Professional Documents
Culture Documents
PUBLICATIONS
Cas Moelling, Ross Oberschlacke, Price Ward, John Karijolich, Ksenia Borisova, September 2007
Nikola Bjelos and Lori Bergeron. “Metal-dependent repression of siderophore
and biofilm formation in Actinomyces naeslundii”. FEMS Microbiology Letters.
Sep. 2007. Vol 275, Issue 2, Pages 214 – 220
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Commonwealth of Dominica-Ministry of Health, Health Education Unit Dominica, West Indies
Research Coordinator January 2006 – January 2008
• Established national model for sexual health education and promoted initiative to teachers and church leaders
• Generated Sexual Health Survey assessing practices and understanding of sexual health for epidemiological study
• Administered survey at local weekly markets, regular health fairs, and at the Carib Reserve of the indigenous population
• Authored proposal to bring HIV rapid testing to capitol and ensure greater confidentiality assurance
• Lead interactive, educational games and skits at schools in rural areas and regular weekly seminars for at-risk teens
VOLUNTEER WORK
Silver Cross Hospital Joliet, IL
Intimate Partner Violence and Rape Crisis Counselor August 2002-September 2005
• Serve as overnight, on-call advocate for survivors of assault presenting in ED and make provisions for children
• Guide survivors through medical and legal process and foster longer term support through center services
Certifications: ACLS/BCLS
Professional Affiliations: American Psychiatric Assn., AMSA