Tumelo Tyra Hilton
London,Beulah Hill
Summary
Motivated individual with extensive experience in recruiting participants, conducting interviews with service users and various stakeholders, and collecting data. Demonstrates strong analytical and collaboration skills, and sensitivity when working with individuals experiencing mental health difficulties. Eager to contribute to the development and testing of psychological interventions and drive success in research assistant role
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Research Assitant
University of Birmingham
Birmingham
2022.05 - 2025.04
- Liased with clinical professionals and care coordinators at mental health sites to identify individuals with treatment-resistant depression who met the criteria to participate in the trial
- Recruited individuals for initial clinical assessment interview
- Obtained informed consent from recruited individuals
- Conducted screening interviews using assessment tools and scales; including the Clinical Interview Schedule-Revised (CIS-R), the DeJong Giervald six-item Loneliness-Scale (DJG-6), the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), and the UCLA Loneliness Scale (ULS-8)
- Collected and stored quantitative data material
- Analysed qualitative interviews that were conducted in order to assess participants' experience of the Community Navigator Programme
- Facilitated the strict adherence to ethical guidelines and the study protocol throughout the research process
- Attended meetings with research team that were designed to provide updates on the trial and problem-solve
Research assistant
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, West Midlands
2022.02 - 2022.09
- Recruited clinical professionals, service users and carers for qualitative interviews
- Obtained informed consent from recruited individuals
- Conducted qualitative and structured interviews in order to understand participants' views of the registry, known as the Early Psychosis Informatics into Care (EPICare)
- Facilitated co-production workshops attended by clinical professionals, service users, carers and research team
- Analysed interview data using qualitative methods
Mental health support worker
Accomplish Group
Birmingham, West Midlands
2021.08 - 2022.02
- Provided daily support to patients with various mental disorders, including personality disorder, paranoid schizophrenia, depression, anorexia nervosa, and autism
- Worked closely with a patient with paranoid schizophrenia and autism to help him create a weekly activity plan, consequently helping him establish a routine that improved his overall wellbeing. Updated and maintained patients' progress records for traceability and compliance purposes
- Supported patients in mental health crisis through conducting risk assessments and liaising with their mental health teams in order to decide on appropriate interventions
- Accompanied patients on outings in order to facilitate their social inclusion
- Participated in ongoing training courses, including data protection, record-keeping, safeguarding patients, and maintaining confidentiality
Undergraduate research assistant
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, West Midlands
2021.08 - 2021.12
- Conducted literature searches
- Analysed and cleaned statistical data for the later creation of research proposals
- Conducted an observation of a focus group attended by clinical professionals, carers, individuals with experiences of psychosis, and service managers who worked to ascertain the components of a psychosis registry
- Collected observation data for later analysis
Volunteer worker
Shout 85258
Birmingham, West Midlands
2020.12 - 2021.11
- Provided emotional support to individuals in mental health crisis through establishing rapport, exploring key issues, identifying chief goal, and facilitating the undertaking of next steps
- Liaised with clinical supervisors to conduct suicide and self-harm risk assessments using research-based assessment tools
- Delivered crisis intervention by arranging an active rescue
Researcher
Don't Settle, Beatfreeks
Birmingham, West Midlands
2020.07 - 2021.02
- Recruited participants a large number of participants for interview, successfully meeting recruitment targets in a timely manner
- Developed the interview guide and was subsequently praised for including questions that accurately captured participant views
- Conducted semi-structured interviews with employees and business partners in order to investigate the core principles that guided the 'Don't Settle' project
- Collected interview data
- Entered data for later analysis
- Produced a 5000-word written report that became part of a larger academic piece for publication
Education
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Birmingham
Birmingham 2017.09 - 2020.06
Master of Science - Mental Health
University of Birmingham
Birmingham 2020.09 - 2021.12
Skills
- Patient recruiting
- Interviewing
- Sociocultural and emotional sensitivity in research
- Strong verbal and written communication
- Data collection, entry, and management
- Quantitative and qualitative research and analysis
- Report-writing
- Interpersonal diplomacy
Timeline
Research Assitant
University of Birmingham
2022.05 - 2025.04
Research assistant
University of Birmingham
2022.02 - 2022.09
Mental health support worker
Accomplish Group
2021.08 - 2022.02
Undergraduate research assistant
University of Birmingham
2021.08 - 2021.12
Volunteer worker
Shout 85258
2020.12 - 2021.11
Master of Science - Mental Health
University of Birmingham
2020.09 - 2021.12
Researcher
Don't Settle, Beatfreeks
2020.07 - 2021.02
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Birmingham
2017.09 - 2020.06