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Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Cambridge, Massachusetts; Khulna, Bangladesh

• Led a network analysis study of organizations working to advance climate change adaptation and disaster resilience in Bagerhat district, Bangladesh, including designing the study and instruments, coordinating with two.
• Created a household resilience scorecard, utilizing factor analysis methodology and integrated data visualization to build a user-friendly tool to inform program design and monitoring for partner organizations

Boston, MA; Lusaka, Zambia

• Worked in partnership with Zambia’s National Malaria Elimination Centre to explore innovative solutions to strengthen nationwide malaria outbreak identification and response
• Conducted a literature review and key stakeholder interviews to understand current practices and identify barriers to efficient outbreak investigation and response; produced a report of findings and a tool to.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Managed a portfolio of five maternal, newborn, and child health and nutrition projects in Ghana, India, and Nepal
• Supported projects to document and share lessons learned with internal and external audiences by developing infographics, blogs, slide decks, social media and web content, abstracts, and reports
• Built local staff capacity through regular technical support visits, and successfully closed out two projects
• Synthesized JSI’s body of work in three technical areas, working with company-wide working groups to define the company’s approach; design products for donor engagement; and pursue new business opportunities
• Led new business development initiatives, including directing the personnel strategy for a successful $350 million, five-year USAID project proposal

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Provided operational, administrative, and technical support for the Finance & Operations, Project Management, and Social and Behavior Change (SBC) teams on the USAID-funded SPRING Project
• Led 5 recruitments, managed on-boarding for 16 new employees, and managed 18 consultants
• Conducted formative research using qualitative and quantitative methodologies in Odisha, India; analyzed data to produce program recommendations; and drafted a report of findings
• Provided technical contributions to WHO "Guideline Implementing effective actions for improving adolescent nutrition"
• Initiated and organized 14 junior staff professional development sessions
• With team members, successfully organized 100+ attendee conferences in Ghana and Thailand

Ann Arbor, MI

• Independently planned, gained IRB approval for, and conducted a study of adolescent stress in the US
• Implemented a hair cortisol extraction protocol and independently extracted cortisol from over 600 samples as part of a 25-year cohort study of maternal and child health in the Dogon of Mali
• Helped organize and catalog 25 years of subject data
• Wrote and obtained $1000 in grants for lab equipment

Master Of Public Health - Mph, Global Health And Population

Activities and Societies: Graduate Student Researcher, Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program; Logistics Co-Chair, Climate Change.

Bachelor Of Science With High Distinction, Cellular And Molecular Biology And Anthropology

Activities and Societies: Gimble A Cappella; Michigan International Internship & Service Program; Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

Intensive Language Course In Intermediate Urdu

Attended the course as a U.S. Department of State Critical Languages Scholar Finished the program with a ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview.