Miranda May

Experience

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  OMSI

  Oct 2012 - Mar 2013

  Research Assistant

  + Collected and analyzed (SPSS) data about the development of divergent thinking in young children + Presented results at the 2013 Western Psychological Association Meeting

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  Davis United World College Scholars Program

  Dec 2012 - Sept 2013

  Student Project Leader

  + Developed and implemented three-month project addressing gender-based violence in North India, "Dance and Self-Defense for Peace"+ Led self-defense course at Banaras Hindu University for 45 female students, coordinated seminar with the All India Progressive Women's Association+ Taught self-positive dance classes focusing on cross gender collaboration to 120 K-12 students at Nirman School

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  The Borgen Project

  Nov 2015 - Feb 2016

  Human Resources Intern

  + Conducted U.S. Senate lobbying, local advocacy, and fundraising activities to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign policy+ Managed job postings; screened and interviewed applicants

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  PATH

  Jan 2016 - Jun 2018

  + Administration and management of projects to develop and deliver context-specific diagnostics and vaccines to address polio (Pakistan), and NTDs (Africa), and Japanese encephalitis (SE Asia)+ Prepared grants, reports, training materials, and project communications for internal and external audiences + Managed project documentation, action items, and timelines

  • Senior Program Assistant

    Feb 2017 - Jun 2018

  • Program Assistant

    Jan 2016 - Feb 2017
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  PATH

  Oct 2021 - Sept 2022

  Project Specialist

  + Acting Project Manager for 12-person team and subawardees based in West Africa+ Implemented USAID-funded digital health projects with ~$4 million budget in Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, and Senegal to equip community health workers with portable digital tools to collect relevant health data and report to ministries of health through DHIS2+ Ran regular meetings with donors, internal leaders, and partner organizations+ Developed project workplans, owned reports, and managed deliverables Show less

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  University of Washington

  Dec 2022 - Feb 2023

  Program Manager

  + Coordinated academic research projects focused on improving HIV/AIDS health services through the Behavioral Research Center for HIV (BIRCH)+ Hosted seminars and knowledge sharing events with local and visiting scholars+ Organized monthly newsletter+ Managed student assistants

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  Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

  Apr 2023 - now

  Project Officer