Maria May
| Headline: | Innocent Bystander |
| Skills: | English, Languages, Spanish |
| Schools: | Harvard University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Global Health Delivery Program |
| Position: | Case writer |
| Time period: | June 2006 - Present |
| Description: | • Research and write business school-style cases on health programs to serve as teaching materials for a courses at Harvard Medical School and School of Public Health |
| Employer: | National Quality Center, AIDS Institute |
| Position: | Program Fellow |
| Time period: | September 2006 - June 2007 |
| Description: | • Develop, write and edit publications on quality management for HIV programs
• Coordinate and attend national conferences and meetings to promote our resource offerings |
| Employer: | Beijing and Shanghai |
| Position: | English Teacher |
| Time period: | June 2006 - August 2006 |
| Employer: | National Opinion Research Center |
| Position: | Research Assistant |
| Time period: | June 2005 - August 2005 |
| Description: | • Found and organized resources for the Chicago Core group on Biomarkers in Population-based Aging Research (CCBAR) website.
• Coded and performed preliminary analysis on the prevalence of socially and biologically integrated journal articles. |
| Employer: | New York Academy of Medicine |
| Position: | Research Assistant |
| Time period: | February 2005 - May 2005 |
| Description: | • Researched and co-wrote a piece on mental health and substance abuse in New York City with concrete policy suggestions and measurable goals
• Collected historical data to examine social vulnerabilities and extent of damage caused by natural disasters |
| Employer: | Volunteer activities |
| Position: | Volunteer |
| Time period: | January 2004 - June 2006 |
| Description: | Peer Counselor September ’04—June ‘06
Juvenile Offender Tutor September ’03—June ‘06; Co-director September ’04—January ’05 Sexual Assault Prevention Peer Educator September ’05—June ‘06 Centro Presente Legal Department Volunteer October ’05—February ‘06 Intern at the Cook County State Attorney’s Office, Sex Crimes Division June’05—August ‘05 |
| Employer: | Elementary School |
| Position: | Science co-teacher |
| Time period: | September 2002 - January 2005 |
EDUCATION
| University: | Harvard University |
| Time period: | 2006 |
| Degree: | Sociology, BA |
PUBLICATIONS
| Articles: | - Thompson R, May MA. 2006. Caregivers' perceptions of child mental health needs and service utilization: An urban 8-year old sample. Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research; 33: 474-482.
- Mahay, J., York, E., Lindau, ST. 2005. The Body Sociological: Connecting Biophysical and Social Processes. Paper presented at the American Sociological Association Annual Conference on "Comparative Perspectives, Competing Explanations: Accounting for the Rising and Declining Significance of Sociology." Philadelphia, PA. Research Assistant with Acknowledgement. - International Longevity Center. In press. Sexuality and Intimacy: A Life Course Perspective. Report based on the presentations given at the 2005 International Longevity Center Conference on “Sexuality and Intimacy.” Canyon Ranch, AZ. Research Assistant with Acknowledgement. - Public Health Association of New York City. Agenda for a Healthy New York, “Reproductive and Sexual Health” (May, 2005) and “Nutrition and Physical Activity in New York City: Defining a Common Agenda” (June, 2005). Co-author. Available at: http://phanyc.org/publications/index.html |
