zeinab dirani, Research Assistant

zeinab dirani

Research Assistant

AUB Center of Research on Population and Health

Location
Lebanon - Saidon
Education
Master's degree, Public Health (Health Promotion and Community Health)
Experience
10 years, 0 Months

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Research Assistant at AUB Center of Research on Population and Health
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since October 2019

Leading research on mental health, FGM, SRH, and many other medical and social topics

Cesvi at Cesvi
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2019 to September 2019
Monitoring and Reporting Consultant at Lebanon Family Planning Association for Development and Family Empowerment
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • April 2018 to April 2019

- Provide technical support in the development and effective implementation of monitoring systems for the socio-economic projects including the development of monitoring guidelines and tools
- Provide quality assurance and technical support to LFPADE in program management and monitoring
- Provide technical support and preparing relevant material and reports, including supporting results based reporting and RBM framed planning as well as dissemination of information/knowledge to donors and respective teams
- Contributed to project visibility including managing a Facebook page and presented the project success stories and objectives in an international convening held in Jordan for UN Women guarantees

Qualitative Analyst at EpiPro
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2018 to February 2019

1-Prepared an Inception Report that defines the project methodology and activities including: detailed methodology, sampling strategy, field plan, development of data collection tools, and a plan of analysis 
2- Trained moderators on the qualitative tools for moderation and transcription
3- Coordinated and liaised with the moderators during the qualitative data collection phase on day-to-day basis (to get feedback, instruct and direct in case of any encountered issues)
4- Reviewed all FGDs/KIIs notes received by moderator(s)
5- Conduct thematic analysis of all FGDs/KIIs notes
6- Prepared a comprehensive report that includes results of the: (a) desk review (of both the qualitative and quantitative consultants), (b) findings of the thematic analysis, (c) and findings of the statistical analysis.

Research Assistant at American University of Beirut
  • Lebanon
  • August 2017 to January 2018

- Recruited various municipalities and conducted focus groups with community members from all of the Lebanese districts.
- Developed a strategy to tackle antimicrobial abuse and misuse based on a bottom-up approach involving different stakeholders
- Conducted literature reviews on different topics
- Assisted in developing an a pilot intervention that aims to raise awareness about antimicrobial medicine’s abuse
- Assisted in developing grant proposals for research studies on patient perspective on NCD services and prevalence of cardiac arrest in Lebanon

Public Health Officer at Howard Karagheusian Commemorative Corporation
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2017 to May 2017

- Developed and analyzed the results of patient satisfaction survey
- Conducted needs assessment for the PHC clients
- Tailored a communication training for the staff on “complaint handling & conflict resolution”
- Conducted needs assessment for a network of schools inside Bourj Hammoud and developed an intervention based on the results.

Graduate Assistant at American University of Beirut
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2015 to January 2017

- Assisted instructors in the “Medical Lab. Sciences” Department and the “Health Promotion and Community Health” Department in research work - Prepared session plans and workshop agendas for trainers in the Center of Public Health Practice (CPHP)

Co-Founder at Second Chance
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2011 to September 2012

- Conducted a feasibility study for about one year and pitched it next to jury
- Set up a 10-days workshop for women to learn sewing skills
- Initiated an online / offline marketing campaign to promote second chance exhibition
- Won first place and the best innovative idea award (as part of a team) at the "Social Entrepreneurship Competition" in April 2012

Education

Master's degree, Public Health (Health Promotion and Community Health)
  • at American University of Beirut
  • June 2017

On a full merit-based scholarship program funded by Philip Jaber Association

Diploma, Project Management
  • at Haigazian University
  • February 2017

A series of short courses on project management with a diploma end upon their completion

Bachelor's degree, Medical Laboratory Sciences
  • at Haigazian University
  • June 2015

On a full merit-based scholarship program funded by USAID

Specialties & Skills

Natural Sciences
Developmental
Research
Gender Equality
Project Management
MS Project
Qualitative Data Analysis
Grant Proposal Writing
Literature Review
Data Collection

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Native Speaker

Memberships

Lebanese Red Cross Youth Department
  • Member in the Youth and Health Program
  • September 2014

Training and Certifications

Colloquium: License of Practicing the Profession of a Certified/Registered Technician (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2015
Certificate of Completion of “IRB Members - Basic/Refresher” and “Social and Behavioral Responsible (Training)
Training Institute:
Collaborative Institutional Training
Date Attended:
September 2015
Duration:
20 hours
Certificate in Training in “Project Management Cycle” and in “Participatory Proposal Writing” ; (Training)
Training Institute:
OMSAR
Date Attended:
April 2018
Duration:
25 hours
Certificate of Participation in Social Media Course (Training)
Training Institute:
Skillz
Date Attended:
April 2014
Duration:
30 hours