Professional Experience
Families and Communities in Transition Project Office, University Park, PA August 2007 - Present
Graduate Research Assistant
Conceptualized and managed the Haiti Youth Transitions Study, a longitudinal mixed-methods study of youth migration
Analyzed complex survey data, including: Demographic and Health Surveys; Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys; Survey and Assessment of Vietnamese Youth; Young Lives Study; and the Haiti Youth Survey
Assistant for Television and International Family Change: A Randomized Experiment (Vietnam, NICHD funded)
Utilized expertise in (i) longitudinal analysis & (ii) mixed quantitative/qualitative research
Secured grants to support research activities and budgeted their use
USAID, Global Health- Policy, Evaluation, and Communication Div., Washington, DC May - November 2012
Demographic and Health Surveys Intern, Global Health Fellows Program-II
Authored an analytic report to evaluate the DHS women’s empowerment questions in sub-Saharan Africa and recommend priority gender themes for household surveys
Conducted key-informant interviews with gender experts and stakeholders in Ghana, Mozambique, Senegal, and Uganda Contributed to the MEASURE DHS project design and management
Taught seminars in DHS data use to other GHFP-II interns
Center for Evidence-Based Prevention and Intervention Programs, University Park, PA Spring 2010
Evaluation Consultant
Conducted an impact evaluation of an evidence-based violence prevention program
Interpreted findings and wrote reports for funders and community stakeholders
United States Peace Corps, Dominican Republic August 2005 - July 2007
Youth, Family, and Community Development Specialist
Trained and supervised youth peer-educators in sexual and reproductive health topics (PEPFAR financed), developed program indicators
Won support, supervised implementation, and monitored progress for a two year project to enhance youth employment in ecotourism ($50K; World Bank financed)
Developed, implemented, and scaled-up a computer-skills curriculum to economically empower women transitioning to service-sector employment
Provided program support for cross-border projects implemented by the Pan-American Development Foundation’s Our Border project (USAID financed) in Haiti and the Dominican Republic; expanded initiatives to youth and women’s groups
United States Peace Corps, Haiti August 2003 - June 2005
Rural Health Specialist
Implemented community health initiatives in reproductive health, HIV/AIDS (PEPFAR financed), child health, and nutrition
Won support ($3K) for latrine construction and water system strengthening
Supported a rural health clinic through patient and provider education
Graduate Research Assistant
Conceptualized and managed the Haiti Youth Transitions Study, a longitudinal mixed-methods study of youth migration
Analyzed complex survey data, including: Demographic and Health Surveys; Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys; Survey and Assessment of Vietnamese Youth; Young Lives Study; and the Haiti Youth Survey
Assistant for Television and International Family Change: A Randomized Experiment (Vietnam, NICHD funded)
Utilized expertise in (i) longitudinal analysis & (ii) mixed quantitative/qualitative research
Secured grants to support research activities and budgeted their use
USAID, Global Health- Policy, Evaluation, and Communication Div., Washington, DC May - November 2012
Demographic and Health Surveys Intern, Global Health Fellows Program-II
Authored an analytic report to evaluate the DHS women’s empowerment questions in sub-Saharan Africa and recommend priority gender themes for household surveys
Conducted key-informant interviews with gender experts and stakeholders in Ghana, Mozambique, Senegal, and Uganda Contributed to the MEASURE DHS project design and management
Taught seminars in DHS data use to other GHFP-II interns
Center for Evidence-Based Prevention and Intervention Programs, University Park, PA Spring 2010
Evaluation Consultant
Conducted an impact evaluation of an evidence-based violence prevention program
Interpreted findings and wrote reports for funders and community stakeholders
United States Peace Corps, Dominican Republic August 2005 - July 2007
Youth, Family, and Community Development Specialist
Trained and supervised youth peer-educators in sexual and reproductive health topics (PEPFAR financed), developed program indicators
Won support, supervised implementation, and monitored progress for a two year project to enhance youth employment in ecotourism ($50K; World Bank financed)
Developed, implemented, and scaled-up a computer-skills curriculum to economically empower women transitioning to service-sector employment
Provided program support for cross-border projects implemented by the Pan-American Development Foundation’s Our Border project (USAID financed) in Haiti and the Dominican Republic; expanded initiatives to youth and women’s groups
United States Peace Corps, Haiti August 2003 - June 2005
Rural Health Specialist
Implemented community health initiatives in reproductive health, HIV/AIDS (PEPFAR financed), child health, and nutrition
Won support ($3K) for latrine construction and water system strengthening
Supported a rural health clinic through patient and provider education