Celia Wright, Mph Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

New York, New York

New York, New York, United States

• In any given semester, teaches at least one of four courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the School of Public Health:
• Introduction to Epidemiology
• Research Methods in Public Health
• Health and Society in a Global Context
• Integrative Learning Experience Seminar

• Strengthened outreach to area partners and local government
• Supported planning and logistics for educational and outreach events, e.g. a community resource fair with more than 20 vendors and partners, providing screenings, health resources and harm reduction training

New York, NY

• Provided strategic support and concise analysis on health and development policy issues.
• Developed briefing materials, talking points, fact sheets, story pitches, blog posts and readable analyses of academic articles, for clients including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and International Partnership.
• Supported advocacy efforts, including issues management, coalition building and stakeholder identification and engagement.
• Established timelines and review… Show more
• Established timelines and review processes for collaborative work; helped coordinate internal and external partners' activity.
• Helped develop communications plans to leverage major advocacy milestones (e.g. Global Fund replenishment, World AIDS Day) for public benefit. Show less

New York, New York

• Awarded "Outstanding Teaching Assistant," a competitive honor incorporating student, peer and professor nominations.
• Provided classroom support to 50+ lectures. Presented content, graded assignments and essays for 130+ students, lead discussion sections of 20-35 students each, and coached students after hours.
• Helped teach the following Integration of Science and Practice (August-December 2017, again January-May 2018); Foundations of Public Health: History, Ethics, and Law… Show more
• Helped teach the following Integration of Science and Practice (August-December 2017, again January-May 2018); Foundations of Public Health: History, Ethics, and Law (August-December 2017); Leadership Development.

New York City

Participated in department admission decisions. Analyzed 80 candidate profiles for admission, interviewed these candidates, and provided feedback and holistic recommendations.

Mae Sot, Thailand

• Introduced system to anticipate and mitigate intense financial duress among patients and families.
• Conducted 40 in-depth interviews on patients’ health and economic challenges. Analyzed transcripts to monitor quality and support BCMF's marketing efforts and stakeholder engagement.
• Created a database of 200+ funding opportunities, applied for 10 grants, and personally secured the donation of 170 wheelchairs
• Redesigned interview forms and process to improve communication and… Show more
• Redesigned interview forms and process to improve communication and interview efficiency by 25%
• Copyedited 60 "patient narratives," BCMF educational materials, and social media content. Show less

New York, New York

• Created a database to track workplace pregnancy protection policies across the U.S.
• Reviewed literature on immigration and parental incarceration's impact on children, families.
• Developed ideas and prototypes to creatively display findings in NCCP's publications.

Cleveland, OH

• Managed political campaign with near six-figure budget spanning ten cities outside Cleveland.
• Mobilized fifty volunteers to canvass thousands of voters in a period of ten weeks.
• Organized campaign staff, ordered and coordinated delivery of literature to over 20,000 households, helped secure high-profile endorsements, arranged several events, and created opportunities to engage communities.
• Ultimately outperformed vote totals in every precinct from the candidate's previous run… Show more
• Ultimately outperformed vote totals in every precinct from the candidate's previous run in 2014. Show less

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Researched health policy solutions nation-wide, current health status of Ohioans.
• Contributed to briefs on social determinants of health and state innovation models.
• Managed databases of external HPIO collaborators.

• Was selected by Kappa Alpha Theta to lobby Congress with the Fraternal Government Relations Coalition (FGRC).
• Contributed to conference calls and Hill meetings; passed a student government resolution supporting FGRC's legislative agenda; secured a letter of support from OSU's President.

Columbus, Ohio

• Represented more than 50K undergraduates in high-level academic, financial, and policy decisions at OSU; advocated for students at the levels of local, state, and federal government.
• Led the 240-member Executive branch, the 40-member General Assembly, and appointed and managed representatives to University Senate subcommittees and ad hoc faculty working groups.
• Appropriated $240,000 for campus programming and student grants.
• Successfully advocated for the establishment of the… Show more
• Successfully advocated for the establishment of the Sexual Violence Education and Support Center, a 4-member increase to mental health counseling staff, and the introduction of a 150-bicycle campus bike-sharing system.
• Motivated the overhaul of campus meal plans and cost savings for more than 12,000 students enrolled.Previously served as Undergraduate Student Government Internal Affairs Director (2013-2014), Deputy Director of.

Columbus, Ohio

• Provided research support for Government Affairs communications.
• Developed itineraries and financial documents for OSU Government Affairs' VP and Fiscal Officer.

Columbus, Ohio

• Designed and implemented water purification strategies for 501(c)3 non-profit in rural Nicaragua (NI) and Soyapongo, El Salvador (SY).
• Collaborated with local community leaders to design water filtration solutions on-site in urban SY.
• Educated local communities on the importance of water filtration on-site in rural NI and SY.
• Tested water quality and filtration efficacy, interviewed locals, and provided Spanish-language interpretation on-site in NI and SY.
• Served as delegate to… Show more
• Served as delegate to partner organization AMOS- Health and Hope to monitor data from on-going water filtration project and identify new collaborative opportunities.

Columbus, Ohio Area

Master Of Public Health (Mph), Health Policy & Management

Activities and Societies: Awarded Outstanding Teaching Assistant, Challenor Spirit Prize, Columbia Merit Scholarship, David Winston Health.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Public Health

Activities and Societies: Awarded Honors & Scholars Merit Scholarship, Research Scholar Award Minors: International Studies, Spanish.

High School

Activities and Societies: AP Scholar With Distinction, National Merit Commended Scholar, Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Silver Key.