Amelia Holstrom Email & Phone Number

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New York, US

New York, US

• As a research and user experience consultant:
• Lead user testing and subject matter research to inform the design of a mobile application that will connect sexual health experts with young people;
• Recruited, hired, and supervise our 10 member Youth Advisory Board - our partners in the next phase of design and user testing;
• Competed as part of the Innovation Next program funded by the Office of Adolescent Health and won $325,000 in seed funding;
• Trained in IDEO design thinking through immersive workshops and expert guidance from renowned design and innovation consultants

New York, NY, US

• Lead evaluations of key national office education programs such as the chat/text program and mobile websites for teens;
• Ensure high quality monitoring and evaluation of education programmatic efforts across the country by developing resources such as an evaluation manual, online database of evaluation tools, and trainings in survey.
• Manage technical assistance, external vendor relationship, and ongoing trainings for a federation wide data storage and analytics platform;
• Develop national survey instruments, oversee or conduct data collection, run analyses and interpret findings to support Planned Parenthood messaging;
• Deliver presentations at scientific conferences and co-author publications;
• Collaborate with outside academic partners including supervising research assistants, developing survey instruments, inputting/cleaning data, running analyses, and preparing manuscripts for publication;

Queens, New York, US

• Recruit and manage partnerships with NYC public high schools in Central Brooklyn to implement evidence based sexuality education
• Train teachers and provide ongoing technical assistance on delivering Reducing the Risk to 9th and 10th grade students
• Collaborate with clinic engagement team to ensure students are linked with a local clinic providing best practice adolescent sexual and reproductive health care
• As a team member of an Office of Adolescent Health funded program, help manage necessary data collection and narrative writing pursuant to federal reporting requirements

Piscataway, New Jersey, US

• Created highly interactive, skills focused, research based workshops for Rutgers online certification in sexuality education;
• Created research plan and executed interviews with key informants for the project’s two focus areas: personal safety and puberty and adolescent development;
• Analyzed interview data to incorporate best practices into our workshop content;
• Managed remote consulting project by communicating clear timelines and deliverables.

New York, NY, US

• Created systems for data transparency and accountability through collaborating with key stakeholders across 15 program sites;
• Designed and led professional trainings on current research in the field of youth development, how data is collected and used to advance the organization’s mission, and making evaluation results actionable for.
• Managed and led the analysis of our annual survey of over 2,000 middle and high school participants addressing program experience, sexual and reproductive health, and community environment;
• Created focus group and interview guides and led qualitative analysis of transcripts for an organization wide implementation evaluation;
• Supervised a researcher leading a project to improve attendance at our 8 charter schools.

• Translate logic model into operationalized outcomes for health and media workshop implemented with young people
• Create evaluation tools including self administered surveys
• Conduct data analysis in SPSS and maintain database of evaluation results

New York, NY, US

• Build partnerships between community based organizations and Young Men’s Clinic to promote men’s health and embed health promotion in activities of local CBOs
• Coordinated research with a partner organization, fielded surveys, and analyzed results
• Marketing and outreach including video production, monthly newsletters, and website development
• Supervisor for two summer public health scholars and eleven community college interns
• Skilled in adapting to new team environments and tailoring work approach to cultures of different agencies

New York, NY, US

Masters in Public Health, Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health - Sexuality and HealthHighlighted Coursework:- Program Planning- Research Design and Data Collection- Quantitative Data Analysis- Qualitative Data Analysis- Current Issues in Sexual Health- Theories and Perspectives in Sexual Health- Pedagogy of Sexuality Education- Law, Policy.

New York, NY, US

• Collaborated with Voices correspondent to create online series of sexual health promotion videos to supplement Dan Savage’s MTV series “Savage U”
• Took on different roles including: production assistant, concept development, script writing, and video production
• Topics cover sexual health in a research based, relatable, creative way and target an international audience ages 16 - 35

• Taught Microsoft Office to Kindergarten through 8th grade students at three schools around the Bay Area
• Engaged and motivated children and adolescents from diverse backgrounds within classroom environment
• Maintained positive and collaborative relationships between company and schools

• Co-facilitated a weekly support group for gay men living with HIV
• Utilized a support group model of therapy to motivate change and growth in men’s lives
• Supported discussion of sensitive topics and created a positive, safe space

• Coordinated and marketed sexual health workshops
• Maintained database of psychiatric notes and updated confidential medical records
• Gained and utilized extensive knowledge of health and social aspects of HIV

Master Of Public Health (M.P.H.), Sexuality And Health

Ba, Psychology, With Honors