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Curriculum Vitae

Education

Master of Public Health, 2014

George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, 2010

University of Texas at Dallas

Experience

Assistant Grower (2017-Present)

Living Under One Sun

I currently cultivate a growing site in Tottenham Hale with a community-based organisation growing organic vegetables, fruit, and flowers for local sale. I also provide guidance for volunteers with varying support needs.

Health Program Coordinator (2016)

GHANA HEALTH AND EDUCATION INITIATIVE

I served as the Health Program Coordinator for a community based organization in Humjibre, Ghana. I worked with local staff and community partners to develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate a variety of health programs. I led the health team on program development and monitoring for a longitudinal maternal health program, as well as continued program monitoring and evaluation of the Sexual and Reproductive Health, and Health Facility Delivery Incentive programs. Along with the local health team, I led the community handover of the Handwashing with Soap in Schools programs, and scale-back of the Malaria Prevention program. I also planned and facilitated community-wide health evaluation and outreach projects carried out by short-term volunteer groups.

Refugee Coordinator (2014-2015)

International Institute of Saint Louis

I worked at Missouri's refugee resettlement organization assisting refugee clients from The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Myanmar, Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Bhutan with health insurance and establishing primary care providers. I also coordinated with multiple non-profits to provide immunizations for refugee adults and children, and created health literacy materials for public distribution throughout the state of Missouri.

Research Assistant (2013-2014)

George Warren Brown School of Social Work

I worked with Professor Gautam N. Yadama on a randomized control trial of sustainable improved cookstoves in rural India, and the consequent health effects on women and children. I also helped design causal loop diagrams to understand how gender, health, income, education, biodiversity, agricultural practices, and energy sources affect the adoption of safe-burning cookstove technology.

Research Assistant (2013)

Washington University School of Medicine

Assisted Professor Melody S. Goodman in a longitudinal public health research course for community members to develop community based participatory research skills. The project also involved surveying individuals at an outpatient health clinic and administering health literacy assessments, as part of a larger project examining racial health disparities in the city of St. Louis.

Peace Corps Volunteer, Education Program (2010-2011)

United States Peace Corps, Kazakhstan

Planned and team-taught English classes with local counterpart for grades 5-11, and a weekly English course for adults, in a community of 700 people. I also independently organized a Women's Leadership Camp, completed cross-cultural competency training, and project design training.

Volunteering

OrganicLea

I currently volunteer at OrganicLea, a brilliant 12 acre workers' cooperative growing organic local produce in the Lea Valley

About Me

I have served with the Peace Corps in Kazakhstan, worked with a community-based health organization in Ghana, served refugees in the United States, and worked in public health research. My interests are in the built environment, community health, and local food systems.

I speak Kazakh (advanced), French (intermediate), Russian (beginner), and Spanish (beginner).

I am a sometimes-runner, a terrible and enthusiastic dancer, a joyful gardener, and I'm married to the amazing Matthew J. Kusner

Contact

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