Catherine Barker Cantelmo Email & Phone Number

Ithaca, Ny

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Technical responsibilities:• Create data collection instruments and quantitative models for economic analyses of public health programs• Collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data to generate evidence for health systems strengthening• Author technical reports and briefs on health policy and economic issues, particularly related to HIV, family planning, human resources for health, and health financing • Develop capacity of civil society and governments to conduct and use economic analyses for advocacy• Present analytical findings to internal and external audiences such as USAID or Ministry of Health staff• Contribute to proposal development for new business opportunitiesManagement responsibilities:• Manage one direct report• Manage activities under the USAID-funded HRH2030 and Health Policy Plus (HP+) projects; current portfolio totals $800,000 across four activities• Develop scopes of work, budgets, and project implementation timelines in consultation with clients and in-country beneficiaries such as Ministries of Health• Lead communication and coordination efforts with funders and partners• Liaise with corporate departments (operations, finance, contracts) to ensure smooth project implementationSelect accomplishments:• Led data collection and analysis in applying the OneHealth Tool in Tanzania, Cambodia, and Malawi to inform development of five-year health sector strategic plans and targets• Assisted the Government in Tanzania to cost its multisectoral HIV response and successfully apply for funding under the Global Fund’s New Funding Model• Developed a suite of three financial tools for harm reduction advocacy in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, which were applied in six countries• Promoted three times (2014, 2015, 2018) and won Company Spotlight Award (2016)

Washington D.C. Metro Area

•Assisted in survey design and questionnaire development for public opinion polls in over 60 countries•Analyzed cross-national data and summarized results in charts, tables, and infographics for public dissemination•Authored analytical reports, blog posts and newsletters detailing the results and implications of survey data•Monitored U.S. foreign policy and drafted country profiles and assessments of political developments•Created project timelines, liaised with survey administrators and partnering organizations•Promoted from Research Assistant to Research Analyst in June 2013

Beijing, China

•Analyzed Chinese agricultural policy, including food security and rural finance•Conducted qualitative interviews with Chinese government officials and industry representatives •Briefed U.S. Mission on research findings and crafted talking points for senior officials

•Co-authored a research paper on food price variation and nutritional implications in the U.S.•Conducted systematic literature review for a Congressionally-mandated report on “food deserts”•Empirically tested research hypotheses and developed statistical models using econometrics in STATA

Bs, Economics And International Development

European Politics

Mph, Global Health