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• Served as supervisor for five genetic counselors and one data coordinator.
<br />• Streamlined clinical processes resulting in a 200% increase in patient volume capacity and
<br />decreased wait time to the first available appointment.
<br />• Collaborated with the Director of Managed Care to develop and implement a billing model
<br />for genetic counseling services to generate revenue for consultations.
<br />Oncology Genetic Counselor
<br />8/2011— 5/2014
<br />• Provided cancer genetic risk assessments in a high -volume, fast -paced community cancer
<br />center and outreach clinic.
<br />RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
<br />Master's Thesis — University of Michigan Department of Human Genetics, Ann Arbor, MI (2011)
<br />"Understanding the Influence of Perceived Risk and Causal Beliefs on the Decision to Engage in
<br />Health -Promoting Activities: A REVEAL Study". Advisors: Dr. Scott Roberts, Dr. Beverly Yashar, Dr.
<br />Kurt Christenson, Wendy Uhlmann.
<br />National Human Genome Research Institute Summer Internship — NIH, Bethesda, MD (2010)
<br />Independently constructed and implemented a semi -structured interview guide to investigate the
<br />stigma experienced by parents of children with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome. Successfully recruited a
<br />participant population and collected data through phone interviews. Advisors: Dr. Barbara
<br />Biesecker, Julie Sapp.
<br />Research Technician Associate — University of Michigan Department of Neurology, Ann Arbor, MI
<br />(2004-2009)
<br />Utilized a variety of molecular techniques and animal model systems to investigate neurological
<br />diseases. Provided mentorship for undergraduate student projects.
<br />PEER -REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
<br />Muller C, Nielsen SM, Hatchell KE, Yang S, Michalski ST, Hamlington B, Nussbaum RL, Esplin ED, Kupfer
<br />SS. (2021) Underdiagnosis of Hereditary Colorectal Cancers Among Medicare Patients: Genetic Testing
<br />Criteria for Lynch Syndrome Miss the Mark. JCO Precis Oncol., Jul 1;5.
<br />Truty R, Ouyang K, Rojahn S, Garcia S, Colavin A, Hamlington B, Freivogel M, Nussbaum RL, Nykamp K,
<br />Aradhya S. (2021) Spectrum of splicing variants in disease genes and the ability of RNA analysis to
<br />reduce uncertainty in clinical interpretation. Am J Hum Genet. Apr 1;108(4):696-708.
<br />Diab N, Clark G, Langer L, Wang Y, Hamlington B, Brzeskiewicz L, O'Saughnessy J, Diab S, Jabbour S.
<br />(2016) Impact of race and tumor subtype on second malignancy risk in women with breast cancer.
<br />SpringerPlus, 5: 14.
<br />Hamlington B, Ivey L, Brenna E, Biesecker L, Biesecker B, Sapp J. (2015) Characterization of Courtesy
<br />Stigma Perceived by Parents of Overweight Children with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome. PLoS ONE 10(10):
<br />e0140705.
<br />Wolfe Schneider K, Anguiano A, Axell L, Barth C, Crow K, Gilstrap M, Hamlington B, Lesh S, Mullineaux
<br />L, Rahm AK, Strait E, Freivogel M. (2014) Collaboration of Colorado cancer genetic counselors to
<br />integrate next generation sequencing panels into clinical practice. Journal of Genetic Counseling,
<br />23(4): 640-646.
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