Allison Connolly Email & Phone Number

Raleigh, North Carolina

Technical and managerial leadership on projects to strengthen data and information systems, especially in the areas of HIV, One Health and COVID-19 surveillance; and child protection. Work across the data life cycle, with a focus on sustainability: In Honduras, I co-created a mentorship program in surveillance and data management for the Secretary of.

Raleigh, North Carolina

Designed the methodology to implement PEPFAR’s Human Resources Information System Assessment Framework (HAF) for the Philippines government. With local staff, I implemented the assessment, analyzed the data, and presented the results. (HRH2030 Project). Managed the redesign of the Integrated Supportive Supervision mobile application for the Ministry of.

Managed 2 Palladium subawards in Zambia, including budgets and 13 staff. The projects delivered technical and user support for the national EHR mobile app, used to provide community-based HIV treatment; created an interoperable dashboard to monitor HIV treatment; and routine reporting and analyses of PEPFAR indicators in DATIM for 96 health facilities..

Port Loko District, Sierra Leone

• With local government and partners in Port Loko District, developed and piloted Standard Operating Procedures for surveillance activities tailored to late stage of outbreak, including:- Assessing strength of Ebola.
• Conducted training to support implementation of SOP and to build capacity for the recovery period, including adoption of Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR).

Bombali And Port Loko Districts, Sierra Leone

• Bombali District: - Instituted comprehensive approach to case investigation, using qualitative interviewing techniques and triangulation to improve risk assessment and elicitation of source case and contacts; liaised.
• Port Loko District-Performed similar work during last month of deployment: - Instituted daily reviews of case investigations with surveillance officers, providing quality assurance and improved accuracy of situation.

Nepal And Ethiopia

• Provided technical assistance daily at health facilities for surveillance and EPI, highlighting Acute Flaccid Paralysis, measles and neonatal tetanus. Performed active case search.
• Gave on-site training for health workers at facilities (e.g. case definitions; AFP specimen-collection procedures; measles case finding).
• Monitored immunization outreach sessions to assess quality of services and training of lay health volunteers (e.g. community mobilization; vaccine administration).
• Assessed EPI, including cold chain, waste management; registers and immunization coverage.
• Trained district Surveillance and EPI Program Managers to improve comprehensive and systematic monitoring of facilities. Approach was adopted by district office (Ethiopia).
• Reported district surveillance data monthly, and summary of data from facility assessment tools.

Raleigh, North Carolina

• SURVEILLANCE AND MANAGEMENT
• Founding member of project management team that converted NC’s paper-based surveillance system to a web-based platform: North Carolina Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NC EDSS).
• Collaborated with subjected-matter experts in the programs for Tuberculosis, HIV/STD, General Communicable Diseases and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases to design NC EDSS to capture data needed for surveillance.
• Analyzed work processes for case identification, contact tracing and case management to devise ways to increase efficiency of operations through automation.
• Led effort to standardize the data collected across programs- required for an integrated approach to surveillance, where data could be analyzed across programs.
• Led HIV/Syphilis staff in testing NC EDSS to determine usability for field investigations. Documented specifications to better support field investigations and case management.

• NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL (CDC); March - August 2001DIVISION OF VIRAL HEPATITIS (CDC); September 2000 - February 2001 STD/AIDS PROGRAM, IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & WELFARE; Sept 2001 – Sept 2003
• Conducted department’s first needs assessment for HIV prevention services among Latino agricultural workers. Analyzed qualitative and quantitative data and disseminated findings.
• Provided technical assistance to the Immunization and the Newborn Screening Programs with program planning/evaluation. Developed logic models, goals, objectives, and performance indicators to improve surveillance.

Master Of Public Health (Mph)

Master Of Arts (Ma)

Bachelor Of Science - Bs