West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
Center for Threat Preparedness
505 Capitol Street, Suite 200
Charleston,
WV
USA
25301
Rebecca.A.Schmidt@wv.gov
Biographical Sketch:
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health Charleston, WV, USA October 2011-October 2013
CDC Public Health Prevention Service Fellow – Assigned to the Bureau’s Center for Threat Preparedness to assist in strategic planning and regional performance measurement.
CDC Division of STD Prevention Atlanta, GA, USA April 2011-September, 2011
CDC Public Health Prevention Service Fellow – Behavioral Interventions and Research Branch
• Assisted in the planning, implementation, data collection and analysis for rapid ethnographic assessments on congenital syphilis and access to sexual health services and care
• Gathered, analyzed and evaluated social media efforts for nationwide GYT: Get Yourself Tested campaign
CDC Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology Atlanta, GA, USA October 2010-March 2011
CDC Public Health Prevention Service Fellow – Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Epidemiology Team
• Developed and implemented evaluation of Epidemiology Team activities to assist in Team strategic planning and direction related to division, center and agency goals and priorities
• Researched and designed evaluation of incidence and prevalence of Brucella canis nationally
The Virginia Department of Health Charlottesville, VA, USA February 2010-September 2010
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Coordinator – Responsible for recruiting, credentialing, training and supervising four-hundred clinical and non-clinical volunteers to support routine public health activities and to respond to public health emergencies in the Thomas Jefferson Health District.
The Virginia Department of Health Charlottesville, VA, USA August 2009-January 2010
H1N1 Specialist – Responsible for assisting with public relations and outbreak response related to 2009 H1N1 influenza in the Thomas Jefferson Health District.
The Personal Social Services Research Unit (LSE) London, UK, January 2009-July 2009
Research Assistant -- Responsible for assisting in the construction of a cost-benefit model for early intervention services.
The Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit (The Cabinet Office) London, UK, October 2008-May 2009
Unpaid – conducted as part of course requirement
Project Manager - Responsible for supervising a team of select LSE students conducting an intensive eight-month project
on immediately practical solutions to improve public services.
The Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit (The Cabinet Office) London, UK, July 2008-August 2008
Health Team Intern - Responsible for analyzing existing health policy directed toward families and making recommendations for a new National Health Service family offer.
Planned Parenthood of the Blue Ridge Charlottesville, VA, USA, October 2005-August 2007
Community Health Educator: Responsible for creating and implementing education programs addressing domestic violence, sexual assault, and issues related to reproduction, contraception, and related health topics.