HomeKatherine M. Baldwin
364 W. 99 th Avenue
Northglenn, CO 80260
(720) 221-8323
Katherine.Baldwin@uchsc.edu
EDUCATION/TRAINING
Social Work Fellow
September 2002 - April 2004
JFK Partners: Promoting Families, Health and Development
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO
M.S.S.W. 1997 The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. College of Social Work.
B.A. 1993 Rhodes College, Memphis, TN. Department of Foreign Languages, German major, cum laude. Phi Beta Kappa.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Project Coordinator, Screening for Social, Communicative and Behavioral Problems in the Schools, September 2003-April 2004; Colorado Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities Research and Epidemiology (CADDRE), University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.
Responsibilities:
- Managed the implementation of research plans, including communications with school district administrators, elementary school principals and teachers, the CADDRE research team, and the Colorado Multiple Institutions Review Board (COMIRB).
- Assisted with the development of the study protocol and study questionnaires.
- Developed supporting documents (project overview, cover letters, tracking sheets, recruitment flyer, etc.)
- Coordinated activities related to recruiting and scheduling participants, and conducting data collection visits to schools.
- Supervised a research assistant, who was responsible for setting up the databases, scheduling participants and assisting with conducting site visits.
- Developed project work plans and timelines.
Social Work Consultant, ENRICH program for early intervention, July 2003 - April 2004; JFK Partners, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.
Responsibilities:
- Provided social work consultation to the team of home interventionists around psychosocial issues affecting the families for whom they were providing early intervention services.
- Participated in an administrative sub-committee, which focused on activities related to program development, implementation and evaluation.
- Assisted with program research projects, including scoring parent-child interaction videotapes and entering and analyzing data from Daily Activity Rating Scales.
Social Work Consultant, Dual Diagnosis Clinical Evaluation Team, September 2002-June 2003; JFK Partners, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.
Responsibilities:
- Conducted psychosocial interviews with parents of children being evaluated by the team and developed corresponding reports.
- Collected information from parents about their child's social, communication, self-help and motor skills using the VINELAND Adaptive Behavior Scales.
- Scored and summarized VINELAND results and incorporated them into team reports.
- Provided social work consultation to the team around psychosocial issues affecting the families.
Social Work Field Placement Supervisor, January-April, 2004; JFK Partners, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.
Responsibilities: Co-supervised a second-year MSW student from Gallaudet University.
Health Project Coordinator, Availability of Hepatitis B Vaccine for High-Risk Adolescents, November 2001 - August 2002; Rochester Child Health Studies, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY.
Responsibilities:
- Managed the implementation of research plans, including communications with technical consultants, the sponsoring organization (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), and the University's Research Subjects Review Board.
- Located and obtained national lists of alternative health care settings: STD clinics, Family Planning clinics, School-Based Health Centers, Teen Clinics and Youth Corrections Facilities.
- Worked closely with the project programmer to create a database for sampling, tracking, and entering survey data.
- Assisted with the development of focus group discussion guides and survey questions.
- Coordinated all activities related to identifying and scheduling participants, and conducting 6 telephone focus groups.
- Designed and formatted 6 surveys for alternative health care settings.
- Coordinated all activities related to mailing the surveys, including the selection and purchase of printing services and supplies.
- Developed project work plans and timelines.
- Scheduled, facilitated and summarized research team meetings.
Project Manager, Evaluation of Fetal and Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) Programs Nationwide, November 1997 - September 2001; Women's and Children's Health Policy Center, Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University.
Responsibilities:
- Managed the implementation of research plans, including all communications with Maternal and Child Health professionals at study sites, with technical consultants, with the university's Committee on Human Research, and with sponsoring organizations (Maternal and Child Health Bureau and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists).
- Assisted with the development of data collection instruments and evaluation procedures.
- Coordinated and supervised activities of project staff with respect to scheduling and conducting interviews, management of tracking and survey data, production of study materials, and making arrangements for site visits.
- Worked closely with project faculty and Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) staff to prepare the Supporting Statement and necessary appendices for submission to the Office of Management and Budget.
- Served as the primary contact person in a contract for data collection services; Collaborated with company staff to: 1) convert written surveys into a format used for computer assisted telephone interview; 2) train interviewers; and 3) monitor progress.
- Oversaw the completion of 328 in-depth telephone interviews (77% response rate).
- Scheduled and conducted in-depth telephone and on-site interviews, as needed.
- Assisted with data analysis, interpretation of evaluation data and preparation of data reports.
- Prepared progress and other program reports required by the sponsors.
- Coordinated and facilitated monthly evaluation team meetings and meetings with sponsors.
Research Assistant II, June 1997 - November 1997; The Johns Hopkins University, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Women's and Children's Health Policy Center.
Responsibilities:
- Co-authored 4 literature reviews on specific women's health topics.
- Performed literature searches and developed literature summaries.
- Synthesized and entered data.
- Abstracted program data from public clearinghouse files and organized research database for cross-site program analysis.
Assistant Director of Annual Giving, 1993-1995; Rhodes College, Memphis, TN.
Responsibilities:
- Recruited and trained student, parent, alumni, faculty, and staff volunteers.
- Hired, trained, and supervised student callers.
- Organized and managed 11 weeks of phone solicitations.
- Reached goals of 2,000 pledges and $150,000 from alumni in 6 weeks.
- Designed and coordinated biannual solicitation mailings sent to approximately 11,000 alumni, 5,000 parents, 440 faculty/staff, and 350 college seniors.
- Coordinated small events for volunteers.
Boards, Committees and Task Forces
- Board Member, Families for Hands and Voices, 2003-present;
- Committee Member, School-wide Accountability Committee, Colorado Home Intervention Program, 2003-present;
- Board Member, Marion Downs Hearing Center, 2003-2004;
- Committee Member, Special Purpose Committee on Eligibility, Colorado Inter-agency Coordinating Council, October 2003-January 2004;
- Infant Hearing Advisory Committee, 2003-present;
- Early Intervention Task Force for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children, 2003-present
- Parent Representative, Colorado Inter-agency Coordinating Council, May 2004-January 2005
LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Elder, Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, 2004-present; Grant Review Panel Member, ISB/MCHB/HRSA/DHHS, 2000; Volunteer reviewer, American Academy of Pediatrics, infant hearing screening parent information sheets, 1999; Alumni Volunteer, Rhodes College Admissions Office 1997-2001.
Field Placements and Assistantships
- Pediatric Social Work Intern, Social Services, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN, 1996-97.
- Research Assistant, University of Tennessee, 1996-97.
- Administrative Intern and Shelter Counselor, The Family Link, Memphis, TN, 1995-96.
- Office Assistant, University of Tennessee Department of Social Work, 1995-96.
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
- Colorado Service Coordinator Training (Part C), Part I, October, 2003.
- Colorado IFSP Training, February 2004.
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