SARZAH YEASMIN

Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge MA

• Managed work streams on curriculum review, training of trainers, learning design, fellowship program and research, and acted as the focal point for key stakeholders and partners at Harvard Kennedy School and Bangladesh government
• Collaborated with public policy practitioners at Harvard and the US to identify opportunities and innovations in the Bangladeshi education system with a particular focus on training for civil servants
• Led alumni engagements, identified needs, established and managed client relationship with various institutes and ministries
• Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge MA

• Conducted original archival research, surveys, and interviews with Emirati students and stakeholders in the education sector, analyzed statistical and interview data pertaining to student mobility, economics and internationalization of higher education to examine factors motivating Emirati students to study abroad for higher education

Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA

• Assisted with planning for innovations programs in collaboration with donor representatives, mayors’ offices, and other key stakeholders in the US
• Conducted research, supported data collection and evaluation efforts and identified scope for research studies on local governments in US cities
• Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA

District of Columbia

• Conducted randomized control trial to measure refugee student learning and psycho-social development
• Implemented curriculum and work with facilitators to identify learning gap for Rohingya refugee students

Cambridge MA

• Designed and held focus groups, gathered and analyzed interview data, and prepared report for the university leadership on student experience related to school norms and practices, community building, hidden curriculum and job search

Cambridge MA

• Codified best practices for North Carolina Governor’s office to provide internship opportunities for early career professionals in the autism spectrum and developed strategies to recruit neurodiverse talent pipeline for private and public sector employers in North Carolina
• Measured the impact of North Carolina Governor’s internship program by designing surveys for interns and interviewing employers

• Consulted on innovations and reforms within the Ministry of Education with a focus on research capacity building for student-teacher assessment in K-12 public schools
• Researched and recommended changes in curriculum with a focus on social-emotional learning and 21st century skills for students in conflict settings

• Created best practice guide for audience outreach and dissemination of research findings
• Synthesized literature on refugee education, migration, conflict and displacement for teachers to use in K-12 curriculum for global education, prepared action points for policy makers based on research produced by REACH

New York, NY

• Determined clients’ legal needs and eligibility for legal services, assisted clients in framing problems, tracked and followed up on cases with a focus public interest legal practice areas such as: immigration law, family law, special student needs, housing law, foreclosure, bankruptcy, public benefits and social security

UNICEF, New York, NY

• Wrote case studies on household, industrial, and solid municipal waste, created data banks to quantify the number of children affected by solid waste generation, and analyzed the impact of industrial waste on child development