Rose Kadende-Kaiser, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Burlington, North Carolina, United States

I am a health coach and behavior change trainer. My goal is to teach people who are overweight and at risk of type 2 diabetes about the specific diet and lifestyle habits that enabled me to shrink my waistline, maintain a healthy weight and protect myself from unhealthy blood sugar levels.

Monrovia, Liberia

I work in two areas of behavior change: 1) I educate people in one-on-one or small groups to make food and lifestyle choices that support their body to maintain a healthy weight as they age. 2) I partner with organizations that are ready to apply the stages of behavior change to encourage a positive attitude and more productive and healthy relationships in the workplace.

Silver Spring, Md

Season of Health specializes in two areas: 1) Wellness coaching in nutrition and lifestyle behavior changes necessary to be healthy, happy and balanced; 2) Community health and nutrition program design, management and implementation. We raise awareness, offer training workshops and provide tools that support individual and communities' quest for better health and wellness. We guide partners as they embrace their roles as change-makers. We target development professionals and community health workers who can serve as role models and effective change agents for the communities they serve. We support the design, management, and implementation of realistic, locally-driven, and sustainable community health and development programs. Our current expertise are in: - Designing online and live courses in nutrition and lifestyle behavior change- Training in community health program design- Coaching in work/life balance - Promoting women and children's health and wellness - Qualitative research, baseline surveys and needs assessments- Supporting the evaluation of existing health, nutrition, and wellness programs.We apply a gender-sensitive approach to all our work, and offer health and wellness coaching services to individuals and small groups, in person, at staff retreats, by phone and teleconference.

Kigali, Rwanda

-Managed a successful transition of HIV/AIDS care and treatment program from two international organizations to the Rwandan Ministry of Health. -Supported the CDC and Rwandan Monitoring and Evaluation Team during visits to district hospitals and health centers to ensure that provision of services to HIV/AIDS patients continued effectively during the transition phase-Participated in mentorship visits to transitioning health facilities to support staff who implemented transition activities -Provided technical assistance to the MOH staff during planning to assume management control of the HIV/AIDS programs after transition -Successfully advocated for continued funding for local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that reached out to at-risk groups and had contributed to HIV/AIDS care and treatment prior to transition. -Participated in staff recruitment and training-Was involved in technical review of proposals and supported proposal writing

Bujumbura, Burundi

- Was responsible for program development and management- Technical review of proposals and grant writing in food production and agribusiness sectors- Market Analysis- Staff recruitment and training- Managing communications and relationships with donor, implementing partners and local public and private sector officials

Philadelphia And Malawi

- Involved in technical review of proposals and grant-writing- Program development- Staff recruitment, training and management - Communications, training, and managing relationships with implementing partners - Development of guidelines and best practices in community health, HIV and AIDS, micro-enterprise development, children and youth at risk, and women’s empowerment. - Managed multi-million dollar annual budgets- Organized visits and hosted donor clients in Malawi, Zambia, and Tanzania

Philadelphia

Developed curriculum, conducted research and taught courses through the Solomon Asch Center for Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict (2001-2002) and Women’s Studies Program (2001-2005)

Starkville, Mississippi

- Developed curriculum and taught courses in Cultural Anthropology and Women’s Studies- Active participation in early phases of establishing a Master's program in Applied Anthropology

Starkville, Mississippi

- Managed the daily operation of the Center- Organized various outreach activities that increased the visibility of the Center and resulted in increased student enrollment in Women’s Studies classes- Taught women’s studies courses

Health And Wellness Coaching

Training covered most of the nutritional theories and guidelines, various aspects of health and wellness at physical, emotional.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Folklore (Major) And Women'S Studies (Minor)

My dissertation research was on: "Language, Cultural Discourse and Identity Negotiation: Internet Communication Among Burundians.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Language And Literature

BA Thesis: "Isolation in Alex La Guma's 'Time of the Butcherbird'."- This thesis explored how racism and racial discrimination in South.