campus while promoting other available student health services. Show less

    • Dfusion Inc.

      May 2015 - Aug 2015
      MPH Intern

      Collaborative internship with ETR and dfusion. Conducted literature reviews for future program development and proposals. Contributed to written sections of responses to RFPs, including developing the theoretical basis for a proposed program.Blended Reducing the Risk Project:Assisted staff with development of a multimedia health education program based on an existing evidenced-based curriculum. Developed scripts and storyboards for online lessons based on existing curriculum. Drafted a teachers manual for in-class lessons. Analyzed website lesson completion data from pilot participants to inform future program development and design. Researched and developed “fun facts” for website homepage. Show less

    • ETR

      May 2015 - Aug 2015
      MPH Intern

      Collaborative internship with ETR and dfusion. Conducted literature reviews for future program development and proposals. Contributed to written sections of responses to RFPs, including developing the theoretical basis for a proposed program.Blended Reducing the Risk Project:Assisted staff with development of a multimedia health education program based on an existing evidenced-based curriculum. Developed scripts and storyboards for online lessons based on existing curriculum. Drafted a teachers manual for in-class lessons. Analyzed website lesson completion data from pilot participants to inform future program development and design. Researched and developed “fun facts” for website homepage. Show less

    • San Jose State University

      Aug 2015 - Jul 2016

      Position is focused on evaluation methods used in participatory action research conducted with war affected young mothers in West Africa. Assist in preparing research manuscript for publication on the evaluation methods used in the research; manuscript currently under review. Conduct literature reviews. Draft and edit manuscript sections. Develop codes to organize qualitative data for future research. Taught and assisted 50 students in an upper division biostatistics lab where the fundamentals of statistical processes were practiced. Graded and tracked homework, lab materials, and exams.

      • Graduate Research Assistant

        Jan 2016 - Jul 2016
      • Graduate Teaching Associate

        Aug 2015 - Dec 2015
    • Dfusion Inc.

      Jul 2016 - Apr 2020
      Project Coordinator
    • The Pregnancy Pause

      Apr 2020 - now
      Stay-at-home Parent
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Health Education Specialist

      National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc
      Oct 2016
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Brittany Lucas, MPH
      Honors Distinction on the Comprehensive Exam - May 2016 Achieved scores that qualify for honors recognition on the SJSU MPH comprehensive examination, the culminating experience test which determines mastery of the skills required to earn a MPH.
    • Awarded to Brittany Lucas, MPH
      Outstanding Analyst Award - May 2016
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer

      Issued by Student Health Outreach and Promotion on Sept 2008
      Student Health Outreach and PromotionAssociated with Brittany Lucas, MPH