Steven D. Imrisek, M.A. | Digital Health Researcher & Outcomes Scientist

Austin, Texas 78704 | (443)-880-8235 | steven@imrisek.com

EMPLOYMENT

Health Advocate                                                                                                    Austin, TX

Product Performance Lead                                                                                  August 2023 – Present

A health navigation company offering health advocacy services, an EAP, wellness programs, and more

• Directed development of population health management dashboard for client success team, defining clustering methodology and visualization strategy to segment clients by health/engagement patterns, enabling prioritization of at-risk accounts

• Managed team of four analysts developing product analytics capabilities; assigned projects, established quality standards, mentored on statistical methods and visualization techniques, and presented insights to product and clinical stakeholders

• Applied causal inference methods (synthetic control, propensity score matching, difference-in-differences) to measure product impact on member engagement patterns and healthcare behaviors, informing product strategy discussions

• Partnered with product teams on measurement strategy and assessment design to evaluate feature adoption, user satisfaction, and behavioral outcomes across Health Advocate's digital and human-supported product offerings

Informed Data Systems, Inc. dba One Drop                                                           Austin, TX

Senior Outcomes and Product Researcher                                                             July 2021 – March 2023

A bio/health tech startup featuring a mobile app and medical devices

• Conducted large-scale behavioral analyses on billions of user interaction records using R, SQL, and Python, deriving actionable insights around user churn, premium subscription conversion, funnel optimization, and feature engagement patterns to drive product strategy

• Designed and executed rigorous A/B tests evaluating incremental UX changes and new feature releases, informing product roadmap decisions and development priorities; one experiment led to app modifications resulting in 22% increase in feature engagement

• Built statistical models determining the impact of app changes and features on user behavior and health patterns, translating analytical findings into automated KPI dashboards and data visualizations for cross-functional consumption

• Led mixed-methods user research combining behavioral data analysis with survey design and implementation, gathering customer insights to identify product requirements and drive UX improvements across digital health platform

• Designed and executed observational, quasi-experimental, and randomized controlled studies on mobile app effectiveness, resulting in 2 peer-reviewed publications in JMIR and JOEM and 7 conference presentations demonstrating product impact on user outcomes

• Proactively communicated analytical insights to cross-functional product, engineering, and clinical teams, enabling data-driven decision-making, increasing team efficiency, and ensuring strategic focus on high-impact initiatives

• Developed measurement frameworks and analytics infrastructure for investigational digital health product, creating Statistical Analysis Plans and KPI definitions aligned with FDA regulatory requirements; mentored teams on experimental design, behavioral metrics, and statistical interpretation

Yonkers Public Schools                                                                                       Yonkers, NY

Quantitative Research Associate, Database Administrator                                       December 2019 – May 2021

• Administered student information database serving 40,000+ students in New York's fourth-largest school district, maintaining data integrity and supporting critical infrastructure operations under tight enrollment and reporting deadlines

• Built SQL reporting infrastructure in Oracle to monitor data quality, track enrollment trends, and surface academic performance patterns, enabling stakeholders across multiple departments to access actionable insights

• Developed comprehensive database documentation and data dictionaries, democratizing access to backend systems and reducing reporting bottlenecks across district operations

• Applied statistical modeling in SAS and R to quantify student risk profiles, creating data products that guided resource allocation and program planning decisions

Power of Two                                                                                                          New York, NY

Data and Evaluation Manager, Research Associate                                                 September 2015 – August 2019

A community health nonprofit disseminating an evidence-based intervention for underserved families

• Built and administered database infrastructure for program operations and clinical research, managing data collection workflows for 30+ field staff and ensuring data integrity across qualitative and quantitative sources; efforts contributed to organization's recognition as #1 most data-driven grantee

• Established organizational KPI framework, designed dashboards, and created data-driven projections as founding member of leadership team, enabling evidence-based decision-making across program operations

• Managed end-to-end data operations including collection protocols, quality assurance processes, and reporting systems for business intelligence and program evaluation

• Designed and implemented experiments to optimize conversion rates for program enrollment and participant engagement, applying quantitative methods to improve operational efficiency

• Supervised 30+ intervention staff on data entry standards, collection protocols, and interview administration, establishing quality control processes that elevated data reliability

• Conducted statistical analyses on program effectiveness, translating research findings into actionable insights for stakeholders and external evaluators

• Authored 4 peer-reviewed publications and 10+ conference presentations demonstrating program impact, supporting fundraising and dissemination efforts

SKILLS

Technical: R, SQL, Python, SAS, Snowflake, Looker, Tableau
Methods: RCTs, quasi-experimental design (DiD, PSM, synthetic control), causal inference, inferential modeling, risk prediction
Research: Clinical trials, observational studies, mixed methods, survey design, outcomes assessment
Data: Database administration, data quality, clinical data management, claims analysis
Regulatory: FDA compliance, SAPs, protocols, SOPs, eCRFs
Leadership: Team management, cross-functional collaboration, staff supervision, mentoring
Dissemination: 6 peer-reviewed publications, 15+ conference presentations, grant writing 

PUBLICATIONS

• Imrisek, S. D., Lee, M., Goldner, D., Nagra, D., Lavaysse, L., Hoy-Rosas, J., Dachis, J., & Sears, L. E. (2022). Effects of a Novel Blood Glucose Forecasting Feature on Glycemic Management and Logging in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Using One Drop: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research: Diabetes, 7(2). 

• Lavaysse, L., Imrisek, S. D., Lee., M., [and 9 others]. (2022). One Drop Improves Productivity for Workers with Type 2 Diabetes. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

• Frost, A., Rodriguez, M., Imrisek, S., Dash, A., & Bernard, K. (2021). Externalizing behavior and stress system functioning in infants exposed to early adversity: A multi-system exploration. Developmental Psychobiology, 63(5), 1255-1265. 

• Perrone, L., Imrisek, S. D., Dash, A., Rodriguez, M., Monticciolo, E., & Bernard, K. (2020). Changing parental depression and sensitivity: Randomized clinical trial of ABC’s effectiveness in the community. Developmental Psychopathology, 33(3), 1026-1040. 

• Frost, A., Perrone, L., Rodriguez, M., Dash, A., Imrisek, S., & Bernard, K. (2019). Maternal sensitivity moderates the effect of environmental risk on infant’s diurnal cortisol regulation. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 100, S43. 

• Imrisek, S. D., Castaño, K., Bernard, K. (2018). Developing self-regulation in a dysregulating world: Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up for a toddler in foster care. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 74(8), 1308-1318. 

 PAPER SYMPOSIA

• Facompre, C. R., Lee, A. H., Nissim, G., Imrisek, S., Dagan, O., & Bernard, K. (2019, July). Secure Base Script Knowledge Moderatesthe Association Between Childhood Adversity and Mothers’ Depressive Symptoms. In Childhood Adversity and Adult Attachment: The Role of Secure Base Scripts. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Attachment Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia.

• Nissim, G., Lazzaro, A., Imrisek, S., & Bernard, K. (2019, July). Disseminating Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up: Effects on Children’s Social-Emotional Well-being. In Attachment Continuity, Change and Intervention, Paper presented at the meeting of the International Attachment Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia. 

• Frost, A., Rodriguez, M., Imrisek, S., Dash, A., & Bernard, K. (2019, March). Externalizing Behavior and Stress System Functioning in Infants Exposed to Early Adversity: A Multi-system Exploration. In Early Adversity, Biology, and Behavior: Examining BiologicalConsequences and Contingencies of Early Life Stress. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, Maryland.

• Bernard, K., Bate, J., Armusewicz, K., Moretti, M., Caron, E., Imrisek, S, [and 9 others] (2017, June). Longitudinal Examination of Parent Coach Fidelity in Community-based Implementation Efforts of Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up. In Training Clinicians to Take an Attachment Oriented Approach to Clinical Work. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Attachment Conference, London, England.

• Mattanah, J., Claude, J., Huber, K., & Imrisek, S (2013, October). Exploring the relationship between narrative assessments of secure-base attachment representations and college adjustment among first-year students: The mediating role of loneliness. In L. Holt, Attachment in emerging adulthood: Mechanisms of influence on college adjustment and romantic relationships. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood, Chicago, Illinois.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

• Imrisek, S. D., Hoy-Rosas, J., Nagra, H, & Sears, L. (2022, June). Awareness of Cardiovascular Disease Risk in People with Type 2 Diabetes. Poster presented at the 82nd Scientific Session of the American Diabetes Association, New Orleans, LA.

• Imrisek, S. D., Nagra, H, Hoy-Rosas, J., Lee, M., Goldner, D., Dachis, J., & Sears, L. (2022, June). Leveling Health Disparities throughDigital Health—Associations between Risk for Health Inequity and Diabetes App Satisfaction, Use, and Outcomes. Poster presented at the 82nd Scientific Session of the American Diabetes Association, New Orleans, LA.

• Sears, L., Imrisek, S. D., Hoy-Rosas, J., Lavaysse L., Lee, M., Chapman, M., & Dachis, J. (2022, June). CGM Attitudes and Adoption among People with Type 2 Diabetes using One Drop. Poster presented at the 82nd Scientific Session of the American Diabetes Association, New Orleans, LA. 

• Imrisek, S. D., Lavaysse L., Wexler, Y., [and 13 others]. (2022, April). Directionality of One Drop’s Glucose Predictions is Associatedwith Improved Glucose Management Among Adults with Type 2 Diabetes. Poster presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of The Society for Behavioral Medicine, Baltimore, MD. 

• Lavaysse, L., Imrisek, S. D., Hirsch, A., [and 8 others]. (2022, April). One Drop Improves Productivity for Older Workers with Type 2 Diabetes. Poster presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of The Society for Behavioral Medicine, Baltimore, MD.

• Lavaysse, L., Hoy-Rosas, J., Lee, M., Imrisek, S. D., Goldner, D., Dachis, J., & Sears, L. E. (2022, April). The Effects of the COVID-19Pandemic on People with Type 2 Diabetes Using One Drop. Poster presented at the 15th International Conference on Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes, Barcelona, Spain.

• Lavaysse, L., Lee, M., Hoy-Rosas, J., Nagra, H., Imrisek, S. D., Goldner, D., Dachis, J., & Sears, L. E. (2022, April). Glucose Reduction in Employees with Diabetes After Long-Term One Drop Use. Poster presented at the 15th International Conference on Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes, Barcelona, Spain.

• Imrisek, S., Dash, A., Nissim, G., Rodriguez, M., & Bernard, K. (2019, March). The Moderating Role of Secure Base Script Knowledgeon the Effectiveness of ABC, an Attachment-Based Intervention. Poster presented at the biannual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD.

• Morris, D., Imrisek, S., Rodriguez, M., Dash, A. & Bernard, K. (2019, March). Predictors of Parent Engagement in Attachment andBiobehavioral Catch-up in the Context of Community-Based Implementation. Poster presented at the biannual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD.

• Perrone, L., Rodriguez, M., Dash, A., Imrisek, S., & Bernard, K. (2019, March). Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up: ExploringMechanisms of Effectiveness in Community-Based Implementation. Poster presented at the biannual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD. 

• Szency, A., Rodriguez, M., Dash, A., Imrisek, S., & Bernard, K. (2019, March). Effectiveness of an Attachment-Based Intervention onChildren's Socioemotional Well-being. Poster presented at the biannual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD.

• Dash, A., Rodriguez, M., Imrisek, S., & Bernard, K. (2019, March). Improved Mental Health Mediates Change in Parental Sensitivity:Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up. Poster presented at the biannual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD.

• Dash, A., Rodriguez, M., Imrisek, S., & Bernard, K. (2018, June). ABC Intervention for High-Risk Infants: Examining Effects on Maternal Depression in the Context of Community-Based Implementation. Poster presented at the biannual congress of the International Congress of Infant Studies, Philadelphia, PA.

• Frost, A., Rodriguez, M., Imrisek, S., Dash, A., Bernard, K. (2017, November). Salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase interact to predict infant aggression: An exploratory study of multiple symptoms. Poster presented at the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.

• Imrisek, S., Rodriguez, M., & Bernard, K. (2017, April). Predicting externalizing behavior in infancy: Maternal depression and beliefs about infant crying. Poster session presented at the biannual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.

• Rodriguez, M., Imrisek, S., Dash, A., & Bernard, K. (2017, April). ABC Intervention for high-risk infants: Examining mechanisms of change in the context of community-based implementation. Poster session presented at the biannual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.

• Lee, A., Imrisek, S., Rodriguez, M., & Bernard, K. (2017, April). Cumulative sociodemographic risk moderates the association between adverse childhood experiences and maternal depressive symptoms. Poster session presented at the biannual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.

• Imrisek, S., Mattanah, J.F., Steinberg, J. Bouvalong, J., Clemente, M., Huber, K., Krakoff, T., & Lomash, E. (2013, May). Predicting problematic alcohol-use among college students from anxious attachment, depressive affect, and drinking to cope motivations. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, D.C.

• Gibby, B.A., Swerbilow, J., Chaban, N., Holzinger, J., Imrisek, S., & Chasson, G.S. (2012, November). Got sex on the mind? Associationsbetween sexual intrusive thoughts, sexual orientation, and meta-cognition. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Change Therapies, New Harbor, MD.

EDUCATION

M.A. Experimental Psychology – Saint John’s University                          September 2013 – June 2015

B.S. Psychology, University Honors Scholar - Towson University              August 2009 – May 2013