Public Health Research Methodologist and Policy Analyst

Rajbir Kaur

Washington DC, USA 202-***-**** ************@*****.***

Professional Summary

Dedicated Research Methodologist, and Public Health & Policy Analyst with extensive experience in research, program management, and health promotion. Proven leader in multidisciplinary team coordination, complex data analysis, and development of evidence-based health interventions. Led multiproject portfolios, managing donor/fundingagency engagement, structuring periodic governance meetings, directing planning and execution, and producing technical and narrative reports across 3–4 major regional initiatives during 8 years of professional tenure

Key Expertise

Project Management; Public Health Research Planning; Data Analysis & Modelling; Policy Analysis

Professional Accomplishments

Fifteen publications in peer reviewed journals; Independent peer review of seven manuscripts

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Public Health and Policy Researcher Feb 2026- Present America Eurasia Center – Washington DC, USA

Led informationdissemination and outreach efforts on migration, human rights, and hunger, achieving higher stakeholder engagement in organizational events expanding the reach of program discussions

Admissions Fellow Sept 2025 - Dec 2025 Johns Hopkins University – Washington DC, USA

Supported university admissions processes and student outreach, representing Johns Hopkins as a student ambassador

Interviewed over 30 prospective students, providing detailed assessment reports to inform admissions decisions

Represented University in six virtual outreach events, promoting the institution to prospective students

Research Fellow (Summer Intern) June 2025 - Aug 2025 America-Eurasia Center – Washington DC, USA

Updated comprehensive politicoeconomic profiling reports for five Asian countries and contributed analytical insights for the organization’s website publications, strengthening the quality and relevance of external-facing content.

Project Coordinator June 2024 - Aug 2024 Post Graduate Institute of Medical Edu. & Research – Chandigarh, India

Directed project planning and execution, engaging funding agencies, coordinating governance meetings, and synthesizing findings for leadership

Supervised a team conducting interviews with multisectoral stakeholders, ensuring that diverse operational insights informed policy recommendations and strengthened the feasibility of proposed interventions as a project deliverable

Research Scientist Oct 2023 - May 2024 Post Graduate Institute of Medical Edu. & Research – Chandigarh, India

Conducted multivariable analysis on data from 150,000 households to isolate significant predictors of pesticide exposure and associated health outcomes, strengthening the evidence base for riskreduction strategies

Project Officer Feb 2021 - Sept 2023 World NCD Federation – Chandigarh, India

Oversaw project operations, managing stakeholder alignment, guiding implementation workflows, and delivering technical reports

Managed development of a Centre of Excellence for NCD research supporting 17 teams in LMICs worldwide, building capacity of the organization to serve as a global technical advisor, exceeding publication targets by 100%, producing 6 peerreviewed outputs against a 2year goal of 3

Trained and optimized a regression model to quantify predictors of progression across stages of change, improving the precision of behavioural segmentation for tobaccocessation programming

Organized and supervised rural dental clinics and field surveys on One Health practices, catering to population of 5 remote villages

Developed bilingual audio-visual training content for primary healthcare workers on screening of oral premalignant conditions, contributing in capacity building for field workers in resource scare settings

Associate Data Analyst Aug 2020 - Jan 2021 Alchemist Research and Development - Chandigarh, India

Collaborated on over five projects including data analysis, fact-checking, and report writing to streamline achievement of time-bound deliverables

Developed and pilot-tested online survey tools using Qualtrics platform contributing in research on gender based violence in India, achieving 100% ease of application after a single pilot run

Demonstrator Aug 2017 - July 2020 Post Graduate Institute of Medical Edu. & Research – Chandigarh, India

Led 4 field teams to conduct a health screening program for 25,000 urban slum residents, improving screening rates by 100 % and primary healthcare service uptake by 25%, enabling 1,000 additional atrisk individuals to receive confirmatory diagnostics and therapeutic management for NCDs over a period of 3 months

Facilitated qualitative survey training (planning and execution) exercises maintaining 80% participation rates for multiple training sessions

Produced audiovisual media to raise COVID-19 awareness and self-care among sensitive groups involving pregnant women and geriatric population, reaching more than 200,000 views on social media platforms improving viewership by 600 times over a period of 2 months

Co-led forward looking ‘Touchless Greeting’ Campaign in the institution, resulting in 25% improvement in uptake of touchless greeting method (1 in 4 individuals practiced it at their houses, workplaces and social circles)- adopted universally a year later as the appropriate mode of greeting due to COVID19 pandemic

Project Manager July 2016 - July 2017 Mehar Baba Charitable Trust – Bassi Pathana, India

Led endtoend project delivery, microplanning execution, managing donor relationships, steering periodic review meetings, and producing analytical reports

Oversaw construction activities of 13 rural preschools cum nutrition centers leading to 100% improvement in their service delivery capability and a 50% improvement in child attendance

Organized Nutrition Education Intervention Program resulting in a 100% reduction in severe malnutrition, with all severely malnourished children improving to the mild category over the intervention period

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Master of International Public Policy (MIPP) Johns Hopkins University – School of Advanced International Studies, Washington DC, USA Dec 2025

Master of Public Health (MPH) Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India June 2016

Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, Uttar Pradesh, India June 2013

Public Health Informatics Certification Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research 2018

SKILLS & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Transferrable skills: Quantitative data analysis and risk assessment, program implementation, policy analysis, communication, Grant Writing

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