Monika Ramnarayan

Experience

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  Sheboygan County Division of Public Health

  Jun 2012 - Jul 2012

  Intern

  Created health education materials on over 15 topics for the Accreditation Board

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  USDA Food and Nutrition Services

  Sept 2013 - Dec 2013

  Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Intern

  - Conducted research on over 40 organizations in 8 states to identify new community partners for the USDA FNS Southeast Regional Office (SERO)- Identified and summarized modes of evaluation (i.e. outcome, process, etc.) in 8 SNAP-Ed state plans - Assisted in a state review of a childcare center in Georgia that utilized the USDA FNS programs

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  Cobb & Douglas Public Health

  Jan 2014 - Apr 2014

  Intern

  - Constructed 7 SMART objectives for county-wide obesity prevention strategic plan implemented in Fall 2014- Distributed health education materials to over 300 participants across 3 community health fairs-Created bulletin boards and outreach materials aimed at community members with low health literacy

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  Emory University Office of Health Promotion

  Aug 2014 - Dec 2014

  Intern, Community Needs Assessment

  - Interviewed 7 substance abuse recovery experts and surveyed 68 Emory students to gauge need for substance abuse recovery program at Emory University- Qualitative/quantitative analyses informed evidence-based recommendations to improve program and gain stakeholder support- Assessment provided evidence to secure funding

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  Emory University

  Oct 2014 - Apr 2015

  Graduate Assistant

  - Interviewed 7 participants in weight loss pilot program to determine reasons behind loss of retention. Results showed high participant satisfaction and provided support for continuing program after implementing recommendations.- Developed a Cultures of Health curriculum and co-facilitated accompanying 30 participant training.- Created infographic demonstrating proper workstation positioning. Infographic distributed across Emory to promote ergonomics.

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  Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH)

  Jun 2015 - Aug 2017

  NHTSA Public Health Fellow

  The Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health Fellowship is a nationally-competitive early-career training program for graduates of accredited Master of Public Health programs. Fellows are housed in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the US Department of Transportation. - Led evaluation of pilot internship program rote, coded and analyzed >80 process and outcome evaluation surveys — results garnered stakeholder support for program continuation and informed recommendations for improving future implementation- Analyzed >5000 pedestrian/driver distraction patterns to identify distraction prevalence and risk in crash — won a "best poster" award among 60 presenters at the International Conference on Transport & Health and co-authored publication in the Journal of Transport & Health - Identified demographic disparities in >280,000 alcohol-impaired driving crashes recorded in national motor vehicle crash database — study provided partners with evidence to target specific groups with impaired driving reduction programs and messages Show less

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  IProbono

  Nov 2017 - Jan 2018

  Intern

  - Developed database to track outreach and engagement for over 500 Facebook and Twitter posts- Wrote weekly social media posts and two case studies to be published on iProbono’s website- Established 5 goals and accompanying performance measures for communications strategic plan- Designed survey to assess barriers to birth registration in rural communities- Identified successes and recommendations for improving lawyer trainings based on 30 participant feedback forms

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  CommunicateHealth, Inc.

  Jun 2018 - Nov 2022

  - Manage multiple client relationships across federal and private sectors - Manage roadmaps for multiple products across clients - Determine KPI and vision for products that align with client goals and user needs - Manage end-to-end product development following human-centered and inclusive design principles

  • Product Manager

    Nov 2019 - Nov 2022

  • Health Communication Associate

    Jun 2018 - Nov 2019
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  Emory University

  Apr 2023 - Feb 2024

  Senior Communications and Engagement Specialist

  - Oversee website content strategy and content maintenance - Develop print and digital marketing materials- Manage campaigns reaching over 30,000 university staff

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  Thimble

  Feb 2024 - now

  UX Content Strategist