Nahima "Ema" Ahmed Email and Phone Number

I will oversee organizational and program evaluation strategy and implementation, as well as initiatives that demonstrate the pop culture narrative change field’s ability to transform the narrative waters towards a just and pluralist society.

•Designing and implementing client projects based on priorities for individual, social, systemic, and/or environmental impact • Consulting for the National Football League (NFL) including data analysis for publications, technical reports, and presentations, developed and beta tested cloud-based developing electronic data capture (EDC) substance abuse clinical assessment tool• Developing needs assessments for philanthropic foundations focused on impact of funding on grantees, strategic alignment, and sustainability• Strategic advisement on content generation, audience engagement, and community trust in journalism, science communication, and media• Coaching clients on planning evaluations, understanding key priorities, and how data can inform decisions and drive action • Data collection, management, and analysis including descriptives, t-tests, ANOVAs, regression analysis • Generating tools and resources for clients e.g. theory of changes, logic models, evaluation plans, interview protocols, surveys, final reports• Community listening sessions and qualitative analysis with experiences of discrimination among Muslim, Arab, South Asian, and Jewish communities• Evaluating program areas of strengths and weaknesses for youth programming including restorative practices in education, incarcerated youth needs assessment, and LGBT+ support programs on self-efficacy

•Led the design and management of original research and evaluation projects across media platforms- public radio, podcasts, social media, digital, video, education (informal STEM, K-12, higher ed), outreach, events, and donor cultivation to understand impact, engagement, and journalistic best practices •Created impact database with calls to action, impact metrics, and programmatic information•Developed the Science Friday theory of change outlining the relationship between programming, journalism, community, and distribution on ecosystem level impacts of journalism and programming utilizing analytics tools to track key metrics•Generated data on impact of programming for grant submissions, funder reports, board meetings, and annual report•Led 4 year climate change cohort study examining if listening to media coverage changed audience actions, attitudes, and perceptions over time •Produced science storytelling content including digital articles, conferences, board reports, funder reports, and SciFri Findings, a digital article series exploring explores how data and best practices in journalism and science communication affect on our audiences,•Led DEIA initiatives e.g. source tracking, founding member of the DEIA committee, understanding mass media campaigns on representation •Worked with journalists, producers, educators, staff to create tools for understanding audience engagement, awareness, attitudes, behavioral changes, learning, activation, knowledge-sharing•Conducted in-depth research on emerging trends in journalism, social media, education, donors, events, evaluation, DEIA, impact, sustainability, and science communication to inform strategy and content•Managed and analyzed relevant audience and platform-specific data to inform editorial programs and content development•Created compelling data visualizations & infographics to communicate findings to foundations, newsrooms, donors, and audiences

•Diversity, equity, inclusion, and access (DEIA) training for small businesses and social enterprises•Strategic advisement to client(s) on user design of digital fitness programming using mixed media livestreams and videos•Conducted capacity building workshops for client(s) on data analysis and statistics

•Led digital technology efficacy studies/pilot design and implementation focused on user experience (UX)•Managed internal and external study team members overseeing project deliverables including Fortune 500 companies, NYC Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), Columbia University, etc

•Project management and implementation of concurrent Zimbabwe, Malawi, Lesotho, Tanzania, Cote D’Ivoire, & Rwanda Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (PHIA) surveys and the Lesotho Violence Against Children Survey (VACS)•Partnered with CDC, UNICEF, USAID, UNAIDS, Ministry of Health (MOH), Ministry of Social Development (MOSD), Bureau of Statistics (BOS), in country ICAP team, and implementing partners to establish objectives and track progress of project •Led in country capacity building workshops and conducted data monitoring

•Managed participant recruitment for multi-site neuroscience technology study on diagnosing concussions •Oversaw field implementation of studies including participant recruitment, staff supervision, and troubleshooting operational or technological issues•Recruited, on-boarded, and managed fifteen research associates (RA) nationallyconcussions •Monitored study adherence by consulting internal audits, beta testing electronic data collection capture system, and developing standard operating procedures

•Assisted the Principal investigator design and implement pilot clinical trial for antidepressants and prodromal psychosis•Data management and analysis for study on the use of antipsychotics amongst substance abusers•Conducted research capacity building workshops and grand round presentations for psychiatry department•Executed concurrent research studies including budget management, monitoring participant accrual, developing study electronic data capture (EDC) systems, and data management/analysis•Oversaw internal and external monitoring activities including the development of scope of work for contracted research organizations (CROs), and conducting internal data audit

•Identified lesbian, gay, and bisexual health disparities for NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) •Built pilot database for Queens Comprehensive Perinatal Council, training, and data analysis•Data management and analysis for LGBT+ incarcerated youth research study and beta testing technology for data collection •Conducted needs assessments, data analysis, and technical writing for violence against LGBT+ communities for the NYC Anti-violence Project•Conducted program evaluations for clients identifying areas of strengths and improved efficiency

•Executed two $400K national medical educational programs•Evaluated the impact of web-based education program on patients’ knowledge and treatment self-efficacy •Coordinated donor and membership program including creation and implementation of tracking system of constituents•Oversaw piloting of patient education program nationally implementation with regional and chapter education managers

•Data analysis, management, and reporting of arraignment data for the Red Hook Community Justice Center and other courthouses to judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, police officers, and other key stake holders •Coordinated data collection for substance abuse/HIV teen and community peer education program•Assisted in the coordination of ethnographic study of photography and youth restorative justice program including program design, conducting needs assessments, key informant interviews, stakeholder focus groups, and qualitative analysis