{"id":2760,"date":"2019-04-16T20:03:43","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T00:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/qbs\/?page_id=2760"},"modified":"2024-05-06T13:43:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T17:43:51","slug":"cpollack","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/qbs\/people\/cpollack\/","title":{"rendered":"Catherine Pollack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3208 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/qbs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/04\/P1010389-e1556216907945.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3239\" height=\"1534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/qbs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/04\/P1010389-e1556216907945.jpg 3239w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/qbs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/04\/P1010389-e1556216907945-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/qbs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/04\/P1010389-e1556216907945-768x364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/qbs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/04\/P1010389-e1556216907945-1024x485.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/qbs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/04\/P1010389-e1556216907945-116x55.jpg 116w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/qbs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/04\/P1010389-e1556216907945-1600x758.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/qbs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/04\/P1010389-e1556216907945-800x379.jpg 800w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/qbs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/04\/P1010389-e1556216907945-580x275.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3239px) 100vw, 3239px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/catherinepollack\/\" class=\"wpz-sc-button large\" style=\";background:#dedede\"><span><i class=\"fa fa-linkedin\" style=\"padding-right:6px;\"><\/i><strong>LinkedIn<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"threecol-one\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong><span style=\"color: #808080\">HOMETOWN<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"><strong>Stephens City, Virginia, USA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #808080;font-size: 12pt\">LANGUAGES<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"><strong>English<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #808080;font-size: 12pt\">THESIS MENTOR<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/faculty\/facultydb\/view.php\/?uid=4330]\">Diane Gilbert-Diamond, ScD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/faculty\/facultydb\/view.php\/?uid=3428%22\">Tracey Onega<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thesis Lab:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/mhbld\/]\">The Media and Behaviors Lab<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Research Gate: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Catherine_Pollack2\">Catherine Pollack\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"threecol-one\">\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #808080;font-size: 12pt\">UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">University of Virginia<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<em>Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Interdisciplinary Major in Applied Statistics<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #808080;font-size: 12pt\">PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Redhorse Corporation\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redhorsecorp.com\">https:\/\/redhorsecorp.com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Summer Data Science Intern <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Intern - <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.nationalacademies.org\/deps\/bmsa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Board on Mathematical Sciences and Analytics &amp; Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">University of Virginia<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Undergraduate Teaching Assistant - Departments of Applied Mathematics, Engineering &amp; Society, &amp; Biomedical Engineering\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"threecol-one last\"><div class=\"wpz-sc-box normal large rounded \"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #008000\"><strong>DARTMOUTH QBS PROFILE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong><span style=\"color: #808080\">THESIS TITLE<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Balancing the Availability and Accuracy of Obesity-Related Health Information: Novel Data Science Methods to Combat Online Health Misinformation<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><span style=\"color: #808080;font-size: 12pt\">CAREER TRACK(S)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><strong>Academia, Industry\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><span style=\"color: #808080;font-size: 12pt\">TECHNICAL EXPERTISE<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><strong>R, MATLAB, Python, Tableau, SQL, SAS, ArcGIS\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><span style=\"color: #808080;font-size: 12pt\">EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><strong>Communications Chair, Graduate Student Council\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><strong>Graduate Peer Tutor, Dartmouth Center for Research, Writing, and Information Technology\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><strong>Clarinetist, Dartmouth Wind Ensemble\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><div class=\"wpz-sc-box normal large rounded \"><span style=\"color: #008000;font-size: 24pt\"><strong>QBS PhD Experience<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Electives<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dartmouth.smartcatalogiq.com\/current\/orc\/Departments-Programs-Graduate\/Computer-Science\/COSC-Computer-Science\/100\/COSC-174\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COSC 174<\/a>: Machine Learning &amp; Statistical Data Analysis, <a href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/qbs\/qbs-139-ph-147-advanced-methods-in-health-services-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PH 147<\/a>: Advanced Methods in Health Services Research, <a href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/qbs\/qbs-123-biostatistics-consulting-lab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">QBS 123<\/a>: Biostatistics Consulting Lab; <a href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/qbs\/qbs-187-qbs-phd-student-internship\/\">QBS 187<\/a>:\u00a0 QBS PhD Student Internship\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Publications<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Ferguson, S. M., Foley, R. W., Eshirow, J. K., &amp; <strong>Pollack, C. C.<\/strong> (2018). <em>Refining Concept Maps as a Method to Assess Learning Outcomes Among Engineering Students<\/em>. Paper presented at 2018 ASEE Annual Conference &amp; Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, July 2018. <a href=\"https:\/\/peer.asee.org\/30924\">https:\/\/peer.asee.org\/30924<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Poster Presentations<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Short-term Outcomes from a Rural, Interdisciplinary, Team-based Weight and Wellness Center <\/em>(ObesityWeek, 2019, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA)<\/li>\n<li><em>Short-term Outcomes from a Rural, Interdisciplinary, Team-based Weight and Wellness Center<\/em> (1<sup>st<\/sup> Annual Dartmouth-Hitchcock Scientific Retreat, 2019, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA)<\/li>\n<li><em>Offering Universal Carrier Screening to Women of Reproductive Age Seeking Routine Gynecologic Care <\/em>[LINK: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.fertnstert.2019.07.1006\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.fertnstert.2019.07.1006<\/a>] (75<sup>th<\/sup> Annual American Society for Reproductive Medicine Scientific Congress &amp; Expo, 2019, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA).<\/li>\n<li><em>Untreated Obstructive Sleep Apnea is Associated with Increased Hospitalization from Influenza Infection <\/em>(SLEEP, 2019, San Antonio, Texas, USA)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><em>A Bridge Between Students and Instructors: Undergraduate Teaching Assistants (UTAs) as Collaborators in Course Redesign\u00a0<\/em>(STGlobal, 2018, Washington, D.C., USA)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Oral Presentations<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\"><em>Evaluating State Policies in Telemedicine<\/em>\u00a0(University of Virginia 31<sup>st<\/sup> Annual Undergraduate Research and Design Symposium, 2018, Charlottesville, VA, USA)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #339966;font-size: 24pt\"><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><div class=\"threecol-one\"><div class=\"wpz-sc-box normal large  \">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24pt\">My Interests<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">\"Broadly speaking, my research aims are to apply complex computational and biostatistical methods to a diverse array of health care policy problems.\"<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"threecol-one\">\n<div class=\"wpz-sc-box normal large  \">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24pt\">Why QBS?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">\"The strength of the QBS program stems from the myriad of opportunities for multidisciplinary collaboration with knowledgeable and supportive faculty members.\"<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div> <div class=\"threecol-one last\">\n<div class=\"wpz-sc-box normal large  \">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24pt\">Life @ Dartmouth<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #808080;font-size: 12pt\">WHEN I AM NOT IN LAB\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">\"I enjoy playing clarinet with the Upper Valley Community Band.\"<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":0,"parent":8287,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/template-full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2760","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","author-146"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Pbpy9s-Iw","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/qbs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/qbs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/qbs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/qbs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/146"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/qbs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2760"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/qbs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2760\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5623,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/qbs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2760\/revisions\/5623"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/qbs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/qbs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}