AMBER ELKINS RESEARCH INTERESTS EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT & POSITIONS CURRICULUM VITAE 1

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE 1 AMBER ELKINS amberdelkins@gmail.com Postdoctoral Research Associate amberdelkins@gmail.com ph: RESEARCH INTERESTS Modeling complex social systems and health problems using computational approaches, as well as understanding the value in framing of causality and in modeling to identify effective interventions EDUCATION DrPH in Health Promotion & Community Health Sciences Texas A&M Health Science Center College Station, TX Graduating 2015 MPH with Honors American Military University Charles Town, WV 2010 BA Psychology cum laude Kent State University Kent, OH 2008 BA Biology, Psychology Minor cum laude Kent State University Kent, OH 2008 Associate of Science cum laude Kent State University Kent, OH 2008 EMPLOYMENT & POSITIONS Postdoctoral Research Associate Joint Appointment between Industrial & Systems Engineering and Epidemiology & Biostatistics Texas A&M University 2016 Present Fellowship in Complex Systems Modeling for Public Health Research Epidemiology University of Michigan 2015 Systems, Health, & Engineering Research Scholar Industrial & Systems Engineering Texas A&M University 2015 Teaching Assistant: Introduction to Social & Behavioral Health (In-Person) Texas A&M Health Science Center Co-Principal Investigator TX Census Data Research Center with Texas A&M Health Science Center 2013 Instructor: Systems Thinking in Public Health (In-Person) Texas A&M Health Science Center Teaching Assistant: Introduction to Social & Behavioral Health (Online) Texas A&M Health Science Center Research Assistant Texas A&M Health Science Center with National Institute of Aging International Program Project Coordinator Texas A&M Health Science Center Director of Psychology Mentoring Network Global Mentoring Network American Military University

2 CURRICULUM VITAE 2 Director of Public Health Mentoring Network Global Mentoring Network American Military University Intern San Diego & Imperial Counties Chapter American Red Cross 2007 Instructor San Diego & Imperial Counties Chapter American Red Cross 2008 Administrative Assistant San Diego & Imperial Counties Chapter American Red Cross Canvasser/Marketing Agent Environment California Lead Certified Nursing Assistant Lake Forest Good Samaritan CERTIFICATES Responsible Conduct of Research for Engineers CITI Program Lake Success, NY 2016 Certification in AnyLogic 7.1 Using Java AnyLogic North America Chicago, IL 2015 QPR Certified Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Texas A&M University College Station, TX 2011 Volunteer Orientation Habitat for Humanity Waco, TX 2011 Shelter Operations American Red Cross San Diego, CA 2010 Shelter Simulation American Red Cross San Diego, CA 2010 Client Casework: Providing Emergency Assistance American Red Cross San Diego, CA 2010 Logistics: An Overview American Red Cross San Diego, CA 2010 Logistics: Simulation American Red Cross San Diego, CA 2010 Speaker's Bureau Workshop American Red Cross San Diego, CA 2010 Fundamentals of Disaster Assessment American Red Cross San Diego, CA 2010 Mass Care Overview American Red Cross San Diego, CA 2010 Fulfilling Our Mission American Red Cross San Diego, CA 2009 New Employee Volunteer Orientation American Red Cross San Diego, CA 2009 Certified Nursing Assistant Career Academy of Texas Grapevine, TX 2004 HONORS & AWARDS Fellowship Travel & Tuition Award University of Michigan 2015 AAAS/Science Program for Excellence in Science Award AAAS/Science President s Honors List Award American Public University System 2009 Dean s List Award American Public University System 2009 Dean s List Award Kent State University 2006, 2007, & 2008 Certificate of Recognition American Muscular Dystrophy Association 2006 Certificate of Accomplishment Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society 2005 Certificate of Accomplishment Pieter Andries 2004

3 CURRICULUM VITAE 3 2 nd Place Prize in Chemistry Texas Science & Engineering Fair st Place Prize in Chemistry Dallas Regional Science & Engineering Fair rd Place Prize in Chemistry Texas Science & Engineering Fair st Place Prize in Chemistry Dallas Regional Science & Engineering Fair 2003 PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS Elkins, A.D., Gorman, D.M., & Lawley, M.A (2016). Systems models of the social ecology of traffic safety to analyze the effectiveness of interventions. Journal of the International Society for the Systems Sciences: Proceedings of the 60th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Systems Sciences Boulder, CO. ISSN: Elkins, A.D., Shipp, E.M., Gorman, D.M., Wunderlich, R.C., & Lawley, M.A. (2016). Systems models of the social ecology of traffic safety to analyze the effectiveness of interventions. Journal of the International Society for the Systems Sciences: Proceedings of the 60th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Systems Sciences Boulder, CO. ISSN: Elkins, A.D., Gorman, D.M., Maddock, J.E., Kum, H.C., & Lawley, M.A. (2015). The value of the frame: Painting complexity using two chronic disease models. Journal of the International Society for the Systems Sciences: Proceedings of the 59th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Systems Sciences Berlin, DE. ISSN: Available from Elkins, A.D., & Gorman, D.M. (2014). Systems theory in public health. In Oxford Bibliographies in Public Health (D. McQueen, ed.), Oxford University Press, New York. DOI: /OBO/ Available from xml Elkins, A.D., & Gorman, D.M. (2014). Validating models in public health. Journal of the International Society for the Systems Sciences: Proceedings of the 58th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Systems Sciences Washington, DC. ISSN: Available from OTHER PUBLICATIONS Elkins, A.D. (2015). Systems approaches in public health (Doctoral dissertation). Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. Available from POSTERS Elkins, A.D., Gorman, D.M., & Lawley, M.A. (2016). Modeling threats to research integrity & the effectiveness of registered reports. Poster presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Systems Sciences, Boulder, CO. ISSN: Elkins, A.D., Shipp, E.M., Gorman, D.M., Wunderlich, R.C., & Lawley, M.A. (2016). A socioecological approach to traffic ssafety systems modeling to analyze program effect. Poster

4 CURRICULUM VITAE 4 presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Systems Sciences, Boulder, CO. ISSN: DOI: /RG Elkins, A.D., Gorman, D.M., Maddock, J.E., Kum, H.C., & Lawley, M.A. (2015). Framing & value in social system modelling. Poster presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Systems Sciences, Berlin, DE. DOI: /RG Balasubramanyam, A.S., Bhattacharjee, R., & Elkins, A.D. (2015). Curtailing HIV incidence among African-American MSM s: A social-ecological approach. Poster presented at the School of Public Health s 10th Annual Student Poster Contest, College Station, TX. Elkins, A.D., & Gorman, D.M. (2014). Validating models in public health. Poster presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Systems Sciences, Washington, DC. DOI: /RG PRESENTATIONS Elkins, A.D., Gorman, D.M., & Lawley, M.A (2016, July). Systems models of the social ecology of traffic safety to analyze the effectiveness of interventions. [Presentation]. Paper presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Systems Sciences. Boulder, CO. Elkins, A.D., Shipp, E.M., Gorman, D.M., Wunderlich, R.C., & Lawley, M.A. (2016, July). Systems models of the social ecology of traffic safety to analyze the effectiveness of interventions. [Presentation]. Paper presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Systems Sciences. Boulder, CO. Elkins, A.D., Gorman, D.M., Maddock, J.E., Kum, H.C., & Lawley, M.A. (2015, August). The value of the frame: Painting complexity using two chronic disease models. [Presentation]. Paper presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Systems Sciences. Berlin, DE. Elkins, A.D. (2015, April). Systems theory & applications to public health [Guest lecture for Seminar in Public Health Theory course]. Elkins, A.D., & Gorman, D.M. (2014, July). Validating models in public health. [Presentation]. Paper presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Systems Sciences. Washington, DC. Abstract available from SHORT COURSES & WORKSHOPS Agent-Based and Hybrid Modeling Bootcamp & Incubator for Health Researchers University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, SK 2016 TEES CEI Summer Institute: Marine Mass Casualty Events Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station: Center for Emergency Informatics Galveston, TX 2016 Complex Systems Modeling for Public Health Research University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 2015 AnyLogic 7.1 AnyLogic North America Chicago, IL 2015 Short Course on Complexity: Exploring Complex Networks Santa Fe Institute Austin, TX 2013

5 CURRICULUM VITAE 5 Computer Programming & Complex Systems New England Complex Systems Institute Boston, MA 2012 Complex Systems Modeling & Networks New England Complex Systems Institute Boston, MA 2012 MAJOR COMPUTER LANGUAGES & SOFTWARE AnyLogic; Java; STELLA/iThink; NetLogo; Sandvox; Stata; SAS; Python; Adobe Creative Suite VOLUNTEER & PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Member American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS/Science) 2015 Present Volunteer & Foster Chinese Shar-Pei Network 2014 Present Member & Student SIG Chair International Society for the Systems Sciences 2014 Present Volunteer & Foster Cattailz.Org Volunteer, Foster, & In-Kind Donations Coordinator Brazos Pets Alive! Volunteer Underground Railroad Rescue Kitty Network 2012 Present Volunteer Texas Transport, TX 2011 Present Volunteer Waco Habitat for Humanity Restore Volunteer Women s Resource Center of San Diego Volunteer & Member American Muscular Dystrophy Association Staff American Red Cross Member Kent State Alumni Association 2008 Member Golden Key International Honor Society 2008 Present Member Equal Rights Campaign 2005 Present SELECTED COURSEWORK Research: Hybrid Systems Modeling of Type 2 Diabetes Industrial & Systems Engineering Texas A&M University 2015 Directed Studies: System Dynamics Modeling of Type 2 Diabetes in South Texas Industrial & Systems Engineering Texas A&M University 2015 Directed Studies: Systems Methods for Modeling Diabetes Epidemiology & Biostatistics Texas A&M Health Science Center 2015 Directed Study: Integrating Complex Systems Models into Population-Level Social Sciences Social & Behavioral Health Texas A&M Health Science Center 2014 Directed Study: Systems Thinking in Public Health Social & Behavioral Health Texas A&M Health Science Center 2014

6 CURRICULUM VITAE 6 Directed Study: Systemic Intervention Social & Behavioral Health Texas A&M Health Science Center 2013 Directed Research: Modeling Violence Contagion in LTCFs Differentiated by Age on Prevalence of Elder Abuse Social & Behavioral Health Texas A&M Health Science Center 2013 Directed Study: Complex Systems Modeling of Violence Contagion Social & Behavioral Health Texas A&M Health Science Center 2013 Directed Research: Caregiver & Resident Dynamics Contributing to Elder Abuse in LTCFs: A Compartmental Model Social & Behavioral Health Texas A&M Health Science Center 2013 Directed Research: Examination of Verification & Validity of Systems Applications to Public Health Epidemiology & Biostatistics Texas A&M Health Science Center 2013 Ecological Modeling Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences Texas A&M University 2013 Directed Research: Modeling Elder Abuse Social & Behavioral Health Texas A&M Health Science Center 2013 Directed Study: System Models & Model Development Epidemiology & Biostatistics Texas A&M Health Science Center 2013 Directed Study: Social Ecology Social & Behavioral Health Texas A&M Health Science Center 2012 Agent-Based Modeling of Public Health Epidemiology & Biostatistics Texas A&M Health Science Center 2012 Directed Study: Glossary of Systems Methods Epidemiology & Biostatistics Texas A&M Health Science Center 2012 Quantitative & Qualitative Methods Business American Military University 2012 Directed Study: NECSI Institute Epidemiology & Biostatistics Texas A&M Health Science Center 2012 Directed Study: Systems Thinking Epidemiology & Biostatistics Texas A&M Health Science Center 2012 Organizational Behavior Management American Military University 2012 Development & Commercialization of Human Therapeutics Medical Sciences Texas A&M University 2012 Seminar: Public Health Interventions Social & Behavioral Health Texas A&M Health Science Center 2012 Analysis of Longitudinal & Dependent Data Epidemiology & Biostatistics Texas A&M Health Science Center 2012 Seminar in Public Health Evaluation Social & Behavioral Health Texas A&M Health Science Center 2011 Categorical Data Analysis Epidemiology & Biostatistics Texas A&M Health Science Center 2011 Epidemiology I Public Health American Military University 2011 Seminar in Social & Behavioral Health: Social Networks Social & Behavioral Health Texas A&M Health Science Center 2011

7 CURRICULUM VITAE 7 Principles of Environmental & Occupational Health Environmental & Occupational Health Texas A&M Health Science Center 2011 Seminar in Public Health Theory Social & Behavioral Health Texas A&M Health Science Center 2011 Directed Research: Qualitative Analysis of Elder Abuse in LTCFs Health Policy & Management Texas A&M Health Science Center 2011 Biostatistics II Epidemiology & Biostatistics Texas A&M Health Science Center 2011 Seminar in History & Context of Public Health Social & Behavioral Health Texas A&M Health Science Center 2010 Social Ecology & Health Behavior Social & Behavioral Health Texas A&M Health Science Center 2010 Biostatistics I Epidemiology & Biostatistics Texas A&M Health Science Center 2010 Public Policy Public Service & Health Public Administration American Military University 2009 Medical Care Concepts & Analysis Public Health American Military University 2009 Health Policy Public Health American Military University 2009 Health Care Administration Public Health American Military University 2009 Economics of Disaster Emergency & Disaster Management American Military University 2009 Comparative Public Health Systems Public Health American Military University 2009 Research Methods in Public Health Public Health American Military University 2009 Public Health in America Public Health American Military University 2009 Legal Environment of Health Care Public Health American Military University 2009 Organizational Crisis Management Management American Military University 2009 Public Health Seminar Public Health American Military University 2009 Leadership Management American Military University 2009 SOCIAL PROFILES LinkedIn ResearchGate Google Scholar