Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública

UCLA

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Maternal Health Consultant

Hopelab

Senior Research Associate III

Founder of a consulting firm that helps female founders intelligently design maternity leave plans that meet their business model and personal needs. The Expecting Entrepreneur, the book that documents this evidence-informed maternity leave planning methodology for service-based businesses will be published in 2021.

The Expecting Entrepreneur

Founder/Author

The Women in Leadership program supports the leadership development of women across the Bay Area, raises up a multitude of women’s experiences, establishes a pipeline for professional advancement, and creates a cross-sector network of women who support each other’s career growth.

Coro Northern California

Women in Leadership Fellow

Senior Research Associate II

Hopelab is a social innovation lab that develops evidence-based technologies to improve the health and well-being of adolescents and young adults, included those who are pregnancy and parenting. I joined Hopelab specifically to run a pilot efficacy trial testing the impact of a mobile app used as part of the Nurse Family Partnerships evidence-based program for low-income, first time mothers, and am one of four in-house researchers working across our portfolio of interventions.

Study Coordinator

16 month appointment to the Trainee Ambassador Committee for the MCHB Division of MCH Workforce Development. In collaboration with 10 other federally trained MCH professionals, I developed and implemented strategies for providing current trainees with ongoing opportunities for leadership development and mentorship.

The Maternal & Child Health Bureau (MCHB) Division of MCH Workforce Development

Appointed Committee Member

Provided qualitative research, evaluation services, and study management advising in the US and Southeast Mexico around Reproductive & Maternal Health, with a special emphasis on health interventions for vulnerable populations delivered in clinical and community settings.Clients included:Anat Kah Riviera Maya Community Foundation (2013-2015)American Journal Experts (2013-2015)Farmworker Justice (2014-2015)Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública de México (2012-2017)UCLA Art & Global Health Center (2011-2017)UNC Center for Bioethics (2014 - 2017)UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (2012-2013)UNC School of Medicine, Department of Social Medicine (2011-2017)

Arianna Taboada Consulting

Founder/Owner

Research support for the following projects:Evaluation of the Durham Multi-Agency Collaboration to Enhance Service Delivery to Immigrant Victims (Office of Violence Against Women):Process evaluation for cross-agency collaboration formed to provide comprehensive services to undocumented immigrant domestic violence survivors (May 2011-January 2012).Victim Service Toolkit for North Carolina DV/SA Agencies - NC State Governor’s Crime Commission (Grant #180-1-09-050-AV-233)Conducted systematic literature review; development of toolkit funded by the to expand agency capacity to assess and evaluate services; adapted for agencies serving racial/ethnic minority populations. (August 2010-June 2011)Expanding Newborn Screening - National Science Foundation (SES-07510132)Conducted in-depth interviews with Spanish-speaking participants; transcription and translation of clinic visits and follow up interviews; coding and analysis of data for the Spanish-speaking cohort. The work was recently published by University of Chicago Press in a book called "Saving Babies? The Consequences of Newborn Genetic Screening." (Sept 2009-July 2010)

Academic Institutions (UNC & UCLA)

Research Associate

Planned and facilitated community advisory board, administrative team, parent and staff meetings; secured City Development Block Grant funding and conducted program evaluation every five weeks; delivered college preparatory services and homework assistance; developed and implemented culturally relevant workshops and peer counseling curriculum; piloted Saturday youth academy; designed curriculum focused on leadership development and community organizing; planned and facilitated weekly workshops, retreat, community service event, and graduation ceremony for program participants.

SHAPE After School Program

Site Coordinator

La Clínica de la Raza Community Health Education Department - Oakland CA (October 2005-June 2006)Grant-funded training in substance abuse and pregnancy prevention (SAMHSA); classroom and health fair presentations on HIV, STD, and relationship abuse prevention; PSA production.City of Berkeley Relationship Abuse Prevention Program - Berkeley CA (September 2002-June 2005)Classroom presentations & workshops on bullying and teen dating violence; translation of curriculum (English to Spanish) to reach Spanish-speaking students.

Federally Qualified Health Centers and City Public Health Department

Health Educator

Trained in folkloristic film technique, my work as a documentary filmmaker looked at the intersection of Global Health and Cultural/Ethnic Studies. My experiences range from teaching, facilitating collaborative projects, curating festivals and gallery exhibitions, and presenting my own work in the international film festival circuit.