Madison Shelton
Qualitative Researcher
Phone:
+39 38 80 55 55 43
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Location
Colico, Italy
Date of Birth:
September 22nd, 1996
A Bit About Me
I come from a small town of about 500 people in rural North Carolina where I spent my childhood running around in the woods and going to bonfires. I have always dealt with anxiety, but during my senior year of high school I developed panic disorder. Despite my difficulties, I left home to study public health at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. I immediately fell in love with the program and went on to complete my Masters in Public Health there as well.
Throughout my studies, I worked as a research assistant on a diverse range of qualitative studies from gun violence prevention to methadone treatment stigma. Another result of my time at UNCG was my marriage! My husband is from Italy, so we have since moved back to his home and I recently gave birth to my son Elliot. After my own experiences of mental illness stigma when giving birth in a different country, I feel more dedicated than ever to destigmatizing mental health and understanding how our cultures and language impact the ways we perceive mental illness.
Work Experience
In addition to the jobs listed, my CV details other experience I have in my field. Please download it from above to learn more.
May 2020 - Present
August 2019 - July 2021
Marketing Associate. Managed and developed a Wix-based company website, generating new client opportunities, crafted product presentations for distributors, designed product profiles for online and catalog use, contributed to market research on liposuction needles for a potential company division, and represented the company at international trade fairs as a sales and marketing representative.
Graduate Research Assistant. Conducted a literature review on windshield tours for community health assessment, submitted papers and posters to conferences, contributed to a study on firearm sales during COVID-19, and collected data on suicide prevention publication rates in health education journals.
August 2015 - May 2018
Undergraduate Research Assistant. Conducted interviews, observed classes, coded and analyzed qualitative data using Atlas.ti, and co-authored a published article based on a study of a reproductive health education class for women in methadone treatment.