Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Websites
Transferrable Skills
Data Experience
Publications
Projects
Training
Software
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Ilmul Jahan Tani

Ann Arbor,MI

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Internship

ISR Population Dynamics and Health Program (PDHP)
  • Coordinated the sample size calculation and performed power analysis for the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Physician Survey
  • Created cross tables and analyzed the associations of proposed models for the Arctic adaptations project by Indiana University.

IT Specialist

CARE Bangladesh
01.2019
  • Evaluation for Collective Impact for Nutrition (CI4N).

IT Specialist

CARE Bangladesh & Tufts University
01.2018
  • Health Access and Linkage Opportunities for Workers Plus (HALOW+).

IT Specialist

CARE Bangladesh
01.2018
  • Nutrition at the Center Program Endline Household Survey.

IT Specialist

NIPORT, Bangladesh & MEASURE Evaluation, USA
01.2016
  • Bangladesh Maternal Mortality and Health Care Survey (BMMS) 2016.

Computer & IT Expert

icddr,b, Bangladesh
01.2014
  • Documenting the Relationship between Women’s Empowerment and IPV in Bangladesh.

Research Associate II

Program in Survey and Data Science, Institute for Social Research (ISR), University of Michigan
08.2022 - Current
  • Led the data preparation for the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Telehealth Survey, encompassing cleaning, visualization, and statistical analysis
  • Designed and calibrated survey weights to maximize data precision and reliability
  • Analyzed and compared question-wording and response options across two public-use data sets (NSDUH and NSFG), leading to a comprehensive crosswalk
  • Conducted bivariate analysis and prepared tables from Stata output, ensuring accurate data representation in the grant proposal
  • Enhanced data documentation by recoding variables and conducting frequency comparisons between original and computed variables to identify discrepancies and optimize data accuracy for analysis
  • Harmonized data of large datasets for web and app surveys
  • Edited and produced 07 engaging videos for Population Dynamics and Health Program Workshop Series, optimizing content for ISR YouTube channel.

Computer and IT Specialist

Associates for Community and Population Research (ACPR)
01.2012 - 01.2021
  • Developed CAPI programs and tested CAPI programs for data consistency and accuracy
  • Managed data cleaning and management ensuring data quality
  • Facilitated CAPI training and IT-related activities increasing proficiency in data collection and analysis tools
  • Bangla to English translation of indepth interview and Focus Group Discussion.

Project Manager

ILO Qatar & Tufts University
01.2019 - 01.2020
  • Impact Assessment of the Fair Recruitment Pilot.

IT Specialist

NIPORT, Bangladesh & ICF, USA
01.2017 - 01.2018
  • 2017 Bangladesh Health Facility Survey (BHFS).

IT Specialist

NIPORT, Bangladesh & ICF, USA
01.2013 - 01.2014
  • 2014 Bangladesh Health Facility Survey (BHFS).

Education

M.Sc. in Survey and Data Science -

Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

M.Sc. in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering - undefined

North South University
Dhaka, Bangladesh

B.Sc. in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering - undefined

North South University
Dhaka, Bangladesh

Skills

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Transferrable Skills

  • Develop Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) program using CSPro, ODK, and Qualtrics
  • Debug tablet data collection errors
  • Training on CAPI data collection
  • Build structure of reports to provide to the clients using MS Access database

Data Experience

  • Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
  • National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)
  • National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG)
  • American Family Health Study (AFHS)
  • Bangladesh Health Facility Survey (BHFS)
  • Bangladesh Maternal Mortality and Health Care Survey (BMMS)
  • Bangladesh Adolescent Health and Wellbeing Survey (BAHWS)

Publications

  • How a “Something Else” Response Option for Sexual Identity Affects National Survey Estimates of Associations Between Sexual Identity, Reproductive Health, and Substance Use, West, B. T., Engstrom, C. W., Schepis, T. S., Tani, I. J., & McCabe, S. E., 2023, Archives of Sexual Behavior, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-023-02710-7
  • Bangladesh Health Facility Survey 2017, NIPORT, 2020, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, https://www.dhsprogram.com/publications/publication-SPA28-SPA-Final-Reports.cfm
  • Bangladesh Maternal Mortality and Health Care Survey (BMMS) 2016: Final Report, Bangladesh Maternal Mortality and Health Care Survey (BMMS), MEASURE Evaluation, https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/publications/tr-18-297.html
  • Bangladesh Health Facility Survey 2014, NIPORT, ACPR, & International, ICF, 2016, https://www.dhsprogram.com/publications/publication-spa23-spa-final-reports.cfm
  • A scheduling method for multiple target coverage to prolong lifetime of wireless sensor networks, Amir, K. B., Tani, I. J., Sarwar, S., Salam, K. M. A., & Rahman, H. A., 2013, 2013 2nd International Conference on Advances in Electrical Engineering (ICAEE), https://doi.org/10.1109/ICAEE.2013.6750328

Projects

Impact Assessment of the Fair Recruitment Pilot, 2019, 2020, ILO Qatar & Tufts University, USA Evaluation for Collective Impact for Nutrition (CI4N), 2019, CARE Bangladesh Health Access and Linkage Opportunities for Workers Plus (HALOW+), 2018, CARE Bangladesh & Tufts University, USA Nutrition at the Center Program Endline Household Survey, 2018, CARE Bangladesh 2017 Bangladesh Health Facility Survey (BHFS), 2017, 2018, NIPORT, Bangladesh & ICF, USA Bangladesh Maternal Mortality and Health Care Survey (BMMS) 2016, 2016, NIPORT, Bangladesh & MEASURE Evaluation, USA Documenting the Relationship between Women’s Empowerment and IPV in Bangladesh, 2014, icddr,b, Bangladesh 2014 Bangladesh Health Facility Survey (BHFS), 2013, 2014, NIPORT, Bangladesh & ICF, USA

Training

  • ICPSR Summer Program: R: Learning by Example, June 2022
  • Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Courses, June 2022
  • Responsive Survey Design (RSD) Webinar
  • Intermediate questionnaire design
  • DHS 2017 Regional Data Processing Procedures Workshop Part II, August 2017, Bali, Indonesia
  • DHS 2017 Regional Data Processing Procedures Workshop Part I, April 2017, Bali, Indonesia
  • Bangladesh Health Facility Survey 2014 Data Analysis Workshop, October 2016, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Software

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SAS

Timeline

Research Associate II

Program in Survey and Data Science, Institute for Social Research (ISR), University of Michigan
08.2022 - Current

IT Specialist

CARE Bangladesh
01.2019

Project Manager

ILO Qatar & Tufts University
01.2019 - 01.2020

IT Specialist

CARE Bangladesh & Tufts University
01.2018

IT Specialist

CARE Bangladesh
01.2018

IT Specialist

NIPORT, Bangladesh & ICF, USA
01.2017 - 01.2018

IT Specialist

NIPORT, Bangladesh & MEASURE Evaluation, USA
01.2016

Computer & IT Expert

icddr,b, Bangladesh
01.2014

IT Specialist

NIPORT, Bangladesh & ICF, USA
01.2013 - 01.2014

Computer and IT Specialist

Associates for Community and Population Research (ACPR)
01.2012 - 01.2021

Internship

ISR Population Dynamics and Health Program (PDHP)

M.Sc. in Survey and Data Science -

Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan

M.Sc. in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering - undefined

North South University

B.Sc. in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering - undefined

North South University
Ilmul Jahan Tani