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Mixed-methods researcher and program management professional with 7+ years of experience leading complex, multi-site research studies from protocol development through dissemination. Proven track record managing IRB submissions and regulatory compliance, overseeing cross-functional teams, coordinating data collection and quality assurance, and managing budgets and vendor relationships across multi-site, mixed-methods studies. Skilled at bridging academic partners, c-suite leadership, and day-to-day operations.

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Experience

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | Baltimore, MD (Remote)

  • Co-facilitated workshops for data visualization and use for decision making at the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health Academy Week. 

  • Developed qualitative research tools, led data collection and analysis, and contributed to IRB applications, grant proposals, and annual reports for a multi-country nutrition data initiative.

  • Managed project documentation, work plans, and reporting for the Data for Decisions in Nutrition (DataDENT) initiative; coordinated data quality assurance processes and internal review procedures.

  • Led community engagement for the Data for Nutrition (DfN) community of practice; Developed and facilitated webinars, community of practice events, and dissemination products (briefs, social media, public-facing reports) for DataDENT and DfN.

Communications & Research Assistant 

August 2019 - August 2022 (full-time);

December 2022 - December 2025 (part-time)

Administrative Coordinator

  • Conducted literature reviews, produced presentations, transcribed interviews, and prepared concept notes and dissemination products. 

  • Led copy-editing for manuscripts, and collected conflict of interest forms and curriculum vitae to ensure compliance with submission processes of grant proposals, meeting reports, publications, etc.

  • Provided administrative assistance to the IIP faculty (e.g., coordinated travel needs, placed supply orders, managed electronic calendars, reserved meeting rooms, and organized web-conferences, etc.)

  • Executed all aspects of meeting, event, and conference arrangements (e.g., identified and contracted vendors, supported visa requests, created meeting budgets, tracked expenditures, etc.); Day-of Coordinator for operations.

  • Facilitated the creation of a community of practice (CoP) for nutrition data by conducting literature reviews and vendor research; creating onboarding and public launch timelines; and collaborating to create and manage community content.

  • Drafted and designed user instruction manuals and webpages for analysis software (Lives Saved Tool, LiST, Evaluation Planning Tool, and Nutrition Visualizer). 

  • Supported Projects (Ordered by level of effort): Data for Decisions in Nutrition (DataDENT), Real Accountability: Data Analysis for Results (RADAR), Lives Saved Tool (LiST), Evaluation Planning Tool, Nutrition Visualizer, Countdown to 2030, PMA2020.

August 2018 - August 2019

JSI Research & Training | Arlington, VA (Remote)

  • Led technical assistance for formative and implementation research programs across 10+ countries and topic areas including maternal/child health, nutrition, agriculture, infectious disease, and education.

  • Developed research and evaluation protocols; managed IRB compliance documentation and project records.

  • Designed quantitative and qualitative data collection tools (surveys, FGDs, KIIs), data management frameworks, and analysis plans.

  • Managed consultants end-to-end: developed scopes of work, selected candidates, tracked deliverables, and processed invoices.

  • Contributed to new business development for proposals exceeding $300M: drafted RFI/RFP responses, conducted capture research, and maintained partner relationships.

  • Represented institutional expertise at national conferences (SMANA, CORE Group); designed and delivered sessions on SBC and monitoring.

  • Supported Projects and Units (Ordered by level of effort): USAID STOP Spillover; USAID OKARD; International Office of Migration Nurse Training Needs Assessment; Laos Maternal Child Health & Nutrition Activity (LMCHN); USAID DISCOVER-Health; Clean Cities, Blue Oceans; World Education.

Technical Officer, 
Social and Behavior Change

October 2023 - September 2024

Project Officer, 
Social and Behavior Change, 
USAID Advancing Nutrition

  • Managed (Project/Activity Manager) two, concurrent, multi-site IR projects in two countries supporting maternal and child health and nutrition programs in low-resource settings (Zimbabwe and Malawi); oversaw workplans, budgets, funder reporting, and cross-functional teams (8–12 members).

  • Led full research lifecycle: developed IRB protocols, data collection tools (qualitative and quantitative), analysis plans; conducted mixed-methods analysis; produced dissemination products including a peer-reviewed journal article (PLOS Global Public Health, 2024).

  • Maintained work plans and budget tracking; coordinated with USAID Bureau for Global Health and Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance on activity reporting and deliverables.

  • Led capacity strengthening for locally-based research teams (theory of change, qualitative methods, SBC, M&E) and facilitated workshops with community, government, and technical stakeholders.

August 2022 - October 2023 

Technical Specialist,
Implementation Science

Vitamin Angels | Santa Barbara, CA (Remote)

  • Serves as lead coordinator for multi-day international convenings (50+ stakeholders), managing all logistics, vendor contracts, travel, per diem, and day-of operations.

  • Leads analysis of participant evaluation surveys and develop presentation of findings for stakeholder audiences.

  • Manages workplans, budgets, and reporting for concurrent research activities.

  • Managed full project lifecycles for mixed-methods implementation research studies—developing protocols, data collection tools, analysis plans, and process management tools across quantitative and qualitative approaches.

  • Coordinated cross-matrixed teams of internal and external collaborators; tracked workplans, budgets, and deliverables to ensure on-time, quality outputs.

  • Contributed to funding solicitations, including stakeholder relationship management.

  • Designed reusable templates and processes for conducting landscape analyses relevant to specific interventions, systematizing a methodology developed across prior roles to support multi-country implementation research.

  • Mentored partners and locally-based staff on analytical methods and technical communication; led iterative learning processes including after-action reviews and theory of change workshops.

  • Produced technical reports, dashboards, data briefs, and presentations translating complex research findings into actionable guidance for diverse audiences including leadership and external funders.

September 2024 - February 2026

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | Baltimore, MD (Remote)

Sr. Research Project Coordinator II    

  • Serves as lead coordinator for multi-day international convenings (50+ stakeholders), managing all logistics, vendor contracts, travel, per diem, and day-of operations.

  • Leads analysis of participant evaluation surveys and develop presentation of findings for stakeholder audiences.

  • Manages workplans, budgets, and reporting for concurrent research activities.

March 2025 - Present (part-time)

Independent Consultant

  • Provides research operations and project management support for academic and international partners.

  • Designs and delivers technical training on research methods, data collection, management, and analysis for international teams.

  • Develops and implements standard operating procedures and tools to standardize data collection, improve quality, and support scalable research operations.

February 2025 - Present

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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