ANTHONY J.

DE CICCO 310 N 1st St, Apt 3, Ann Arbor, Michigan

630-379-8630 • adecicco@umich.edu • linkedin.com/in/ajdecicco

EDUCATION
University of Michigan School of Public Health Ann Arbor, Michigan
Master of Public Health Expected: May 2022

Michigan State University College of Natural Sciences East Lansing, Michigan

Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology May 2019

EXPERIENCE
Leavitt Partners Salt Lake City, Utah
Research Associate August 2021 – Current
• Researching secondary qualitative research on various targeted COVID-19-related issues and synthesized deliverables for a
state department of health including several briefs and slide decks
• Contributing to team-centered value-based care business development scoping through sourcing of breaking news and
accompanying written summaries and oral presentations
Summer Associate May 2021 – August 2021
• Collaborated on an interdisciplinary team to interview payers and health systems about barriers and efforts to screen for
colorectal cancer, coordinating and distilling key takeaways into summaries and reports for internal and client meetings
• Communicated individual- and team-sourced qualitative research on COVID-19 news and policies to brief a state department of
health through written briefs and oral presentations
• Facilitated a discussion among fellow interns and associates on accountable care organizations and their impact on value-based
care within the United States’ healthcare system
NUTR 642 Ann Arbor, Michigan
Independent Community Needs Researcher August 2020 – December 2020
• Researched and compiled secondary data to conduct a community needs assessment for low-income Chicagoan adults
experiencing food insecurity and a lack of food access
• Analyzed quantitative and qualitative data to formulate priorities for the community landscape to address health inequities
• Constructed and designed a one-pager covering the Baltimore Healthy Stores (BHS) community intervention to alleviate lack of
food access in low-income Baltimore residents – accompanied by an oral presentation
VNA Health Care Aurora, Illinois
Public Health Intern June 2019 – February 2020
• Aided underserved individuals by preparing fruits and vegetables to be used in nutrition education classes through federally
funded public health programs titled “Fresh First” and “Step-by-Step”
• Communicated health benefits of Vitamin D through facilitating discussion with 10 SNAP-benefit recipients to promote health
equity through nutrition education

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Student Hunger Initiative Ann Arbor, Michigan
Advocacy Co-Chair November 2020 – September 2021
• Advocating for better student nutrition by increasing awareness of food access issues present at the University of Michigan
through social media content creation
• Collaborating with multiple nutrition and food related student organizations for the collective goal of creating a sustainable on-
campus grocery store to alleviate inequities in college student food insecurity and issues with a lack of food access
Innovation in Action Ann Arbor, Michigan
Team Finalist January 2021 – April 2021
• Utilized socially engaged design thinking to create an equitable consumer-facing prototype that facilitates self-efficacy and
management for gastrointestinal diseases
• Interviewed gastroenterologists, dietitians, patients, and researchers to deepen our understanding of the problem space;
condensed our findings into summaries that were used to shape our prototype and our presentation
• As an interdisciplinary team, competed against 17 other teams; navigated through 3 rounds of presentations, ended the
entrepreneurship competition as a finalist
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Computer Skills: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power Point)
Programming Skills: RStudio, SAS