Danielle Martin-Jensen

Danielle Martin-Jensen pursued an education in Translation and holds a BS in French and Russian Translation and an MA in Translation (Russian language track) from Kent State University.

They additionally hold an MPH from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As part of their program, they completed a practicum with Slow Food USA and continue collaborating with the organization to develop their FAIR curriculum for school garden education.

They have varied work backgrounds, including medical scribing and technical writing, and they most recently worked at Kauffman and Associates, Inc., as project support. They are passionate about their work with American Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, the intersection between environmental and human health, and cross-cultural exchange.

Kauffman and Associates, Inc.

Project Support Specialist August 2023-June 2024 

• Technical assistance project support, team coordination, and content support, for example on subcontract for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Community Change Grants 
• National Tribal Operations Committee Conference planning and documentation support on subcontract to EPA
• Project management support, for example for California Area Indian Health Service Youth Regional Treatment Centers (CA IHS YRTC), AARP, and EPA
• Onboarding new employees

Kauffman and Associates, Inc.

Technical Writer November 2021-August 2023

• Media buy plan creation, as for CA IHS YRTC, and media buy plan assistance for Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (MT DPHHS)
• Communication plan development, as for AARP
• Social media content and toolkit creation addressing public health topics from opioid use disorder prevention and harm reduction to vaccinations for CA IHS YRTC, Washington State Department of Health (WA DOH), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), MT DPHHS, and more
• Newsletter writing, as for CMS

Slow Food USA

Fair Curriculum Coordinator (Practicum and Internship) • May 2023-August 2023, October 2023-February 2024

• Produced a literature review integrating findings on school garden benefits and social justice education in the K-12 setting
• Worked with a team of educators to lead curriculum development for school gardens that is module based, prioritizes a K-12 audience, and incorporates themes such as minoritized working communities, Indigenous peoples’ rights and sovereignty, and sustainability

Aquity Solutions

Medical Scribe • September 2020-November 2021

• Promptly completed accurate medical documentation for 15+ patients daily, in real time, at a rural Vermont clinic
• Anticipating diagnoses, lab and imaging orders, medication refills and treatment plans, ensuring patients’ care was never delayed

InsquisitHealth

Peer Diabetes Mentor • December 2020-May 2021

• Coached individuals struggling to manage either type 1 or type 2 diabetes on nutrition, exercise, managing mental health with chronic illness, and more within a peer mentorship framework
• Provided support via learning modules and outside referrals for peers struggling to access tools or care

Master of Public Health • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill • 2024

• Nutrition concentration
• Sample coursework: Nutrition Communication, Counseling and Culture, Nutrition policy, Public Health Solutions: Systems, Policy and Advocacy, Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating Public Health Solutions

Master of Arts in Translation • Kent State University • 2018

• Russian language track
• Sample coursework: Scientific, Technical, and Medical Translation

Study abroad with American Councils Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies Program in Moscow, Russia from June-August 2017