Catherine Cox (561)302-7893 cathycox01@gmail.com linkedin.com/in/cathycox01

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE Versatile public health research professional. Combines extensive experience in research study operations & management, communications and behavioral coaching to maximize community impact, contribute to solving critical public health problems, and to help identify and determine policy and funding decisions.

HIGHLIGHTS OF RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Over 7 years of experience in managing the start-up and ongoing research activities of several large, multi-site public health research projects, including two blood donor safety studies funded by NHLBI (REDS: Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study, RADAR: REDS Allogeneic Donor and Recipient Repository), and the HYSQ Evaluation (Helping Young Smokers Quit, an evaluation of existing smoking cessation interventions for adolescents, funded by NCI/CDC/RWJF). Responsibilities varied, and included:

Research Study Operations & Management

Developed study manuals, SOP’s, data tracking forms, field staff memos and other study materials for both in-house and study site staff

Established rapport site managers and staff and maintained extensive communications to ensure timely delivery of monthly data from all sites

Managed document printing and coordinated timely shipment and distribution of all study supplies to sites

Provided guidance and expertise to site staff to ensure standardized protocols were properly implemented

Communicated site study issues, concerns and study site status updates to supervisor

Created biological sample shipment schedules in collaboration with multiple sites and the central storage biorepository, in accordance with dangerous goods shipping guidelines

Coordinated with multi-disciplinary staff including investigators, site managers, field staff, administrative staff to ensure on-time delivery of all project deliverables

Maintained study site and contact data via in-house tracking system database

Data Management & Integrity

Managed mixed-method data collection of state, county, and local tobacco ordinance data for 75+ jurisdictions nationwide

Performed in-house review of monthly source documentation for errors prior to coding and data entry

Worked with site managers and staff to provide data query resolutions

Performed data entry as necessary

Coded data and resolved codebook discrepancies with senior staff

Wrote, reviewed, and tested CAPI and CATI programming specifications

Research Study Coordination

Established and maintained effective working relationships with schools, public health officials, community representatives and program facilitators to recruit and gain consent from participants and coordinate site visits

Administered in-person questionnaires and interviews, conducted telephone surveys

Consistently met recruitment goals and deliverable deadlines

Adhered to all applicable study standard operating procedures and regulatory human subjects, privacy and confidentiality guidelines

• Research study operations/management • Protocol and SOP development and adherence • Data documentation, analysis, and reporting • IRB documentation, human subjects protection • Field/site staff training and management

• Client, participant, and stakeholder relations • Flexible, collaborative team player • Superior written and verbal communication skills • Strong attention to detail, time management and organizational

skills

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Reporting and Research Communications

Prepared annual evaluation reports and made recommendations to for funding children’s after-school services

As part of a multidisciplinary group of researchers, coordinated and contributed to organizational response to the initial RFP for the evaluation of the 1-800-QUIT-NOW National Quitline Initiative, an NCI/CDC funded evaluation of the efficacy of the National Smoking Quitline

Contributed to and prepared documentation for local level IRB submissions

Provided guidance and expertise and developed training sessions for field staff in participant recruitment, informed consent/human subjects protection, biometric screening data collection, HIPPA compliance, and dangerous goods shipping

Assisted with the organization of and preparation for annual steering committee meetings with all in-house and off-site staff, and principle investigators

Conducted literature reviews

Analysis

Synthesized evaluation data to recommend public funding of children’s after-school services using analytic software, including SPSS

Searched, synthesized, and coded state and local tobacco ordinances in study communities

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

EDUCATION

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education Thesis: Prevalence and correlates of drive for thinness among a cohort of black and white adolescent females

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE James Madison University Department of Anthropology

COMPUTER AND RESEARCH TOOLS MS Office (Word/Excel/Powerpoint) SAS (Base) / SPSS / R Biomedical Search Engines/Open Web Research

HEALTHYWAGE (New York, New York) Health Communications Associate 11/2014 – present, 45 HR/WK

RETROFIT (Chicago, IL) Program Advisor & Behavior Coach 11/2011 – 06/2014, 45 HR/WK

EDIETS.COM (Fort Lauderdale, FL) Spokesperson, Health Coach & Success Coordinator 06/2007-07/2011, 45 HR/WK

CHILDREN’S SERVICES COUNCIL OF PALM BEACH COUNTY (Boynton Beach, FL) Research Analyst 12/2006 – 06/2007, 40 HR/WK

WESTAT (Rockville, MD) Program Coordinator/Research Analyst 09/2004 – 11/2006 Jr. Study Manager 01/2003-09/2004, 40 HR/WK

SHEPHERD CENTER (Atlanta, GA) Graduate Research Assistant (part-time) 09/2002 – 12/2002, 10-20 HR/WK

WESTAT (Rockville, MD) Data Editor (full-time/temporary) 05/2002-08/2002, 40 HR/WK

EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

(Atlanta, GA) Graduate Research Assistant (part-time) 01/2002 – 05/2002, 10-20 HR/WK

EMORY UNIVERSITY DEPT. OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE (Atlanta, GA) Graduate Research Assistant (part-time) 09/2001 – 12/2001, 10-20 HR/WK

WESTAT (Rockville, MD) Research Assistant 3/1999 – 11/2006, 40 HR/WK