Raven E. Brown, MA, MPH

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Education

PhD Candidate in Public and Urban Policy, New School for Public Engagement, Provost Fellowship. Expected Graduation 2019.

• Qualifying Paper: Capitalism and Democracy: Possibilities for State-Orchestrated Development in the Twenty-First Century.

• Qualifying Exam: Passed with Honors on April 17th 2017. M.P.H., Master’s in Public Health, New York University, 2011. M.A., Graduate Program in International Affairs: Development. The New School, 2008.

• Master’s Thesis: Bridging the Gap: Innovative Strategies towards Gender Empowerment and HIV Service Provision in Alexandra Township, South Africa A Case Study. Based on field research conducted in Johannesburg from June – September 2007.

B.A., Social Sciences, Bennington College, 2002.

Employment

Varsity Tutors

Online Tutor: Present.

• English, Economics, History, Sociology, Nursing, Writing. Hunter College at the City University of New York

Adjunct Lecturer: Present.

• American Government: A Historical Overview110: Spring 2017, Fall 2017.

• Urban Politics 21200: Fall 2016.

Graduate Teaching Assistant Fellowship at The New School Graduate Teaching Assistant at Eugene Lang and Milano: Fall 2015 and Fall 2016.

• Landscapes of the City: Fall 2016, Fall 2017.

• Peacebuilding and Statebuilding in Africa: Fall 2015. Studley Graduate Program in International Affairs at The New School Graduate Research for Dr. Erin McCandless: July 2015 - Present.

• Conducted a literature review on peacebuilding and the social contract.

• Administrative assistance, website design, and maintenance. Naturopathic Medicine for Global Health

Special Consultant: (New York and Panajachel, Guatemala) September 2012-Present.

• Designed data collection mechanisms and quality control measures for a CHW program.

• Developed monitoring system for a CHW program.

• Researched and developed grant proposals.

Population Council

Staff Associate in the Gender, Poverty, and Youth Program: August 2011 – July 2012.

• Wrote policy briefs and case studies on HIV-related issues in sub-Saharan Africa.

• Liaised with country partners, governments and IGOs.

• Developed communications products, research indices and scales, and annotated curriculum.

• Managed and coded data; monitored quality control efforts for data collection.

• Wrote research proposals and reports on ICT and health outcomes, conditional cash transfers, and HIV programming for adolescents for interventions in South Africa and Guatemala. Research and Evaluation Consultant for Siyakha Nentsha (Durban, South Africa): 2010.

• Coordinated data collection for a qualitative evaluation of Siyakha Nentsha a secondary school-based program on HIV prevention, gender norms, and financial literacy and design evaluation methodology.

• Designed and taught trainings for developing country research staff.

• Wrote a qualitative evaluation report.

Concern Zambia

M&E Consultant: September 2010 – May 2011 (New York and Western Province, Zambia). Raven E. Brown, MA, MPH

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• Designed a qualitative evaluation of Concern’s Positive Living Curriculum.

• Produced report with recommendations on how to engage men and provide community psychosocial support for people living with HIV/AIDS in Western Province, Zambia.

• Wrote exhaustive literature review on engaging men in HIV support groups. University of Witwatersrand: School of Public Health and Oral Health Sciences Graduate Research Associate on Food Security at Wits Study: Summer 2010.

• Conducted a baseline quantitative analysis of nutrition data for a sample size of 300 students and designed research instruments to address hunger among undergraduate students at Wits.

• Identified and conducted 7 interviews and 5 focus groups with key stakeholders at Wits.

• Drafted a policy memo for the Wits University regarding food access and food security of 20,605 undergraduate students.

Huairou Commission

East Africa Consultant of Documentation, Evaluation and Research: Compensation for Contributions Initiative

(New York, Rwanda and Uganda): January – September 2008.

• Designed and implemented pilot research methodology for a six country study on home-based caregivers in Rwanda and Uganda.

• Evaluated and documented the work of 9 local NGOs and grassroots associations. Conferences, Presentations and Publications

• Publication: Designing Cities to make them Safer for Women. Cities Alliance. January 18th, 2016. Cities Alliance. http://www.citiesalliance.org/Designing-Cities-to-Make-Them-Safer-for-Women%20.

• Publication: Towards a Sustainable Future: Design as a Protective Factor against Gender-Based Violence. Cities Alliance. January 2016.

http://www.citiesalliance.org/sites/citiesalliance.org/files/Brown_Raven-Paper-Final.pdf

• Publication: The Left Isn’t Dead Yet in Venezuela. Open Democracy December 12th, 2015. https://www.opendemocracy.net/democraciaabierta/raven-brown/left-isn-t-dead-yet-in-venezuela

• Publication: The Cost of Reaching the most Disadvantaged Girls: Programmatic Evidence from Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Kenya, South Africa, and Uganda. Population Council. 2012.

• Poster Presentation: Siyakha Nentsha: A Randomized Experiment to Enhance the Health, Social and Financial Capabilities of Girls and Boys in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Population Council. Population Association of America Annual Conference 2012.

• Publication: The Siyakhana Initiative: for Ecological Health and Food Security. University of Witwatersrand. 2011.

• Guest Lecturer: Rwanda: Gender, Reconciliation, and Conflict Resolution. Cultures of Africa. Bennington College (Bennington, Vermont). Spring 2009.

• Presenter: Filling the Gap: Innovative Solutions to Unemployment and Community Healthcare Needs in Alexandra Township, South Africa, A Case Study. Summit on Gender and Economic Justice. National Organization for Women Foundation, with the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, and the National Council of Negro Women. (Atlanta, Georgia). April 11th, 2008. (Presented at multiple conferences).

• Presenter: West African Cotton Producers in the Global Market: New Policies for Change. Economic Development in Africa Conference. Center for the Studies of African Economics at Oxford University

(Oxford, England). March18th, 2008.

• Guest Lecturer: HIV, Women, and Participation in Alexandra Township, Johannesburg. Urbanization and Inequality in South Africa and Brazil. New School University (New York). Fall 2007.

• Presenter: Participation, Governance, and Social Inclusion Case Studies: Alexandra and Diepsloot Townships. People Building Better Cities Conference. (Johannesburg, South Africa). Summer 2007.

• Publication: Central African Republic: Addressing Poverty, Underdevelopment, and Gender Equity for Sustainable Peace. Graduate Program in International Affairs at New School University. Spring 2008.

• Publication: West African Cotton Producers in the Global Market: New Policies for Change. Center for the Studies of African Economics at Oxford University. Spring 2008. Fellowships

The New School’s Provost Fellowship for PhD Students completing coursework: 2014-2015 and 2015-2016.

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