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LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

 

Nominated as the President-Elect for the SER-SPC Board                                                                                               2017

Student and Postdoc Committee (SPC) at the Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER)    

 

Vice President of Internal Affairs of the Postdoctoral Association at HSPH                                                2017– Present

  • Create reports of actions to the Council at each meeting.
    Coordinate and schedule Council meetings.
  • Notify the annual academic appointees at the School of upcoming Council meetings and other Postdoctoral Association events and/or actions
  • Lead an annual bylaws review ad-hoc committee
  • Write and distribute the minutes of each Council meeting.
  • Prepare the PDA annual report (with assistance from the President and other VPs)
  • Compile a transition document at the end of each academic year to facilitate the transition of Council positions between incoming and outgoing members.
  • Perform other duties as are required of the VP Internal Affairs, as the Council may determine.

 

Postdoc representative at the Advisory Committee on Sexual Assault and Harassment Prevention at HSPH           2017

 

Graduate of Common Purpose Student Leadership Program                                                                                                2017

Boston Global Leader Experience for Harvard and MIT students

  • Trained for leadership skills from actual leaders
  • Engaged with non-profit and community associations for civil engagement
  • Team project for increasing civic engagement in Boston and getting feedback
  • Received leadership mentorship and counseling

 

Graduate Student Resident Advisor                                                                                                                             2015 – 2016

Harvard International Housing (Shattuck House) for graduate students at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

  • Organized different events for the graduate students from different cultures, backgrounds, and nationalities
  • Managed successfully conflicts between student residents
  • Managed the allocated budget and monitored costs
  • Handled the culturally sensitive issues and organized events

 

Project Field Manager of Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health studies at Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait

TRansgenerational Assessment of Children's Environmental Risk (TRACER)                                                    2011 – 2013

  • Recruited, trained, and managed more than 40 research staff for more than 2 years.
  • Resolved any staff conflicts and chaired monthly staff meetings
  • Organized and produced numerous project activities such as focus groups, symposia, other events in Kuwait
  • Chaired various implementation teams as needed, e.g. PR team
  • Created and managed more than $ 3,000,000 budget and monitored all costs