AREAS OF INTEREST
- Research and evaluation design
- Data collection and management, including electronic survey methods
- Mapping and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Qualitative and quantitative analysis
- Forced migration, post-conflict recovery, health, community well-being
EXPERIENCE
CHAD
Needs assessment of refugees (2009)
In 2008 Chad was host to approximately 240,000 refugees from Darfur (Sudan) and the Central African Republic. The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) asked the Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture to design and implement a protection needs assessment of refugees living in eastern and southern Chad in order to identify indicators of risk. I joined two colleagues from Bellevue/NYU (Dr. Andrew Rasmussen and Dr. Samantha Stewart) on this assignment for HIAS.
UGANDA
Stability, Peace and Reconciliation in Northern Uganda (2008)
SPRING (Stability, Peace and Reconciliation in Northern Uganda), an initiative designed to help spur the transition from relief to development. In this project, my role was to lead a geographic assessment and to make recommendations about priority areas for intervention based on existing needs and community resources. Our team interviewed more than 200 key informants from the local government, United Nations agencies, non-governmental organizations, and community-based organizations.
