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Education
New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
Arizona State University, Tucson, AZ
Professional Science Master’s in Forensic Science - With Distinction
December 2022
Arizona State University, Tucson, AZ
Professional Science Master’s in Forensic Science - With Distinction
December 2022
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AWARDS: Graduation with Distinction
COMPETENCIES: Ethics in forensic science; Lab leadership, policy, and practice; Advanced topics in human forensic DNA typing; Criminal procedure of investigations for social and forensic scientists; Quantitative methods in forensic science research; Forensic entomology; Forensic science and governance; Forensic toxicology. GRADUATE PROJECT: A Comparison of Insect Succession on Burned and Unburned Porcine Cadavers Manuscript GRADUATE PROJECT: A Comparison of Insect Succession on Burned and Unburned Porcine Cadavers Poster |
Norman J. Arnold School of Public Health
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Bachelor of Arts in Public Health
May 2016
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Bachelor of Arts in Public Health
May 2016
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AWARDS: President’s List Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2015; Arnold School of Public Health Dean’s List Spring 2015, Fall 2015; Gary and Marsha Bertrand Scholarship-Recipient Fall 2015-Spring 2016; Sigma Alpha Lambda National Leadership and Honors Organization 2015-2016; The Society for Collegiate Leadership and Achievement 2015-2016
COMPETENCIES: Generalized program planning model, concentration in community health; Advanced knowledge in sexuality and reproductive health for extraordinary populations; Preconception health issues in women and children; Education for exceptional children. CAPSTONE SENIOR PROJECT: Put Pregnancy on Pause |
Midlands Technical College, Columbia, SC
Associate in Applied Science- Medical Laboratory Technology
2011
Associate in Applied Science- Medical Laboratory Technology
2011
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AWARDS: Midlands Technical College Outstanding Organization Member- Medical Lab Technology 2011
CLINICAL PRACTICUM
FINAL PROJECT: Blood Banking |
Midlands Technical College, Columbia, SC
Associate in Science
2011
Associate in Science
2011
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AWARDS: President’s List Spring 2008, Summer 2009; National Technical Honor Society 2010-2011; Ambassadors Assembly 2008-2011; Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges 2010
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Midlands Technical College, Columbia, SC
Associate in Arts
2010
Associate in Arts
2010
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AWARDS: President’s List Fall 2005; Part-Time Honor Roll Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Summer 2008, Summer 2009; Most Outstanding Ambassador Honors Award 2009, 2010; Midlands Technical College Outstanding Organization Member- Phi Theta Kappa International Honors Society 2010
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Certifications
American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
Medical Laboratory Technician. License 79241. May 2011 to May 2026
Technologist in Hematology. License 3773. December 2017 to December 2026
Technologist in Hematology. License 3773. December 2017 to December 2026
Specialized Training
UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
BIOIMG101x-INTRODUCTION TO BIOMEDICAL IMAGING-2024
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
MCB80.1-FUNDAMENTALS OF NEUROSCIENCE, PART 1: THE ELECRICAL PROPERTIES OF THE NEURON-2024
MCB80.2-FUNDAMENTALS OF NEUROSCIENCE, PART 2: NEURONS AND NETWORKS-2024
MCB80.3-FUNDAMENTALS OF NEUROSCIENCE, PART 3: THE BRAIN-2024
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS
Neuro1x-BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE: FOUNDATIONS OF COMPULSIVE BEHAVIORS-2024
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
GRAD 701-TEACHING ASSISTANT DEVELOPMENT COURSE-2022
MAPLES CENTER FOR FORENSIC MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
BUGS, BONES & BOTANY: A UNIQUE DEATH INVESTIGATION WORKSHOP-2022
BIOIMG101x-INTRODUCTION TO BIOMEDICAL IMAGING-2024
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
MCB80.1-FUNDAMENTALS OF NEUROSCIENCE, PART 1: THE ELECRICAL PROPERTIES OF THE NEURON-2024
MCB80.2-FUNDAMENTALS OF NEUROSCIENCE, PART 2: NEURONS AND NETWORKS-2024
MCB80.3-FUNDAMENTALS OF NEUROSCIENCE, PART 3: THE BRAIN-2024
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS
Neuro1x-BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE: FOUNDATIONS OF COMPULSIVE BEHAVIORS-2024
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
GRAD 701-TEACHING ASSISTANT DEVELOPMENT COURSE-2022
MAPLES CENTER FOR FORENSIC MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
BUGS, BONES & BOTANY: A UNIQUE DEATH INVESTIGATION WORKSHOP-2022
Professional Laboratory Experience
Medical Laboratory Scientist II
Lexington Medical Center- Irmo Urgent Care Laboratory
2022-July 2023
Epic-Beaker Super User
Irmo Urgent Care Patient Care Champion - 2023
Medical Laboratory Scientist II
Lexington Medical Center- Saluda Pointe Urgent Care Laboratory
2019-2022
Medical Laboratory Scientist III-Charge Tech
Prisma Health- Richland Core Laboratory and Emergency Department Laboratory
2017-2019
2018 Palmetto Health- Shining Star Award Recipient
CHARGE TECH DUTIES: Assess and modify work assignments when needed. Serve as a resource person to
resolve issues between laboratories, hospital clinics or floors, and with nurses or physicians. Coordinate provision of
services to assure high quality patient care and promote efficient utilization of resources. Coordinate workflow
modifications during planned and unplanned downtime. Remain up to date in applicable regulations, policies, and
guidelines to ensure compliance with laboratory, hospital, CLIA, OSHA, and other regulatory entities. Responsible for
QA and QC shift reports.
Medical Laboratory Technician III-Charge Tech
Prisma Health- Richland Core Laboratory and Emergency Department Laboratory
2011-2017
2016 Palmetto Health- Richland Service Award Recipient
2015 Laboratory Ebola Response Team Member
Processing Lab Technician
CSL Plasma
2008-2009
Lexington Medical Center- Irmo Urgent Care Laboratory
2022-July 2023
Epic-Beaker Super User
Irmo Urgent Care Patient Care Champion - 2023
- Generalist technologist responsible for testing in all areas of the lab including Hematology, Urinalysis, Chemistry, and Microbiology.
- Worked with administration to streamline laboratory IQCP.
- Performed phlebotomy on full-age range outreach patients and was requested by nurses to UC rooms with difficult veins.
- Performed quarterly laboratory inventory and completed LMC EasyRA QA Review for Beaker.
- Met regularly with Outreach and Registration departments to bridge gaps in care and identify solutions as lab liaison.
- Worked towards implementation of in-house testing of GCC to minimize “spread time.”
Medical Laboratory Scientist II
Lexington Medical Center- Saluda Pointe Urgent Care Laboratory
2019-2022
- Generalist technologist responsible for testing in all areas of the lab including Hematology, Urinalysis, Chemistry, and Microbiology.
- Solely responsible for writing and revising laboratory policies, safety policies, and laboratory testing procedures.
- Maintained laboratory competencies for all lab staff including FTE, PRN, and PT staff per CLIA and COLA regulations.
- Performed linearity and calibration verification bi-annually for the EasyRA Chemistry analyzer.
- Worked with clinical coordinator to adjust and maintain laboratory testing menu.
- Designed and implemented QC/QA procedures including lot-to lot validation, data tracking and analysis, and intra-laboratory studies to elevate the quality of patient care provided in this facility.
- Monitored IQCP, reagent and QC lot variances, and monthly QA reports.
- Worked as front-line in laboratory during the COVID-19 pandemic in the first drive-through testing site in the community.
Medical Laboratory Scientist III-Charge Tech
Prisma Health- Richland Core Laboratory and Emergency Department Laboratory
2017-2019
2018 Palmetto Health- Shining Star Award Recipient
CHARGE TECH DUTIES: Assess and modify work assignments when needed. Serve as a resource person to
resolve issues between laboratories, hospital clinics or floors, and with nurses or physicians. Coordinate provision of
services to assure high quality patient care and promote efficient utilization of resources. Coordinate workflow
modifications during planned and unplanned downtime. Remain up to date in applicable regulations, policies, and
guidelines to ensure compliance with laboratory, hospital, CLIA, OSHA, and other regulatory entities. Responsible for
QA and QC shift reports.
- Generalist technologist responsible for a wide range of testing in all areas of the lab including Specimen Processing when needed.
- Operate all section instrumentation in order to correctly perform and release quality patient results per established procedures. Troubleshoot and perform corrective maintenance when needed.
- Perform and document QC procedures, record incident reports for QA monitoring, perform quality control lot-to-lot conversions, and instrument calibration.
Medical Laboratory Technician III-Charge Tech
Prisma Health- Richland Core Laboratory and Emergency Department Laboratory
2011-2017
2016 Palmetto Health- Richland Service Award Recipient
2015 Laboratory Ebola Response Team Member
- Generalist technician responsible for a wide range of testing in all areas of the lab including Hematology, Coagulation, Urinalysis, Chemistry, and Immunology. Assisted in Specimen Processing when needed.
- Process and complete diagnostic testing for corporation consisting of Palmetto Health Richland, Palmetto Health Baptist, Palmetto Health Heart, Palmetto health Children’s, Baptist Parkridge, and Baptist Easley Hospitals, and more than 249 providers in 38 primary care and specialty care practices daily.
Processing Lab Technician
CSL Plasma
2008-2009
- Collected plasma samples for testing and transferred plasma units to freezer to ensure product quality.
- Ensured all plasma units were properly stored and inventoried according to SOP’s and scanned samples into MailDocs.
- Conducted daily calibration of equipment, monitored freezer and refrigerator temperatures, recorded variances.
- Closed the laboratory, assuring that all equipment, charts, and plasma units were working properly and were stored according to SOP’s.
Laboratory Instrumentation/Information Systems
INSTRUMENTATION: Siemens Dimension Vista 1500, Advanced Instruments Inc. Model 3320 Osmometer, Nova Biomedical pHox Ultra, Abbott Architect ci4100 & Architect Plus ci8200, Abbott Accelerator a3600, Advia Centaur XP Immunoassay Systems, Lab Cell/Work Cell Automation Systems, Streck ESR Auto Plus & Alcor iSed Sed Rate Analyzer, Sysmex Hst-N XE-5000, XE-2100, & XN-3000 hematology analyzers, Sysmex SP-1000i & SP-10 automated stainers, Diagnostica Stago STA Compact, STA-R Evolution Coagulation Analyzer, iChem Velocity urine chemistry system, and Iris IQ200 Elite for both urine and body fluid analysis, Cepheid GeneXpert, Quidel Sophia, Seimens Stratus CS, Clinitek Advantus, and EasyRA Chemistry System.
LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEMS: Epic Beaker Laboratory Systems, CernerWorks One Chart, IM Instrument Manager by Data Innovations, Mysis, SunQuest, Pathnet, Epic-Beaker, and GUI keyboard, as well as automated systems and other middleware in all areas of the ED Laboratory and the Central Laboratory
LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEMS: Epic Beaker Laboratory Systems, CernerWorks One Chart, IM Instrument Manager by Data Innovations, Mysis, SunQuest, Pathnet, Epic-Beaker, and GUI keyboard, as well as automated systems and other middleware in all areas of the ED Laboratory and the Central Laboratory
Computer Skills/Information Systems
OPERATING SYSTEMS: Windows, MacOS, Android
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY SKILLS: Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook): MS Office 365 (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, OneNote, OneDrive,SharePoint); Google Workspace (Gmail, Drive, Meet, Calendar, Chat, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Keep, Sites, Forms)
DATABASE MANAGEMENT: SQL, MySQL, Airtable, MS Excel, Google Sheets, MS Access
DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION: Excel, R
WEB DEVELOPMENT:HTML, CSS, JavaScript
MOBILE APP DEVELOPMENT: iOS, Android, Dryfta
PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE: Microsoft Project, Airtable
PRESENTATION SOFTWARE: PowerPoint, Google Slides, Tableau, OpenOffice Impress, Keynote
METHODOLOGIES: Waterfall, Continuous, Lean Development
DATA ENTRY AND MANAGEMENT: Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Access, MySQL, Microsoft Excel, and Google Sheets
DESIGN AND MULTIMEDIA SKILLS: Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign); Canva
USER EXPERIENCE (UX) & ACCESSIBILITY DESIGN SKILLS: ADA, WCAG; Content Review, Keyboard Testing. Screen Reader Review, Mobile Testing (Android and iPhone), DAS Template Accessibility Issues Tracker
VIDEO EDITING AND PRODUCTION TOOLS: Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro
DIGITAL MARKETING: SEO, SEM, Google Analytics, Wix Analytics, Weebly Analytics, Ecommerce Keyword Analytics, Link Building Tool, Site Audit, Google Trends, Hootsuite
DIGITAL ANALYTICS METHODOLOGIES: Descriptive, Diagnostic, Predictive, Prescriptive
SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Tumblr, Snapchat
VIRTUAL COLLABORATION TOOLS: Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Hangouts
WEBSITE DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE: Weebly, Wix, Squarespace Website Builder, Dryfta
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY SKILLS: Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook): MS Office 365 (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, OneNote, OneDrive,SharePoint); Google Workspace (Gmail, Drive, Meet, Calendar, Chat, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Keep, Sites, Forms)
DATABASE MANAGEMENT: SQL, MySQL, Airtable, MS Excel, Google Sheets, MS Access
DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION: Excel, R
WEB DEVELOPMENT:HTML, CSS, JavaScript
MOBILE APP DEVELOPMENT: iOS, Android, Dryfta
PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE: Microsoft Project, Airtable
PRESENTATION SOFTWARE: PowerPoint, Google Slides, Tableau, OpenOffice Impress, Keynote
METHODOLOGIES: Waterfall, Continuous, Lean Development
DATA ENTRY AND MANAGEMENT: Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Access, MySQL, Microsoft Excel, and Google Sheets
DESIGN AND MULTIMEDIA SKILLS: Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign); Canva
USER EXPERIENCE (UX) & ACCESSIBILITY DESIGN SKILLS: ADA, WCAG; Content Review, Keyboard Testing. Screen Reader Review, Mobile Testing (Android and iPhone), DAS Template Accessibility Issues Tracker
VIDEO EDITING AND PRODUCTION TOOLS: Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro
DIGITAL MARKETING: SEO, SEM, Google Analytics, Wix Analytics, Weebly Analytics, Ecommerce Keyword Analytics, Link Building Tool, Site Audit, Google Trends, Hootsuite
DIGITAL ANALYTICS METHODOLOGIES: Descriptive, Diagnostic, Predictive, Prescriptive
SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Tumblr, Snapchat
VIRTUAL COLLABORATION TOOLS: Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Hangouts
WEBSITE DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE: Weebly, Wix, Squarespace Website Builder, Dryfta
Professional Teaching/Mentoring Experience
Instructor Sexual and Reproductive Health in Exceptional Populations Consultant
Professional Speaker
Feathers and Ice LLC - Est. 2024
Instructor of Record in the Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior
University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health
Fall 2024
HPEB 553 - Community Health Problems
Teaching Assistant in the Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior
University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health
2021-Present
HPEB 300 - Introduction to Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior 2021-2022; 2024
HPEB 553 - Community Health Problems 2022-Present
HPEB 335 - First Aid and Emergency Preparedness 2024-Present
HPEB 470 - Principles of Global Health 2024-Present
Mentor in the Department of Student Support Services
Midlands Technical College
2009-2010
Professional Speaker
Feathers and Ice LLC - Est. 2024
- Facilitating southeastern US effort of programmatic educational deliverables addressing sexual and reproductive healthcare and behaviors in statistically deviant populations.
- Designing educational programs on sexual and reproductive health topics including BDSM, women with physical disabilities (WWD), and women with intellectual and developmental disabilities (WIDD).
- Tailoring lectures to meet the needs of many types of organizations including forensic science, clinical science, pharmacology, infectious disease, and public health.
- Designed and maintains company website (www.feathersandice.com), social media platforms (Twitter and Instagram), and email communications.
Instructor of Record in the Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior
University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health
Fall 2024
HPEB 553 - Community Health Problems
- Designs and delivers a range of teaching and assessment activities, including tutorials, seminars, and lectures.
- Contributes to the development of appropriate teaching materials to ensure content and methods of delivery meet learning objectives.
- Participates in the assessment process, using a variety of methods and techniques and provide effective, timely, and appropriate feedback to students to support their learning.
- Participates in the supervision of practical work, advising on skills, methods, and techniques to assist the transfer of knowledge.
- Contributes to the ongoing development and design of the curriculum, in a manner that supports a research-led and scholarly approach to student learning.
- Engages in professional development as appropriate and regularly updated subject-related knowledge base to remain current and ensure application of recent advances in knowledge to teaching.
- Creates and manages graduate students' additional projects.
Teaching Assistant in the Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior
University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health
2021-Present
HPEB 300 - Introduction to Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior 2021-2022; 2024
HPEB 553 - Community Health Problems 2022-Present
HPEB 335 - First Aid and Emergency Preparedness 2024-Present
HPEB 470 - Principles of Global Health 2024-Present
- Designed and delivered a range of teaching and assessment activities, including tutorials, seminars, and lectures.
- Contributed to the development of appropriate teaching materials to ensure content and methods of delivery meet learning objectives.
- Participated in the assessment process, using a variety of methods and techniques and provide effective, timely, and appropriate feedback to students to support their learning.
- Participated in the supervision of practical work, advising on skills, methods, and techniques to assist the transfer of knowledge.
- Contributed to the ongoing development and design of the curriculum, in a manner that supports a research-led and scholarly approach to student learning.
- Engaged in professional development as appropriate and regularly updated subject-related knowledge base to remain current and ensure application of recent advances in knowledge to teaching.
- Created and managed graduate students' additional projects.
Mentor in the Department of Student Support Services
Midlands Technical College
2009-2010
- Coordinated lesson plans for Anatomy and Physiology, Pre-Calculus, English, and Medical Laboratory Technology undergraduate students.
- Competently counseled students in academic and personal decisions, while maintaining a relationship of trust and confidentiality.
- Facilitated academic success by assisting with basic college skills including study habits, computer literacy, and organization.
Professional Conference Experience
South Carolina HIV, STD and Viral Hepatitis Conference
2019-2021
Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules of Procedure-2021
2019 National LGBTQ Health Conference, National Institutes of Health Sexual Gender Minority Regional Workshop
Program Logistics Coordinator
May 12, 2019-June 3, 2019
2019-2021
Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules of Procedure-2021
- Authored Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules of Procedure for Conference Executive Committee.
- Managed monthly meetings with Executive Committee and Conference Coordinator to update/author 48 Articles.
- Updated duties and descriptions for Executive Committee and Conference Workgroups.
- Assisted with creating Conference schedule.
- Secured audiovisual and other equipment.
- Served as the primary point of contact for Conference Committee Members, hotel venue staff, and volunteers.
- Managed pre-conference meetings.
- Monitored and directed student volunteers.
- Promoted and disseminated call for presentations, reviewed abstracts, and coordinated speaker presentations for conference.
- Promoted and disseminated call for presentations, reviewed abstracts, and coordinated speaker presentations for conference.
- Created and submitted budget proposals and monthly workgroup updates. Led meetings and creates agendas and minutes.
- Developed and distributed Call for Presentations in order to identify potential concurrent speakers for priority topics.
- Received proposals and all supporting documentation from potential concurrent workshop speakers.
- Reviewed, accepted, or rejected workshop proposals.
- Developed/created a strong, innovative, and well-balanced program of educational concurrent sessions.
- Confirmed all keynote speakers with assistance from conference coordinator.
- Identified sessions and speakers to fill any remaining slots (review CEU needs); contacted additional speakers to fill needs.
- Assigned workshops to available rooms based on track/CEU needs.
- Developed and finalized Registration Brochure (with assistance from conference coordinator and Executive Committee).
- Reviewed previous conference evaluation results (received from AHEC).
- Reviewed conference committee final report.
- Identified/received printer bids and printed registration brochure.
- Developed program brochure.
- Developed room layout for sessions and confirmed with convention center.
- Made recommendations to Executive Committee regarding AV needs.
- Reviewed and approved the draft program brochure.
- Confirmed AV needs and rooms layout to AV provider.
- Submitted speaker information to the Conference Coordinator to arrange travel for keynoters.
- Submitted speaker information and to AHEC for moderators’ packets.
- Identified/confirmed session moderators.
2019 National LGBTQ Health Conference, National Institutes of Health Sexual Gender Minority Regional Workshop
Program Logistics Coordinator
May 12, 2019-June 3, 2019
- Performed audio-visual set-up and break-down for National Institutes for Health Sexual & Gender Minority Regional Workshop.
- Negotiated pricing for audio-visual equipment with Conference Center and arranged set-up and break-down for conference.
- Created Session Chairs’ (moderators) session packets to include instructions, abstracts, and presenter information.
- Communicated with presenters to ensure timely receipt of presentations for conference.
- Collected and disseminated presentations from over 150 presenters and poster highlight sessions.
- Managed website app to ensure proper and easy use for attendees.
- Edited and worked in Dryfta website building as needed.
Website & Marketing Experience
HPEB 553 - Community Health Problems - Consulting for April Winningham, DrPH, MHS
Accessibility Specialist
2023
South Carolina HIV, STD and Viral Hepatitis Conference
Website Maintenance
2019-Present
2019
2019-2022
Midlands Technical College Student Advisory Board
Medical Laboratory Technology Representative 2008-2011
National Technical Honor Society Representative 2010-2011
2009-2011
Midlands Technical College IN FOCUS Website
Student Author
2008-2011
Midlands Technical College Student Online Advisory Panel
Student Advisor
2008-2011
Midlands Technical College Student Advisory Executive Board
Technology and Publications Representative
Pony Express Co-Editor
2010-2011
Accessibility Specialist
2023
- Added closed captioning to PowerPoint presentations for student lectures and learning materials.
- Developed accessible PDF files for student use.
- Participated in the assessment process, Quality Standards for Online Courses (QSOC) Review, using a variety of methods and techniques to raise accessibility ratings from 68% to 100%.
- Module One of the course was requested for use as an example for other online courses in The Center for Excellence (CTE) Blackboard Ultra Course View (UCV) model course.
South Carolina HIV, STD and Viral Hepatitis Conference
Website Maintenance
2019-Present
- Designed current Conference website.
- Provides ongoing communications and updates with Conference Coordinator who serves as point person for EC.
- Participates in all planning meetings and EC meetings as needed.
- Works with Conference Coordinator to update website homepage (e.g., committee list with photos); develop, edit, and work with workgroup chairs to create/update and post key conference preparation documents (e.g., E/S registration doc, call for presentation, scholarship docs).
- Acquires and coordinates speaker information for program committee for initial program meeting; develops posting calendar and task list for EC approval.
- Works with Conference Coordinator to establish website task deadlines across all committees and work groups prior to timeline distribution.
- Updates EC point of contact regarding website-related expenses and account updates.
- Performs updates to text, images, and other minor changes to Conference's website pages and any website support requests, submitted to the appropriate website request form.
- Performs upgrades to Conference's content management system, including plugins and themes; cloud backup of website monthly; recovery of website files from backups (if necessary); uptime monitoring, if requested; regular security scans.
- Attends two-day event and updates website as needs arise (e.g., program changes).
- Posts program versions as updates become available; create/edit speaker instructions posted to website.
- Develops, edits, and works with workgroup chairs to create/update and post key conference documents (e.g., keynote speaker info, exhibitor/sponsor info including logos, update deadlines, conference program, special events, communications).
- Develops, edits, and works with Conference Coordinator to distribute important speaker information: develop/edit new application forms/pages as needed.
- Updates CMCC info, hotel info, etc. on website; transition website for final conference tasks (e.g., closes submission links; opens pages for final phase).
- Assists in establishing and communicating task deadlines across all committees and work groups via website.
- Makes website updates to take down current year info; posts following conference dates.
- Collects, compiles, and distributes new committee applications to POC.
- Attends Post-Conference Wrap-up Meeting.
- Assists in establishing and communicating task deadlines across all committees and work groups.
2019
- Worked with Conference Executive Committee to design and rebrand the Conference to maintain technological relevancy.
- Created branding package to include color palette, typography, messaging, graphic elements, and style guides.
- Designed logo still used in branding for the Conference
2019-2022
- Developed the Annual Communications Plan and Social Media Marketing Campaign.
- Managed all social media platforms to include Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram via Hoot Suite.
- Team Lead- Social Media Sub-Committee- 2019-2022
- Created a draft social media policy/guideline which will include roles and responsibilities for creating and uploading marketing posts, as well as identifying roles and access for contributors.
- Created Branding Standards for implementation within the next year.
- Presented promotion plans to the Executive Committee for approval and feedback.
Midlands Technical College Student Advisory Board
Medical Laboratory Technology Representative 2008-2011
National Technical Honor Society Representative 2010-2011
2009-2011
- Provided quantitative and qualitative feedback and assisted in the development of many MTC’s current online student resources and services.
- Tested for accessibility, user-friendliness, and overall benefit to include advisement, student financial services, and student leadership development.
Midlands Technical College IN FOCUS Website
Student Author
2008-2011
- Authored reflective, thoughtful articles for the website, connecting academic lessons to real-world experiences.
Midlands Technical College Student Online Advisory Panel
Student Advisor
2008-2011
- Directed publications for the college website and newspaper.
- Investigated and tactfully presented concerns from students about technology to the Executive Board.
Midlands Technical College Student Advisory Executive Board
Technology and Publications Representative
Pony Express Co-Editor
2010-2011
- Redesigned online newspaper including rewriting core content, enhancing integration with social media, and developing a new architecture and design.
- Recruited students for blogs and articles.
Conference Presentations
State/Regional
South Carolina HIV, STD & Viral Hepatitis Conference
2016 - Feathers and Ice and Everything Nice: Demystifying BDSM
2016 - Pioneer: Preventing STIs in Women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
2016 - Project TEASE: It’s all about sex.
2017 - Feathers and Ice and Everything Nice: Demystifying BDSM
2018 - Active Consent: What the #MeToo Movement can Learn from BDSM
2019 - Feathers and Ice and Everything Nice: Demystifying BDSM
2019 - Applied Practice Within the Community: Taking Out the Toys
2021 - Feathers and Ice and Everything Nice: Demystifying BDSM
2021 - Come As You Are: Inclusion and BDSM Practice
2022 - Removing the Gag: Successful Communication with Clients in the BDSM Community
2023- Feathers and Ice and Everything Nice: Demystifying BDSM
2023 - Removing the Gag: Successful Communication with Clients in the BDSM Community
2024- Feathers and Ice and Everything Nice: Demystifying BDSM
2024 - Applied Practice Within the Community: Taking Out the Toys
2016 - Feathers and Ice and Everything Nice: Demystifying BDSM
2016 - Pioneer: Preventing STIs in Women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
2016 - Project TEASE: It’s all about sex.
2017 - Feathers and Ice and Everything Nice: Demystifying BDSM
2018 - Active Consent: What the #MeToo Movement can Learn from BDSM
2019 - Feathers and Ice and Everything Nice: Demystifying BDSM
2019 - Applied Practice Within the Community: Taking Out the Toys
2021 - Feathers and Ice and Everything Nice: Demystifying BDSM
2021 - Come As You Are: Inclusion and BDSM Practice
2022 - Removing the Gag: Successful Communication with Clients in the BDSM Community
2023- Feathers and Ice and Everything Nice: Demystifying BDSM
2023 - Removing the Gag: Successful Communication with Clients in the BDSM Community
2024- Feathers and Ice and Everything Nice: Demystifying BDSM
2024 - Applied Practice Within the Community: Taking Out the Toys
University
University of South Carolina-PharmD Candidate Lecture
2022 - Feathers and Ice and Everything Nice: Pharmacological Considerations in BDSM Practice
University of Florida-Forensic Science Association Lecture
2024 - From Coitus to the Courtroom: Differentiating Criminal Sexual Sadism from BDSM-related Sadomasochism
2022 - Feathers and Ice and Everything Nice: Pharmacological Considerations in BDSM Practice
University of Florida-Forensic Science Association Lecture
2024 - From Coitus to the Courtroom: Differentiating Criminal Sexual Sadism from BDSM-related Sadomasochism
Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLES, PEER-REVIEWED (*denotes Under Review)
Varn MS. Juvenile Justice System and Sixth Amendment Provisions: Right to Counsel*
Varn MS, Buchanan M, Midence D, Brooks A, Barber A. A Comparison of Insect Succession on Burned and Unburned Porcine Cadavers*
JOURNAL ARTICLES, NOT PEER-REVIEWED (*denotes Under Review)
Varn MS. Implications of the Production of Synthetic Cannabinoids Receptor Agonists as they Relate to Forensic Toxicology*
REVIEWER (AD HOC)
2022-Present
Journal of Forensic Entomology
Varn MS. Juvenile Justice System and Sixth Amendment Provisions: Right to Counsel*
Varn MS, Buchanan M, Midence D, Brooks A, Barber A. A Comparison of Insect Succession on Burned and Unburned Porcine Cadavers*
JOURNAL ARTICLES, NOT PEER-REVIEWED (*denotes Under Review)
Varn MS. Implications of the Production of Synthetic Cannabinoids Receptor Agonists as they Relate to Forensic Toxicology*
REVIEWER (AD HOC)
2022-Present
Journal of Forensic Entomology
Leadership Experience/Community Advocacy
2024 South Carolina HIV, STD and Viral Hepatitis Conference
Forensic Science Association, University of Florida
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Gratis Presentation - October 23-24, 2024
From Coitus to the Courtroom: Differentiating Criminal Sexual Sadism from BDSM-related Sadomasochism
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2023 South Carolina HIV, STD and Viral Hepatitis Conference
Concurrent Presenter - October 25-26, 2023
2022 South Carolina HIV, STD and Viral Hepatitis Conference
Removing the Gag: Successful Communication with Clients in the BDSM Community - October 26, 2022
2021 South Carolina HIV, STD and Viral Hepatitis Conference
Feathers and Ice and Everything Nice: Demystifying BDSM - October 21, 2021
Come As You Are: Inclusion and BDSM Practice - October 21, 2021
Come As You Are: Inclusion and BDSM Practice - October 21, 2021
2019 South Carolina HIV, STD and Viral Hepatitis Conference
Feathers and Ice and Everything Nice: Demystifying BDSM - October 16, 2019
Applied Practice Within the Community: Taking Out the Toys - October 16, 2019
Applied Practice Within the Community: Taking Out the Toys - October 16, 2019
National Institutes of Health Sexual Gender Minority Regional Workshop
2019 National LGBTQ Health Conference
2019 National LGBTQ Health Conference
Program Logistics Coordinator - May 12, 2019-June 03, 2019
The National LGBTQ Health Conference is an interdisciplinary translational research conference bringing together scientists, public health professionals, and healthcare providers to discuss issues affecting the health and well-being of the LGBTQ community while fostering professional development and networking opportunities.
Conference Highlights:
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2018 South Carolina HIV, STD and Viral Hepatitis Conference
Concurrent Presenter - October 24-25, 2018
Program Committee - Member
Program Committee - Member
2017 South Carolina HIV, STD and Viral Hepatitis Conference
Concurrent Presenter - October 25-26, 2017
Conference Volunteer
Conference Volunteer
United Way of the Midlands
Palmetto Society - Member - 2017-2019
Women in Philanthropy - Member - 2017-Present
United Pony Express - Volunteer - 2021-Present
Women in Philanthropy - Member - 2017-Present
United Pony Express - Volunteer - 2021-Present
Women in Philanthropy (WIP) is an affinity group of United Way of the Midlands comprised of united investors transforming the SC Midlands community through active and collective philanthropic investment. The financial investments of Women In Philanthropy create positive, measurable long-term change by focusing on root causes and pooling resources to increase impact. Together we can improve the lives of women and children in our community.
Palmetto Society recognizes donors who contribute $1,000 or more annually to United Way initiatives. In 2019, over 1,700 Palmetto Society donors collectively invested $2.3 million in long-term, community change. Donor support helps Prisma Health Midlands Foundation fund millions of dollars annually to Prisma Health—Midlands for equipment improvements and upgrades, patient care, health education and community initiatives. United Pony Express is an opportunity for volunteers to be pen pals with students in local elementary schools to teach writing skills and build intergenerational connections. Local elementary students and volunteers will write letters to each other in this pen pal program. |
2016 South Carolina HIV, STD and Viral Hepatitis Conference
Concurrent Presenter - October 19-20, 2016
Put Pregnancy on Pause
Capstone Senior Project - 2016
South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Technology and Marketing Manager
South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Technology and Marketing Manager
PIONEER
Creator/Executive Program Director - 2015-2016
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Project TEASE
Executive Program Director / Creator - 2015-2017
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Students for Students
Creator/Project Manager - 2010-2011
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Student Advisory Executive Board
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Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society
Alpha Eta Kappa Chapter President - 2009-2010
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Student Online Advisory Panel
Midlands Technical College In Focus Website
Midlands Technical College Student Advisory Board
Medical Laboratory Technology Representative - 2008-2011
National Technical Honor Society Representative - 2010-2011 Provided qualitative and quantitative feedback and assisted in the development of many of MTC’s current online student resources and services by testing for accessibility, user-friendliness, and overall benefit, including advisement, student financial services, and student leadership development.
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Affiliations/Professional Membership
THE HOPE SOCIETY
Silver Founder Society- Member
2021-Present
The Foundation provides hope to patients, families and community members through meaningful resources and programs. In addition to these programs, the Foundation provides hope through collaborations with Lexington Medical Center employees and nonprofit partners in the Midlands.
THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Science Alliance- Member
2021-Present
The mission of the New York Academy of Sciences is to drive innovative solutions to society's challenges by advancing scientific research, education and policy.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SEXUALITY EDUCATORS, COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS
Professional Member
2022-Present
The American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) provides training, community and visibility to promote the understanding of human sexuality and healthy sexual behavior.
Silver Founder Society- Member
2021-Present
The Foundation provides hope to patients, families and community members through meaningful resources and programs. In addition to these programs, the Foundation provides hope through collaborations with Lexington Medical Center employees and nonprofit partners in the Midlands.
THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Science Alliance- Member
2021-Present
The mission of the New York Academy of Sciences is to drive innovative solutions to society's challenges by advancing scientific research, education and policy.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SEXUALITY EDUCATORS, COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS
Professional Member
2022-Present
The American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) provides training, community and visibility to promote the understanding of human sexuality and healthy sexual behavior.