Lauren Meredith

Experience

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  Bionic Vision Australia

  Nov 2010 - Feb 2011

  Research Intern

  I developed and ran virtually reality experiements which tested viewing conditions expected in the Bionic Eye technology. Matlab was used to create the virtual reality environment and run quantitative statistical analysis on the results of human experiments.

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  The George Institute for Global Health

  Nov 2011 - Feb 2012

  Summer Research Intern

  I was the finalist for the Dean´s prize, University of Sydney, 2012, which allowed me to work on this summer research project. In this work, I participated on a project examining older driver safety and was involved in creating algorithms in Matlab to analyse real-world driving data and extract near-miss cases. Additionally, I designed and ran a research project running sled crash tests to examine forces associated with crashes of varying severity. I conducted a study which examined the capabilities of a ´black box´ recording device in recordng near-misses. Show less

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  NeuRA (Neuroscience Research Australia)

  Aug 2015 - Jul 2017

  Postdoctoral Research Engineer

  I assisted in the design and implementation of several research investigations with a focus on injury prevention. This involved the development of experimental protocols including surveys and field data collection materials to investigate the performance of motorcycle protective clothing and to conduct a naturalistic driving study.I conducted in-depth crash investigation including site, vehicle and clothing inspections and perform statistical analysis on large datasets using SPSS, Matlab, SAS.Additionally, I conducted literature reviews, produced journal articles and conference papers, prepare conference presentations. Show less

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  Macquarie University

  Aug 2015 - Jul 2017

  Academic head tutor

  I was the head tutor among a team of tutors, working to deliver lessons to 1st-4th year Mechanical Engineering students, including development, preparation and marking of tutorials, laboratories and assignments.

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  Chalmers University of Technology

  Aug 2017 - Dec 2020

  I was involved in multiple projects with varying roles, ranging from project management to statistical analysis. Projects ranged from epidemiological analysis of global, national and local datasets, cluster analysis identifying use cases, to small focus groups. Tasks included: Project management, teamwork, building client relationships, gaining competitive funding; Qualitative research: conducting focus groups and in-depth interviews in the community; Quantitative research including conducting, analysing, and drawing insights from studies; use of quantitative software packages SPSS, Matlab and SAS; Methodology design; Disseminating information using conference, journal articles, reports to stakeholders and governments, protocols, guidelines, and presentations Show less

  • Researcher

    Sept 2019 - Dec 2020

  • Postdoctoral Researcher

    Aug 2017 - Aug 2019
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  Engineers Without Borders Sweden / Ingenjörer utan gränser

  Nov 2018 - Dec 2020

  Project Manager volunteer

  I successfully managed a small team of four volunteers and two groups of Master´s thesis students to conduct preliminary investigations into sanitary issues in Tanzania and provide recommendations for potential interventions. This involved developing site intervestigations and interview materials and supervising the students while they conducted the qualitative research.I worked alongside local organisations to assess the best possible solutions to begin the process to implement and improve access to sanitary toilets for children in schools. Show less

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  Kelly Stone, Human Rights Lawyer and consultant and Department of Criminology, Cape Town University

  Nov 2020 - Jun 2021

  Research and Evaluation

  Predominantly, my work focussed on developing educational programs to assist police and local communities in tackling domestic violence. Using principles of andragogy, I developed two informative workshops (in an interactive game format) for communities of women who had been involved in domestic violence to inform them of the protection available to them under the law while also presenting the challenges they may face.Additionally, I established a pre and post survey to analyse the effectiveness of these workshops using qualitative and quantitative research methodsI was responsible for analysis and dissemination of results in report form including: a background literature review of the challenges in the legal system, principles of andragogy and current education programs designed at domestic violence prevention; analysis of survey results; presentation and dissemination of results in a scientific, yet easy to understand format.Finally, I completed funding applications for work aimed at reforming local police education surrounding domestic violence. Show less

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  Rädda Barnen - Save the Children Sweden

  Feb 2022 - Sept 2022

  I have been working as a researcher as part of the civil-military engagement unit, providing knowledge on the whole research process from design, analysis and interpretation of both quantitative and qualitative studies. Additionally, as part of my work on the Children Affected by Armed Conflict program I have been developing child-friendly materials on child rights as well as research on child participation processes.I supported monitoring, evidence, accountability and learning processes, evaluating programme performance and writing reports to donors. Show less

  • Researcher - Civil Military Access and Engagement Initiative

    Jun 2022 - Sept 2022

  • Intern - Civil Military Access and Engagement Initiative

    Feb 2022 - May 2022
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  Save the Children International

  Oct 2022 - Apr 2024

  Program Officer - Civil Military Relations and Access

  Through Civil Military engagement and coordination, we advocated to different armed actors for the inclusion of child protection in their agenda and actions. Research and policy/data analysis is used to support development of advocacy messaging and to inform humanitarian action.In this role, I support Save the Children's country offices in developing access strategies and their operationalization. Work includes development of training materials and facilitation of workshops on humanitarian negotiations and provision of cross-cutting approach to humanitarian access constraints. Based on real time data, context analysis, frontline dilemmas and challenges, the unit aims at supporting colleagues in hard to reach areas in structuring the provision of access to the most vulnerable. Show less

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  OIPMA / IOLDCs

  Apr 2024 - now

  Human Rights Officer (volunteer)

  Research and advocacy messaging to the UN human rights council