Marcia H.

Becker
#3 Casa Verde • Austin, Texas 78234 • Tel: 512/608-9906 Cell: 512/576-6152
email: mbecker5@austin.rr.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Over thirteen years experience as an Epidemiologist for State of Texas
• Degrees: Master’s – Disease Control / Bachelor’s - Microbiology
• Extensive Research, Data Analysis, & Medical Statistics
• Supervisory, Presentation & Health Education skills
• Project Management training and experience
• Awarded Research Grant from Center for Disease Control & Prevention
• Managed & Coordinated contracts and groundbreaking HIV research
PhD level classwork, all but dissertation (in progress)
Medical Technologist clinical and laboratory expertise

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
01/08 – Present TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES (DSHS)
Austin, Texas
Epidemiologist III
Duties: Responsible for assisting with policies for the Texas Trauma Registry,
responding to concerned citizens request for data or investigations, medical research,
disease investigation, collaborations with stakeholders, data analysis and
writing/reporting on branch data and surveillance projects.
 Accepted to present surveillance/research data to stakeholders at Texas conferences
(Seton Clinical Research Forum, 2008 and 2009)
 Accepted to present injury data to stakeholders at National STIPDA conference
 Conduct field epidemiologic studies related to injury
 Coordinate and organize educational opportunities for branch epidemiologists
 Participate in the development of epidemiologic annual reports
 Work with the Texas Flash Flood War Council to prevent flood deaths
 Conducted community emergency assistance following hurricane IKE
 Work with the Texas Poison Center Network to research and publish findings
 Work with the Texas Trauma Registry and stakeholders to research and
publish findings

01/05 – 2008 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES (DSHS)

Austin, Texas
Epidemiologist III/ Team Lead
Duties: Responsible for assisting with policies for the Texas Trauma Registry, or
Environmental Epidemiology responding to concerned citizens request for data or
investigations, medical research, disease investigation, collaborations with stakeholders,
data analysis and writing/reporting on branch data and surveillance projects.
 Accepted to present surveillance/research data to stakeholders at Texas conferences
(TPHA and TSOPHE)
 Accepted to present environmental research data at the ISEE International
Conference in Mexico City
 Conduct field epidemiologic studies related to environmental issues or injury
 Coordinate and organize educational opportunities for branch epidemiologists
 Act as team lead for other branch epidemiologists
  Participate in the development of the branch strategic plan and Management
Essentials training
 Work with the Texas Poison Center Network to research and publish findings
 Work with the Texas Trauma Registry to research and publish findings

05/04 —12/04 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (TDH)

Austin, Texas
Public Health Specialist V
Duties: Responsible for coordination of Bioterrorism/Preparedness - Laboratory
Response Network (LRN) laboratories statewide and conducting trainings.
• Test readiness with preparedness-related exercises and drills for LRN laboratory
personnel statewide
• Provide guidance on best practices with equipment and protocols
• Manage bioterrorism grant funding for laboratory preparedness
• Supervise and coordinate a Public Health Tech IV position.
• Write federal grant application updates with current data/statistics

01/98 —05/04 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (TDH)

Austin, Texas
Medical Researcher / Epidemiologist II/III
Duties: Responsible for conducting HIV/STD medical/behavioral research, data
abstraction, community surveys, data analysis, writing, grant applications and
publishing surveillance or research reports.
• Present research or surveillance data to community groups or students
• Conduct field epidemiologic research in perinatal HIV and AIDS/HIV risk behaviors
• Supervised, coordinated personnel
• Manage and coordinate state research contract
• Write federal grant applications and updates with current data/statistics

03/92 — 05/94 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Austin, Texas

Medical Researcher – Epidemiologist II/III
Duties: Responsible for coordination and management of surveillance data for breast/
cervical cancer screening.
• Provided training/presentation guidance on computer database
• Analyzed statewide screening data
• Wrote reports and presentations for Center for Disease Control & Prevention
• Supervised and coordinated personnel

02/89 — 07/91 METHODIST HOSPITAL Houston, Texas

Medical Technologist
Duties: Virology Laboratory duties; on-call for HIV/Hepatitis testing of donors;
Responsible for teaching nurses about lab procedures.
• Conducted viral culture and analysis of patient specimens (HSV, CMV, RSV, etc.)
• Identified/reported results of patient cultures/serology
• Conducted viral serologies on patient blood specimens (HIV, Hepatitis tests)
• Maintained and calibrated (pipette) instruments and equipment

10/83 — 02/89 METHODIST HOSPITAL Houston, Texas

Medical Technologist
Duties: Responsible for assisting physicians with bone marrow transplant procedures for
Cancer/HIV patients at bedside, in clinic, in OR, in blood bank and in the laboratory.
• Conducted laboratory tissue cultures of patient stem cells to support transplantation
• Conducted cryopreservation procedures for patient stem cells for transplantation
• Conducted hematologic diagnostic testing and assessment for patient diagnosis
• Assisted physicians with bone marrow harvests in the operating room

10/83 — 02/89 METHODIST HOSPITAL Houston, Texas

 Medical Technologist
Duties: Responsible for assisting physicians with bone marrow transplant procedures for
Cancer/HIV patients at bedside, in clinic, in OR, in blood bank and in the laboratory.
• Conducted laboratory tissue cultures of patient stem cells to support transplantation
• Conducted cryopreservation procedures for patient stem cells for transplantation
• Conducted hematologic diagnostic testing and assessment for patient diagnosis
• Assisted physicians with bone marrow harvests in the operating room

5/83 —10/83 ST LUKES EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL, Houston, Texas

Medical Technologist
Duties: Responsible for clinical microbiology laboratory duties
• Maintained laboratory cultures of patient specimens for bacterial and viral
identification
• Conducted gram staining and acid fast staining (TB) and some parasitology
• Conducted biochemical diagnostic testing and assessment for patient diagnosis
• Conducted antibiotic sensitivity testing for appropriate patient treatment

8/80 — 05/83 M.D. ANDERSON HOSPITAL AND TUMOR INSTITUTE, Houston, Texas
Medical Technologist
Duties: Responsible for assisting physicians with bone marrow transplant procedures for
Cancer/solid tumor patients at bedside and in the laboratory.
• Conducted laboratory tissue cultures of patient stem cells to support transplantation
• Conducted cryopreservation procedures for patient stem cells for transplantation
• Conducted hematologic separation techniques and assessment
• Assisted physicians with bone marrow infusions at the patient bedside

10/78 — 02/80 JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (U of Miami Medical School) Miami,

Florida Medical Technologist
Duties: Responsible for clinical virology laboratory procedures
• Conducted laboratory tissue culture of patient specimens and viral identification
• Assisted physicians at the patient bedside and at autopsies for viral collection
• Conducted serologic procedures for viral identification and hemagglutinin for rubella
• Conducted viral diagnostic testing with direct and indirect immunoflourescent staining
• Initiated ELISA testing for viral serologies

8/77 — 8/78 Diagnostic Laboratories, Inc Medical Technologist Charlotte, North Carolina
Duties: Responsible for clinical virology laboratory procedures
• Conducted laboratory tissue culture of patient specimens and viral identification
• Assisted physicians at the patient bedside and at autopsies for viral collection
• Conducted serologic procedures for viral identification and hemagglutinin for rubella
• Conducted viral diagnostic testing with direct and indirect immunoflourescent staining
• Initiated ELISA testing for viral serologies
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EDUCATION

WALDEN UNIVERSITY On-line web-based, International

Pursuing Ph.D. degree , Public Health Epidemiology

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Houston, Texas

Master’s Degree, (MPH) Community Health and Epidemiology

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY Clemson, South Carolina

Bachelor’s Degree, Microbiology

SKILLS
• Computer Software (Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel,
Harvard Graphics, SPSS, Access, Outlook )
• Laboratory Equipment (Safety hoods, Centrifuges, Incubators,
Scales, Water baths, Freezers, Pipettes)
• Office Equipment (Phones, faxes, computers)
• Project Management
• Health Education/Health Promotion

TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS

Certification, Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES), #10966
Certification, (National) Certified in Public Health (CPH)
Certification, (International) Project Management Professional (PMP)
Certification, Epidemiology, Evaluation & Data Analysis, Johns Hopkins University
Certification, (National) Medical Technologist (ASCP) in Microbiology & Hematology
Specialist Medical Technologist Certification, Hematology
Certification, (National) ARCSA Accredited Professional (ARCSA AP)

AWARDS
Merit Award (4X)
CDC Grant for Behavioral Surveillance – HIV Infection Testing Survey (HITS)
Awarded Management Essentials Training Program for Texas DSHS
Offered Teaching position for Epidemiology and Public Health at University of Texas in Austin, Texas
(Undergraduate Students, 2009 semester class)

PUBLICATIONS
“Pattern of Chlorine Gas Exposures Reported to Texas Poison Control Centers, 2000-
2005”. Texas Medicine;104(3):51-57. (Marcia Becker, MPH, CHES, and Mathias
Forrester, BS, 2008).

“The Association Between Sense of Coherence and Health Status”, Masters Thesis,
UTHSCH-School of Public Health, 1991. (Advisors: Carl H. Slater, M.D., M.Ed., and
Irvin A. Kraft, M.D.)

“Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Texas Indigent Populations,” Disease
Prevention News, January 1994. (With Lucina Suarez and Jack Sims)
 “Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS,” 1997 Texas Legislative Report, Division of STD/HIV
Prevention, Texas Department of Health, 1998. (also for 1998, 2000)

“HIV/AIDS,” Epidemiology in Texas, Texas Department of Health, 1997, 1998, 1999,

2000, 2001.

“All About HITS,” Texas Department of Health, 1999.

“Texas Border Report, 1997-1998”, Texas Department of Health, 1999.

“HIV/AIDS in Texas”, Health Disparities White Paper, Texas Department of Health,

2001.
 COURSEWORK:
Pertinent Biology and Composition Classes taken as an Undergraduate for fulfillment of the B.S. in
Microbiology degree (1977) :

Intro to Microbiology Intro to Molecular Biology

Botany Molecular Biology
Zoology Biochemistry
General Microbiology Engineering Aspects of Biol. Medicine
Public Health Microbiology Special Topics – Therapeutic Nutrition
Pathogenic Bacteriology Genetics
Bacterial Physiology English Composition
Advanced Bacteriology Advanced Composition
Basic Immunology Public Speaking
Microbial Genetics Vocabulary Building
Special Research Project in Microbiology Intro to Statistics
Intro to Virology Also: General Psych, Developmental Psych,
Special Project in Microbiology Social Psych and Abnormal Psych.

Epidemiology and Public Health Classes in fulfillment of the Masters of Public Health Degree
(MPH) awarded 12/1991 from University of Texas, School of Public Health, Houston, Texas (all
pass):

Intro to Epidemiology Pneumoconiosis/Occupational Lung

Disease
Seminars in Environmental Science Health Services Delivery and Performance
Epidemiologic Field Studies Child and Adolescent Psych Epidemiology
Health Measurement and Determinants Health Risk Assessment Seminars
Intro to Biometry AIDS/Infectious Disease Seminars
Quality Assessment of Medical Care
Infectious Disease and Community Health
Public Health Administration
Statistics in Medical Research
Current Topics in Disease Control
Management Techniques for Infection Control Practitioners
Thesis: “The Sense of Coherence and Health Status”

PhD Level Coursework (Walden University), 4.0 gpa:

Foundations for Doctoral Study (1cr)
Human Inquiry and Scientific Investigation (4 cr)
Administration and Leadership of Public Health (5 cr)
Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology (5 cr)
Promoting Population Health (5 cr)
Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology (5 cr)
Public Health Informatics (5 cr)
Research Design in Public Health (5 cr)
Epidemiology of Infectious and Acute Disease (5 cr)
Epidemiology of Cancer and Chronic Disease (5 cr)
Epidemiologic Field Methods and Data Analysis (5 cr)
Social and Behavioral Epidemiology (5 cr)
Dissertation Research (on-going)
Dissertation:
Association of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Injury Prevention Practices in Texas
(Advisors: Mary Lou Gutierrez, PhD; Talmage Holmes, PhD; William Barkley, PhD)
 Marcia H. Becker
#3 Casa Verde • Austin, Texas 78734 • Tel: 512/576-6152
email: BeckerMs_M@hotmail.com

REFERENCES
Sharon Melville, M.D., MPH
Division Director, Bureau of HIV/STD Prevention
Texas Department of State Health Services
1100 W. 49th St.
Austin, Texas
Tel: 512 458-7111

Lucina Suarez, Ph.D.

Unit Director/Professor
Texas Department of State Health Services
1100 W. 49th St.
Austin, Texas 78756
Lucina.suarez@dshs.state.tx.us
Tel: 512-458-7269

Linda Jones, MSPH

Manager, Environmental Epidemiology & Injury Surveillance
Texas Department of State Health Services
1100 W. 49th St.
Austin, TX 78756
Linda.jones@dshs.state.tx.us
512-458-7111 x 3131

Alexandra Loukas, PhD

Associate Professor & Coordinator of Health Education

Department of Kinesiology & Health Education
The University of Texas at Austin

1 University Station D3700

Austin, TX 78712
phone: 512-232-9388 fax: 512-471-3845

Peter Langlois, PhD

Senior Epidemiologist
Texas Department of State Health Services
Birth Defects Registry
1100 W. 49th St.
Austin, Texas 78756
E-mail: peter.langlois@dshs.state.tx.us
Phone: 512-458-7111 ext 6183