Jade Jackson Email & Phone Number

Baltimore, MD, US

• Leads administration of National Institutes of Health research grants, overseeing grant development, implementation, reporting and logistics for international teams focused on HIV epidemiology and infectious diseases.
• Develops processes and tools to facilitate project organization, communication, and team coordination for interdisciplinary research teams at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (JH SOM), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg.
• Coordinates submission, renewals, and ongoing management of Institutional Review Board (IRB) protocols across multiple research studies, ensuring timely approvals and compliance with institutional guidelines.
• Supervises and mentors postbaccalaureate, masters, and PhD research assistants in qualitative research study instruments, data analysis, and manuscript development,

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

• Promoted to Senior Coordinator after successfully managing grant submissions, budgets, and reporting for multiple Principal Investigators (PIs) and international research teams, in compliance with NIH guidelines.
• Developed research protocols and managed multiple IRBs at Johns Hopkins and in Uganda, collaborating closely with the Rakai Health Sciences Program (RHSP).
• Facilitated and scheduled meetings between research teams and collaborators, providing detailed summaries, action items, and follow-ups to ensure timely progress on project milestones.
• Defined action plans for future grant submissions and ongoing reporting with department finance administration, subaward programs, SOM and SPH faculty to ensure consistency and institutional knowledge.
• Coordinated student workgroups and scientific webinars, driving knowledge-sharing between research teams and increasing collaboration between JH SOM, JHBSPH, RHSP, CDC, and other collaborators.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Developed and implemented qualitative research protocols and training of field staff for an NIH mentored research award.
• Managed costing for a Center for AIDs Research (CFAR) funded sexually transmitted infection (STI) grant for lead PI, liaising with RHSP lab and procurement to budget for testing and treatment costs. Identified vendors.
• Developed Standard Operating Protocols (SOPs) and survey instruments for sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing, treatment, and partner notification. Findings from the Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevalence.
• Coordinated study meetings and communications with US and international partners.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Provided leadership and oversight for field site project management for NIH and HHS funded behavioral health research studies in the White Mountain Apache (WMAT) community, on the reservation and remotely.
• Supervised and trained Research Assistants (4) and Independent Evaluators (3) regarding participant recruitment, enrollment, and retention for teen pregnancy prevention and youth entrepreneurship studies.
• Implemented innovative recruitment strategies and consented participants for a youth behavioral RCT, meeting a target of 250 participants, significantly increasing recruitment from the previous year.
• Audited study files for missing documents and reviewed survey tools to monitor and improve data collection instruments, noting and addressing ACASI survey questions that did not include proper answer options.
• Facilitated regular collaboration among Baltimore PIs and staff, WMAT study team, PHIRST IRB, funding agencies, tribal leaders, and community members.

Baltimore, MD

• Enhanced organizational capacity for program design, execution, assessment, theories of practice, and program evaluation
• Developed evaluation protocols and led assessment of program outcomes, providing leadership, service providers, and funders with actionable insights to improve refugee and migrant services.
• Promoted from department Evaluation Coordinator to agency-wide Specialist and implemented a Training Institute, providing continuing education and policy guidance to social service professionals within the LIRS network.
• Conducted internal evaluations of federal grant (Office of Refugee Resettlement) funded programs and agency pilot programs.
• Promoted utilization of Monitoring and Evaluation data throughout the agency and external networks in order to monitor program performance and continually improve programs and services for migrants and refugees
• Researched promising evaluation practices and models as they relate to human service delivery for the refugee and migrant demographic

Baltimore, MD

• Coordinate evaluation activities across Children Services’ unit of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service in order to determine efficacy of programming, technical assistance and training, and network service.
• Develop program specific evaluation and recommendations to ensure that appropriate linkage to services and supports occur
• Research promising evaluation practices and program models in child welfare as it relates to the Children’s Services Unit Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) grantee programs
• Participate in Total Quality Management Committee to work with Quality Assurance and Program Staff in ensuring programs are being evaluated for quality and efficacy

• Coordinated with the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Division of Unaccompanied Children’s Services (DCS), the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), and other related federal and nonprofit agencies.
• Provided technical assistance to a national network of partners and supervisors on refugee and unaccompanied child cases, ensuring compliance with Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) policies and recognized state and.
• Assessed shelter intake documents and implemented a referral system based on child welfare best practices for ORR foster-care and family reunification providers.
• Supervised and provided professional development opportunities for Placement Program Assistants (2).

• Review AEA Conference proposals for the Social Work topical interest group

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Provide service delivery among international network of ISS units, nonprofit agencies, and governmental social welfare correspondents
• Coordinate with social workers, case managers, and clients to facilitate international family finding efforts and permanency among children in the child welfare system
• Maintain records of case management referrals, services provided, and tracked outcomes

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Mentored 5 AmeriCorps members through individual development meetings and goal setting
• Built partnerships with AmeriCorps teams and community members aimed at sustainable development and Asset Based Community Building
• Developed and administered weekly professional training workshops for 25 AmeriCorps members

New York

• Created learning enrichment programs for 32 at risk youth ages 9-16, monitoring each child’s success with a focus on positive social and educational development
• Coached 15 youth counselors, providing opportunities for leadership development and awareness
• Planned and implemented 2 experiential learning trips; managing a budget, coordinating trip itinerary, oversaw 20 students and worked in a staff team

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Maintained residents’ biopsychosocial well-being by performing and monitoring patient assessments
• Provided individual and group therapy under the supervision of an Licensed Clinical Social Worker
• Managed patient casework for admission and discharge planning in the social services department

Richmond, Virginia Area

• Addressed and responded to lobbyist and constituent requests for the Delegate
• Composed reports based on committee meetings on pertinent House and Senate bills

Msw, Management And Community Organization

Activities and Societies: Social Work Student Government Association, University Student Government Association, International Social Work.

Study Abroad, Senior Year, International Relations

Activities and Societies: POLSOC, IRSOC Courses: Political Ideology, European Union Political Structures, Comparative European Politics

B.A., Political Science, Minor: Ethics

Activities and Societies: Delta Zeta Sorority; Vice President of Programming, Political Science Student Association; President, Dance.

High School, Honors

Activities and Societies: Debate Team, Yearbook Co-Editor, Mock Trial, Ecology Club, Track and Field, Soccer