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Lecturer in Global Health and Health Policy Departments on Global Comparative Health Systems.

Analysis for USAID's Global Health Bureau in the KMS and KMS II Project, including:Maintained programmatic indicators for USAID’s Department of Global HealthAnalyzed quantitative data, particularly data from DHS, UNICEF, UNPD, FP2020, MICS and Countdown 2015, and assessed inclusion of data based on quality, comparability and usefulnessManaged a new database of EPCMD and global health indicators for USAID’s Department of Global Health internal and external monitoring and evaluation, as well as reporting and budgets associated with the processConducted literature reviews on upcoming strategic and programmatic strategies for the agency, including Universal Health Coverage in Latin America Coordinated inter-agency policies, communications, and analysis for the Measurement and Accountability for Health SummitAssisted in implementing a performance monitoring and management program for 360 degree evaluation of the work process and products

Coordinating public health courses for health professionals.

Public health instructor for nursing and health care management courses.

Aiding in communications and marketing strategy development, particularly in branding hunger as the greatest solvable social issueFacilitating and developing an international, online course on hunger and agriculture advocacyMonitoring USAID, PEPFAR and U.S. congressional interest in hunger issuesCreating new media contentUsing CisionPoint to maintain media contact lists and disburse press releasesResearching and writing proposals for private partnership opportunities

Developing and analyzing indicators for partner institutions on MDR-TB surveillance, treatment, and controlCollecting and managing information on current activities and grants from country and affiliate officesGenerating TB communications, including an advertisement on TB awareness and local TB programs in an international magazine (New Africa, July 2011)Planning international conferences and eventsResearching and writing reports on evidence-based tuberculosis programs

Developing a social media presence Writing articles on current global health news for the website and newslettersPlanning academic, advocacy and professional eventsResearching new initiatives, proposals and content for global health partnerships

Researching and creating an enhanced laboratory training program for BRAC TB to be implemented in two districts, titled: The BRAC TB Improved Laboratory Monitoring ProgramWorking in multicultural groups for shared outcomesResearching and analyzing projects using STATA, SPSS, EpiInfo, Atlas.ti as well as survey design, qualitative data collection and analysis experience Qualitative research paper: Tobacco and Substance Use: Perceptions and practices among men in a peri-urban Bangladeshi village (in the process of being published through BRAC University publishers)

Writing timely and informational reports on domestic health concerns, specializing in vector-borne diseasesMapping U.S., Canadian and Mexican news sources for use in disease surveillanceCo-directing research projects on established domestic health surveillanceResearching past and current epidemic and emergency response systems

Working with international space agencies, scientists and universities to maintain new and renewable contractsDeveloping materials for the summer 2006 Discovery Space Shuttle launch