Chloe Polutnik Smith
Barrington
Summary
Experienced research professional skilled in conducting and managing complex research studies. Recognized for creating collaborative team environments and achieving impactful outcomes. Proficient in qualitative data collection and analysis, with a strategic mindset to adapt to changing project requirements.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Research Specialist
University of Illinois Chicago
01.2023 - Current
- Fostered an environment of teamwork and collaboration, facilitating effective communication between team members across functional areas.
- Authored well-received articles, conference presentations, and technical reports showcasing the results of completed research projects.
- Maintained compliance with ethical guidelines throughout all stages of the research process by conducting thorough risk assessments and obtaining necessary approvals from appropriate review boards.
- Mentored junior colleagues to foster their professional development as skilled researchers in the field.
- Conducted comprehensive literature reviews to inform study design and ensure methodological rigor.
- Established strong relationships with key stakeholders by presenting concise reports on research progress and outcomes at regular intervals.
- Managed budgets and timelines for multiple concurrent projects, ensuring efficient allocation of resources and timely delivery of results.
- Developed survey instruments to perform program evaluations and presented results at [Type] meeting.
- Monitored research data to assess accuracy, validity and integrity.
- Collected data through various means such as [Type], [Type] and [Type] to analyze and develop reports.
- Worked as member of integrated project team in highly collaborative work environment.
Research Specialist in Health Sciences
UIC Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine
09.2012 - Current
- Assists Dr. Stevan Weine on all of his grant-funded research projects funded by NIJ, DHS, NIH, and State Department, ranging from intervention manual development, data collection, data analysis, and report writing, including preparing publications and research briefs
- Conducts qualitative data collection via interviews, focus groups, and observations for research projects, ranging refugee and migrant mental health to targeted violence prevention
- Expert in qualitative data analysis using Atlas.ti and Dedoose software that is conducted in all current research projects as well as teaching trainings to key collaborators, post-doc fellows, and med students on data analysis and grounded theory
- Manages all Institutional Review Board protocols, recruitment, and consent in order to be approved for conducting all projects with human subjects and manages clinicaltrials.gov accounts
- Manages and coordinates with fellows, consultants, vendors, and expert team members across all projects
- Trained colleagues in specialized software programs, increasing departmental productivity through optimized workflows.
Graduate Assistant
UIC Department of Psychiatry, International Center on Responses to Catastrophes
09.2011 - 09.2012
- Actively participated in research studies focusing on the psychosocial well being of African refugee youth resettled in the U.S
- By assisting with writing manuscripts and grant proposals
- Helped analyze and organize data used to write manuscripts for an HIV transmission study of labor migrants from Central Asia to Russia
- Worked collaboratively in a team-based approach with weekly meetings to discuss programs and interventions that are being carried out
- Conducted relevant research and gathered valuable resources for faculty members'' ongoing projects and publications.
- Collaborated with faculty members on research projects, contributing to the advancement of knowledge in their respective fields.
Education
M.P.H. - Community Health Sciences, Global Health Concentration
The University of Illinois At Chicago, School of Public Health
Chicago, IL03.2012
Bachelor of Arts - Communication Studies; Anthropology
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA05.2009
Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
- Expertise in Atlasti and Dedoose Qualitative Software
- Self-Motivated Professional
- Collaborative Team Member
- Effective Project Management
- IRB Oversight Coordination
Accomplishments
- University of Iowa, Dean’s List, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009
- University of Iowa, Honors Program
Reports
- Weine, S., Younis, A., Polutnik, C., Community policing to counter violent extremism: A process evaluation of Los Angeles, 2017, Final Report Office of University Program, Science and Technology Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, College Park, MD
- Weine, S. M., Ellis, B. H., Haddad, R., Miller, A., Lowenhaupt, R., Polutnik, C., Lessons Learned from Mental Health and Education: Identifying Best Practices for Addressing Violent Extremism, 2015, Final Report to the Office of University Programs, Science and Technology Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, College Park, MD, http://www.start.umd.edu/pubs/START_LessonsLearnedfromMentalHealthAndEducation_FullReport_Oct2015.pdf
- Weine, S., Eisenman, D., Glik, D., Kinsler, J., Polutnik, C., Leveraging a Targeted Violence Prevention Program to Prevent Violent Extremism: A Formative Evaluation in Los Angeles, 2016, Report to Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, 2015-ST-108-FRG006
- Weine, S., Eisenman, D., Polutnik, C., Garfinkel, R., Younis, A., Azar, H., Violent extremism intervention tabletop exercise: Brief Report, Project EVAL LA (UIC and UCLA), Office for Community Partnerships, Department of Homeland Security
- Weine, S., Denim, A., Polutnik, C., Zeigler, D., Gershteyn, V., Korsgard, I., Frolov, S., Yakoleva, I., Khabibulina, V., Promoting mental health among migrants in the U.S. and Russia through a public health approach, 2014, White paper, Public Health Working Group of the U.S. –Russia Social Expertise Exchange, http://www.usrussiasocialexpertise.org/public-health
- Weine, S., Erez, E., Polutnik, C., Transnational Crimes among Somali-Americans: Convergences of Radicalization and Trafficking, in preparation, National Institute of Justice
- Polutnik, C., Toward addressing the prenatal and postpartum needs of refugee women: A pregnancy support group evaluation, Masters Capstone paper, UIC, 07/12
- Polutnik, C., Understanding Human Emotion Through a Story of Impoverishment, Honors Thesis, University of Iowa, 05/09
Research Briefs
- Weine, S. M., Ellis, B. H., Haddad, R., Miller, A. B., Lowenhaupt, R., Polutnik, C., Best Practices for Developing Resilient Communities and Addressing Violent Extremism, College Park, MD, http://www.start.umd.edu/pubs/START_LessonsLearnedfromMentalHealthAndEducation_BestPracticesforResilientCommunities_Oct2015
- Weine, S. M., Ellis, B. H., Haddad, R., Miller, A. B., Lowenhaupt, R., Polutnik, C., Supporting A Multidisciplinary Approach to Addressing Violent Extremism: What Role Can Education Professionals Play?, College Park, MD, http://www.start.umd.edu/pubs/START_LessonsLearnedfromMentalHealthAndEducation_EducatorSummary_Oct2015.pd
- Weine, S. M., Ellis, B. H., Haddad, R., Miller, A. B., Lowenhaupt, R., Polutnik, C., Supporting A Multidisciplinary Approach to Addressing Violent Extremism: What Role Can Mental Health Professionals Play?, College Park, MD, http://www.start.umd.edu/pubs/START_LessonsLearnedfromMentalHealthAndEducation_MentalHealthSummary_Oct2015.pdf
- Weine, S. M., Ellis, B. H., Haddad, R., Miller, A. B., Lowenhaupt, R., Polutnik, C., Supporting A Multidisciplinary Approach to Violent Extremism: The Integration of Mental Health in Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) and What Law Enforcement Needs to Know, College Park, MD, http://www.start.umd.edu/pubs/START_LessonsLearnedfromMentalHealthAndEducation_LawEnforcementSummary_Oct2015.pdf
- Weine, S., Younis, A., Polutnik, C., The Role of Community Policing in Countering Violent Extremism, College Park, MD, http://www.start.umd.edu/pubs/STARTResearchBrief_CommunityPolicing_Feb2015.pdf
- Weine, S., Younis, A., Polutnik, C., Understanding Communities’ Attitudes towards CVE, College Park, MD, http://www.start.umd.edu/pubs/STARTResearchBrief_UnderstandingCommunitiesAttitudesTowardCVE_Feb2015.pdf
Publications
- Weine, S., Pirova, G., Polutnik Smith, C., Jonbekov, J., Langenecker, L., Cook, J., Piloting a Stepped Care Model for Treating Women’s Depression in Tajikistan, under review, Journal of Mental Health
- Bunn, M., Christopher, E., Polutnik Smith, C., McCoy, J., Hanneke, R., King, M., Ellis, H., Cardelli, E., Weine, S., Rehabilitation and reintegration of women and children returning from violent extremist contexts: A rapid review to inform program and policy development, under review, Terrorism and Political Violence
- Weine, S., Erez, E., Polutnik, C., Transnational crimes among Somali-Americans: Convergences of radicalization and trafficking, 2018, US Department of Justice, NCJRS Virtual Library
- Weine, S., Eisenman, D. P., Kinsler, J., Glik, D. C., Polutnik, C., Addressing violent extremism as public health policy and practice, 2017, Behavioral sciences of terrorism and political aggression, 9, 3, 208-221
- Zabrocki, C., Polutnik, C., Jonbekov, J., Shoakova, F., Bahromov, M., Weine, S., Condom use and intimacy among Tajik male migrants and their regular female partners in Moscow, 2015, Culture, health & sexuality, 17, 1, 17-33
- Weine, S. M., Durrani, A., Polutnik, C., Using mixed methods to build knowledge of refugee mental health, 2014, Intervention, 12, 61-77
- Weine, S., Ware, N., Hakizimana, L., Tugenberg, T., Currie, M., Dahnweih, G., Wagner, M., Polutnik, C., Wulu, J., Fostering resilience: Protective agents, resources, and mechanisms for adolescent refugees’ psychosocial well-being, 2014, Adolescent Psychiatry, 4, 3, 164-176
Presentations
- American Public Health Association Presentation, San Francisco, CA, 10/12
- The University of Illinois at Chicago and Heartland Alliance’s Refugee Health Programs, Chicago, IL, Toward addressing the prenatal and postpartum needs of refugee women: A pregnancy support group evaluation, Nadine Peacock, Ph.D., M.P.H., School of Public Health, Community Health Sciences, Hannah Hoover, M.P.H, Associate Director, Refugee Health Programs
Timeline
Senior Research Specialist
University of Illinois Chicago
01.2023 - Current
Research Specialist in Health Sciences
UIC Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine
09.2012 - Current
Graduate Assistant
UIC Department of Psychiatry, International Center on Responses to Catastrophes
09.2011 - 09.2012
M.P.H. - Community Health Sciences, Global Health Concentration
The University of Illinois At Chicago, School of Public Health
Bachelor of Arts - Communication Studies; Anthropology
The University of Iowa
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