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Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT): Staff Biography

Kelly V. Carper, M.Ed.

Position
Management Analyst, 1991

Related Experience

Education
M.Ed. Human Development, University of Maryland
Maryland State Department of Education Teaching Certificate
B.S. Elementary Education, Towson University

Technical Assistance and Survey Contributions
Provide technical assistance to the public regarding Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) and National Medical Expenditure Survey (NMES).
Document technical assistance provided by entire CFACT staff.

Survey Experience
Major presentations involving demonstrating the flow of the MEPS Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI).
Member of MEPS Data Workshop workgroup.
Prepared presentations for several MEPS Data Users' workshops demonstrating how to access data from the MEPS Web site.
Review methodological research reports.

Awards
Received an On-the-Spot award for the monitoring of technical assistance in July of 2000.
Received a Group Award on May 9, 2000 for recognition as part of the state-federal Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) team; Secretary's Award for Distinguished Service.
Received Administrator's Citation for Outstanding Group Performance, for outstanding teamwork and cooperation in producing the MEPS-Household Component (HC) public use data files; September 1998.
Received Administrator's Award of Merit for outstanding performance in meeting the objectives of a special initiative to inform the Census Bureau of problems needing correction in their MEPS CAPI System; September 1998.

Publications

Select for a bibliography of articles and reports by Kelly V. Carper.


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