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New York, United States

Produces incisive reports on the quality of interventions which seek to improve women’s well-being through reducing violence and increasing women’s socioeconomic status and empowerment. Builds monitoring, evaluation, and research tools and systems.• Designs mixed-methods evaluations. • Conducts literature reviews and primary/secondary data analysis.• Writes and edits reports.• Supports systems development for data driven decision-making.

Greater New York City Area

Managed organizational monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning of programs enhancing theempowerment and well-being of economically marginalized women and their children.• Analyzed administrative data on over 25,000 beneficiaries to assess the impact of programengagement on outcomes, especially related to employment and social protection.• Oversaw data collection and analysis from 3 years of surveys (500+ a year), including baseline,midline, control group, and perspective triangulation.• Conducted participatory focus group discussions and research reflections with beneficiariesand staff.• Routinely translated research into accessible findings and presentations for senior leadership,non-technical staff, foundation and corporate donors, and policymakers.• Developed and delivered training on data collection and use for 60+ staff.• Conducted data analysis for three policy advocacy white papers and• Presented research analyzing the impact of program interventions on outcomes using fouryears of data at the Pathways to Gender Equality Conference.

New York, New York

Mainstreamed and standardized monitoring and evaluation practices in livelihoods, health, gender, social protection, disaster risk reduction and response in Democratic Republic ofthe Congo, South Sudan, Sudan, and Zimbabwe, Haiti, Armenia, and Georgia-Compiled best practices from desk research on policies and procedures of 15 faith-based organizations-Developed planning, monitoring, evaluation, and learning tools and training curriculum based on peer review-Delivered in-person training to headquarters staff and field staff in 6 countries (Armenia, Georgia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Sudan, and Zimbabwe) -Piloted a new monthly report template including an standard Indicator Tracking Table (ITT) to be launched in 7 countries-Coached staff through the construction of logical frameworks and/or M&E plans for more than $10 million of grant applications from 6 field offices -Refined M&E portion of grant-making application and reporting documents for 3 departments (International Development, International Disaster Response, and U.S. Disaster response)-Facilitated initial 2015 and 2016 strategic planning process with headquarters staff from 3 departments (International Development, International Disaster Response, and U.S. Disaster response)-Guided 3 country offices as they developed standard results frameworks for each sector of work-Spearheaded project to create a tailored institutional-level data collection and management software package -Managed temporary employees to mine and managed 5 years of data from final reports from projects

Mombasa, Kenya

-Established monitoring, reporting, and evaluation tools, structures, and procedures to collect data from more than 100 schools, mosques, churches, and farmers cooperatives-Managed 2 end of year evaluation processes, included training 10 enumerators -Organized, analyzed, and reported on data on tree growth and maintenance for over 100 nurseries and tree plots -Introduced a new internal monthly status report and initiated staff briefings on tree growth and hazards to growth-Established a newsletter with analyzed data distributed more than 2,000 people each month -Wrote 6 grant proposals (won 2) to support agroforestry and reforestation

Mombasa, Kenya

-Engaged in operational research including training 10 enumerators, designing 4 distinct surveys, and processing paper and mobile-phone questionnaires from over 400 small business owners to test innovative approach to grassroots economic development-Published 2 papers on the success of the economic intervention -Managed a case-file database for over 40 street children engaged in performance arts-based peer education-Conducted case study interviews with over 30 street children “survivors,” farmers, school children, patron teachers, and small-business owners

Mombasa, Kenya

-Created and refined monitoring and reporting structures for 6 projects representing more than $250,000, including funding from ILO and USAID-Developed 12 new monitoring forms to improve data collection for all on-going projects, including an case-file system for sex workers entering the social work program-Constructed 13 quantitative and qualitative survey and interview protocols and instruments -Conducted a needs assessment process with a non-random sample of 36 commercial sex workers-Designed survey instruments and managed the logistics of data collection from over 300 children-Contributed to 5 grant proposals, including USAID and UN-Women-Authored or reviewed reports for 7 donors, including World Bank, USAID, and ILO

Norman, Oklahoma

Interviewed applicants, entered application data, and addressed applicant concerns for the Cleveland Country DHS summer cooling program (LIHEAP), which provides assistants for families struggling to pay cooling costs.

Togo

Advised Peace Corp Volunteers in Togo on the creation of survey instruments to evaluate the effectiveness of a Conference on Women’s Empowerment held in the Spring of 2012

Norman, Oklahoma

Provided administrative support for Professors at OU, including making copies, creating PowerPoint presentations, administering exams, grading, managing classroom websites, meeting with students, and other tasks as needed.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

-Synthesized data from past reports to summarize World Neighbor’s impact on women’s empowerment in Kenya, Tanzania, and Burkina Faso from 2007-Present-Drafted a survey instrument to document the effect of World Neighbor’s activities on the welfare of children in advance of a strategic shift in beneficiary focus

Edmond, Oklahoma

Provided a peer educational supplement for Humanities, Sociological Theory, and Sociological Statistics courses

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

Advertised for organizational events and performed research on church policy for an Oklahoma State Senator

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

Conducted interviews to establish barriers to employment and provided resources to overcome barriers. Met with community and business leaders to coordinate efforts to improve employment opportunities for the unemployed, underemployed, and ex-offenders.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Sociology

Master Of Arts (Ma), Sociology, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Graduation Teaching Assistant 2010-2012, Academic Appeals and Misconduct Student Panelist 2011-2012, Graduate.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Sociology, Minor In Political Science, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Kappa Phi Christian Women's Service Organization, The Wesley Foundation Student Ministry, Tutor.