9210 South LeavittChicago, IL 60620 tel: (773) 779-3918
email: jamcpher@yahoo.com
 

Education

Master of Public Health     (1990)
The Johns Hopkins University
School of Hygiene and Public Health
Department of International Health
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
Recipient of The John Hume Award
 

Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry   (1984)
University of California, Davis
Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Recipient of The Outstanding Senior in Biochemistry Award
 

Experience

1999/2001 Country Director - Women’s Reproductive Health Program, Johns Hopkins University/ Population Communication Services (JHU/PCS) Armenia Field Office, Yerevan, Armenia, Funded by USAID

Responsible for the operation of the JHU/PCS Armenia Field Office including the development, implementation and evaluation of the JHU/PCS Behavior Change Communication Program for women’s health in Armenia.  Program components included training programs, research and evaluation, strategy development, design and implementation of national and regional mass-media campaigns, advocacy, and capacity building at national and regional levels.
 

1997-8 Associate Director – Master of Public Health Program,  Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, American University of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia (affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health)

Responsible for the administration of the College of Health Sciences, Department of Public Health’s two-year Master of Public Health Program.
 

1996-8 Master of Public Health Program – Lecturer / Advisor, Department of Public Health, American University of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia

· Courses:  Program Planning; Program Evaluation; Qualitative Research Methods; Graduate Research Seminar
· Advised students on the preparation of master’s thesis papers
 

1995-6 Nutrition Intervention Study  --  Senior Research Program Coordinator, The Center for Health Promotion, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

Implemented and evaluated a multi-faceted nutrition intervention program to reduce risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes among African Americans.
 

1990-3 Community Health Program Coordinator, Britain Nepal Medical Trust (BNMT), Khandbari, Nepal.

Responsible for BNMT’s district sub-office including the supervision and staff development for 22 local staff members and the design, implementation, and evaluation of the Community Health Program in the Eastern Districts of Sankhuwa Sabha and Taplejung (Street Theater Program, Traditional Healer Program, Community Health Volunteer Program and School/ Community Development Program).
 

1990 Research Assistant/Field Supervisor, Ethnographic Study on Adolescent Pregnancy, The Johns Hopkins University, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.

Responsible for the implementation of the field component for a qualitative study on adolescent pregnancy, including logistical arrangements, training and supervision of interviewers, assuring data quality, and providing preliminary data analysis.
 

1984-9 Teacher/ Training Consultant (Math, Science, Health Education), United States Peace Corps, Nepal.

Taught math, science, health education and English to students from 5th to 10th grades in rural schools (Taplejung District and Dailekh District) in Nepali language; conducted Teacher Training programs in math and science throughout the country; provided technical support to Peace Corps during pre-service training of new volunteers.
 

Consultant Projects

Armenia:  Technical Advisor – Health Education/ Health Promotion Project, Center for Health Services Research, American University of Armenia, Development of health education modules for family medicine physicians/ clinics, Funded by USAID through Abt Associates, Yerevan, Armenia, 2002.

Jordan:  Technical Advisor for Behavior Change Communication in Reproductive Health,  Johns Hopkins University/ Center for Communication Programs, Focus on strategy planning, service marketing, Amman, Jordan, 2002.

Georgia:  Lead Trainer:  Health Services Marketing Training of Trainers.  Funded by USAID through Johns Hopkins University/ Population Communication Services, Tbilisi, Georgia, 2002.

Armenia: Trainer for Communication/ Media and HIVAIDS,  HIV/AIDS Conference –Conducted by the University of Connecticut, Funded by USAID through the Academy for Educational Development, Yerevan, Armenia, 2001

Armenia:  Advisor - Behavior Change Communication in Reproductive Health, NGO Networks, Material development:  Safe Motherhood, STDs/AIDS,  Yerevan, Armenia, 2001.

Georgia:  Advisor - Behavior Change Communication in Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins University/ Population Communication Services, Focus on Women’s Health, STDs/AIDS, Tblisi, Georgia, 2001.

Armenia:  Managing Editor, A Situation Analysis of Women and Children in Armenia, Government of Armenia/ Save the Children/ UNICEF, Armenia, 1998.

Armenia:  Organizer/Facilitator for National-Level Women’s Health Conference, National Round Table Conference on Women’s Health: Breast and Cervical Cancer, Yerevan, Armenia, 1997.

Armenia:  Research Consultant, Qualitative component, National Survey on Caretaker Management of Acute Respiratory Infection and Diarrheal Disease in Children Under Five, UNICEF, Yerevan, Armenia 1997.
 

Languages
Native English Speaker

Nepali:  Can converse fluently, prepare and deliver lectures, translate technical materials from and into English
Armenian:  Basic conversational skills, fair reading and writing ability
Russian:  Basic