Dr. Vazquez is a researcher with experience working at R1 academic institutions and health system research institutes. As an Academic and Foundation Grant Writer at ScienceDocs, he helps academic researchers, physician-scientists, and innovators develop strong scientific proposals to achieve their goals. With a background in Social Work, he also helps non-profit organizations apply for funding to support their missions. His background is in chronic disease and cardiovascular health research through epidemiological, intervention, and community-engaged methods. He also has experience with grants that include AI in health services research. He has the ability to be topic-agnostic with experience helping researchers on various topics outside his substantive area. At the intersection of public health, social science, and education, he supports organizations, universities, and research teams in securing funding, designing studies, and translating data into actionable insights that advance health equity and improve patient outcomes.

Services:

• Federal and Foundation Grant Writer (NIH, NSF, PCORI, AHRQ, HRSA, foundations – R01, R21, K awards, center grants, LRP; panel reviewer)
• Data Analysis and Health Services Research (EHR, survey data)
• Academic Writing Support (journal articles, dissertations, systematic reviews)
• Research Mentorship (graduate students, early-career faculty, postdocs)
• Program Evaluation (public health, education, chronic disease)
• General Technical Writing
• Non-profit, Mission-driven writing experience
• SBIR/STTR Grants (panel reviewer experience)
• Research Design (intervention, survey, qualitative, quantitative)

Experience:

Dr. Vazquez has served in multiple research and analyst roles spanning healthcare, higher education, and nonprofit organizations. His work includes procuring and managing federally funded research initiatives as well as improving health services and patient outcomes. He is bilingual (Spanish). He received a K01 early in his career which helped propel his research career. Dr. Vazquez holds a Ph.D. in Social Work from Univ TX with cross-disciplinary training in Epidemiology and Health Services Research, along with extensive training in quantitative methods. He also holds a Masters in Social Work from University of Michigan and a Bachelors in Sociology from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He is published in top peer-reviewed journals, regularly contributes to NIH review panels, presents at conferences, and provides mentorship to graduate students and junior faculty pursuing health disparities and equity-focused research.

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