MARY L. HUFF

EXPERIENCE

Work History

June 2022 -  Present

CHIEF ACCELERATION + IMPLEMENTATION OFFICER
NEWHOUSE (KANSAS CITY, MO)

- Lead Onboarding, Training and Professional Development Initiatives
- Build partnerships with community agencies that compliment, enhance, and expand the services/resources we can offer survivors

- Oversee timeliness and accuracy in data reporting.
- Own KPI (key performance indicator) dashboard and monthly performance.

March 2021- Present

CONSULTING LEAD + AMBASSADOR

• Oversee incoming requests for programming or consultations leading to over 90 programs delivered in 2021 and 2022
• Manage program delivery including ongoing communication with clients, consulting team, and Executive Leadership
• Develop and customize programming on mental health literacy, active listening, and burnout
• Coordinate team of 30 Ambassadors with regular meetings, individual check-ins, and necessary trainings

February 2017 - November 2022

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH
KANSAS CITY, MO

Kausik Si Lab

-Lead project manager for two projects investigating the role of prion-like proteins in normal learning & memory including coordination with core facilities, grant preparation, and presentation of data at national meetings

-Lead researcher on Pilot Research Grant from The University of Kansas

Alzheimer’s Disease Center / Landon Center on Aging (P30 AG035982) totaling $30,000 for one year (2018-2019)

-Supervised and mentored rotating graduate students from the Graduate School at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research and University of Kansas Medical Center

-Coordinator of IACUC protocol amendments, reviews, and compliance

-With a desire to stay up-to-date on best practices in teaching in higher education, I enrolled in workshops and courses with experts in scientific education from the University of Arizona and University of Kansas Medical Center

August 2011 - December 2016

GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCHER
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
IOWA CITY, IA

LaLumiere Lab, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

-Managed multiple individual projects conducting research on the differential involvement of amygdala pathways in different types of learning

-Received an individual Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (predoctoral) from the National Institute of Mental Health -which resulted in publication of multiple first author and contributing author manuscripts

-Supervised undergraduate research assistants in laboratory tasks and mentored career planning through individual meetings each semester

-Coordinator of Environmental Health and Safety and IACUC compliance for 15 lab members