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Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Design research and strategy for projects from inception through delivery. Lead projects from inception, through research, strategy, testing, creative development, and implementation support. Thematic areas include: meat value chain & food safety; youth family planning; Covid-19 response; mental health & wellbeing; garment worker support; early life.

Phnom Penh

Boston, Massachusetts

Created behavioral science driven strategy for healthcare and tech organizations.Joined Mad*Pow as a behavior change design intern to learn HCD and applied behavioral science.

Kampala, Uganda

Global Health Corps Fellow focused on Health Worker Performance Management on the Strengthening Human Resources for Health project.Primarily focused on the reduction of absenteeism and attendance to duty of health workers. I work closely with the Health Informatics Team; Performance Management Teams; Ministries of Health, Public Service, and Local.

Kampala, Uganda

GHC Fellow at IntraHealth International in Kampala

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Conducting a qualitative study on the impact of international donor funding on local health priorities in Cambodia. One of two in-depth interviewers conducting over 40 interviews in the country.

Singapore

Working on qualitative health systems research regarding policy decision-making, the use of incentives, and methods of evaluation most relevant to the policy process for evidence informed decision-making in South/Southeast Asia.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Supported the business development team proposal writing and coordination. Worked on health systems, nutrition, malaria, and other health related contract and cooperative agreement applications to USAID, DfID, and other donor organizations.

behavioral economics

Washington DC

Work with the team for noncommunicable disease (NCDs) and mental health to create prevention strategies and build capacity to aid national health departments in the regulation of NCD risk factors. Helped prepare a Technical Reference Document and plan an expert meeting to explain the conceptual and practical frameworks necessary for regulatory action.

Bridgewater, NJ; Boston, MA

-Created a stakeholder mapping of over 40 organizations from the Children’s Health Summit to determine a core group to lead a steering committee on improving children’s health through school systems.-Provided support for Play4Health children’s health events and health fairs; partnership with Minor League Baseball.-Created a slide deck and conducted market.

Greater Boston Area

-Review and revision of volumes: “Financing Health in Latin America” and “Closing the Cancer Divide: An Equity Imperative”-Aid in publication process of above mentioned volumes-Research, outreach, and planning for new international breast and cervical cancer database-Acknowledged in “Closing the Cancer Divide: An Equity Imperative”

Madrid Area, Spain

-Translation of medical documents, contracts, and other general release documents between Spanish and English-Worked on documents for dissemination surrounding human rights violations and international law.-Data collation to aid grassroots organizations with management and allocation of funds.

Master Of Science In Public Health (Msph), International Health Systems

Took classes on all aspects of health system strengthening, program planning and implementation, economics, finance, management, policy.

Certificate, Health Finance And Management

Certificate, Public Health Economics

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Health: Science, Society, And Policy; Anthropology

Studied anthropology (cultural and medical), public health, and pre-medical sciences and earned a dual Bachelors of Science

Education record

High School