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Professional Profile

Professional Skills and Strengths

Education

Public Policy Knowledge:

I have conducted best practices/policy research, created policy databases, researched the impact of existing policies, made recommendations for policy changes based on research, written popular pieces to help educate citizens on the need for policy change.

Seasoned Qualitative Researcher and Writer:

Planned and led numerous research and evaulation projects which included best practice research, literature reviews, qualitative interviews, focus groups, public policy research and analysis, etc. Culminating in numerous research reports, internal documents and a dissertation.

Knowledge of Various Social Justice Issue Areas: Worker Rights, Care Work, Workforce Development, Human Rights, Home Health Care, Child Care, Economic Development, Welfare Rights, Health Care, Aging Services, Labor and Community Organizing, LGBT issues, and Economic Justice

Strong Writer:

Ability to unpack complicated political situations, synthesize large amounts of information and communicate findings in a clear and concise way. An accessible writer with the ability to communitcate to broad audiences.

Approachable and A Good Listener:

Proven track record and preference in working with a variety of individuals and communities from policy makers, researchers, advocates to low-income people and communities of color. Strong ability to listen and glean what is most important to people—ability to ask the right questions.

Strong Sense of Integrity:

The belief in human beings innate goodness and that our world can be a better place with strategic focus, organization, research and community engagement.

2013, CUNY Graduate Center, New York

Ph.D. in Political Science

Dissertation Title: The Caring Precariat: Home Health Care Work in New York City

2006, CUNY Graduate Center, New York

M.A. in Political Science

Master's Thesis Title: Labor-Community Partnerships: Expanding Union Reperoires in Response to Capital Flight

1998, University of Virginia

B.A. in Anthropology and Women's Studies

Fellowships and Awards

  • 2014 Civil Libertarian Award from the ACLU of Pennsylvania for participation as a plaintiff in Whitewood v. Wolf which brought marriage equality to Pennsylvania: 2014.

  • Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy, Research Grant: 2011-2012.

  • Doctoral Student Research Grant, CUNY Graduate Center: 2011.

  • Center for Place, Culture and Politics Fellowship, CUNY Graduate Center: for Academic Year 2010-2011.

  • Writing Fellow, CUNY Graduate Center: 2010-2011.

  • The Richard Styskal Dissertation Fellowship, CUNY Graduate Center, Department of Political Science: for Academic Year 2010-2011.

  • Nina E. Fortin Memorial Fund Dissertation Proposal Award, Center for the Study of Women and Society at CUNY Graduate Center; for Academic Year 2010-2011.

  • University Fellowship: Academic Year 2004-2005, 2005-2006.

  • Grad B Fellowship: Academic Year 2004-2005.

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