Professional experience
2014 - Present Director, Health Services Research, FHI 360, Durham, North Carolina
Leads strategy development to build FHI 360’s capacity in implementation science. Provides scientific direction to FHI 360’s service delivery research.
Promotes FHI 360 capacity to establish partnerships for new business opportunities and provides technical leadership for inter-departmental collaboration. Leads FHI 360’s strategy to harness and build organizational capacity in implementation science.
2011 - 2013 Scientist II, Health Services Research, FHI 360, Durham, North Carolina
Mentored senior and mid-level colleagues in conceptualizing, implementing and publishing research. Ensures technical integrity of FHI 360 reports and publications through writing and reviewing. Represents FHI 360 on the UN Commission on Life Saving Commodities Female Condom Working Group.
2002 - 2011 Scientist I, Health Services Research, FHI 360, Durham, North Carolina
Served as principal investigator on mixed methods studies examining community-based distribution of injectable contraceptives and integration of family planning into HIV services. Led the CRTU’s Male and Female Barrier Method Strategy team, ensuring timely completion of the portfolio of service delivery, clinical, and behavioral research. Served as technical lead on proposals submitted to USAID and National Institutes of Health.
1998 - 2002 Senior Research Associate, Health Services Research, FHI 360, Durham, North Carolina
Designed and conducted service delivery research aimed at maximizing the effectiveness of interventions for male and female condom programming. Served as principal investigator on other mixed methods studies, providing technical oversight for study design, protocol development, and data collection and analysis.
1996 - 1998 Research Assistant, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Executed a survey to measure primary care physicians’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices concerning cancer control services. Analyzed cancer treatment practice patterns relative to North Carolina standards.
1996 - 1998 Staff to the Prevention Subcommittee, North Carolina Advisory Committee for Cancer Coordination and Control, Raleigh, North Carolina
Provided analytical and administrative support to advisory committee of the North Carolina state legislature; supported implementation, monitoring and evaluation of North Carolina Cancer Control Plan.
1989 - 1994 Associate Scientist, Quality Assurance (QA) Project, University Research Corporation/Center for Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland
Adapted and implemented continuous quality improvement methods to health systems in developing countries. Directed implementation of a 2-year quality improvement project in Niger and led primary care service assessments to evaluate community support for Niger’s national village health worker program. Managed QA Project dissemination activities.
1985 - 1987 Volunteer Nutrition Health Educator, United States Peace Corps, Niger