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Melissa Sharp

Melissa Sharp

Research Officer

Health Research Board | Ireland

Technologies

My Portfolio Highlights

My New Course

Understanding Prompt Engineering

My New Course

Intermediate ChatGPT

My New Course

Introduction to the Tidyverse

My New Course

Understanding Prompt Engineering

Data explorer, charting new territories in the realm of insights.

My Work

Take a look at my latest work.

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Introduction to R

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Data Manipulation in R with dplyr

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Intermediate R

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Introduction to R

DataCamp Course Completion

Take a look at all the courses I’ve completed on DataCamp.

Courses

Introduction to R
Understanding Prompt Engineering
Understanding ChatGPT
Introduction to the Tidyverse

My Work Experience

Where I've interned and worked during my career.

Health Research Board (HRB) | Sep 2024 - Present

Research Officer

- Permanent post September 2025 - Present. Contract position September 2024 - September 2025. - Leading researcher and information specialist team on assistive technology systematic review, worked with policy makers to translate policy questions into research questions, scoped the literature, developed protocol for effectiveness and cost-effectiveness review - Contributed to safety, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness review on pharmacist prescribing, performed screening (EppiReviewer) and data extraction (Excel), conducted quality assessments (RoB2, ROBINS-I, NHLBI, Phillips checklist, CHEC-list, GRADE, GRADEpro), delivered reports and presentations (PowerPoint)
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Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland | Dec 2023 - Sep 2024

Applying Research into Policy and Practice Senior Postdoctoral Fellow

Project: Optimising the dissemination of health research in Ireland (240k, PI: Me)

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland | Sep 2023 - Sep 2024

Honorary Lecturer

- Lecturer to PhD (national SPHeRE programme), masters (RCSI Surgery MCh, MPharm), and undergraduate (medicine and Research Summer School) programmes Taught courses include: - Mapping the Non-Communicable Disease epidemic - Evidence Synthesis to Support Decision Making - Scientific Writing - Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis - Protocol Development and Standardised Reporting

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland | Aug 2020 - Nov 2023

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Project: Health Research Board Emerging Investigator Award (PI: Barbara Clyne) Advancement (upon institutional review) to Senior Postdoc Fellow January 2023 - Researching ways to improve the communication of evidence syntheses to clinical guideline development groups - Supervisor for undergraduate research assistants and Masters (in healthcare ethics and healthcare management) dissertations - President of Postdoc Society, RCSI Internal PostDoc Representative, external representative to Irish Research Staff Association

The Meet Group | Jul 2020 - Dec 2021

Safer Dating Advisory Board Member

Epidemiology, safety, and sexual health consultant for written materials and webinars. Provided input on how to date safely during the coronavirus pandemic.

Sharp Shots and Stitches | Mar 2020 - Present

Artist

Born out of the time between PhD thesis submission and defense, I took up embroidery during the early stages of the pandemic and taught myself Adobe Lightroom and photography through many online courses. I currently sell my stock photography through Adobe Stock and Shutterstock and sell my embroidery and collage art on Etsy.

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya | Sep 2018 - Aug 2019

Visting Researcher

- Designed, piloted, and distributed online survey; conducted mass mailings to 14,000+ biomedical researchers; performed psychometric scale validation and quantitative analysis in R - Built interactive open-source site using R Markdown - Supervised by Prof. Guadalupe Gómez; PhD Secondment

INSERM | May 2018 - Jun 2018

Visiting Researcher

- Developed and executed bibliometric search strategies; conducted qualitative analyses in NVivo; conducted quantitative analyses in SAS - Supervised by Prof. Isabelle Boutron; PhD Secondment

University of Oxford, EQUATOR Network | Nov 2017 - Jan 2018

Visiting Researcher

- Qualitatively assessed the content within reporting guidelines and worked on manuscript preparation; collaborated on data extraction form and survey development - Supervised by Prof. Doug Altman; PhD Secondment

Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health | Feb 2016 - Oct 2016

Research Assistant

Created reports and presentations for funders and collaborators at École des haute études santé publique; designed and conducted semi-structured interviews with child protection personnel Project: The role of schools in the child protection system in New York City

Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health | Jan 2015 - Aug 2016

Program Specialist

website redesign; assisted with internship and fellowship selection process; developed centralized contact database

Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health | Nov 2015 - Feb 2016

Research Assistant (Temp)

Conducted phone surveys with World Trade Center first responders; assisted with mass-mailings; performed general administrative tasks Project: World Trade Center Heart Study

THE COCHRANE COLLABORATION | May 2015 - Jul 2015

Research Assistant (Internship)

PI: Isabelle Boutron Designed and executed study on bibliometrics and science communication

University of Michigan Medical School | Aug 2012 - Aug 2014

Research Area Specialist Associate

Projects: - NIH-R01 Differences of Sex Development Translational Research Network (DSD-TRN) (PIs: David Sandberg, Eric Villian) [Research Assistant] - PCORI Promoting Shared Decision Making in Disorders of Sex Development (DSD): Decision Aids and Support Tools [Project Coordinator] Led integration of research protocols into multidisciplinary clinic; managed ethical approvals and informed consent; developing genetic biobank protocols; conducted semi-structured interviews; coordinated multi-site collaboration; created decision support tool; created patient summaries; administered psychological assessments; conducted interviews; supervised undergraduates; provided administrative assistance; prepared conference presentations; published articles

Michigan State University | May 2010 - Jan 2012

Research Assistant

Operated cognitive-behavioral tasks on Sprague Dawley rats (Morris water, elevated plus, and radial arm mazes; novel object and open field tests); used Stereo Investigator for Cavalieri volumetric estimation of hippocampal formation

My Education

Take a look at my formal education

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), EpidemiologyUniversité de Paris | 2020
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Translational Research in Biomedicine  · (OctoberUniversity of Split | 2020
Master of Public Health in Epidemiology; Certificate in Public Health Informatics, EpidemiologyColumbia University Mailman School of Public Health | 2016
Bachelor of Science, Psychology, Minor: Women, Gender, and Social Justice (Sexual Health)Michigan State University | 2011

About Me

Melissa Sharp

I am an epidemiologist with expertise in meta-research and observational mixed-methods designs.

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