Expert Details
Children's Rights, Non-profit Research and Policy, and Communication Studies
ID: 737064
California, USA
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2 | Degree: MA | Subject: Communication Research | Institution: University of North Carolina Charlotte |
| Year: 4 | Degree: BA | Subject: Political Science; Women and Gender Studies | Institution: University of Pittsburgh |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2019 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Founder, Lead Nonprofit Researcher, and Lead Policy Advisor | Department: Executive |
Responsibilities:Expert's goal: to expand the capacity of public and non-profit agencies to narrow the Research-Policy-Practice Gap and improve outcomes for children and families. To this end, she researches and analyzes community indicators, including data compilation, report writing, and product design.Expert's organization advances community change work through coalition facilitation, community education, and data technical assistance. She and her group story and quantify agency and policy impact. She facilitates strategic action planning to establish an organizational vision that is actionable. Expert supports fundraising thorough grant writing, reporting, and public speaking. She conducts initial and/or ongoing program evaluation. She also advocates for research-informed, data-driven decisionmaking at local, state, and federal levels. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2013 to 2020 | Employer: Council for Children’s Rights | Title: Director of Research and Policy | Department: Research and Policy |
Responsibilities:Expert designed and implemented sustainable systems change efforts through the strategic alignment of legal representation and policy advocacy.During this time, she expanded internal research and evaluation framework to define and measure short-, mid-, and long-term outcomes for five specialized legal programs. She facilitated collaboration between agency staff and the Board of Directors in establishing actionable policy agendas. Expert managed cross-sector coalitions to engage county leadership and elected officials with front-line staff in closing the research-policy-practice gap. She convened prominent local researchers and program evaluators to establish shared well-being indicators and to collaborate on projects designed to improve child outcomes. She supported legacy agency fundraising efforts through grant writing, outcome reporting, donor meetings, and funder presentations. As a leader, Expert also supervised data, research, and policy staff, interns, and volunteers. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2014 to 2019 | Employer: University of North Carolina Charlotte | Title: Adjunct Lecturer | Department: Communication Studies |
Responsibilities:Expert designed and facilitated undergraduate courses ranging in size from 10 to 100 students. In this capacity, her education offerings included Small Group Communication, Intercultural Health Communication, Gender Communication, and Senior Seminar. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2015 to 2015 | Employer: Conner Clinic | Title: Research and Evaluation Consultant | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert expanded government and non-profit evaluation capacity by conducting semi-structured interviews and focus groups; analyzing and visualizing outcome data; and aligning findings in order to present actionable recommendations for program and policy improvement. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2011 to 2013 | Employer: University of North Carolina Charlotte | Title: Graduate Assistant | Department: Communication Studies |
Responsibilities:Expert counseled students on academic probation. During this time, she assisted faculty in presenting course material, communicating with students, and evaluating student performance.Expert coded in-depth interviews in preparation for book publication. She also maintained the program's website and social media output and presence. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Change 2017-2020 Society for Community Research and Action 2019-2020 |
| Professional Appointments |
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| 1) Child Fatality Prevention and Protection Team: Executive Team, Data and Outcomes Committee, Chairperson (2019-20) 2) Financial Security CLT: Agency Representative (2019-20) 3) Race Matters for Juvenile Justice: Agency Representative (2015-20), Research and Evaluation Committee Chair (201920) 4) United Way 2-Generation Learning Collaborative: Agency Designee (2019-20) 5) University of North Carolina Charlotte's Institute for Social Capital: Board of Directors (2018-19), Data and Research Oversight Committee Chair (2014-19) 6) North Carolina District 26 Model Courts Coalition (2016-19) Juvenile court case management evaluation, Project Lead Improving education outcomes for youth in foster care, Project Lead Raise the age implementation analysis and planning, Analyst 7) Charlotte Program Evaluators Forum, Presenting Member (2014-16) |