Kemar McIntosh
Brooklyn,USA
Summary
Visionary and proactive leader with over six years of experience in social science research and project management around diversity, gender policy, and mental health awareness advocacy. Administered several social service delivery programs associated with counseling, disseminating information, and referrals to individuals and families, to improve socio-economic conditions. Strategic planner with a sense of ethics, leadership, and a natural ability to influence performance, institutional growth, and partnerships to promote equality, inclusion, and service delivery to vulnerable members of society.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Program Specialist
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
New York, NY
04.2023 - Current
- Directed youth-centered pilot programs with Teachers College, Columbia University and Montefiore Medical Center, serving 100+ BIPOC youth.
- Worked on enhancing program evaluation processes and research fidelity guidelines.
- Coordinated high-level meetings with research partners and community leaders around youth suicide prevention.
- Created management tools and procedures to review project scopes, budgets, and invoices for $1.7 million pilot programs.
- Attended professional development training and capacity-building sessions surrounding mental health and suicide prevention interventions.
- Prepared 10 literature reviews and 5 presentations around developing culturally competent suicide prevention programs, and community-based interventions.
- A member of the Racial Equity Taskforce within the Bureau of Children, Youth, and Families.
- Served on the NYCHA Mental Health Taskforce and offered evidence-based perspectives about suicide prevention and community-based interventions.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
CUNY School of Public Health and Health Policy
New York, NY
01.2024 - 09.2024
- Developed lesson plans for courses around health equity, strategic advocacy, and qualitative methods for 15-20 graduate students.
- Introduced interactive pedagogical tools and encouraged democratic learning and participation.
- Facilitated professional development sessions with graduate students and offered tailored mentorship.
- Worked on securing publication opportunities and National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grants around tackling the social determinants of health.
- Crafted 3 community-based research agendas with faculty and students to address health inequities.
- Attended faculty meetings around student development and retention initiatives.
- Promoted Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives and programs with students and faculty.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY
New York, NY
02.2022 - 01.2024
- Created lesson plans and developed instructional materials covering required topics and learning objectives for 20-30 undergraduate students.
- Sourced appropriate course materials to support a variety of student learning needs and styles, and delivered content in relevant, distinctive ways.
- Integrated multimedia technology in classroom instruction increased learning and engagement by 35%.
- Advised 15-30 students regarding academic matters to improve successful course completion.
- Participated in faculty meetings and provided guidance on diversity and inclusion agendas.
- Worked on two publication opportunities and encouraged interdepartmental partnerships.
- Encouraged students to actively participate in class through positive reinforcement and engagement techniques.
Program Manager
Ali Forney Center
New York, NY
01.2022 - 03.2023
- Recruited 70 youth from shelters for the agency's two-year longitudinal study and social services program.
- Coordinated with case managers and other shelter staff to establish eligibility guidelines for the program.
- Worked with Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago to co-design implementation manuals.
- Collaborated with Point Source Youth (PSY) around optimizing advocacy opportunities for BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ youth.
- Presented updates and preliminary research findings at the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) meetings.
- Organized four workshops around housing navigation, financial coaching, health and wellness, career development, and benefits counseling.
- Oversaw program compliance with requirements, schedule, and budget.
- Analyzed and interpreted complex data sets and reports.
- Planned and delivered training sessions to improve employee effectiveness, and addressed areas of weakness.
- Recruited and trained new employees to meet job requirements.
- Generated and delivered reports, program review presentations, and other program status updates.
- Prioritized tasks and managed teams throughout multiple projects.
Research Fellow
Center for Innovation in Mental Health, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy
New York, NY
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Attended routine research evaluation and implementation meetings and offered insightful feedback.
- Worked on building and strengthening community-based partnerships to advance mental health care agendas.
- Discussed research summaries with the project team to monitor progress.
- Adhered to all regulatory standards and university regulations for reporting.
- Studied links between risk factors and effects.
- Guided delivering equitable and inclusive mental health care for the Harlem Strong Initiative.
- Advocated for expanding LGBTQ sensitivity training for mental health care providers and staff at community centers.
- Co-interpreted research findings and analyses around health disparities and minority mental health statistics.
- Participated in editing and designing mental health teaching tools for NYC's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) workshops.
- Discussed effective research protocols and procedures to minimize errors.
Case Manager Specialist
Scan Harbor Inc
New York, NY
01.2021 - 10.2021
- Continuously developed and executed safety plans for over 100 families needing crisis intervention.
- Assisted with protective placement, case management, parent education, and family reunification activities.
- Assessed patients, and delivered comprehensive case management services.
- Worked with community resources to engage youth in pro-social activities, and help families access services.
- Developed working partnerships with four external agencies to advocate for families with disabilities, and participated in webinars related to LGBTQ+ youth and child welfare systems.
- Managed caseloads of 12 to 15 families, coordinated home visits, administered counseling, prevented child abuse and maltreatment, enhanced parenting skills, and assisted caretakers in meeting their children's needs.
- Assessed client needs to develop individualized care plans.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - Cultural Anthropology
Florida International University
Miami, FL07.2021
Master of Arts - African & African Diaspora Studies
Florida International University
Miami, FL01.2017
Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy
John Jay College of Criminal Justice City University of New York
New York, NY06.2012
Skills
- Project management
- Research design and methods
- Performance and tracking evaluation
- Diversity and inclusion advocacy
- Program development
- Training and development
- Community engagement
- Health equity
- Cultural competence awareness
- Policy advocacy
Presentations And Publications
- Melanin and Melancholy: Depression, Racial Trauma, and Suicidality impacting Black and Brown Youth in NYC, 2025, Panel discussion at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Long Island City, NY
- "Let Them Hear You!": Amplifying Marginalized Voices through Strategic Power Sharing, 2025, Presented at the Narrative Summit at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Long Island City, NY
- A Labor of Love: Uniting to End HIV, Building Community, Hope, & Resilience, 2025, Panel discussion at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Long Island City, NY
- Healing through Understanding: The Role of Trauma-Informed Care in Mental Health, 2025, Presented with the Equity, Justice and Planning Office at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Long Island City, NY
- Healing before Progressing: Trauma-Informed Pedagogy and Postcolonial Belonging, Forthcoming, Possibility and Progress: Navigating 21st Century Education Realities for Sexual and Gender Minorities in the Caribbean and Latin America, Andrew B. Campbell, Anthony Lewis, & Kaschka R. Watson
- Doing Global Research and Fieldwork Roundtable, 2023, Paper presented at American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA
- Living Precariously: The Cultural Politics of Becoming Transgender in Postcolonial Jamaica, 2021, Dissertation presented at Florida International University, Miami, FL
- Carrying Corporeal Narratives: Weighing the Burden of Anti-Queer Representations in Jamaica, 2021, Appealing Because He is Appalling: Black Masculinities, Colonialism, and Erotic Racism, Ed Tamari Kitossa University of Alberta Press
- Migratory Trans(actions): Cartographies of Jamaican Transwomen's Migration to Geographies of Complete Gender Actualization, 2018, Paper presented at National Women's Studies Association Conference, Atlanta, GA
- Subverting Hegemonic Surveillance: Strategic Invisibility as Queer Resistance, 2017, Paper presented at Beyond Homophobia: Centering LGBT Experiences in the Caribbean hosted by the University of the West Indies at Mona, Jamaica
- Feminist Distortions: Queering Art and Political Activism, 2016, Paper presented at the Issues in Modern and Contemporary Art and World Culture Symposium hosted by The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), North Miami, FL
- Recolonizing Afro-Caribbean Queer Bodies: Gender, Race, Class, and the Post-Colonial Condition, 2016, Paper presented at Black Queer Ontologies Conference hosted by Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Timeline
Adjunct Assistant Professor
CUNY School of Public Health and Health Policy
01.2024 - 09.2024
Program Specialist
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
04.2023 - Current
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY
02.2022 - 01.2024
Program Manager
Ali Forney Center
01.2022 - 03.2023
Research Fellow
Center for Innovation in Mental Health, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy
01.2022 - 01.2023
Case Manager Specialist
Scan Harbor Inc
01.2021 - 10.2021
Doctor of Philosophy - Cultural Anthropology
Florida International University
Master of Arts - African & African Diaspora Studies
Florida International University
Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy
John Jay College of Criminal Justice City University of New York
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