Melanie B. Johnson Hope Greenham
Albuquerque,NM
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Fellow & Graduate Research Assistant
UNM Evaluation Lab
Albuquerque, NM
09.2025 - Current
- Serve as assistant researcher, evaluator, writer, and presenter for NM Department of Health Violence Prevention Fund contract.
Project Manager
New Mexico Telehealth Alliance
Albuquerque, NM
10.2023 - Current
- Coordinate committee, project, and board meetings; manage emails, social media, and website; monthly bookkeeping and yearly financial statements; partner with key community leaders to craft telehealth policy.
- Served as PI for contracted research investigating telehealth barriers for the State of New Mexico's Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE).
Graduate Research Assistant
UNM Center for Social Policy
Albuquerque, NM
10.2024 - 07.2025
- Completed assigned tasks in research, data organization and analysis, data briefs and reports, and presentations with a focus on the SOW for the United Way of North Central New Mexico (UWNCNM) contract.
MPP Fellow, NM Legislative Finance Committee
New Mexico State Legislature
Santa Fe, NM
08.2024 - 05.2025
- Completed assigned policy research tasks for government operations and finance, cost-benefit analysis, budget development, program evaluation, outcome monitoring, and accountability reporting, including drafting governmental reports and legislative fiscal impact reports.
Policing Policy Researcher
American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
09.2023 - 05.2025
- Researched statutes on nationwide law enforcement use of force, deadly force, body-worn cameras, and facial recognition software.
- Gathered statewide law enforcement policies on these topics via IPRA requests.
- Analyzed data for report on ACLU-NM position and recommendations.
Graduate Research Assistant / Project Assistant
UNM Cradle to Career Policy Institute
Albuquerque, NM
10.2023 - 08.2024
- Reviewed narrative and evaluation reports from W. K. Kellogg Foundation grantees' quarterly and annual reports, and created written analyses to connect reported activity to foundation's strategic goals.
Executive Education Fellow
UNM Master of Public Policy Program
Albuquerque, NM
09.2023 - 05.2024
- Co-designed workshop curriculum for legislators, non-profit leaders, and policymakers teaching policy evaluation tools for collaborative applying to pervasive child maltreatment issues and develop interdisciplinary solutions and action plans, followed by commitments for next steps.
Policy and Evaluation Lab Fellow
UNM Evaluation Lab
Albuquerque, NM
08.2023 - 05.2024
- Worked with local non-profit agency to develop logic model, theory of change, and program evaluation analyzing qualitative and quantitative data, and presented findings and UNM Evaluation Lab recommendations.
Research Analyst
Mucci Law Firm
Albuquerque, NM
01.2019 - 09.2019
- Located witnesses and estate beneficiaries in serious injury and wrongful death lawsuits, and coordinated cross-departmental communications.
Correspondence Coordinator
CIGNA Dental
Irving, TX
01.1997 - 04.2002
- Researched and responded to written correspondence from insureds and Departments of Insurance.
- Received President's Award for analysis of regulations and state response requirements.
- Served as the Resolutions Committee Coordinator, handling all aspects of researching and resolving complex insured complaints requiring multi-departmental involvement.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - Political Science, Public Policy, Methodology
01.2029
Dissertation: Judicial Decision-Making in U.S. Family Court "High Conflict" Contested Child Custody Cases
Master of Public Policy - Public Policy
01.2025
- Policy Focus: Post-Separation Child Abuse & Intimate Partner Violence
- GPA: Passed with Distinction
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
01.2023
- Minors: Social Work, Communication Studies; Foreign Language: Spanish
- GPA: Summa Cum Laude
Certificate - Project Management
01.2023
GPA: Highest Honors
Associate of Applied Science - Paralegal Studies
01.2020
GPA: Honors
Associate of General Studies - undefined
01.2020
GPA: Honors
Additional References
Available Upon Request
Timeline
Senior Fellow & Graduate Research Assistant - UNM Evaluation Lab
09.2025 - Current
Graduate Research Assistant - UNM Center for Social Policy
10.2024 - 07.2025
MPP Fellow, NM Legislative Finance Committee - New Mexico State Legislature
08.2024 - 05.2025
Project Manager - New Mexico Telehealth Alliance
10.2023 - Current
Graduate Research Assistant / Project Assistant - UNM Cradle to Career Policy Institute
10.2023 - 08.2024
Policing Policy Researcher - American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico
09.2023 - 05.2025
Executive Education Fellow - UNM Master of Public Policy Program
09.2023 - 05.2024
Policy and Evaluation Lab Fellow - UNM Evaluation Lab
08.2023 - 05.2024
Research Analyst - Mucci Law Firm
01.2019 - 09.2019
Correspondence Coordinator - CIGNA Dental
01.1997 - 04.2002
University of New Mexico - Doctor of Philosophy, Political Science, Public Policy, Methodology
University of New Mexico - Master of Public Policy, Public Policy
Eastern New Mexico University - Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
Central New Mexico Community College - Certificate, Project Management
Clovis Community College - Associate of Applied Science, Paralegal Studies
Clovis Community College - Associate of General Studies,