Collaborates and communicates in Spanish with administrators, teachers, and students from multicultural backgrounds in creating interactive English and Cultural lesson plans and preparing students for various Cambridge English Assessment Exams, including A1, A2, B1, B2, and C1 levels.
Serves as a translator and teaching assistant during educational classes for more than three hundred students at IES Serpis adult language school
Health Educator, Business Development and Marketing Liaison
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Williamsport Hospital
WILLIAMSPORT
09.2022 - 07.2023
Collaboratively worked within interdepartmental and interdisciplinary health teams to plan, coordinate, implement, and evaluate employer well-being programs and health education sessions.
Actively marketed healthcare programs through advertising campaigns based on analyzing demographic data to increase use of healthcare services and education.
Generated extensive client education utilizing Microsoft PowerPoint as well as skills in videography, editing, creation, and delivery. Strong knowledge utilizing Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Office.
Patient Care Technician
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Williamsport Hospital
Williamsport
01.2022 - 07.2023
Provided direct patient care and 1:1 observation. · Communicated with healthcare teams to ensure patient support, provided aid in response to emergency crisis situations.
Served as a liaison between patients, nurses, doctors, and lab personnel for an average of twenty patients at a time.
Student Behavioral Associate
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Western Psychiatric Institute
Pittsburgh
09.2021 - 01.2022
Assisted with the provision of medical and psychiatric inpatient care with 15 patients daily
Utilized positive approaches and extensive crisis management.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Psychology, Pre-Med Concentration, Honors Distinction
University of Pittsburgh
04.2022
Skills
Google Drive (Slides, Sheets, Docs, Forms); Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Data Analytics (SPSS)
B1 Spanish Level (intermediate comprehension, writing, and speaking skills)
Engaging in Community-Based Research: Exploring the Paths to Justice; How can the Justice Scholars research practice partnership successfully prepare students in an underserved, urban high school to successfully transition to post-secondary education opportunities?, McMahon, M., Everett Herman, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh Diversity Forum, Advancing Social Justice: A Call to Action, 2020, Breakout session
Community-based participatory research: Engaging youth to provide perspective on risk and protective factors, McMahon, B., Rudella, J., McMahon, M., Wendling, K., Paredes, A., Register, M., Journal of School Health, 90, 9, 673-682, 2020
Community- based participatory research: Engaging youth to provide perspective on risk and protective factors, McMahon B., Rudella, J., McMahon, M., American Journal of Public Health, 2019
Community-based participatory research: Youth take action to create the healthiest nation, McMahon, M., Gehris, L., McMahon B., American Public Health National Conference and Expo, Philadelphia, PA, 11/2019, Abstract published in American Public Health Association Final Conference Program
Community-Based Participatory Research; Youth Perspectives About Their Populations' Risk Behaviors and Mental Health Needs, McMahon, M., Connery, R., Stratton, R., Hershey, R.A, PA Public Health Association, PA Office of Rural Health and Penn State College of Medicine Public Health Conference, Lancaster, PA, 04/2017 and 04/2018
Youth perspectives about their risk behaviors and mental health needs, McMahon, B., Rudella, J., McMahon, M., SHAPE America, Nashville, TN, 03/2018
Invited to present research results on youth perspectives at the United States Chamber of Commerce, 'Combating the Opioid Crisis: From Communities to the Capital' conference, McMahon, B., McMahon, M., Marty, M., Washington, D.C., 03/2018
Pennsylvania Youth Survey (PAYS) Results, Lycoming County Youth Statistics and Results of Youth Focus Groups, McMahon, M., Pennsylvania State Senate, Williamsport Office, 07/2016, 07/2017, 07/2018
Certification
Certified EKG Technician (CET), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 03/2023, 03/2025, Williamsport, PA, Preforming EKG
Certified Phlebotomist (CP), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 11/2022, 11/2024, Williamsport, PA, Phlebotomy
CPR Certification, American Heart Association, 11/2022, 11/2024, CPR, AED
Leadership Experience
The University of Pittsburgh Honors College, Pittsburgh, PA, Honors College Ambassador, 08/2019, 05/2022, Facilitated campus events for prospective students and their family members. Plan and execute alumni network events, community, and campus events to engage University of Pittsburgh graduates and current students to further their career and professional network.
University of Pittsburgh Office of Disability Resources and Services, Pittsburgh, PA, Peer Mentor & Assistance, 09/2021, 04/2022, Engaged and Assisted in acclimating students through The Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Peer mentoring program maximizing student's experience to reach their full academic potential.
San Rafael Hospital, International Study Abroad, Granada, Student Internship, 01/2020, 06/2020, Interacted with over 50 patients daily, utilized the Spanish Language to enhance patient satisfaction and experience. Identified and resolved conflicts related to meanings of word, concepts, practices and behaviors. Referred clients to medical personnel, social services, and appropriate healthcare services.
Research
University of Pittsburgh Honors College, Pittsburgh, PA, Community Research Internship, 09/2021, 05/2022, Developed and implemented educational curriculum in collaboration with Community Engagement Center (Homewood, Pittsburgh) to promote college readiness in socioeconomically disadvantaged high school students. Collaborated and identified key stakeholders in the Pittsburgh community including business personnel, university professors, and Justice Scholars Institute Program Directors. Developed Social Justice Curriculum focused on equity, advocacy, social justice, and educational diversity for students in the Homewood Community.
University of Pittsburgh Dept. Psychology Parents and Children Lab, Pittsburgh, PA, Research Analyst, 06/2020, 06/2021, Conducted research through Pitt Parents and Children Laboratory funded by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to promote understanding of children at-risk for maladaptive psychosocial outcomes. Coded and analyzed weekly videotape coding based on the Smart Beginnings 48-Month Parent Coding Manual of parent-child interaction. Gathered qualitative and quantitative data as an active member of Smart Beginnings Research Team on parent-child interaction through Video Interaction Project.
University of Pittsburgh Justice Scholars Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, Community Research Fellowship, 06/2020, 08/2020, Investigated the impact of Justice Scholars Institute on successfully preparing students in an underserved; urban high school to transition to post-secondary education opportunities. Preformed in-depth interviews with students, professors, and key-stakeholders to code themes of successful completion of the program. Collected qualitative and quantitative data, coded for congruent themes, and created actionable plans based on data trends. Preformed quantitative data analysis utilizing SPSS.
River Valley Health and Dental Federal Health Clinic, Williamsport, PA, Research Analyst, 06/2020, 08/2020, Assisted in the development and implementation of a data-driven education campaign to address the health needs and advocate for the federal health clinic's most vulnerable population concerning the COVID-19 pandemic. Conducted participatory research surveys analyzing the health needs of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic providing measurable data-driven outcomes that I presented to the clinic's board of directors and clinical staff. Devised and evaluated methods and procedures for collecting data, such as surveys, opinion polls, and questionnaires arranged to drive clinical programming to address customer satisfaction and continuous quality improvement.
Timeline
North American Language and Culture Assistant
The Education Office of The Embassy of Spain
10.2023 - Current
Health Educator, Business Development and Marketing Liaison
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Williamsport Hospital
09.2022 - 07.2023
Patient Care Technician
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Williamsport Hospital
01.2022 - 07.2023
Student Behavioral Associate
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Western Psychiatric Institute
09.2021 - 01.2022
Bachelor of Science - Psychology, Pre-Med Concentration, Honors Distinction
University of Pittsburgh
Certified EKG Technician (CET), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 03/2023, 03/2025, Williamsport, PA, Preforming EKG
Certified Phlebotomist (CP), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 11/2022, 11/2024, Williamsport, PA, Phlebotomy
CPR Certification, American Heart Association, 11/2022, 11/2024, CPR, AED
Director of Trade and Investment. Honorary Consul at British Embassy in SpainDirector of Trade and Investment. Honorary Consul at British Embassy in Spain