kelsey hamilton

Facilitated group meeting discussions. Delivered program information and meeting room topics. Prepared for weekly group meetings by attending staff meetings and workshops. Provided guidance to members on utilizing Weight Watchers tools and resources to achieve weight loss goals. Inspired members to make positive changes and celebrating their progress toward their goals.

Conducted data management and organization for analysis through SPSS Statistics, Stata, FileMaker Pro, and Microsoft Excel. Organized data for presentation to stakeholders within the Supporting Partnerships to Assure Ready Kids (SPARK) Ohio program. Assisted with IRB protocol and amendments. Completed literature reviews and data analyses on projects involving mental health and substance use. Edited and created advanced survey functions through Qualtrics survey software.

Worked with the Policy Department on internal and external agency operations. Completed policy research on topics including County Department Call Centers, Connecting Incarcerated Individuals with Public Assistance Upon Release, and developed high-level executive summaries. Assisted with the development of agency policy briefs on topics involving Medicaid, Homelessness, and the State Budget Impact on social services. Participated in the agency’s Infant Mortality Task Force.

Filmed and edited course lectures for Public Affairs Legal Environment graduate course through Final Cut Pro software. Provided assistance to course professor in the organization of course materials and grading assignments. Provided students with course material assistance.

Worked with data collection, organization, and distribution for numerous research projects throughout the state of Ohio. Organized, merged, and distributed data through SPSS Statistics, FileMaker Pro, and Microsoft Excel software programs. Contacted and worked with numerous school systems for data collection. Attended faculty meetings regarding external research opportunities. Researched grant funding opportunities. Contributed writing toward peer reviewed literature.

* Worked with the Government Relations Department team to advocate on behalf of the best interests of the health system and its patients on local, state, and federal legislative and regulatory issues. Researched legislative and regulatory issues * updated legislative contact lists and other databases * and performed daily office activities. Assisted in the planning and coordination of legislative tours of UH facilities for elected officials and staff. Participated in meetings with clinicians and other hospital staff * meetings with outside organizations throughout Cleveland, Ohio * and on occasion, meetings with hospital leadership .

Assisted with various Akron Children's Hospital employee wellness programs, including the wellness website, weekly wellness walks, Blue Sky Green Fields fresh produce delivery, and "Lunch and Learn" employee education programs. Participated in employee wellness programs, including fitness classes and worksite Weight Watchers weekly meetings. Helped develop new employee wellness educational programming, including a presentation on stress management available to all employees through the hospital website. Attended Human Resources department meetings, worksite wellness committee meetings, and local wellness summits.

Greeted customers and assisted them with a variety of shoe recommendations and foot pain remedies. Fit shoes on customers ranging in age from infant to elderly. Received daily shipments and maintained an organized stock room. Contacted customers over the phone with shipment notifications. Kept sales floor up to date with new merchandise. Trained newly hired employees.

Assisted in reviewing and summarizing current literature in topics involving adolescent sport-related concussion legislation, teen driver safety interventions, and relevant content analysis methods for school-based policies. Assisted in developing study protocols and conducting policy content analysis. Provided preparation and writing of manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals.

Honors Graduate, Summa Cum Laude Activities and Societies: Public Health Student Alliance, Dean's List, President's List