University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
The HVIP+ Community Model: A Community Violence Prevention Program in a Southern State
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Brooklyn Tody serves as a Research Assistant on “The HVIP+ Community Model: A Community Violence Prevention Program in a Southern State” project with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Brooklyn Tody is a dedicated research assistant with extensive experience in community-based research, experimental lab techniques and data analytics. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with a minor in Criminal Justice from Philander Smith University, where she graduated cum laude in 2021. She serves on the Stats & Methods workgroup and the Data Management, Linkage and Archiving Workgroup.
Throughout her UAMS career, Brooklyn has contributed to multiple research projects. She previously conducted community-based research on 4 different projects and lab-based research on 2 breast cancer projects and 1 prostate cancer project. She is currently performing intervention-based research on Project Heal, which is Arkansas’s first Hospital-Based Violence Intervention program; on the K01 Project, which is a stress-management program for correctional officers in jail settings; and on Phoenix Project, which is a subcontract grant in Washington that focuses on long-term opioid uses.
She is most passionate about data analysis. She earned a Coursera certificate in Google Data Analytics and learned about tools such as SQL, R, and Tableau. She also earned Coursera 2 certificates about Artificial Intelligence: Introduction of Generative AI Learning Path Certificate and Artificial Intelligence, Business & the Future of Work Certificate. She also built REDCap projects for 3 UAMS teams. As she advances in her career, Brooklyn remains committed to using analytics to inform and improve patient outcomes, particularly in underserved communities.
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