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Jennifer Grinsdale

Jennifer Grinsdale

Taking a break from work ... Dealing with life!

None | Santa Barbara, CA, USA

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My New Project

Analyzing Industry Carbon Emissions

My New Project

Analyzing Students' Mental Health

My New Project

Impact Analysis of GoodThought NGO Initiatives

My New Project

Analyzing Industry Carbon Emissions

'Data, data everywhere, but not a thought to think.' — John Allen Paulos'

My Work

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Introduction to SQL

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Intermediate SQL

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Joining Data in SQL

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Introduction to SQL

My Certifications

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Other Certificates

Coursera Executive Data Science Specialization

Coursera Executive Data Science Capstone

DataCamp Course Completion

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Courses

Introduction to SQL
Intermediate SQL
Joining Data in SQL
Introduction to Data Literacy

My Work Experience

Where I've interned and worked during my career.

San Francisco Department of Public Health | Dec 2017 - Jul 2018

Public Health and Clinical Informaticist

Assisted public health clinics in defining requirements for an electronic health record through the creation of clinical workflow diagrams Collaborated with other clinical programs, information technology staff, vendors, consultants, and health department leadership to ensure project deadlines were met and technical specifications were complete and reflected clinic needs
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San Francisco Department of Public Health | Jul 2013 - Aug 2016

Public Health Informatics Officer

Provided oversight and management of all public health information system projects for the Population Health Division Monitored and redirected project funds, coordinated information systems projects with other departmental initiatives, and facilitated communication among project team members, Division leadership, and contractors Represented the division and department on local, state, and national work groups Create project implementation and monitoring plans for division-wide initiatives Applied informatics principles to improve organization business processes and outcomes and advised the Health Officer and the Chief Health Information Officer on the application of public health informatics to improving health department activities and population health outcomes.

San Francisco Department of Public Health | Dec 2002 - Mar 2014

Program Manager (TB Control Section)

Used program data to strategically plan program activities, allocate staffing and fiscal resources, and develop program policies. Provided fiscal management through preparation of grant and cooperative agreement applications and contract and budget preparation and monitoring Conducted business process redesign, evaluated the feasibility of program activities and tuberculosis prevention and control initiatives, created program objectives and indicators, and implemented program evaluation plans Supervised staff and mentored colleagues from other tuberculosis programs and MPH, pre-medicine, and undergraduate students in public health, program management, and epidemiology during summer internships and “mini” fellowships Served as Interim Director from January - March 2012 and represented the TB section at division-wide strategic planning meetings, made decisions on behalf of the program, advised division leadership on the needs of the program, and assisted with the hiring of a permanent director

San Francisco Department of Public Health | Dec 2002 - Mar 2014

Epidemiologist (TB Control Section)

Designed, implemented, and maintained the tuberculosis patient management information system Conducted original evaluation and epidemiologic research projects for program planning, program evaluation, and publication, and presented program data at local, state, and national conferences Collaborated with research partners and provided oversight for all tuberculosis research projects, provided technical assistance to other tuberculosis control programs, and served as a tuberculosis epidemiology and program evaluation subject matter expert on faculty at the Francis J. Curry International TB Center

California Department of Public Health | Aug 2002 - Dec 2002

Research Analyst / California Hepatitis A/B Coordinator (Immunization Branch)

Managed hepatitis A and hepatitis B surveillance at the state level through review of county data and case report forms to ensure proper disease reporting and communication with local health departments to correct any identified deficiencies.

California Department of Public Health | May 2001 - Jul 2002

Research Analyst / Intern (TB Control Branch)

Performed original research, including the development of research questions, study methods, and descriptive and analytic analysis, of data abstracted from the California TIMS database, to assess the impact of active pulmonary disease among newly arrived migrants to California Analyzed a large data set of reported TB cases, documented findings in a written report that included recommendations for further analysis and study, and presented findings to public health partners Developed a statewide surveillance information system for California’s Class A/B TB notification and follow-up data, including the design and development of a working database for the collection of information from multiple sources and conversion of the existing database into the new format, Developed standard protocols for data entry, downloading information from the CDC, Division of Global Migration, Tuberculosis and Refugee Notification system (TBRN), and reporting notification information to local health jurisdictions

City of Hope | Oct 1999 - Jul 2000

Research (Laboratory) Assistant

Studied the cardiotoxic causes and effects of chemotherapy drugs in transgenic systems. Tasks included literature review of existing laboratory techniques to address this issue, development of research questions, development of a polymerase chain reaction technique to identify damage to mitochondrial and chromosomal DNA, documentation of a standard protocol for this technique, and documentation of research findings.

My Education

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(No Degree), Public Health LeadershipUniversity of Illinois at Chicago | 2017
Certificate, Public Health InformaticsUniversity of Illinois at Chicago | 2014
MPH, Infectious Disease, EpidemiologyUniversity of California, Berkeley | 2002
BS, Molecular, Cellular, Developmental BiologyUC Santa Barbara | 1999
General Education, BiologyCitrus College | 1997

About Me

Jennifer Grinsdale

As a public health leader, I utilize my expertise and leadership skills to advance public health through data-driven decision-making and “meaningful” use of public health data.

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