CURRICULUM VITAE
BENJAMIN BATORSKY
c/o RAND Corporation
1776 Main St (Stop M1N)
Santa Monica, CA 90407
Tel: (310) 393-0411 ext 7325
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
2012 Ph.D.
Pardee Rand Graduate School (In Progress)
2012
M.P.H
Capstone Project: Focus on Dysfunction: An examination of barriers to receiving
mental health care among OEF/OIF veterans
Louis Fink Capstone Award
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
2007 B.A., English and History
Honors Thesis: Malefici: A Study of Medieval Belief and Superstition
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2013-
Adjunct Faculty, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA
Responsibilities: Teaching “Introduction to Policy” course.
2012-
Assistant Policy Analyst, Pardee RAND Graduate School (PRGS), RAND
Corporation, Santa Monica, CA
Responsibilities: Statistical and econometric analysis, social media
analysis, visualization, programming, report writing, grant applications,
survey administration and analysis
2011 - 2012
Research Coordinator, War Related Illness and Injury Study Center
(WRIISC), Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC
Responsibilities: Perform chart reviews on research participant, statistical
analyses of data and writing for publication.
2011 - 2012
Research Assistant, Weight Management Center, Johns Hopkins
University, Baltimore, MD
Responsibilities: Development and maintenance of database, recruitment
of subjects, organizing and running focus groups.
2010-11
Research Coordinator, Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC
Responsibilities: Review and submit initial review to Institutional Review
Board, Research and Development and PTSD Consortium. Development
and formatting of study protocol. Administration of ClinicianAdministered PTSD Screen (CAPS) and measures of facial affect
recognition.
2007-10
Research Assistant, War Related Illness and Injury Study Center
(WRIISC), East Orange, NJ
Responsibilities: Conduct psychosocial interviews with research subjects.
Enter research data and perform analysis with statistical software (SPSS).
Management of data collection from subjects. Analysis of physiological
data (Heart rate variability, impedence, etc.). Development of bi-monthly
research reports delivered to WRIISC staff.
HONORS AND AWARDS
2012
2007
2007
2004-2007
Louis Fink MPH Capstone Award for outstanding achievement on a topic
related to environmental causes of neurological disease
Phi Beta Kappa Scholar
Honors Track, Rutgers
Dean’s List
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
20142011-2012
2011-2012
2010-2011
2007-2009
2005-2007
Social Media Research Coordinator (RAND Corporation)
Nutrition Educator, Project PLASE, Baltimore
Study Coordinator, Baltimore Healthy Carryouts
Journal Club Coordinator, Mental Health Research Department of DC VAMC
Journal Club Coordinator, WRIISC
President, Rutgers A/V Society
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
201320132013-
National Wellness Center
American Public Health Association
American Public Policy Analysis and Management
PUBLICATIONS
Journal articles
Noormohamed A, Lee SH, Batorsky B, Jackson A, Newman S, Gittelsohn J. Factors
Influencing Ordering Practices at Baltimore City Carryouts: Qualitative Research to
Inform an Obesity Prevention Intervention. Ecology of Food and Nutrition. 51.6
(2012): 481-491.
Lee-Kwan SH, Goedkoop S, Yong R, Batorsky B, Hoffman V, Jeffries J, Hamouda
M, Gittelsohn J. Development and implementation of the Baltimore healthy carryouts feasibility trial: process evaluation results. BMC Public Health. 13:638
(2013).
Gittelsohn J, Lee SH, Batorsky B. Community-Based Interventions in Prepared-Food
Sources: A Systematic Review. Prev Chronic Dis 10 (2013).
Bloeser K, McCarron K, Batorsky B, Pollack S, Amdur R. Mental health outreach and
screening among returning Veterans: Are we asking the right questions? Army
Medical Department Journal (2014). (In press)
Batorsky B. The effect of distance on enrollment and participation in a physical activity
incentive program. Physical Activity and Health. (Under review)
Posters/Presentations
Batorsky B, Chandler H. (2009) “Alcohol Drinking Habits and Subjective Health in
OEF/OIF Veterans”, New Jersey Psychological Association Fall Conference,
Iselin, NJ.
Haney M, Nepute J, Quigley K, Batorsky B. (2010) “Biofeedback Training to Promote
ANS Resilience in Army ROTC Cadets”. Presented at the Applied
Psychophysiology & Biofeedback Conference. San Diego, CA.
Batorsky B, Bloeser KJ, McCoy K, Handel R, Reinhard M, Pollack S, Amdur R. (2012)
Problems in Everyday Life and Mental Health Service Use among OEF/OIF
Veterans. Poster presentation at DC VAMC Annual Research Day, Washington,
DC.
Lee SH, Goedkoop S, Hoffman V, Jeffries J, Yong R, Batorsky B, and Gittelsohn J.
(2012) "Baltimore Healthy Carryouts: The Development and Implementation of a
Carry-out Based Intervention in Urban Settings," Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Baltimore, MD.
Batorsky B, Wong J, Pollak J, Maksabedian E, Rozsa J. (2013) “Bikeshare in Santa
Monica: Considerations for implementation and evaluation”. Paper presented at
the Institute for the Built Environment’s annual Bicycle Urbanism Symposium.
Seattle, Washington.
Batorsky B. (2014) “Going to the gym: Does Distance Matter?” Paper presented at the
National Wellness Center Conference. Minneapolis, Minnesota.