Danika Tynes is a recipient of the 2020 Emerging Scholar Awards awarded by the On Sustainability Research Network in her position as Senior Research Associate at Georgia Tech Research Institute
Danika Tynes is a recent recipient of her Doctor of Philosophy degree in International Development from the University of Southern Mississippi. Danika Tynes was one of 18 recipients of the 2020 Emerging Scholar Awards awards.
Via the 2020 Emerging Scholar Awards page on the On Sustainability Research Network website:
"Dr. Danika Tynes, senior research associate at the Georgia Tech Research Institute, focuses her work on the advancement and strengthening of global and local health systems. Her experiences in the private sector, public sector, and academia reflect a strong track record of leveraging technology with the aim of strengthening health care options for our populations. Over her career, Danika has worked in support of large initiatives for impact-oriented private organizations and in support of sustainable agendas, having also worked with multiple non-governmental organizations in program evaluation and monitoring for health and wellness programs. In addition, Danika holds a Doctorate in international development from the University of Southern Mississippi, an MS from San Diego State University, and a BA from Tufts University."
Before her position at the Georgia Tech Research Institute and before her doctoral work at the University of Southern Mississippi, Danika Tynes received a Bachelor of Arts from Tufts University with highest honors in English and Psychology and an Masters of Science in Organizational Psychology from San Diego State University.
Posted on October 29th, 2019
About Danika Tynes
Currently Ms. Danika Tynes is a Director of Technology Consulting with Public Consulting Group, with over 16 years of program management, analytics, and management consulting. She is an outcome-oriented strategy professional highly successful in driving the full scope of projects that align with organizational and ROI objectives. She has consistently leveraged her extensive background to introduce change initiatives that reduce expense, improve productivity, and positively impact the sustainability of organizational outcomes observing quality, time, and budget. Danika is a trusted advisor and industry leader in Healthcare IT, able to influence executive decision makers, collaborate with cross-functional business partners and enhance valued customer relationships.
Ms. Tynes has worked uniquely in support of large information technology initiatives for large impact-oriented organizations that include Kaiser Permanente, Molina Healthcare, St. Joseph’s Health System, NuPhysicia telehealth provider, and has also worked within State (GA, WA, LA, TN) and Federal (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) organizations. With the aim of supporting the sustainable agendas, Ms. Tynes has also supported multiple non-governmental organizations in program evaluation and monitoring for sustainable-health programs. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Tufts University, in Psychology and English, a Master of Science degree from San Diego State University, in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, and a Ph.D. in International Development with the University of Southern Mississippi. Her dissertation research focused on the conditions under with Telehealth systems are most likely to succeed.
Posted on August 20th, 2019