racine jacques

irb specialist

About

Experienced analyst with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education and research industries. Skilled in GIS Applications, Research Compliance and Administration, Business Development, Leadership, and Data Analysis. Strong social science research and analytics background with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Sociology from the University of Central Florida.

Country

united states

City

orlando

Industry

research

Skill

qualitative research, university teaching, research, policy, data analysis, teaching, event planning, food industry, environmental sociology, gender studies, program development, fundraising, higher education, leadership, public speaking, community outreach, international relations, public policy, microsoft office, political economy, gis application, statistics, program evaluation, spss, quantitative research, stata

Experience

irb coordinator

university of central florida - office of research & commercialization

2018-5 - Present · 8 yrs 5 mos

irb specialist

university of central florida

2016-8 - Present · 10 yrs 2 mos

research assistant

university of central florida institute of social and behavioral sciences

2013-6 - 2013-8 · 3 mos

Collaborated with Sociology Department faculty and community leaders on a needs assessment evaluation of Bithlo, FL for the Heart of Florida United Way. I served as the lead on the needs assessment project and, in collaboration with two faculty members, produced a final report for the United Way which was used to facilitate a larger telephone-based survey. Created maps and database files using ArcGIS for select Census blocks in Bithlo, FL in order to facilitate a phone-based survey for the Institute of Social and Behavioral Sciences at UCF.

human resources director

peninsula foodservice

2007-9 - 2012-7 · 4 yrs 11 mos

Directed and coordinated accounts payable operations Managed payroll administration and human resources Established and managed company health insurance and dental insurance policies Monitored and analyzed monthly operating reports for officers of the company

lead analyst

lou frey institute of politics and government

2015-7 - 2018-5 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Responsible for updating, organizing, and maintaining all data archives including those related to the Civics Health Index, Florida Civics End of Course Assessment scores, and the Lou Frey Institute user database Provided analytical support for Lou Frey Institute staff projects Designed and implemented a quarterly evaluation study of Florida Joint Center for Citizenship Professional Development workshops Collaborated with partners at Tufts University and the Partnership for Civic Learning on the implementation of a pre/post survey design on 7th grade public school students’ civic attitudes and engagement. Responsible for data collection, analysis and preparation of reports highlighting conceptual elements from the Institute’s survey research Principal Investigator on the design and execution of a comprehensive school and classroom climate survey, “Teaching Civics in Florida,” which was distributed state-wide to all public school civics teachers

Education

university of central florida

political science and government

2008-1 - 2010-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Concentration in Environmental Politics

barnard college

political science and government

1999-1 - 2003-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Concentration in International Politics

university of central florida

philosophy

2012-1 - 2015-1 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Received Department of Sociology Graduate Student Teaching Award in 2014. Published "The Slaughterhouse, Social Disorganization and Violent Crime in Rural Communities" in the academic, peer-reviewed journal Society and Animals, 2014. Published "Monocropping Cultures into Ruin: The Loss of Food Varieties and Cultural Diversity" with Peter J. Jacques in the academic, peer-reviewed journal Sustainability, 2012. Co-author of "A Qualitative Needs Assessment of Bithlo, FL: A report for the Heart of Florida United Way" with James Wright and Amy Donley, 2013.