Supriya S.

Experience

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  Mama Hope

  Oct 2015 - Jul 2016

  Global Advocate

  • Fundraised $13,000 for sustainability projects at the Akili Girls’ Prep School, a locally-led boarding school for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.• Facilitated partnership with local HIV/AIDS clinic for year-round testing and treatment.• Analyzed gaps in school infrastructure for extracurricular activities. Subsequently researched holistic solutions for improvement, such as a Sports Club.

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  Princeton in Asia

  Jun 2016 - Mar 2017

  Fellow

  • Designed curriculum and taught English, Science, and Health courses to 200 students at Deebuk Phang Nga Wittayayon School, a Thai public high school.• Mentored students for professional development opportunities through application review and interview prep.

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  Burma Link

  May 2017 - Jun 2017

  International Research Intern

  • Tracked, created, and disseminated short articles to 4,000 stakeholders related to current Burmese ethnic minority conflicts and Human Rights Violations.• Researched and fact-checked Burmese parliamentary and constitutional proceedings for website publication. • Transcribed and recorded interviews with minority leaders across Burma and Thailand.

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  UNC- Chapel Hill Carolina Center for Public Service

  Oct 2017 - May 2018

  Graduate Assistant

  • Designed skills training on “Identifying and Challenging Our Value Systems to Promote Sensitivity and Community Collaboration.” Curriculum included power and privilege analyses, brief case studies, and community asset mapping. • Reviewed and mentored 35 graduating seniors through their senior reflection papers.

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  UNC- Chapel Hill Department of Biology

  Jan 2018 - May 2018

  Teaching Assistant

  • Prepared weekly recitation powerpoints and assignments to reinforce class topics on cellular and developmental biology to 100 students. • Held office hours and full-length outside review sessions to clarify student understanding

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  Campus and Community Coalition to End the Negative Effects of High Risk Drinking

  May 2018 - May 2019

  Capstone Team Member

  • Conducted mixed-methods research on high-risk drinking through retrospective data analysis and qualitative focus groups. • Used findings to create and disseminate communications with program recommendations compiled into an evaluation report. • Facilitated stakeholder meetings between UNC, Coalition, community organizations, and 3 fellow MPH students as a final thesis project.

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  Girls' Barriers to Education

  May 2018 - Jul 2018

  Research Assistant

  • Interviewed 10 women on their educational barriers and achievements, which were compiled into short “role model” stories for dissemination within the program. • Administered and facilitated 10 student focus groups across 6th-10th grade at four different schools, with focus group results analyzed for trends. • Provided recommendations for policymakers, NGOs, and schools, with data analysis results written into a 30-page evaluation report.

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  North Carolina Environmental Justice Network

  Sept 2018 - now

  Research Assistant

  • Manage qualitative and quantitative data collection for a dissertation project exploring the race disparities among workers at an aluminum smelting company in rural NC. • Modify interview questions and administer household surveys in collaboration with the community-led organization, Concerned Citizens of West Badin, and the NC Environmental Justice Network.

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  Results for Development

  Sept 2019 - now

  • Program Officer

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Senior Program Associate

    Sept 2019 - now