About Me
A Public Health Practitioner
At leading agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Brittaney has worked in public health for 14 years across chronic and infectious disease education, wellness promotion, and research translation for the general public and the media.
Working for and with organizations such as the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, Test Positive Aware Network, and GA Power/Southern Company (Health Services), she’s also served on the front-lines of underserved communities counseling individuals about healthy behaviors and engaging with civic leaders to implement strategic community partnerships for:
HIV/AIDS prevention
Heart health promotion
Mental health
Maternal health
Diabetes management
A Social Science Researcher
Brittaney is currently a doctoral student at Georgia State University in the Department of Communication on the Media and Society track. View student profile.
Building off of her undergraduate studies in Sociology to understand the complexities of social problems and graduate level edcuation in public health, her research interests are at the intersection of media, society and health, including:
Entertainment-education (EE): a communication strategy that involves formative research with potential audiences before a media, arts product, or performance is created; EE involves summative research to measure the effects of entertainment-education messages on the intended audience’s perceptions and behavioral intent.
Strategic communication framing: a strategy used in the development of health and risk messaging for more effectively prompting changes in behavioral intentions.
View peer-reviewed manuscripts below:
A Communications Strategist
Brittaney has enjoyed collaborations with colleagues from various backgrounds— health scientists, policy advocates, technology enthusiasts and visual creatives—to translate complex health information into digestible and action-inspiring content for patients across various mass media channels (magazines, newspapers, PSAs, video games, websites and mobile apps).
Overall, she’s fascinated with the art and science of informing and influencing audiences about important health issues and continues to be driven by the endless opportunities that mass media presents for reaching, engaging, and retaining communities long enough to see real change.
…and Start Up Co-Founder
Brittaney co-founded Costnip, an Atlanta-based digital healthcare company that works to make healthcare decisions simpler. Using innovative technologies (e.g. Artificial Intelligence), Costnip helps consumers, employers, and researchers discover value-based alternatives. Our mission is to empower consumers with the tools they need to make informed decisions about healthcare options. We strive to lower costs in the healthcare system by providing comparative information and recommendations about services so consumers can live longer, healthier lives.
To learn more, visit: www.costnip.com.