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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

I lead and contribute to writing and designing program proposals, workplans, reports, and other documentation for U.S. government and foreign donor-funded grants between $200,000 to $8,000,000 in democracy and governance for the Central and Eastern Europe region. I assist managing grant implementation including monitoring expenditures, communicating with donors, reviewing subgrant proposals from local partners, evaluating program data and outputs, and overseeing travel logistics, activity… Show more I lead and contribute to writing and designing program proposals, workplans, reports, and other documentation for U.S. government and foreign donor-funded grants between $200,000 to $8,000,000 in democracy and governance for the Central and Eastern Europe region. I assist managing grant implementation including monitoring expenditures, communicating with donors, reviewing subgrant proposals from local partners, evaluating program data and outputs, and overseeing travel logistics, activity agendas, and other administrative needs. I also supervise and guide Program Associates and Project Assistants to ensure quality team products. Show less

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

I created and tracked budgets, including grant budgets up to $3.3 million, using Concur and Quicken. I also supported country offices’ administrative and programmatic needs through reviewing external letters, reports, and other communications as well as internal office policies and training materials.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

I assisted the Institute’s democracy and governance programs in Tanzania, Kenya, and Zimbabwe by drafting and polishing donor and public communications, reviewing subgrant financial and narrative reports from local partners, and compiling daily news and political updates about the Southern and East Africa region.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Consulted for the UNFPA Jordan Country Office on their response to gender-based violence and sexual and reproductive health issues. By performing a content analysis of literature and desk materials, designing survey and interview questionnaires, and analyzing qualitative data, I offered considerations in an extensive report for transferring humanitarian response-based mechanisms into development initiatives in Jordan. My team and I designed a 40-page lessons learned and recommendations report.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

From 2018-2019, I supported Dr. Laia Balcells with building a dataset on rebel group alliances for over 30 countries in MS Excel. I retrieved data from online civil conflict databases, including the Global Terrorism Database and the Uppsala Conflict Data Program. I additionally reviewed literature and online news sources on rebel groups to write justifications of my coding for the dataset. In 2019, as a teacher's assistant for Dr. Charles Villa-Vicencio, I assisted him with lesson plans… Show more From 2018-2019, I supported Dr. Laia Balcells with building a dataset on rebel group alliances for over 30 countries in MS Excel. I retrieved data from online civil conflict databases, including the Global Terrorism Database and the Uppsala Conflict Data Program. I additionally reviewed literature and online news sources on rebel groups to write justifications of my coding for the dataset. In 2019, as a teacher's assistant for Dr. Charles Villa-Vicencio, I assisted him with lesson plans and handling administration for his Transitional Justice and Growth and Extremism in Africa courses at Georgetown. I also edited and reviewed his professional publications on MS Word. Show less

Durban Area, South Africa

I led an executive research project analyzing global leaders and their conflict resolution skills for the Executive Director Vasu Gounden. For the project, I performed an in-depth literature review and designed the project elements. I also assisted with communication efforts, background research, and data visualizations using MS Office and Canva for Global Peace, an ACCORD initiative to host intergenerational dialogues on peace in cities worldwide in 2019.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I evaluated news media and databases to assist with country-level analyses, participated in team discussions on coding, and performed a final proofread for the Fragile States Index 2019. I produced a literature review on state resilience, translated interview transcripts from French to English, and synthesized survey data from the field into reports. Finally, I supported staff with coordinating roundtable events, handling external communication with other organizations, and contributing to… Show more I evaluated news media and databases to assist with country-level analyses, participated in team discussions on coding, and performed a final proofread for the Fragile States Index 2019. I produced a literature review on state resilience, translated interview transcripts from French to English, and synthesized survey data from the field into reports. Finally, I supported staff with coordinating roundtable events, handling external communication with other organizations, and contributing to Twitter by drafting tweets. Show less

Santa Clara, Ca

I collected literature on measurements of peace from databases and archives to create an extensive annotated bibliography for Dr. Naomi Levy’s conference paper that evaluated peace from a local-level perspective. I also merged and organized interviewee information in MS Excel documents for quantitative analysis. Lastly, I sorted international aid organizations’ project documents, memos, and interview transcripts to aid Dr. Levy in writing narratives for her federally-funded project on… Show more I collected literature on measurements of peace from databases and archives to create an extensive annotated bibliography for Dr. Naomi Levy’s conference paper that evaluated peace from a local-level perspective. I also merged and organized interviewee information in MS Excel documents for quantitative analysis. Lastly, I sorted international aid organizations’ project documents, memos, and interview transcripts to aid Dr. Levy in writing narratives for her federally-funded project on peacebuilding and statebuilding. Show less

Denton, Tx

I participated in a research program in which I conducted an independent study on religious and ethnic conflict that required me to analyze literature, build a theory, code data, and run statistical tests. I also took courses in Stata and ArcGIS that allowed me to create a linear regression model testing the effects of religious conflicts in subnational regions of Africa on the strength of citizens’ religious identities. I published my final essay entitled, “Losing Religiosity: The Impact of… Show more I participated in a research program in which I conducted an independent study on religious and ethnic conflict that required me to analyze literature, build a theory, code data, and run statistical tests. I also took courses in Stata and ArcGIS that allowed me to create a linear regression model testing the effects of religious conflicts in subnational regions of Africa on the strength of citizens’ religious identities. I published my final essay entitled, “Losing Religiosity: The Impact of Religious Conflict on Religious Identity” in the Fall 2017 issue of the Pi Sigma Alpha Undergraduate Journal of Politics. Lastly, I presented the work at the Midwest Political Science Association Conference in 2018. Show less

Santa Clara, Ca

I aided Dr. Naazneen Barma, Dr. Naomi Levy, and Dr. Jessica Piombo’s federally-funded research project evaluating the effects of foreign international aid on post-conflict Laos, Cambodia, and Uganda. I coded data from approximately 50 project documents from major international aid organizations such as the Department for International Development and the World Bank in Google Forms. Finally, I developed an individual project that examined education documents to evaluate how foreign ideology in… Show more I aided Dr. Naazneen Barma, Dr. Naomi Levy, and Dr. Jessica Piombo’s federally-funded research project evaluating the effects of foreign international aid on post-conflict Laos, Cambodia, and Uganda. I coded data from approximately 50 project documents from major international aid organizations such as the Department for International Development and the World Bank in Google Forms. Finally, I developed an individual project that examined education documents to evaluate how foreign ideology in the East and West German education sectors affected whether citizens viewed their states as legitimate. I presented this at the Midwest Political Science Association Conference in 2017. Show less

Master Of Arts - Ma, Conflict Resolution

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Political Science And Government And Religious Studies, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Alpha Delta Pi, CORE Christian Fellowship, Christian Living Community, Political Science Peer Educator Political.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Key Club, National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society, French Honor Society, Softball Team.