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Vincent Varvaro

Vincent Varvaro

Senior Research Assistant, WTC Personality & Health Study

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Policy Analyst at BCBSA

  • Education

    • Emory University

      2019 - 2021
      Master of Public Health - MPH Health Policy & Management 3.98

      Activities and Societies: Co-Leader - Rollins School of Public Health Student Ambassadors

    • Stony Brook University

      2015 - 2019
      Bachelor of Science - BS Psychology, Sociology 3.85

      Activities and Societies: Senior Class Legacy, AIDS Peer Education, Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Watsi, Welcome Wagon, Residence Hall Council

  • Experience

    • Stony Brook Medicine

      Jan 2017 - May 2019
      Senior Research Assistant, WTC Personality & Health Study

      Longitudinal CDC-funded project investigating the effects of personality on psychological and physical health in responders to the World Trade Center 9/11 attacks (n=452)• Proctored appointments with participants, which included: obtaining informed consent, conducting semi-structured clinical interviews assessing mental and physical health and administering cognitive tasks (Stroop and Trail Making)• Recruitment and data entry

    • Emory University School of Medicine

      Oct 2019 - Jul 2021
      Graduate Research Assistant, Center for AIDS Research

      Assisted on multiple studies investigating methods of HIV/AIDS diagnosis and treatment through the creation of a specimen repository • Transformed data on prescription drug pick-up patterns for 1000+ patients, using SAS and Excel to analyze adherence to drug regimens• Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to screen and enroll patients into specimen repository studies• Obtained and documented informed consent and HIPAA authorization from 300+ study participants

    • Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University

      Aug 2020 - Aug 2023
      Lead Teaching Assistant and Research Assistant

      Courses: Introduction to Health Economics; Economic Evaluation of Health Care Programs• Building an economic model using TreeAge to analyze cost-effectiveness of intervention promoting uptake of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception• Assists in creation, formatting, and grading of assignments; guides 50+ students in building economic models

    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

      Sept 2021 - Jul 2022
      ORISE Fellow

      Member of evaluation team in the Program Services Branch at the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control in the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

    • Acumen, LLC

      Aug 2022 - Jul 2024

      • Data and Policy Analyst II

        Aug 2023 - Jul 2024

      • Data and Policy Analyst I

        Aug 2022 - Aug 2023

    • Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

      Jul 2024 - now
      Senior Policy Analyst

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Adult First Aid/CPR/AED

      American Red Cross
      Aug 2017