Johnae Deshawn Snell, M.D., M.P.H.
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Johnae Deshawn Snell, M.D., M.P.H.
Clinical Post Doctoral Fellow
Positions
- Clinical Post Doctoral Fellow
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Pediatrics - Newborn
Neonatology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas US
Education
- BA from University of North Texas
- 05/2013 - Denton, Texas United States
- Biology
- MD from University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
- 06/2018 - Galveston, Texas United States
- Global Health, Primary Care
- MPH from University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
- 05/2017 - Galveston, Texas United States
- Epidemiology
- Residency at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
- 06/2021 - St. Petersburg, Florida United States
- Pediatrics
Certifications
- Board Certified Pediatrician
- American Board of Pediatrics
- Texas State Medical License
- Texas Medical Board
Honors & Awards
- Evangeline “Evie” Whitlock Fellowship Award in Neonatology
- 06/2022
Professional Interests
- Promotion of breastfeeding in minority and adolescent NICU parents
- Empowering adolescent NICU parents to become primary caregivers during and after discharge from the hospital.
- Developing and evaluating methods to improve amounts of parent's-own-milk received by VLBW infants
Professional Development
- University of Texas Medical Branch’s Annual Global Health Education Symposium
- Conference (Presenter, 2014)
- Sponsor: University of Texas Medical Branch
- Baseline Surveillance for a Water and Sanitation Hygiene (WASH) Community Health Club in the Bateyes of the Dominican Republic.
- Bullying and Substance Use Among High School Students, Florida 2011-2015
- Conference (Presenter, 2018)
- Sponsor: Association of Maternal Child Health Programs (AMCHP)
- Also won the "Future Leaders Oral Presentation Competition" at the Texas Public Health Association’s Annual Education Conference
- Johns Hopkins All Children’s Clinical and Translational Research Track (CTRT)
- Course (Participant, 2020)
- Sponsor: Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
- Competitive one-year longitudinal research program consisting of a structured didactic program, development and execution of an original research project, quarterly presentations of research progression, small group sessions with mentors and peers, one-on-one mentoring, and informational networking interactions.
- Maternal Child Health Bureau’s Graduate Student Epidemiology Program Intern
- Course (Participant, 2017)
- Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
- Competitive internship for graduate-level students looking to expand their epidemiology skillset.
Projects
- Time to Antimicrobial Discontinuation Among Children with Positive Human Herpesvirus-6 Testing: A Two-Center Study
- Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
- St. Petersburg, FL
- IRB approved, study in progress focusing on the clinical practices among practitioners treating pediatric patients with suspected or confirmed HHV-6 meningitis or encephalitis.
- Bullying and Substance Use Among High School Students, Florida 2011-2015
- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Maternal Child Health Bureau’s Graduate Student Epidemiology Program (05/2016 - 05/2017)
- Tallahassee, FL
- Master's level capstone project. Primary analyst on a cross sectional analysis of Florida Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) data from 2011-2015.
- Can Badges in Gamified Systems Promote Weight-Related Behavior Change?
- University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (01/2016 - 05/2017)
- Galveston, TX
- Master's level thesis project. Systematic review exploring the effect of badge reward systems used in gamified applications on child and adolescent motivation to maintain a healthy weight.
- Improving Patient Continuity of Practice in a Pediatric SCOPE Clinic.
- University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (08/2015 - 08/2016)
- Galveston, TX
- Quality improvement project to improve patient-student doctor relationships and implement strategies to increase continuity in a student-run continuity clinic. Project resulted in 8% improvement in continuity after 6 months.
- Education Bundle and Pump Rental Assistance to Promote a Predominant Mother’s-Own-Milk (MOM) Diet in Very Low Birthweight Infants <1500 grams
- Texas Children's Hospital | Baylor College of Medicine (03/2022 - present)
- Houston, TX
- A prospective study aiming to assess the utility of a novel education bundle, including hospital-grade electric breast pump rental cost assistance, in increasing the amount of mother's-own-milk (MOM) received by very-low birthweight infants.
Memberships
- Delta Omega National Public Health Honor Society: Delta Nu Chapter at the University of Texas Medical Branch
- Member
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Trainee Member
- Texas Public Health Association
- Member
Languages
Spanish
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