Jennifer Barr, Phd, Mph Email & Phone Number

Monitoring and evaluation; market segment research; qualitative research; proposal writing; and general communications support for WASH-focused consulting firm

Denver, Colorado, United States

Member of Policy & Stakeholder Engagement team with the division of Disease Control and Public Health Response. Work with tight team to implement legislation, monitor bills, respond to queries and requests from Governor's Office and legislators, lead stakeholder engagement efforts. In charge of special projects focusing on research and equity.

Denver Metropolitan Area

create social science research plans for nonprofit clients, including interview guides and surveys; edit technical and policy documents for accuracy, scientific rigor, style, and grammar; independently leverage professional network to acquire clients; engage in business development activities, including writing scopes of work and reaching out to potential clients; manage finances of business

Denver, Colorado, United States

Vicksburg, Mississippi

developed, scoped and budgeted a successful research project proposal for client; facilitated lab collaboration and team interconnectivity with remote team through introductions, networking, and public talks; promoted social science methodologies to engineering processes through public talks; developed and submitted successful human subjects protocol for social science research that has become the example protocol for future projects; conducted semi-structured and unstructured interviews; collaborated with interagency teams to develop knowledge base on emerging concerns

New Delhi Area, India

Volunteer/intern with activist and human rights group engaged with sanitation labor; created and assisted in the creation and collation of promotional and research material, including posters and reports, to communicate key messages to other stakeholders; created data management plan; wrote successful grant to American India Foundation; liaise with other sector stakeholders through meetings and email in order to promote partnerships; recruit, coordinate and mentor international students for summer placements

Experience and education in both qualitative and quantitative methodologies, including epidemiological methods and survey coursework.

See description under education; in addition, worked as course instructor and research assistant

"Decentralized wastewater treatment institutional and social configurations": assistant and collaborator on National Science Foundation-funded project; project engages with communities, government partners, and nongovernmental organizations to examine barriers to decentralized waste treatment in urban centers in India; managed data for project by creating and managing databases and file storage; administered surveys; carried out survey quality audit; utilized professional networks to expand project; carried out semi-structured interviews and compiled results for team

New Delhi Area, India

Intern for WaterAid-India’s policy team; conducted research for and wrote report on manual scavenging; assisted in interfacing with partner organizations; researched government policies and promises regarding SDGs and plans

Updated and revised index for new edition of the anthropology textbook Anthropology Reader

Atlanta, Georgia

WASH intern for Nutrition at the Center project which worked in Benin, Bangladesh, Zambia, and Ethiopia; developed and wrote multi-stakeholder grant to further programmatic goals; coordinated multi-stakeholder conference to improve stakeholder communication; conducted and presented current research to team on emerging health issue; analyzed and wrote program evaluation reports

Greater Atlanta Area

Contractor; rapporteur for two-day conference on disease eradication; collaborated with project leaders to create report for attendees to promote conference learning; shaped report for maximum communication efficacy with diverse range of stakeholders

Greater San Diego Area

Created new courses that synthesized global and historical trends with scientific concepts for disadvantaged youth in the community; designed curriculum using hands-on pedagogical lessons; translated complex scientific concepts into clear language and activities to promote learning

Avalon, California

Updated and overhauled educational practices of nature education area to promote better learning and increased student engagement with environmental topics; managed and mentored team of staff; empowered and guided team members in creating and improving their own course curricula; assessed team learning and improvement through performance reviews; designed and instructed pioneer project of environmental education for adult leaders; identified need for and designed created informative displays to promote constant learning of all institute attendees

Created and carried out educational programs on conservation and history on site and in the community to promote park values to a wider audience; wrote original material for newspaper and website; conducted original research into park archives; interfaced with visitors and community members to improve visitor experience

Created brand-new leadership and mentorship curriculum for junior staff members; managed and mentored team of junior staff members and assessed their learning; coordinated with other directors to ensure team growth; supported institute practices by rapidly learning new skill sets to manage a different team when other director left

Catalina Island

modified existing curriculum to update material according to latest pedagogical trends and scientific information; instructed courses on natural environment for both youth and adults; rapidly learned new areas of knowledge and instructed courses on those areas to support team needs

Master Of Public Health - Mph, Global Health

Thesis project carried out under the guidance of WaterAid-India; conducted interviews of manual scavenger activists on key issues.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Medical Anthropology

Doctoral dissertation project examines networks and strategies of nongovernmental organizations in the sanitation sector in India.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Anthropology

Emergency Medical Technician

B.S; B.A, Anthropology; Creative Writing

Activities and Societies: Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Upper and Lower Division Honors, Honors Peer Mentor Audeamus Academic Journal.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Semester abroad