Saja Khader Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Contracted with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of HIV Prevention (DHP) - Detection and Response Branch (DRB).• Develops and manages internal project timelines to ensure project implementation remains on track.• Coordinates internal meetings (in-person and virtual), conference calls, and trainings.• Assists with developing data management plans, processes, and protocols.• Supports data collection and data quality activities, data requests, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Institutional Review Board (IRB) actions, and other data management activities.• Modifies and maintains project materials including protocols, operations manuals, data collection instruments, and other materials for funded activities.• Provides administrative and data support for project reports, presentations, materials, and scientific products that result from funded activities.• Assists with planning and logistics of site visits by CDC staff to health departments.• Supports the dissemination and reporting of data to stakeholders.

Clarkston, Georgia, United States

Project and Grant Management:• Managed the day-to-day operations of the Georgia State University Prevention Research Center.• Tracked and ensured quality and timeliness of overall project deliverables.• Prepared reports to funding agencies, leadership, and other required organizations.• Advised on strategic planning and direction of PRC activities.• Delegated tasks to support staff and oversee progress.• Served as a liaison with community partners.• Managed PRC grant and contract expenditures.• Forecasted budget expenditures.• Prepared financial reports and requests in collaboration with Research Office (e.g., amendments, budget revisions, prior approval requests, no cost extensions).• Prepared subawards and consultant agreements.• Developed, drafted, revised, and formated grant proposals.Administrative:• Served as primary source of guidance to PRC team on administrative policies and procedures.• Collaborated with leadership, faculty, and community partners to develop grant applications and initiate sponsored projects.• Coordinated the GSU PRC community advisory board; provided logistical support and technicalassistance to community partners, convened meetings, and organized community work groups.Research Support:• Prepared and supported research protocols, manuscript development, project memos, reports, andpresentations targeting stakeholders, including writing and data analysis.• Established and maintained partnerships with research and community stakeholders• Collaborated with faculty to design, implement, and evaluate applied research efforts, coordinated implementation of efforts; supported data collection, analysis, evaluation, oversaw reporting and performed other duties as assigned.• Presented on "Expanding Community Capacity in the Most Diverse Square Mile in America" at the 2023 North American Refugee Health Conference (NARHC) in Calgary, Canada.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Teleworking at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) within the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention – HIV Research Branch.• Managed datasets and populated table shells for manuscript development for various projects.• Checked data files for completeness; ran data quality assurance programs and coordinated with site data managers to reconcile problems. • Conducted qualitative analysis using NVivo on THRIVE study and contributed to manuscript development.• Served as project coordinator and data manager on the GAIN study.• Provided qualitative and/or quantitative data assistance to client.• Evaluated data errors and worked to resolve data problems. • Provided data summary reports for each study on a weekly/quarterly basis as requested.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Teleworking at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) within the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention - Surveillance and Epidemiology (DHAP-SE) - Epidemiology Branch.• Designed and implemented qualitative and quantitative study database.• Coordinated data uploads.• Checked data files for completeness; ran data quality assurance programs and coordinated with site data managers to reconcile problems.• Wrote SAS code for cleaning datasets generated by studies.• Created qualitative analysis plans.• Coordinated and assisted study sites in improving the uniformity of data collection.• Evaluated data errors and worked to resolve data problems.• Provided data summary reports for each study on a weekly/quarterly basis as requested.• Maintained a detailed step-by-step description of each analysis.• Traveled to study site to resolve data cleaning/data quality issues and provide training regarding good data management practice.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Study Title: “Contextualizing Sexual Violence among Queer Populations Using an Intersectional Framework” (Primary Investigator: Zainab Nizam, PhD Candidate): GSU CRIV grant-funded qualitative study aimed at exploring the environmental and social contexts in which queer-identifying individuals experience sexual violence via semi-structured interviewing. • Managed participants including recruitment, assessment, and retention of research participants. • Scheduled interviews and maintains IRB-approved protocols. • Transcribed interviews via NVivo and manages data including coding the data. • Conducted qualitative date analysis using NVivo. • Disseminated study findings in future publication.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Worked under the supervision and mentorship of Laura Salazar, PhD managing administrative duties of GSU School of Public Health’s PhD program.• Developed and implemented PhD applicant tracking system and monitors applicant progress per admission cycle. • Navigated SOPHAS and WebAdmit systems for applicant organization. • Coordinated meetings with admissions committee or other subcommittees and maintains written records of all meetings. • Developed, coordinated, and executed interview scheduling per admissions cycle. • Disseminated applicant decisions and monitors acceptances/declines. • Helped maintain GSU’s Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) accreditation by developing and implementing competency maps.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Study Title: “RealConsent: A Web-Based Program to Reduce College Women’s Risk of Sexual Violence” (Primary Investigator: Laura Salazar, PhD): NIH-funded research study developing and evaluating RealConsent, a web-based program aimed at reducing the risk of sexual violence among college women, in a RCT. • Managed communications with research participants to complete their 6-month follow-up surveys post-participation in the RealConsent program through the dissemination of reminders to increase retention rates. • Maintained multiple Excel spreadsheets containing master participant tracking lists for data monitoring and collection. • Assisted in data collection and implementation of RCT to evaluate RealConsent. • Participated in the filming of a virtual reality bystander video funded by Georgia Research Alliance.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Ensured that the Patient & Family Resource Center was ran efficiently and attended to all patients’ needs. • Interacted with various Winship leadership members and partners in the development of multiple patient resource fairs and resource booklet. • Planned and executed a week-long patient resource fair at all five Winship locations. • Coordinated daily patient events that highlighted available resources throughout the week of the resource fair at all five Winship locations. • Created a ‘Patient & Family Resource Booklet’ that was disseminated to patients across all Winship institutions. • Prepared and conducted a sun-safety health education program for youth in part of Winship’s partnership with local metro-Atlanta YMCA’s.

Athens, Georgia Area

• Contacted University of Georgia alumni and supporters in effort to collect donations for the Georgia Fund, a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization that creates need-based and merit scholarships.

Master'S Degree, Public Health

MPH with a concentration in Heath Behavior & Promotion. • Relevant coursework: Biostatistics 1 & 2, Public Health Intervention.

Certificate, Global Health

• Relevant coursework: Introduction to Global Health, Global Health Food, and Undergraduate Research hours.

B.S. In Health Promotion & Behavior, Public Health

• Presidential Scholar recipient • Relevant coursework: Biostatistics 1 & 2, Health Promotion Program Development, Effects of Drug Use.