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Research, writing, and administrative support to the Working Group on Elite Capture and Corruption of Security Sectors and China-Freely Associated States Senior Study Group.Designed programs and implemented projects to advance learning and capacity in conflict mitigation skills among government officials from 27 countries. Drafted a voluntary framework on inclusion adopted by the ASEAN Regional Forum based on desk research and 19 consultations with representatives from 14 participating countries and authored two literature reviews.

Assisted in drafting a toolkit for the Justice and Security Dialogue process.

Researched foreign aid contributions to rule of law efforts, particularly to strengthening judiciaries.

Assisted with the final report for an adult drug court and trauma treatment study for Miami-Dade County. Conducted qualitative research; merged, cleaned and analyzed data from multiple sources; and wrote content for the report.

Researched internal security laws and non-state security actors in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and Tunisia. Assisted in preparing reports for publication in support of the Justice & Security Dialogues project.

Conducted research on land law and land issues and wrote content for webpages on the organization's open data website. Uploaded content to WordPress website, incorporated visualizations and data visualizations into the webpages, and ensured that content conformed to the organization's style guide. Used CartoDB, Datawrapper, and Piktochart to create data visualizations.

Provided administrative support to the Controller and Executive Director. Responsible for cash receipt and disbursement, reconciling SalesForce and QuickBooks, ordering supplies, inventory, payroll, HR support, and technical support.

Restructured Personal Loan and Economic Activity Loan ProgramsWrote and structured loan contractsResearched and developed microfinance loan programs and financial literacy classesUpdated loan client statuses