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Leading the annual HungerCount report and data collection and ensuring data integrity in the HungerCount data collection processo Created a Covid-19 specific survey instrument collecting both qualitative and quantitative data from food banks in Canada.o Integrated quantitative data pertaining to food bank usage from February to June 2020 from 6 different sources encompassing over 900 organizations into one dataset.o Categorized and coded responses to 18 open questions to build a qualitative analysis of challenges faced by food banks in this period.o Entered, cleaned and reviewed data for over 2,000 organizations; followed up with over 50 organizations; shared provincial summaries with provincial associations; and prepared national results for HungerCount 2019- Providing support to other Food Banks Canada research initiatives:o Overseeing evaluations conducted through external partnerso Ensuring survey instruments distributed to food banks are coherent, valid and suited to research objectives of the relevant department.- Monitoring community- and industry-based poverty reduction and household food security initiatives, federal and provincial policy and legislation affecting Food Banks Canada, food banks within Food Banks Canada’s network, and food bank clients - Acting as an informational and technical resource for food bank usage, and producing relevant reports for staff team and for the general public- Developing and nurturing relationships with food banks within Food Banks Canada’s network, including contacts in Northern and remote communities

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Conducted over 15 semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions with stakeholders involved in implementing an aggressive behaviour patient protocol; coded and analyzed qualitative data using a directed content analysis method; and presented results to research team at the Department of Psychiatry.

Toronto, Canada

Implemented the evaluation plan for a collective impact project to reduce social isolation in senior caregiverso Developed and refined questionnaires for focus groups/interviews and a pre-post quantitative survey.o Managed relationships with collective impact project partners to coordinate logistics of data collectiono Conducted focus group discussions and interviews with relevant stakeholders including volunteers, staff and program users (senior caregivers).o Trained relevant staff and volunteers of ENRICHES Partners to use Simple Survey (PHIPA compliant survey system)o Ensured data validity and client privacy at all points of the data collection cycleo Analyzed quantitative data on SPSS including hypothesis testingo Analyzed qualitative data including interviews and program documents with NVivo using a thematic analysis approach.o Presented succinct and comprehensible reports outlining results- Conducted a systematic literature review of recent research publications regarding causes of family caregiver stressors and best practices adopted by different levels of governments to provide support to family caregivers.- Conducted extensive data analysis of Cycle 26 of the General Social Survey (GSS) on “Caregiving and Care receiving” to identify caregivers in need of support and causes of stress and isolation for the Toronto Caregiver Collaboration Forum.

Karachi, Pakistan

- Designed an evaluation to assess impact of OSDI’s five-year pilot program for integrated rural development in 9 villages and produced an impact assessment report to guide future projects of the organization o Synchronized and cleaned existing baseline, mid-term and end-term quantitative datao Conducted statistical analysis including hypothesis testing on SPSSo Collected qualitative data through interviews and focus group discussions- Developed survey tools, selected sample sizes, managed data entry, analysis and report writing for a baseline survey of four villages in Jaffarabad to assess the needs of local residents- Developed a LogFrame for a rural development project incorporating agriculture and livestock financing, health and education support in Jaffarabad based on the results of the Impact Assessment Report and the Baseline Survey

Karachi

- Conducted a 10 village (over 1,000 households) socio-economic baseline survey and census for the Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company to aid in resettlemento Pre-tested survey questionnaires and ensured logic and coherencyo Developed program for data entry in CSPro (American Census Software)o Created a data tabulation plan and performed data analysiso Produced reports outlining demographic, social and economic activity in 10 villageso Created a summary list of assets of all households in the villages- Conducted scoping studies analyzing such topics as the status of indigenous communities in Pakistan, women and inheritance in Pakistan and food security in Pakistan for Society for the Conversation and Protect of the Environment (SCOPE) through secondary data sources and key informant interviews.o Made policy recommendations for stakeholders to incorporate in their existing programs- Partnered with an independent evaluator to assess Alif Ailaan’s educational network coordinator program across 32 districts in Pakistano Synergized variant data tabulation formats of LEAD and Alif Ailaan that measured performed of network coordinators to determine districts to be visited based on a diverse case analysis method o Conducted field interviews and focus group discussions of Alif Ailaan and LEAD educational network coordinators in four remote districts, in order to assess and compare pilot projects of both organizations. o Produced district summaries to be used for evaluation based on qualitative data

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

- Obtained Teaching English as a First Language (TEFL) Certification in July 2012o Provided private, as well as, classroom lessons for students at English Today Sdn. Bhd., a private tuition centre in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) from March 2012 to November 2013.o Attended teaching conferences such as the Cambridge University Press Annual Professional Development Event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

- Provided proofreading and editing support for graduate thesis projects- Created a word and thematic index for a published work: Pernille Arenfeldt and Nawar Al-Hassan Golley eds. (2012) “Mapping Arab Women's Movements: A Century of Transformations from Within” Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Proofread, collated and synchronized accreditation reports for the American Board of Engineering and Technology from six different departments within the college.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Sociology

Master Of Arts (Ma), Near And Middle Eastern Studies

Master Of Arts (Ma), Political Science

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), International Relations