Paige Patano, MS

Market Research Analyst

Blommer Chocolate Company · Chicago, IL

Present

Sourcing and Research Associate (Via Objective Partners)

FedEx

Graduate Research Associate

DePaul University · Chicago, Illinois, United States

- Project lead on NIH-funded PROTECT study - Led team of 5 researchers in qualitative analysis and manuscript preparation - Led biweekly meetings to troubleshoot and strategize during qualitative analysis - Collaborated closely with principal investigators to ensure project ran smoothly and efficiently - Maintained steady stream of communication between the research team - Assisted with management of 10 undergraduate research assistants - Ran data collection visits that consisted of interviewing participants to collect nutrition data via NDSR and behavioral data via surveys using REDCap - Conducted individual thesis research on motivations for alcohol use and misuse using SPSS and R - Conducted research on systemic health barriers both quantitatively and qualitatively - Presented research at national and regional conferences - Published three manuscripts

Admissions Counselor

Adler University

- Maintained pipeline of leads that had expressed interest in graduate school - Consistently met and exceeded enrollment quotas with high conversion rates - Guided prospective graduate students through every step of the admissions process, serving as the main point of contact for hundreds of students - Strived to build rapport with each student by identifying their unique goals and experiences that led them to pursue a graduate degree - Collaborated with departments across the university to ensure students were successfully onboarded after acceptance

Bartender

Cityside Tavern · Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Server

Cityside Tavern · Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Research Assistant & Director of Recruitment

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

- Led a recruitment team of 6 undergraduates, showing them how to effectively recruit participants for the lab - Held weekly recruitment meetings to discuss strategies and future recruitment events - Kept detailed statistics of recruitment outcomes each week for reporting purposes - Scheduled lab visits with participants - Screened participants for eligibility by administering structured interview (SCID-5) - Served as experimenter during data collection visits, including directing participants to tasks and collecting BAC data with breathalyzer - Assisted with transcribing videos from experiment - Recognized as Achieving Research Leader for efforts in lab

Peer Advisor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign · Champaign, IL

- Guided more than 50 incoming psychology majors (both transfer students and freshmen) with class registration - Advised students on which classes they should take by assessing their interests and passions through thorough discussion - Assisted students of diverse backgrounds and pointed these students in the direction of clubs, labs, and other activities that would help them adjust to their new university - Worked closely with academic advisors to determine best route for students

Web Writer

WPGU 107.1 · Champaign, Illinois