Kara Estep

Experience

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  Social Development Research Group, University of Washington

  Aug 2006 - Jun 2009

  Research Coordinator

  • Cross-project coordination and oversight for 10+ research projects under the guidance of the Director of Survey Research Division and Technology Director• Coordination for a 4-year preventive intervention in 5 school districts/12 elementary schools serving 281 teachers and 2127 students• Coordination for a 10-year follow-up evaluation of a randomized trial of a preventive intervention with parents in methadone treatment and their families

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  Street Youth Ministries

  Feb 2009 - Jun 2009

  Development and Volunteer Manager (Interim)

  I planned and oversaw fundraising events, wrote grant proposals, managed donor relations, and maintained the fundraising budget.I also directed the volunteer program, which included supervising 25 weekly volunteers, interviewing volunteer applicants, and training volunteers.

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  Peace Corps

  Jun 2009 - Jul 2011

  Community and Youth Development Volunteer

  As a Peace Corps Volunteer I focused my efforts on designing, implementing, and raising funds for community projects. In total, I raised $15,000+ for community projects through 6 different grants. My key community projects included:• A 14-month community-wide healthy lifestyles project,• A gender-based violence seminar for community leaders, and• The Mongolian Helmet Project, collecting and distributing 164 helmets for child jockeys.In addition to these projects, I co-taught weekly English, fitness, computer, and life skills classes to youth and adults. As second-year volunteer I facilitated 34 hours of pre-service training and in-service training for new volunteers. Show less

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  Partners for Our Children

  Sept 2011 - May 2013

  Research Coordinator

  • Drove and closely tracked progress of research project under the guidance of principal investigators• Coordinated development of baseline and two posttest surveys and all study materials• Recruited caregivers and youth in foster care to participate in randomized control trial• Supported the publication of research findings in journal articles, conference presentations and posters• Composed human subjects applications and amendments for Washington State Institutional Review Board Show less

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  Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

  May 2013 - now

  - Provide leadership by influencing resource allocation, establishing quality monitoring procedures, and conducting strategic planning for the institute and with a primary focus on the world’s largest and most comprehensive epidemiological study, the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors study- Create tools, trainings, and resources on project management for use across all projects- Develop and improve upon systems for data intake, creating new standard operating procedures and trainings- Execute contractual agreements with legal teams in order to acquire health data- Collaborate with leaders on other functional teams including marketing, communications, data science, and engineering teams to execute on cross-cutting, multi-year, multi-million dollar projects- Serve on the institute’s Senior Management Team Show less

  • Director of Research Operations

    Jun 2021 - now

  • Assistant Director, Research Management

    Oct 2018 - May 2021

  • Senior Research Manager

    Sept 2016 - Sept 2018

  • Project Officer II

    Oct 2015 - Sept 2016

  • Project Officer

    May 2013 - Sept 2015