Sarah Imran Email & Phone Number

Cincinnati, OH, US

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

My PhD subfields are Research Methods and International Relations. My research interests include gender justice, transnational feminist networks in the Global South, social movements, and women-led community organizing.I am a Graduate Teaching Assistant for the courses "Introduction to Political Theory" and "Quantitative Research and Data Analysis."

• Create illustrations rooted in social justice for clients, from conceptual designs to the final product.
• Illustrate characters, concepts, logos, web banners, and social media posts for nonprofits.

Remote

• Draft, pitch, and execute the quarterly strategic communications plan for the Studio.
• Research, draft, and create content for social media posts.
• Create original designs and illustrations to support Studio research papers and toolkits.

Greater Nashville Area, TN

Developed and implemented the organization's data gathering and analysis, research, and policy agenda. In this role, I worked on collaborative, innovative, outcome-oriented programs and projects to achieve the mission of the Commission through governmental, economic, cultural, and social channels.

• Deliver trainings for survivors of sex trafficking regarding the concepts of healthy relationships and finances.
• Help research and draft legislation for the protection of women and kids in Tennessee.
• Take part in strategic planning, recruitment, event planning and fundraising.

Support YWCA's mission of eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all, through program development and implementation.

Greater Nashville Area, TN

Policy and advocacy fellow supporting projects at the Tennessee State Board of Education and the Metro Human Relations Commission.

Greater Nashville Area, TN

• Developed and implemented programs and events to help Vanderbilt students engage in creative, enduring market-based solutions to alleviate poverty.
• Managed internal and external communications, including sending out newsletters, managing correspondence with alumni and developing partnerships.
• Provided consulting services to local social enterprises with respect to their business development, marketing, operations, human resources and other business needs.

Greater Nashville Area, TN

• Team member of a project that implements math and reading tutoring interventions for low performing students in the Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS)
• Conduct pre-testing, tutoring and post-testing sessions with these students, followed by data and research analysis.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Conducted a landscape analysis of social enterprise strengthening methodologies.
• Conducted a case study analysis of specific institutions that provide technical support to social enterprise organizations.

Pakistan

• Manage: Popinjay’s artisan community - community timelines, community expenses, and production and quality control for all products created by the artisans.
• Track Popinjay’s social impact in the community and develop ways to document and improve this impact in the short and long term.
• Oversee the induction of new artisans and new skills into the program.
• Manage the running expenses of the company.
• Assist in the hiring and recruitment process – screen applications, conduct phone interviews, schedule in-person interviews.

Pakistan

• Headed a project aimed at integrating the use of technology and computers within the classroom context, to help students from underprivileged backgrounds become familiar and comfortable with technology.
• Developed a detailed strategy to implement this ‘Learning through Technology’ project.
• Conducted teacher and student trainings on computer usage.

Pakistan

• Responsible for data collation of standardized tests conducted in all the schools of DIL.
• Conducted a gap analysis based on this data.
• Helped organize and manage a large scale charity event.

Pakistan

• Prepared training materials for improving disaster-risk reduction capabilities and preparedness for multiple districts across Pakistan.
• Assisted with researching, writing, editing and dissemination of information relevant to the flood.
• Delivered food, water, shelter and medical care to flood-affected populations.

• Managed a team of six and oversaw the smooth running of the project ‘Parhay ga Pakistan’ (Educate Pakistan).
• Taught at multiple schools for underprivileged children through this project.
• Formed partnerships with several development organizations
• Facilitated vital aspects of the project including but not limited to bringing foreign interns to Pakistan, who then taught children under the scope of this project.

Pakistan

• Worked on advocacy and lobbying campaigns to establish legislation related to acid violence in Pakistan
• Led the organizing efforts for a national conference where lawyers drafted a new bill on acid control
• Developed the database of acid attack victims, which included the bio-data of the victim and the attacker.
• Interviewed acid attack survivors and wrote blog posts for the ASF website

• Member of the team that was developing the NADRA Smart Card. Conducted research on smart cards that had successfully been implemented in other countries.
• Designed and wrote the material for the booklet which was then sent to all the major Education, Banking and Health sectors so as to get them on board with the Smart Card project.
• Worked on making a national report on the demographic statistics of Pakistan.

• Promoted awareness about the organization through social media and the organization’s internal network.
• Wrote promotional articles to support people with disabilities in Pakistan.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Political Science

Focus fields: Research Methods, International Relations, Methodology Research interests: Gender justice, women's rights in developing.

Community Development And Action, Human And Organizational Development

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Economics, Economics

Activities and Societies: Social Work Society AIESEC