We are excited to welcome Mackenzie Stuenkel to the department and the Vanderbilt Biostatistics Data Coordinating Center Data Management Unit. Dr. Stuenkel earned her PhD in applied health research and evaluation from Clemson University, and then worked as lead research specialist at the Bradshaw Institute for Community Child Health & Advocacy, a division of Prisma Health Children's Hospital. She brings to Vanderbilt experience in COVID-19 vaccination and testing tracking and manuscript preparation, grant writing, tech support, and data optimization and analytics, as well as expertise in implementation science, program and process evaluation, mental health research, and more. She is first author of "School-based mental health service utilization through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond" (Journal of School Health, 2023) and has co-authored peer-reviewed papers on emergency departments (Journal of Safety Research, 2023), pediatric referrals (Journal of Community Health, 2023), healthcare worker experiences (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023), and diagnosing COVID-19 in young adults (Journal of American College Health, 2023).
