Hithaishini Kodicherla
Essentials For Childhood Coordinator
Aurora,CO
Summary
Innovative Public Health Professional who is passionate about maternal and child health, sexual and reproductive health, and mental health issues. Seeking an opportunity which matches my commitment to improving health through collaboration and inclusivity. Proven experience in implementation, research, data collection, and analysis with software such as R and Nvivo.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Essentials for Childhood Coordinator
Colorado Department Of Public Health
Denver , CO
12.2020 - Current
- Lead the implementation and evaluation of the Essentials for Childhood programmatic goals to promote safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments for children in the state of Colorado
- Facilitate meetings to support local and state partners engaged in child abuse and neglect prevention work
- Co-lead the “Increasing Economic Mobility” priority for the Colorado Title V Maternal and Child Block Grant and support the implementation of the state action plan
Implementation and Evaluation Co-Manager
Afriwon Research Collaborative, ARC
03.2019 - 09.2020
- Launched a pilot online research methods training and e-mentorship program for physicians in sub-Saharan Africa to increase research capacity
- Contribute to evaluation of ARC via collection and maintenance of process evaluation data and development, distribution, and analysis of surveys
- Coordinate biweekly working and advisory group meetings, including agenda-setting and taking minutes
- Implement recruitment, selection, and orientation process of participants for program
- Monitor ARC participant training progress through maintenance of deliverable log and periodic check-ins
Teaching Fellow
Boston University
Boston, MA
01.2020 - 05.2020
- Led and facilitated 4 discussion sections for students in HS 325: Introduction to Global Health on topics such as health communication, role of aid in global health, social determinants of health, global health ethics
- Held office hours to assist students in assignments and answer questions
- Graded students' assignments and projects
Student Consultant
Mobile Health, PAHCHAAN
Boston , MA
01.2020 - 05.2020
- Collaborated with nonprofit organization in Pakistan to design a mobile health application for the staff to in-take and monitor abused and neglected children after hospital discharge
- Conducted situational analysis and application process mapping to develop the application
- Completed online Dimagi Commcare course to learn the fundamentals of application building
Research Fellow
Excellence, BUSPH
Boston , MA
12.2018 - 12.2019
- Maternal and Child Health Center of, Analyzed the protective factors promoting resilience and abstinence of intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration among Tanzanian men who have experienced childhood trauma
- Conducted literature review on research studies that have focused on men who don’t perpetrate IPV in Africa and Menstrual Hygiene Management in low-income countries
Education
Masters of Public Health -
Boston University
Boston 08.2018 - 05.2020
Bachelors Degree - Biology, Women And Gender Studies
University of Colorado Denver
Denver 08.2013 - 05.2017
Skills
Facilitation
Accomplishments
Boston University School of Public Health, May 2020
Recipient of Student Excellence in Public Health Practice Award
University of Colorado Denver, March 2016
Recipient of Feminist of the Year Award
Publications
McGuire, C.M., Fatusin, B.B., Kodicherla, H., Yakubu, K., Ameh, P., van Waes, A., Rhoad, E., Jack, B.W. and Scott, N.A., 2021. Implementation of Online Research Training and Mentorship for Sub-Saharan African Family Physicians. Annals of Global Health, 87(1), p.13. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.3171
Ameh, P., McGuire, C., van Waes, A., Fatusin, B., MacIntyre, L., Lelei-Mailu, F., Kodicherla, H., Egyirwa Buadu, M., Dankyau, M., & Yakubu, K. (2022). Research activity, facilitators and barriers amongst trainee and early-career family physicians in sub-Saharan Africa: A cross-sectional survey. African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 14(1), 10 pages. doi: https://doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v14i1.3367
Timeline
Essentials for Childhood Coordinator
Colorado Department Of Public Health
12.2020 - Current
Teaching Fellow
Boston University
01.2020 - 05.2020
Student Consultant
Mobile Health, PAHCHAAN
01.2020 - 05.2020
Implementation and Evaluation Co-Manager
Afriwon Research Collaborative, ARC
03.2019 - 09.2020
Research Fellow
Excellence, BUSPH
12.2018 - 12.2019
Masters of Public Health -
Boston University
08.2018 - 05.2020
Bachelors Degree - Biology, Women And Gender Studies
University of Colorado Denver
08.2013 - 05.2017
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