Senior Technical Advisor
Cicatelli Associates Inc (CAI)
1Region II STD-related Reproductive Health Training & Technical Assistance Center (STD rRH TTAC)
505 Eighth Avenue
Suite 1900
New York,
NY
USA
10018
kopdyke@caiglobal.org
Biographical Sketch:
2005-present -- Sr. Program Associate, Cicatelli Associates Inc., New York, NY
2004-2005 -- Research Consultant, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of STD Control, New York, NY
2004 -- Research Consultant, National Development and Research Institutes, New York, NY
As Deputy Coordinator of the Region II Infertility Prevention Project (IPP), provide administrative support and technical assistance to Region II IPP project area STD, family planning and lab partners related to chlamydia and gonorrhea prevalence monitoring and screening activities.
Primarily responsible for data management and analysis for the Region II and Region IV Infertility Prevention Projects.
Delivered oral presentation on adherence to regional chlamydia screening criteria at 2007 International Society for STD Research (ISSTDR) meeting in Seattle, WA, and presentation on screening among females over age 25 years in family planning clinics at the National STD Prevention Conference (NSTDPC) in Chicago, IL in 2008.
Co-author on several conference abstracts and publications on topics including: adolescent chlamydia and gonorrhea screening practices; provider use of patient-delivered partner treatment; and health literacy among STD clinic users.
Provide data analysis support and technical assistance for several national projects including the HRSA Ryan White Program Data and Reporting Technical Assistance (DART), OPA HIV Prevention Project, and the Avon Breast Health Outreach Program.