Grace H. Yoon
Basel
Summary
Results-oriented individual with a passion for continuous learning and innovation. Known for leveraging analytical thinking and creativity to solve problems and deliver high-impact solutions in fast-paced environments.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Consultant to Data Analyst
AVAC: Global Advocacy for HIV Prevention
New York, NY
01.2021 - 09.2022
- Supported data tracking of COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS vaccine trials
- Developed and present user-friendly web material to make the data publicly available
- Aided in organizational data-driven advocacy projects for HIV/AIDS research
- Shared time between 1) HIV/AIDS prevention research and development investment tracking and 2) PrEPWatch– a global database of PrEP initiation programs
Intern to Policy Analyst
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Boston, MA
01.2020 - 04.2022
- Developed and applied a systematic categorization of reporting criteria and conditions placed on applicants, using qualitative document analysis.
- Reviewed applications from hospital systems for major expenditures.
- Formulated questions for factors pertaining to regulations for determination of need
- Performed desk research related to local and national health economics to support staff analyses
- Independently produced staff reports for determination of need applications
Independent Research Consultant
Various
01.2022 - 08.2022
- University of Virginia, School of Education, US: Data abstraction from within-study design studies to compare experimental and quasi-experimental test designs
- Sussex NHS, UK: Elective care strategy paper and visualization
- Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response, US: Qualitative coding of fifty in-depth, individual interviews to identify gaps in public health capabilities and medical surge capacities
- Remote
Senior Research Coordinator - Vitamin D Lab
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, MA
05.2018 - 06.2019
- Carried out all administrative and project management components for the lab
- Enrolled over 50 participants and led all study visits across 3 active clinical research studies
- Developed over 10 ethics submissions, technical reports, protocols, and budgets for grant applications and annual study reviews
- Delegated tasks and coordinated schedules for 4 summer high school students, 2 medical students, and 1 undergraduate research assistant across multiple projects, and evaluated their work regularly, including completing performance reviews for students’ academic credit
Research Assistant II
Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center
Boston, MA
07.2016 - 04.2018
- Projects: (1) 30 in-depth patient interviews; perspectives on reasons for 30-day readmissions as part of hospital-wide Quality Improvement efforts (2) 50 community-based interviews in Mandarin Chinese for Boston Cancer Disparities Research Network’s feasibility study on cancer screening as part of Addressing Disparities in Asian Populations through Translational Research (ADAPT)
- Assisted in grant and academic writing, literature review, and data visualization
- Facilitated research administration, such as grant and ethics submissions, scheduling and procurement for research team activities, and communication with collaborators
Research Intern
Center for Gerontological Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong
09.2015 - 12.2015
- Performed literature reviews of academic, gray, and local and international nursing home government policy documents for fall prevention
- Produced 3 policy review and guidance reports on: fall prevention, physical restraint use, and infection control for Hong Kong nursing home care practice part of the Yuen Yuen Institute, the largest nonprofit elder care organization in Hong Kong
Education
Dr. Sc. Med (PhD) - Public Health, Epidemiology
University Hospital Basel
Basel, Switzerland09.2025
Erasmus University School of Economics
Rotterdam, Netherlands02.2025
MSc - Health Services and Systems Research
Boston University School of Public Health
Boston, MA, USA05.2020
Skills
- General professional skills - Project management, ethics submissions, grant preparation, budgeting, scheduling, procurement, field and impact monitoring & evaluation
- Qualitative investigation - semi-structured interviews, theory/framework-based deductive coding, inductive/ thematic coding, codebook development, theory development
- Quantitative investigation - descriptive analysis, field experiment in healthcare settings, quasi-experimental/ econometric methods, surveys, causal inference, quantitative text analyses, health economic evaluations, spatial econometrics
- Evidence synthesis - Literature/ systematic reviews using academic and gray literature, medical record abstraction, text mining
- Languages - Native: English (American), Korean; Advanced: Japanese (N1); Intermediate: Mandarin Chinese; Spanish; Basic: German; French
- Scientific communication - Poster and oral presentation; Academic writing
- Software - Productivity: Microsoft Office; Statistical analysis: R, STATA, SAS; Qualitative analysis: Dedoose, NVIVO; Data collection platforms: REDCap, Airtable, SurveyMonkey; Reference management: Zotero, Endnote, Mendeley
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Independent Research Consultant
Various
01.2022 - 08.2022
Consultant to Data Analyst
AVAC: Global Advocacy for HIV Prevention
01.2021 - 09.2022
Intern to Policy Analyst
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
01.2020 - 04.2022
Senior Research Coordinator - Vitamin D Lab
Boston University School of Medicine
05.2018 - 06.2019
Research Assistant II
Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center
07.2016 - 04.2018
Research Intern
Center for Gerontological Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
09.2015 - 12.2015
Dr. Sc. Med (PhD) - Public Health, Epidemiology
University Hospital Basel
Erasmus University School of Economics
MSc - Health Services and Systems Research
Boston University School of Public Health
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