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Sreya BELBASE +1-646-***-**** • admjrf@r.postjobfree.com

A fresh graduate from University College London with an MSc in Medical Anthropology based in New York looking for employment in the intersecting fields of early childhood development and international development. Seeking work in academic/research settings, small to middle sized start-ups or at large international organizations and foundations. Open to relocation. Has a professional commitment to applying principles of health psychology and behavior change in a culturally relative and sensitive way to achieve inclusion and equity in policies and programs. Passionate about interventions and services targeted at disadvantaged women and children. Personal interests include mindfulness and well-being studies and practices to promote empathy, compassion, and social emotional intelligence. Creative outlets comprise of storytelling through writing and documentary filmmaking. EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences – London, United Kingdom Sept 2019-Dec 2020 Master of Science, Medical Anthropology

Honors: Degree awarded with Merit

Dissertation Topic: A cross-cultural and historical analysis on the effects of urbanization on children’s play MCGILL UNIVERSITY – Montreal, Canada 2014 - 2018

Bachelor of Arts, Major Psychology, Minor Behavioral Science, Minor Social Studies of Medicine Honors: Final year GPA of 3.9

Awards:

• Winner-McGill Map the System Competition; Top 6 in National Finals of Oxford Map the System Competition

• Tied Second Runner-Up-HULT Prize at McGill

• Winner- Desautels Microfinance Competition

UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL – New York, USA 2001-2014 International Baccalaureate Diploma

Relevant Courses: Anthropology (HL), Biology (HL), Psychology (SL) Awards:

• Duke of Edinburgh International Award (Silver)

CERTIFICATIONS

COURSERA, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA AND UNICEF E-Certificate June 2018 Social Norms, Social Change (Theory and Practice)

INTEGRAL YOGA INSTITUTE – New York, USA July 2016

RYT 200: Yoga Instructor in Asanas and Pranayama (200-Hour) WORK EXPERIENCE

HUMANITARIAN DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIPS (HDPI) – New York, USA (Remote) Mar 2021-Present Part-Time Junior Consultant, Research and Data Team

• Serving as a research assistant to a lessons-learned study commissioned by the UNICEF Middle East and North Africa Regional Office (MENARO) related to the effectiveness of emergency preparedness in the region’s COVID-19 emergency response

• Managing all administrative and organizational responsibilities, e.g., assembling, and synthesizing documents, scheduling interviews, keeping team on track of timeline

• Contributing to all operational functions of research including interviewing, transcribing, and collecting survey data

• Supporting drafting, data analysis and editing processes RANJANA KHAN INC.– New York, USA Sep 2020-Feb 2021 Marketing Manager

• Optimized the backend of all relevant outreach platforms (Squarespace, Instagram, Facebook) and was responsible for re-defining brand image and leading strategy, conception and execution across all platforms Belbase 2

• Managed all marketing strategy including email marketing, partnerships, and campaigns

• Produced graphic and visual content for all platforms including e-commerce images for the site, model images for editorial look books, and lifestyle content for social media

• Worked in tandem with the production manager, account manager and CEO to support all other responsibilities including monitoring industry trends to find inspiration for new collections; promoting direct-to-consumer sales; creating and maintaining relationships with all wholesale and retail partners, and managing all production and account operations EMPATICO (incubated by the KIND Foundation) – New York, USA April-Aug 2019 Full-time Intern, Research Team

• Contributed to the research and design of a professional development course offered to K-12 educators to help them build social and cultural awareness, self-awareness and empathy in themselves and their students

• Supported the research team in the management of the 2019 Empatico evaluation study by assisting in the recruitment and management of participants, collection and organization of data, and finalization to the evaluation report

• Partnered with the Content and Evaluation team to develop new classroom activities and lesson plans to promote social emotional learning in children as well as provided feedback on existing activities LITTLE SISTERS FUND (LSF) – Kathmandu, Nepal Summer 2017 Full-time Intern, Program Development Team

• Assisted in psychologically assessing a cohort of students, diagnosing them with panic disorder

• Arranged individual and group cognitive behavioral therapy based counselling workshops, and provided psychoeducation on anxiety symptoms

• Developed training manuals for community mentors to use with underprivileged girls (K-12). Topics included health and hygiene, critical thinking, and goal setting

• Trained community mentors on manual use, and monitored its use during sessions.

• Fundraised to sponsor the education of an underprivileged girl for ten years TRANSCULTURAL PSYCHOSOCIAL ORGANIZATION (TPO) – Kathmandu, Nepal Summer 2015 Full-time Intern, Community Based Psychosocial Capacity Building (CPCB) Team

• Collaborated with a multi-disciplinary team and executed planning of a five-month emergency relief plan to combat trauma and psychosocial issues present in individuals affected by the earthquake

• Co-directed a training workshop for community health workers (CHW) from rural areas. Training topics included: trauma, suicide, depression, anxiety and suicide prevention awareness

• Implemented a system in which CHW could liaise afflicted individuals from their respective districts to proper clinical care MAITI NEPAL – Morang, Nepal Summer 2013

Full-time Intern

• Screened trafficked individuals and provided psychological counselling

• Acted as a border patrol monitor to prevent trafficking

• Conducted interviews with suspected victims and suspected perpetrators of trafficking

• Registered case studies on an online database

EXTRACURRICULAR

PEER REVIEWER—Online Dec 2020-Present

Scientific Journal Article Peer Reviewer

• Officially registered on Publons as a peer reviewer. Responsibilities include providing edits, comments, and feedback for child- related submissions to the journal

• Peer reviewed articles in journals including Transcultural Psychiatry-SAGE Journals, ETHOS-Journal of the Society for Psychological Anthropology

MCGILL ATHLETICS AND RECREATION – Montreal, Canada Fall 2016 Hatha Yoga Instructor

• Instructed bi-weekly hatha yoga classes during the fall academic semester (September-December) Belbase 3

• Encouraged students to deepen their practice by incorporating subtler aspects of traditional Yoga practice, including: Pranayama

(breathing), Yoga Nidra (deep relaxation), and Meditation NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY – New York, USA/ Nepal Summer 2015

• Conceptualized and co-produced a short-documentary film about displaced individuals in Nepal 3-months post-earthquake SKILLS

Languages: Fluent English; Intermediate Spanish proficiency; Intermediate French proficiency Computer Skills: Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, SPSS PUBLICATIONS

Shrestha, R., Belbase, K., Belbase, S. (January 2021) Towards a More Equitable and Just World: A Case for Universal Basic Income. Journal of Development Innovations (4,2) p. 72-90. Belbase, S. (March 2018) Self-Compassion and Its Effect on Self-Regulatory Behaviors. PSI McGill University Psychology Undergraduate Research Journal.

REFERENCES

Joseph Calabrese, University College London—London, United Kingdom Professor, Medical Anthropology and Clinical Ethnography Email: admjrf@r.postjobfree.com

Chelsea Donaldson, Empatico—New York, USA

Manager, Data and Insights

Email: admjrf@r.postjobfree.com

Allan Young, McGill University—Montreal, Canada

Professor, Department of Social Studies of Medicine Email: admjrf@r.postjobfree.com

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