Stephen Johnson, Phd Email & Phone Number

Kingston, Jamaica

• Deliver lectures on Research Methods: As a research fellow, I bring extensive knowledge and expertise in research methods, equipping graduate students with the necessary skills to conduct rigorous research. Through engaging teaching methods, I empower graduate students to design robust studies, employ appropriate methodologies, and analyze data effectively.• Course Coordinator SALI6023 : Monitoring and Evaluation • Guiding MPhil Students to Success: As a supervisor for MPhil students, I provide personalized guidance and mentorship throughout their research journey. • Leadership in Youth Development Research: In my role as the chair of the youth development research cluster, I foster interdisciplinary collaboration and drive research initiatives focused on youth development. • Producing Impactful Scholarly Research: Through my dedication to producing scholarly research, I contribute to the academic community's knowledge base and promote evidence-based practices.

Uwi Mona

• Design and execute national and constituency political polls• Designed survey and develop questionnaires for field research to capture end-users knowledge, attitude and practise with respective services. • Designed experimental market research through usability tests to better understand the target audience's interaction with product prototypes. • Simulated user experience through mystery shopping to observe and evaluate service delivery.• Designed focus groups and face to face interviews to gain insights into user experience with product and services.• Conducted ethnographic interviews to determine why users preferred pouch over bottled ketchup.• Designed machine learning algorithms to harvest, mine and analyse qualitative data.• Used NVIVO qualitative data analysis software to sort and classify transcriptions and build qualitative research databases for analysis.• Conducted sentiment analysis using techniques such as thematic, content, and constant comparative analysis techniques to identify codes and major themes.• Analysed e-commerce websites to ensure clients web store align with the customers' mental model.• Conducted quantitative data analysis such as semantic differential analysis, developed customer satisfaction scales, cluster and market segmentation analysis using SPSS.• Prepared detailed reports with actionable insights from quantitative and qualitative research for clients' marketing department.

Kingston, Jamaica

1. Successfully piloted and localized psychological scales for the Cognitive Based Therapy intervention, including Pro-sociality, Impulsivity, and Anger Management scales.• Conducted reliability analysis and performed univariate analysis to generate comprehensive reports on the findings.• Co-authored the CBT Manual, a best practice guide for future implementers, pending approval by USAID.• Evaluation Lead, LPD• Led the evaluation of Youth Crime and Violence Prevention Programme (YCVP) beneficiaries' programs, employing a combination of quantitative and qualitative methodologies to assess program effectiveness and impact.2. Training and Capacity Building• Provided training to local partners on the implementation of the Jamaica risk assessment tool, equipping them with the necessary skills to conduct effective assessments.3. Performance Assessment and Capacity Building: • Led the modification of the USAID Organization Performance Index tool to align with YCVP objectives.• Conducted comprehensive capacity assessments of YCVP organizations, identifying strengths and areas for improvement to enhance program effectiveness.4. Collaborative Learning and Adaptation• Designed and facilitated Collaborative Learning and Adaptation sessions, utilizing focus groups to gather valuable perspectives from youth and key stakeholders on the effectiveness of YCVP intervention strategies.• Utilized insights from these sessions to inform modifications in LPD's program implementation.5. Reporting and Communication• Proficient in adhering to the quality requirements set by USAID.• Actively contributed to the co-authoring of quarterly and annual reports, ensuring compliance with reporting guidelines.• Presented findings to USAID during annual work planning meetings, effectively communicating program progress and impact.

Brighton, United Kingdom

International Trade and Development

Department Of Government, Mona Campus

Deliver weekly lectures to final year undergraduate final year students

Kingston

Design monitoring systems including the development of methodologies, tools, and indicators for monitoring and assessing the quality of outputs and activities of specific projects including the management; coordination, effectiveness and resource mobilization; implementation plans and programmes.

Kingston

Providing Quantitative and Qualitative data analysis support to lecturers in the department.

Kingston

Delivered weekly Lectures on Research Methods in Political Science

Department Of Government, Uwi Mona

Conduct five hours of tutorial weekly and provide research assistance to the Department of Government.

GOVT2013: Research Methods in Political Science. Duties entail: coordinating tutorials, teaching three 2 hour tutorials weekly, consisting of maximum twenty five students, how to use the software; Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, with primary focus on parametric statistics; data entry, data transformation, computation, univariate and bivariate data analysis.

Center For Leadership And Governance, University Of The West Indies Mona

Centre for Leadership and Governance, University of the West Indies. Construct literature reviews, collect and analyze data, interview subjects, maintain accurate records of interviews, safeguarding the confidentiality of subjects, as necessary. Summarize interviews, provide ready access to all experimental data for the faculty researcher and/or supervisor, manage and respond to project related email, attend project meetings, Summarize project results, prepare other articles, reports, and presentations

Master Of Science (Msc), Government, Distinction

Activities and Societies: Principles and Practices of Electronic Governance, Qualitative Research, Quantitative Research, Development.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Inrernational Relations And Criminology, First Class Honors

Activities and Societies: Research Meathods in Political Science, Statistical Computing, Statistics for the Behavioural Sciences, Survey.

High School Diploma, History, Literature, And Sociology

Activities and Societies: Debate Club, Drama