Experience

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  DENNIS-YARMOUTH Middle School

  • United States

  • Long Term Substitute Teacher

    • Mar 2024 - Present
    • United States

    Create lesson plans for 73 first- and second-year German language students in 6th/7th grades. Provide direct instruction, learning activities, and assessments. In addition, create lessons on German culture. Work with the Foreign Language Team, implement the school PBIS policy, carry out non-in...

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  Nauset Public Schools

  • Substitute Teacher

    • Dec 2022 - Feb 2024

    Use professional teaching and classroom management skills to instruct elementary and middle school students during teacher's absence. Maintain classroom norms, implement lesson plans with fidelity so that student learning continues without interruption.

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  Fairfax County Public Schools

  • Alexandria, VA

  • Special Ed Instructional Assistant

    • Aug 2019 - Jun 2022
    • Alexandria, VA

    Monitored, assisted, and provided support for elementary students with special needs to implement the student's Individualized Education Program (IEP). Worked with the classroom teacher and the special education teacher to support each student so that they are able to be successful, academic...

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  Fairfax County Public Schools

  • Herndon, VA

  • Sixth Grade Teacher

    • Aug 2018 - Jun 2019
    • Herndon, VA

    Designed lessons for a class of 19 students, half reading on grade level in September; half speaking Spanish at home. Planned lessons focused on measurable outcomes aligned with unit goals. Differentiated and scaffolded instruction to accommodate different learning needs. Used formative assess...

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  Emirates International School

  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  • Long Term Substitute Teacher

    • Apr 2018 - Jun 2018
    • Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Providing learning support in reading and math to 28 remedial students, and extended learning activities to 13 gifted fourth and fifth grade students. IB curriculum.

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  Clarion School

  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  • Long Term Substitute Teacher

    • Jan 2018 - Mar 2018
    • Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Provided maternity coverage for PreK teacher in classroom of 19 students. Curriculum is progressive, following New York state standards. Developed lesson plans centered around children’s wonderings, ongoing projects, and real-world context. Classroom management based on Responsive Classroom.

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  Fairfax County Public Schools

  • Providence Elementary School, Fairfax, VA

  • Teacher Candidate

    • Sep 2016 - Jun 2017
    • Providence Elementary School, Fairfax, VA

    Worked with a kindergarten teacher (fall) and fourth grade teacher (spring) to gain teaching skills. Five weeks of independent teaching all subjects. Action research project on Google Classroom showed that students who completed online assignments did significantly better on summative assessmen...

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  Fairfax County Public Schools

  • Fairfax County, VA

  • Substitute Teacher

    • Jan 2015 - Jun 2016
    • Fairfax County, VA

    Filled in for Pre-K - grade 6 teachers, and teachers of French, German and Arabic in 25 different elementary schools.

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  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health...

  • Egypt

  • Health Communication Evaluation Specialist

    • Oct 2010 - Nov 2010
    • Egypt

    Worked with health communication team to analyze data on program activities, and derive evidence-based recommendations for future health and family planning communication activities.

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  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health...

  • Abu Dhabi, UAE

  • Technical Trainer

    • Feb 2010 - Feb 2010
    • Abu Dhabi, UAE

    In a 3-day workshop, trained 20 staff of the Health Authority - Abu Dhabi on how to monitor and evaluate health communication programs: how to set objectives, differences between monitoring and evaluation, implementing evaluations, and problem-solving during evaluations.

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  Acibadem Healthcare Group

  • Istanbul, Turkey

  • Marketing materials development

    • Sep 2009 - Sep 2009
    • Istanbul, Turkey

    Developed materials for Acibadem Healthcare Group to market their services to English-speaking expats living in Istanbul.

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  DKT International

  • Istanbul, Turkey

  • Market researcher - contraceptives

    • Feb 2009 - Mar 2009
    • Istanbul, Turkey

    Developed a questionnaire in Turkish on sales of the contraceptive pill. Interviewed 20 Istanbul pharmacists and analysed the data.

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  Abt Associates

  • Egypt

  • Health Evaluation Consultant

    • Feb 2005 - Apr 2005
    • Egypt

    Worked with Health Reform Plus Project staff to identify major milestones for measurement in this health sector reform program. Worked with PHRplus colleagues to document accomplishments in Quality Improvement in Suez Governorate.

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  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Communication Programs

  • United States
  • Strategic Management Services
  • 400 - 500 Employee

  • Data analyst - contraceptive use

    • Feb 2002 - Feb 2002

    Analysed Demographic and Health Survey data from Egypt and Jordan and identified new trends in contraceptive use.

  • Market researcher - contraceptives

    • Nov 2001 - Jan 2002

    During 5 weeks in Cairo, evaluated and documented the impact of direct-to-consumer marketing on contraceptive sales in Egypt.

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  Winrock International

  • Cairo

  • Policy Reform Evaluation Specialist

    • Jul 2001 - Sep 2001
    • Cairo

    To evaluate water policy reform interventions, worked with research contractor to design a questionnaire and interview 2000 Egyptian farmers concerning water use. Analysed the data and wrote the report.

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  AED

  • Cairo, Egypt

  • Communication Evaluation Specialist

    • Sep 1999 - May 2000
    • Cairo, Egypt

    Worked with the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Authority to design communication messages and evaluate the impact of communication interventions in the areas of solid waste management, energy efficiency, and compliance with environmental regulations. Designed, implemented, and analysed the findi...

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  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health...

  • Cairo, Egypt

  • Data analyst - contraceptive use

    • Dec 1999 - Dec 1999
    • Cairo, Egypt

    Revised an analysis of trends in contraceptive use using Egypt Demographic and Health Survey data. Developed additional substantive findings.

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  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health...

  • Cairo, Egypt

  • Communication Program Evaluation Specialist

    • May 1997 - Sep 1999
    • Cairo, Egypt

    Working with the Ministry of Public Works and Water Resources, designed and implemented a baseline survey of 2000 farmers concerning the efficiency of their irrigation practices for the purpose of designing appropriate communication interventions.Designed, implemented and analysed the results of ...

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  Urban Systems Ltd.

  • Alexandria, Egypt

  • Research Specialist

    • Mar 1995 - Apr 1995
    • Alexandria, Egypt

    Assisted the Alexandria Businessmen's Association in developing data collection tools for tracking the impact of loans to small businesses on employment creation.

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  Danida

  • Edfu, Aswan, Egypt

  • Survey research consultant

    • Feb 1995 - Mar 1995
    • Edfu, Aswan, Egypt

    Carried out a baseline survey for a primary health care project in 2 villages in Aswan Governorate (sampling, questionnaire design, data entry programming, data analysis and report writing).Presented the results of this work for Danida at the 1996 meeting of the American Public Health Association.

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  Porter Novelli

  • Cairo, Egypt

  • Market researcher - patient satisfaction

    • Feb 1995 - Feb 1995
    • Cairo, Egypt

    • Visited four cost recovery clinics in Cairo and worked with marketing staff to devise methods of measuring patient satisfaction. Wrote a report on how to measure patient satisfaction.• Presented the results of this work at the 1995 meeting of the American Public Health Association.

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  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health...

  • Baltimore, MD

  • Senior Research Assistant

    • Apr 1993 - Apr 1994
    • Baltimore, MD

    Worked with research and program staff to develop quantitative and qualitative study methodologies to support family planning communication program development and evaluation in Egypt, Oman and Jordan. Travelled to these countries to work with counterparts there. Conducted further analyses of q...

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  Integrated Development Consultants (IDC)

  • Cairo, Egypt

  • Survey Manager

    • Sep 1991 - May 1992
    • Cairo, Egypt

    Directed a survey of 1700 households, a survey of 600 patients at a public hospital, and a survey of 20 healthcare providers to estimate demand for service at cost recovery hospitals. Analysed the data and wrote a report.

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  UNICEF Egypt

  • Cairo, Egypt

  • Demographic Researcher

    • Jun 1988 - Feb 1989
    • Cairo, Egypt

    Documented differentials in levels of child survival variables at the regional, governorate, and district levels. Published a report, The Situation of Children in Upper Egypt.

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  Institute for Social Research

  • Ann Arbor, MI

  • Research Assistant

    • Sep 1987 - May 1988
    • Ann Arbor, MI

    Processed and analysed survey data, and reported on the validity of the data.