Sarah Blankespoor

After earning my degree in Public Health, I am looking for a job in the East Bay and hope to promote community engagement and social cohesion in my neighborhood.

Research Assistant: Healthcare Safety on Campus - Cal Poly
Jan. 2023 - June 2024

• Designed survey and interview questions to address sensitive topics.
• Scheduled, created agendas for, and facilitated research group meetings.
• Conducted research interviews with students while maintaining professionalism and cultural humility.

Student Assistant & Data Analyst - Cal Poly Dept. of Computer Engineering
Oct. 2022 - June 2024

• Requested data and compiled reports about student performance with appropriate statistical procedures and data visualizations using RMarkdown and Microsoft Excel.
• Received and responded to phone calls, emails, and in-person visitors at the department office.
• Sold t-shirts and other department merchandise, securely storing cash and keeping transaction records.
• Assisted with planning for banquets, retirement receptions, and faculty-student community events.
• Set up decorations, snacks, desserts, and audio systems at department events.

Medical Assistant - Special Projects - Cuesta College COVID-19 Testing Site
Oct. 2021 - May 2022

• Practiced infection control protocol while adapting to the emergence of the Omicron variant.
• Collected, processed, and analyzed COVID-19 antigen tests.
• Recorded patient data and test results in multiple databases.
• Determined whether patients should take PCR or antigen tests.
• Welcomed patients to the site, answered their questions, and directed them through the testing process.

Environmental Steward - AmeriCorps & Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance
Aug. 2020 - July 2021

• With an 11-person corps, adapted a curriculum for online learning to reach over 2000 students monthly.
• Planned and supervised field trips with 30+ students involving touch tanks, outdoor games, and educational lessons.
• Managed volunteer events with participants of all ages.
• Designed a system to monitor the health of 3000+ native grasses prior to planting.

Gather Student Worker - University of British Columbia Food Services
Sep. 2019 - Jan. 2020

• Worked alone and with a team to keep cooks supplied with dishes, maintain hygiene standards, organize and refill a beverage cooler, and prepare bread and pastries for baking.

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo: B.S., Public Health