Sarah Barkley

Experience

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  University of Georgia - Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

  Aug 2018 - May 2020

  Graduate Lab Assistant

  Taught 60 undergraduate students in biological lab methods and analyses. Managed grading scales and lesson planning. Assisted students in small groups and one-on-one in learning lab principles.

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  The University of Georgia

  Aug 2019 - Jun 2020

  Graduate Research Assistant

  Assisted in clinical research projects focused on reproductive health and health policy in the Andrea Swartzendruber lab.

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  Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

  Jan 2020 - May 2020

  Intern

  Analyzed childhood injury data to inform community needs assessments in Safe Kids coalitions across Georgia. Researched best practices for injury prevention in children. Assessed risk factors for unintentional childhood injury in Georgia populations. Assisted writing the Safe Kids Annual Report.

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  Council for State and Territorial Epidemiologists

  Jun 2020 - Nov 2021

  Applied Epidemiology Fellow

  Developed analytical skills in predictive models, interrupted time series analyses, and summary statistics. Analyzed Colorado data in injury indicators to submit to the CDC. Collaborated and learned from seasoned epidemiologists, biostatisticians, and evaluators.

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  Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

  Nov 2021 - Dec 2023

  Injury Epidemiologist

  Managing hospital and mortality datasets. Conducting statistical analyses to monitor trends in injury data across Colorado. Provide data products and interpretation to stakeholders such as other state agencies and local health departments.

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  Center for Improving Value in Health Care

  Dec 2023 - now

  Healthcare Data Analyst