About Me

                             Curriculum vitae

Kandice D. Oakley

Research Assistant

Johns Hopkins University

Email: kdoakely@liberty.edu

Phone: (443) XXX-4702

Office Address: XXX E. Monument St.

Profile

Motivated research assistant with a strong vision to educate others to become an advocate for themselves and loved ones. This vision has included planning educational communal outreaches and assisting to design a new patient and family focus group study by developing IRB protocols and participant recruitment materials for the study. Demonstrated strong mastery in conducting literature reviews and summaries of published literature in the focused area, and analyzed qualitative and quantitative data. 

Work Experience

Johns Hopkins University                                                                                   2018- Pres.

(Research Assistant)

• Assists with the editing and preparation of manuscripts.
• Enters data into a computer database and/or spreadsheet application for analysis.
• Assists with duties related to the production of academic journals. 
• Performs research work in archives, interviews and online.
• Plans and organizes community advisory board meetings and events. 

Johns Hopkins Hospital                                                                                      2016-2018

(Staff Assistant)

• Arranging meetings and scheduling appointments and events
• Event planning.
• Recording and dispersing meeting minutes. 
• Entering data and filling appropriate documentation and reports.

United States Army 

(Allied Health Specialist/ Combat Medic)                                                        2012-1016

• Administered emergency medical treatment to battlefield casualties
• Assisted with outpatient and inpatient care and treatment
• Interviewing patients and recording their medical histories.
• Prepared blood samples for laboratory analysis
• Kept health records and clinical files up-to-date

Education

Graduate Cert.  Health Promotion, Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA.             2018- Pres.

MPH                 Global Health, Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA.                   2016- 2017

BS                     Interdisciplinary Studies, Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA.  2014- 2016

Research Focus

Hypertension, Kidney Education and Transplantation, Health Promotion, Global Health.

Recent Research Projects

Study Team Member, Reducing Inequities in the Care of Hypertension, Lifestyle Improvement for Everyone (RICH LIFE) Project, 2018- present.

Study Team Member, Wellness and Health Outcomes of LivE Donors (WHOLE-Donor) Study, 2018- present.

Study Team Member, Comparative Effectiveness of Health System vs. Multilevel Interventions to Reduce Hypertension Disparities Study, 2018- present.

Study Team Member, Exploring Patient Perceptions of their Social Support and Quality of Educational Resources about the Kidney Transplantation Process Study, 2018- present.

Selected Publications

Purnell TS, Fakunle D, Bone LR, Johnson TP, Hemberger N, Pitts SBJ, Bowie JV, Oakley K, Thompson B, Paskett ED, Cooper LA. Overcoming Barriers to Sustaining Health Equity Interventions: Insights from the National Institutes of Health Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities. J Health Care Poor Underserved. (in press)

Personal Interests

Reading, Traveling, Exercising, Writing