Denise Bellows, BS, CHES

University of Maryland, School of Public Health
Department of Public and Community Health
2387 Valley Drive, bldg 255
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
USA 20742
dbellows@umd.edu

Biographical Sketch:
September 2007 - present -- Doctoral student, Department of Public and Community Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD Graduate Research Assistantship Assisted in writing CDC grant proposal for UMD Prevention Research Center Responsible for pilot research project for UMD Prevention Research Center Working collaboratively with STI Community Coalition November 2004 - April 2007 -- Faculty Research Assistant, Department of Public and Community Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD Improvement of data quality for National Minority AIDS Education and Training Centers (NMAETC) Assessed data quality needs Created and implemented innovative system for evaluating online training tools Tested web-based forms internally and at national sites Trained participants at Local Provider Sites across the United States on use of online forms Developed resources and support to enhance webinar training and documentation Compared health care provider training activities to national AIDS prevalence rates using GIS