Ashmita Singh

+91-995*******

adyv2j@r.postjobfree.com

LinkedIn

PROFILE

• A development anthropologist with experience of working in the reproductive and sexual health sector in implementing study designs, execution, and reporting.

• Skilled at program coordination with an extensive background in ethnographic research and communications.

• Organized, resourceful, and detail-oriented with exceptional planning and decision-making abilities.

• Adaptive team involvement skills with an in-depth knowledge of data collection and identification, confidential document control, and problem-solving.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Project ACCELERATE Sep 2021-July 2023

Program Coordinator (Project ACCELERATE Johns Hopkins University YRG CARE 40 hours/week)

• Develop and manage project documents, workshop reports, illustration for conference presentations (IAS & CROI) and meeting minutes

• Manage, coordinate and review the submission of Workplan and Quarterly Progress Reports to USAID and PEPFAR; Monthly Progress Reports to the State AIDS Control Society and Orphans and Vulnerable Children report to National AIDS Control Organization

• Active involvement, and coordination in leading the in-house social media team. Assessing, creating, and coordinating the development of IEC requirements for adolescent-friendly health centers and transgender clinics

• Field visits to Manipur and Maharashtra for project coordination tasks

• Directed and coordinated the making of documentaries Kidaba Thawai (Fearless Souls)’ and Mitr clinic - Pride and Beyond, respectively

• Organized focused group discussions and workshops on sexual and reproductive health of women and adolescents living with HIV EDUCATION

University of Alberta – Master in Public Health Aug 2023 Alberta, Canada

Nalanda University – M.A. in Historical Studies (Anthropology major) July 2017- May 2019 Rajgir, Bihar

• Graduated summa cum laude (8.98 CGPA); received Merit Scholarship award

• Conducted field research in the Pindari glacier region (Uttarakhand) and submitted a thesis on ‘Mapping the Numinous: An Ethnography of Possession’ of 13,100 words

• Student Research Assistant for Field Anthropologist position in the Rajgir Archaeological Survey Project PROJECTS

Uttarakhand Seva Nidhi Paryavaran Shiksha Sansthan (USNPSS) Apr 2021-Jun 2021 Research Fellow (40 hours/week)

• Compiled secondary research review on gendering human-wildlife conflict in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand Live to Love International Sep 2020-Dec 2020

Program and Communications Officer (Contract 40 hours/week)

• Designed and led quality projects focused on social impact, sexual and reproductive health, education, and income generation in high-altitude remote regions of India and Nepal

• Ensured grassroots engagement, and media outreach and built an international network of supporters National Geographic Dec 2019-Jan 2020

Research Assistant (10 hours/week)

• Analyzed the marine debris collected during an inter-tidal zone clean-up in January 2020 at Mariyanadu beach, Thiruvananthapuram, India, to make an instructional video for National Geographic under the supervision of Dr. Katharine Owens

Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia Aug 2019-Sep 2019 Research Assistant (40 hours/week)

• Compiled 100+ multi-media archival materials dating from 1945 to 2014 commemorating India and Indonesia’s 70 years of relationship

VOLUNTEER WORK

Himalayan Environment Trust Aug 2021-Current

Researcher (Impact Head, Ladakh 5 hours/week)

• Led distribution of 3,000+ sanitary napkins in Ladakh in collaboration with Project Baala

• Coordinate community engagement activities in Ladakh and Uttarakhand

• Conduct research on impact projects

UCL Multimedia Anthropology Laboratory Aug 2021-Dec 2021 Researcher (10 hours/week)

• Conducted research for UCL MAL’s experimental approaches to collaborative heritage project

• Created VR Museum of Guarani and Kaiowá culture

South Asian University Jan 2021-Mar 2021

Researcher (10 hours/week)

• Worked under the supervision of Dr. Dev Nath Pathak on ICSSR- IMPRESS project. The project was based on an ethnographic study of mapping out the Bahurupiya community in the Indian subcontinent – an endangered performative community

Lokarpan Jun 2020-Dec 2020

Educator (4 hours/week)

• Taught Social Studies and English to students in the primary school

• Actively supported the Content Development team in proof-reading the educational material CONFERENCES & POSTER PRESENTATIONS

• Dr. Subash C Ghosh, Palash Majumdar, A. Viswanathan, Dr. Parthasarathy M R, Ashmita Singh ‘Optimizing care for children/adolescents living with HIV (C/ALHIV) amid public health emergencies: learnings from COVID-19’ (ASICON, April 2022)

• Dr. Manish Bamrotiya, Dr. Neha Garg, Dr. Parthasarathy M R, Ashmita Singh, Manoj Pardesi, Dr. Rohan Suman ‘TAAL+ (Treatment adherence, advocacy, and literacy): An Integrated health center (IHC) and Link ART center (LAC) for PLHIV by the community for the community’ (ASICON, April 2022)

• Jhora Chachari: Re-Embodiment of Culture through Movement, Culture Matters webinar (University of Delhi, April 2021)

• Mapping the Numinous: An Ethnography of Possession as Observed During the Naurato Ashtami Mela, International Seminar on Performative Traditions in Asia organized by the Department of Sociology, South Asian University with support from IMPRESS-ICSSR

(South Asian University, April 2021)

CERTIFICATIONS

• Certificate in ‘Himalayan Sustainable Development and Conservation’ by Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment

(2020)

• Certificate in the Korean Language - A2 level, King Sejong Institute, Patna (2018-19)

• Participated in the bi-national workshop ‘Body, Space and Performance: Theory and Praxis’ (2018) OTHERS

• Fellowships: Naropa Fellowship (2020; full scholarship; entrepreneurial activities through community engagement; placed in Ladakh, India)

• Internships: Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (Jan-Feb 2020); Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (Jun-Aug 2018)

• Core skills: Project documentation; Problem-solving; Planning & organization skills; Canva Survey Monkey Trello N Vivo Mail Chimp

MS office End Note

• Hobbies: Kayaking and mixology

Contact this candidate