Felicitas Yari, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Tacoma, Washington, United States

-Lobbying members of congress in my district to pass bills promoted by the Borgen Project.-Representing The Borgen Project at various business, political and community events.-Creating fundraising and advocacy campaigns for the organization.-Mobilizing individuals to contact their congress members in support of of major poverty-reduction legislation.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

-Tutored and mentored several undergraduate and graduate students across various subjects and fields mostly in Political Science, Public policy and management.-Evaluated state department programs (Transportation and Economic Development) to review effectiveness; presented findings to key stakeholders/professors as part of my PhD Program and Evaluation classes. -Provide assistance to research staff by collecting data, keeping records, conducting literature and technical research, analyzing data, preparing reports, and supervising various personnel. Partnered with other researchers to publish research papers in top tier journals as first author.-Collaborate on several grants funded by different agencies to promote ICT and healthcare in Sub Saharan Africa.-Provide guidance and supervision to graduate students, participating in departmental meetings, and providing academic support to professors and other faculty members.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

-Provide administrative and front desk operator responsibilities; providing admission assistance to students ensuring prospective students turn in the proper documentation for admissions. -Uploaded prospective students’ grades/transcript on Banner software; filled and kept documents saved in the archives and documentation office for the department. Training graduate students in research and mentor undergraduates. -Praised by leadership for constantly developing new strategies to increase enrollment; worked on the Black Common Application and Parchment for student recruitment. -Partnered with the Banner analyst on the Dynamic Forms project by reducing paperwork for students 90% on the successful online platform.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

-Involved in grant writing projects that got funded by different grant agencies to promote healthcare and education in Asia and Africa.-Coordinated achievable, aggressive delivery schedules to meet deadlines for journal publications, conferences and research meetings. Organized research colloquia sessions for faculty and students to exchange research ideas.Primary organizer for research colloquiums and mentoring students in research within the ICITD research center (Southern University Baton Rouge)-Developed several training programs and bootcamps for the center which holds every summer such as Health Information Technology (HIT), Accounting Information Technology (AIT) etc. -Designed and scheduled distribution of invitation letters/brochures to partner institutions for collaboration in ICT and health research with a 90% success rate.

Cameroon

-Evaluated and shared new communications strategy to improve pension schemes in Cameroon.-Wrote news articles for the company magazine, uploaded the blogs and websites with daily news briefs.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Public Policy Analysis

Master Of Arts - Ma, Business Communication And Marketing

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Journalism And Mass Communication

Bsc Journalism And Mass Comunication, Journalism And Mass Communication