Jennifer Kesari Email & Phone Number

Mclean, Virginia, United States

Collect, clean, and format international survey data for use by decision makers and other data users.Responsibilities include: - Pre-fieldwork: Questionnaire design and translation, program CATI/CAPI surveys, division of responsibilities- Fieldwork: Monitor fieldwork, conduct in-field quality control, respond to technical issues and other complications that arise during fieldwork- Post-fieldwork: Quality control, data cleaning and analysis, reportingOther skills: SPSS, qualitative (focus group and panel studies) and quantitative surveys (CAPI, CATI, PAPI), client and vendor communications, vendor outreach, database creation and management

Assisted with training my replacement, and data gathering/ management for the WJP's Environmental Governance and Law survey in ten Latin American and Caribbean countries.

Washington, Dc

• Compiled and recorded crime data on 218 countries, built a detailed database to house information• Assisted with extrapolations and double counting methodology and analyzed data for ten dimensions of exclusion from access to justice• Assisted with writing and editing the final report, supporting documents, and launch activities• Data collection and contact management for Environmental Governance and Law Qualified Respondent Survey (QRQ)

Syracuse, New York Area

• Assisted with writing, editing of program proposals and research deliverables for the Program Development team in support of multimillion-dollar grant applications• Coded program data for a learning database designed to help the organization to better understand and improve program impacts• Result: Improved accessibility of internal documents, more efficient completion of grant applications

• Coordinated speakers, assisted with attendance and grading for PAI 753, and completed additional tasks as necessary• Result: Supported graduating MPA students in their final class on leadership and management skills necessary for professional success

Syracuse, New York Area

• Wrote report, “The FBI siege against the Branch Davidians at Waco, Texas (1993)” • Result: A case study in an upcoming app for policymakers facing a crisis which analyzes past events to inform future responses

Syracuse, New York Area

Built a psychological profile of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in three parts: • Assad's Route to Leadership: Examined family and events leading up to his presidency• Speech Analysis (PP+ software): Compiled and prepared the text of verbatim interviews and speeches, and ran through Profiler Plus software. Conclusions indicated where Assad fell in relation to seven key metrics (in-group bias, need for power, distrust of others, etc) • Decision Analysis: Analyzed Assad's decision to crack down on protesters in Dara'a, the subsequent actions of which escalated into the Syrian Civil War. • Result: A profile of Bashar al-Assad and analysis on his decision-making to contribute to a database on world leaders

Syracuse, New York Area

• Worked a 24/7 on-call schedule for two years while attending a graduate program in a Top Ten school; led multiple projects simultaneously while coordinating with diverse stakeholders• Managed the house property and affairs• Maintained and coordinated relations between staff, providers, and 30 student residents• Result: A safer and more well-organized environment with an improved filing and tracking system for house affairs

Master'S Degree, International Relations

Activities and Societies: Honor Society

Master'S Degree, Public Administration

Activities and Societies: Honor Society

Bachelor'S Degree, International Relations And Affairs

Activities and Societies: Disaster Studies Minor, Harvard National Model UN Conference, SUNY Global Engagement Program, Internship.