Seena N. Nair
39939 Stevenson Cmn, Apt. 2004, Fremont, CA 94538
Email: seena_nair@yahoo.com
Phone: (510) 364-6218
EDUCATION:
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Master of Public Health, Community Health Education
Focus: community based public health education; prevention programs
Bombay University, Bombay (now Mumbai), India
Bachelor of Commerce, Financial Accounting and Auditing
August 2006 to May 2010
May 1994
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Department of Quality Control/Improvement
April 2012 to Present
Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System, County of Santa Clara
Health Care Program Analyst II
 Extracting and analyzing clinical and demographic data from various data sources within the Santa Clara hospital system for
submission of various State and Federal reports for Delivery System Reform Incentive Pool (DSRIP) – a quality improvement
initiative of Affordable Care Act
 Utilize analyzed data for evaluation of interventions and to measure improvement of prevention programs
 Creation and maintenance of MS-Access databases to compile and format the collected data for the various categories of
DSRIP data
 Assist with development of PowerPoint presentations for executive leadership meetings and other presentations
 Facilitate DSRIP presentations to different departments within the Santa Clara Health and Hospital System
 Assist with training of new team members
Department of General Internal Medicine
October 2010 to March 2012
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Research Analyst
 Assisted with extracting, compiling, formatting, and updating of data from various data sources for the surveillance website
 Collaborated with website vendor and various other federal and state health agencies to upload and disseminate existing and
new data into surveillance website
 Developed quarterly progress reports to CDC
 As part of a research project, compiled a comprehensive set of chronic kidney disease educational materials, including
brochures, pamphlets, and questionnaires, in English and various other languages from various national and foundation
websites
 Wrote summary reports and updated team and Principal Investigator (PI) at meetings
 Assisted with manuscript preparation, Institutional Review Board (IRB) applications, and grant applications; conduct literature
research
 Assisted Contracts and Grants department at UCSF with submission of pre-award documentation like budget and resources
for grant applications
 Worked with external subcontractors and data source agencies to monitor their contractual agreements and extension of
Data Use Agreements
 Assisted with training of new team members
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Seena Nair – CV
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Research Associate (Part-time) - Mentor/Supervisor: Dr. Dejana Braithwaite
 Performed quantitative analysis using SPSS; assisted in manuscript preparation
 Conducted literature research, maintained large Endnote database
 Assisted with grant applications and IRB applications
July 2010 to October 2010
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
June 2009 to August 2009
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Minority Training Program in Cancer Control Research (MTPCCR) Intern - Mentor/Supervisor: Dr. Dejana Braithwaite
 Performed data analysis for study of comorbidity among women with breast cancer
 Assisted with development of a grant proposal and progress report
 Conducted extensive literature research
 Conceptualized and developed literature database using EndNote
Impact Assessment Inc. /Public Health Foundation Enterprise
January 2005 to May 2010
California Department of Public Health, Tuberculosis (TB) Control Branch
Project Specialist II
 Assisted with the conceptualization and development of Communicable Disease Investigator manual / curriculum pilot project
 Conducted literature research for TB related journal articles
 Conducted site visits for patient interviews and field investigations
 Developed outbreak databases using Microsoft Access and wrote user documentation for the same
 Documented outbreak and airline exposure investigations and facilitated report-back multimedia presentations at Branch
meetings
 Used Crystal Reports to create and maintain web-based program performance reports
 Used Visio to create flowcharts as part of these program performance reports
American Lung Association of California
September 2003 to December 2004
County of Santa Clara, Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Program
Assistant Project Coordinator
 Maintained contact investigation databases in collaboration with state and local epidemiologist
 Consulted with Regional TB Case Managers to resolve discrepancies in contact investigation data
 Assisted TB Health Educator with organizing and conducting outreach activities e.g. health education at
Vietnamese TET Fair in Santa Clara
 Assisted in preparing and organizing 2 TB Staff Development Workshops for over 100 professionals from multiple public health
agencies
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Fall and Spring 2008-09 and Fall 2010
Part-time Instructor and Teaching Assistant (Health Science Department - Biostatistics)
 Develop, coordinate and teach an introductory statistics course to undergraduates in a classroom setting
 Other instructional duties include planning curricula, academic advising of students, supervision of independent study
projects, and evaluating grades
 Coordinated the labs and setting up 3 lab sessions per week to accommodate the 100+ students, assisting students with enrolling into
the labs, and maintaining the class roster
 Assisted students with the weekly lab work; occasional delivery of course lecture; led review sessions
CASE REPORTS: San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
 Research Proposal Paper, MPH Program – “South Asian Indian Immigrant in United States and Midwifery Usage for
Prenatal Care, Childbirth, and Postnatal Care”
 Case Study Paper, MPH Program - “Asthma in Bayview-Hunters Point”
 Program Planning Paper, MPH Program - “Program Plan for Tuberculosis Outreach and Prevention Project (TOPP)”
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OTHER EXPERIENCE:
Department of Health Science
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Research Assistant (Biostatistics Department)
 Assisted with literature research and exploratory analysis for an epidemiology project
 Graduate Assistant (to the Director of the MPH Program, Dr. Edward Mamary)
 Developed training manual for online course tool (WebCT)
Dr. Lawrence Green
Adjunct Professor (Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UCSF)
Website maintenance
 Assist with website updations and content management using FrontPage
March 2008 to May 2008
September 2010 to present
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE IN HEALTH-RELATED SECTOR:
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
October 2009 to April 2010
San Jose State University Student Liaison Campus Advisor for Minority Training Program in Cancer Control Research (MTPCCR)
Program Director: Dr. Rena Pasick
 Recruited students at the rate of 4 students per month from San Jose State University and other college campuses into the
program
 Assisted students with the application process
County of Santa Clara
September 2004 to December 2004
Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Program
 Volunteered with the Santa Clara County’s TB Speakers’ Bureau to promote public awareness of TB
 Health education booth at Vietnamese TET Fair
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Software
Internet technologies
Databases
 Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio, Photo Editor)
 Adobe Acrobat Professional 8
 SPSS versions 11.0, 16, and 18
Creating of web pages using
 HTML 4.0
 Front Page
 Microsoft Access 97, 2003, and 2010
Literature seeking skills using
 Reference Manager
 PubMed
 EndNote
 RefWorks
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS:
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Graduated MPH with a GPA of 3.98 – May 2010
“Outstanding MPH Student Data Analyst” by San Jose State University - May 2010
Selected for a 3-month “Minority Training Program in Cancer Control Research” (MTPCCR) Fellowship through a competitive process
– June 2009 – August 2009
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
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