Mariah Feodora Dedrick is seeking a career in health information technology. She has a B.S. in Biology from the University of Texas at Austin and studied abroad in Edinburgh, Scotland. She has skills in EHR software, laboratory techniques, technical writing and presenting. Her work experience includes undergraduate research in neurobiology and parasitology labs.

1. Mariah Feodora Dedrick
281-796-3327
mfdedrick@gmail.com
EDUCATION
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
B.S. Biology Honors; GPA - 3.6785 May 2010
Health Information Technology Summer Certificate Program Summer 2010
• Participating in an intensive, 9-week, full-time program providing a comprehensive overview of electronic health
records, project management and workflow design, medical practice at the business and clinical interface,
including a practicum experience with Sage covering sales positions and the healthcare industry as a whole
The University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, Scotland
Studied abroad taking courses in biology, archaeology, and history August 2008 – May 2009
COURSES
Health Information Technology: Fundamentals in Health Information Technology (HIT), Practicum in HIT,
Operational Models of Health Care Practice, Medical Practice Workflow, Applied Health Information Management
Other: Research Methods, Foundations of Computer Science, Critical Reading and Persuasive Writing, Cell Biology
Lab, Organic Chemistry and Lab, and many other courses
SKILLS
EHR Software: Allscripts, eClinicalWorks, eMDs, NextGen, Sage
Other Software: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Intaglio
Communication: Technical writing, technical presenting, mentoring
Laboratory: Experimental design, molecular techniques, literature search, database creation
WORK AND LAB EXPERIENCE
Neurobiology Lab UT Austin
Undergraduate Researcher November 2006 – May 2010
• Helped create and execute a cloning scheme to identify the alcohol-binding site on a neural receptor and
mentored an undergraduate on cloning techniques
Research Methods UT Austin
Mentor August 2009 – December 2009
• Helped freshman learn safe laboratory techniques and plan experiments while grading and giving feedback
Parasitology Lab, University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, Scotland
Undergraduate Researcher Summer 2009
• Gathered and organized papers on the differences between Trypanasoma species, analyzed data obtained, and
reported this information in a paper and a presentation
PUBLICATIONS
• Presented a poster entitled “How Health Information Exchanges Can Improve Newborn Screening” during the
2010 UT HIT Summer Certificate Program
• Thesis: Identifying the Alcohol-Binding Site on a Drosophila NMDA Receptor using Site-Directed Mutagenesis
• Presented a poster entitled “Site-directed mutagenesis using homologous recombination in Drosophila” at the
2008 University of Texas at Austin Undergraduate Research Forum, the 2008 Genetic Society of America
Drosophila Conference, and the 2007 Society for Neuroscience Conference
AWARDS
• 2009 University of Edinburgh Centre for Immunity, Infection, and Evolution Summer Studentship for Visiting
Students
• 2008 Gilman Scholarship
• 2007 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship from LSAMP
• 2007 Undergraduate Research Fellowship from the University of Texas at Austin Co-operative Society
ACTIVITIES
Dean’s Scholars Honors Program, Dean’s Scholars Council Member, Students for Study Abroad Mentor, Women in
Natural Sciences Mentor, New Scotland Dance Society Member, Texas Ballroom Society