Roma Shah Email & Phone Number

• Principal investigator for campus sexual misconduct and equity climate surveys
• Developing research driven prevention and response solutions Grand River Solutions, Inc. is a service provider dedicated to helping campuses and communities develop effective, practical and sustainable responses to.

• Conducting research on sexual and interpersonal violence and overseeing IRB applications
• Developing violence prevention and response resources for college campuses across the country
• Overseeing student employees in online course development
• Coordinating data operations for the SUNY's Got Your Back program

Albany, New York Area

• Lead researcher for one of the nation's largest climate surveys on sexual and interpersonal violence
• Developing violence prevention and response resources for college campuses across the country

Working with The Department of the Navy’s Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment & Suicide Prevention and Response Office (DON SAPRO) to develop a Violence Prevention and Response Course for the armed services

• Worked on development of online interprofessional training course on domestic violence
• Analyzed results from campus intimate partner violence survey and help draft manuscript
• Scheduled and lead monthly meetings for interprofessional team of faculty, staff, and students

• Wrote and presented testimony at the Maryland General Assembly
• Participated in visits with state legislators
• Followed proposed bills through the state legislative process
• Drafted agency's statements on key state and federal policy initiatives
• Participated in statewide coalitions on poverty, behavioral health, and workforce issues

Washington D.C.

• Participated in lobby visits and strategy sessions with NNEDV staff and coalition partners
• Developed materials to inform Members of Congress and state domestic violence coalitions about critical issues
• Wrote Congressional testimony and drafted legislation
• Attended Congressional hearings, briefings, and press conferences

• Conducted qualitative interviews with survivors of intimate partner violence/sexual violence about experiences of trauma and restorative justice
• Qualitative interview coding and analysis
• Manuscript writing and editing

Analyzed data from the National Sexual Assault Hotline

Baltimore, MD

• Establish how Maryland compares to other states in requiring or recommendation teen dating violence education
• Identify the strengths and weaknesses of various curriculum options
• Draft Resource Guide on Healthy Relationships programs available to educators

Balitmore, MD

• Instructed Baltimore City high school students in the college application process
• Supervised Teaching Assistants

Baltimore, MD

• Established partnerships for CDC Healthy Men Michigan project
• Advanced Flight Attendants and Crisis Care Network reports

• Researched affects of intimate partner violence and police violence on mental health

Baltimore City College High School

• Provided individual and group therapy to high school students

• Provided crisis and advocacy services to domestic and sexual violence victims

• Responsible for creating and coordinating events held on campus
• Educate and provide resources to the college community about mental health and associated stigmas

• Trained paraprofessional for peer run counseling and referral hotline
• Certified in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

Edward J. Bloustein School Of Planning And Public Policy

• Developed and administered IRB approved survey on student mental health stigma
• Composed Honors Thesis based on data and literature review on mental health attitudes

Human Development Lab

• Infant and child development research based on their perception of time and ethics
• Data collection and analysis of children’s understanding and formation of future thoughts

• Conducted new client intakes, case management, and made client referrals to community resources
• Responsible for operating Diaper Bank Program
• Created a comprehensive resource guide for family service in NJ to aid clinicians in client referrals

• Implemented international 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign
• Managed social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Wikipedia, and Youtube)
• Conducted research on militarism and links to violence against women

• Analyzed critical incident reports based of regional trends and themes for DCP&P
• Created report on substance abuse & mental health national services to present to state government

• Hands-on project-oriented assignment in minority health and public health research
• Seminars on public health disciples to examine program and policy efforts that address health disparities
• Public health leadership training and seminars to eliminate health disparities
• Bi-weekly presentations and final research presentation on Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury and Parental Coping
• Rotation through clinical experiences and community-based participatory research training

• Participated in interdisciplinary therapy for children and adolescents undergoing neurorehabilitation
• Learned about mental health for patients with brain injuries, spinal cord dysfunction, hemiplegia, etc.
• Attended rounds and steering meetings

• Participated in multisite study looking for genetic influences on reading and the development of a dyslexia screening test
• Attended congenital defects clinical rounds and intern journal reviews
• Use of evaluations such as WISC-V and WCJ-III and statistical analysis programs SPSS and STATA

Doctor Of Public Health

Master Of Public Health - Mph

Relevant Coursework: Biostatistics I-IV, Epidemiological Methods I-III, Health Impact Assessment, Policy Communications, Health Advocacy

Master Of Social Work - Msw, Community Action And Social Policy

Relevant Coursework: Psychopathology, Human Behavior, Comparative Social Policy, Community Organization, Program Development

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Public Health

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Omega, Matthew Leydt Society, School of Arts and Sciences Honors Program

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