Institute of Research on Climate Change and Hazards in the Americas Panama City, Panama June 2010 Participant, Certificate Program - Funded by the US National Science Foundation’s Pan American Advanced Studies Institute Program (NSF PASI)
- Author interdisciplinary White Paper on geospatial techniques to assess community vulnerability
Pure Home Water Tamale, Ghana 2009-2010 Researcher - Surveyed 100 urban street vendors using four translators resulting in a book, a conference paper and a photo exhibit.
Africa Change International Accra, Ghana 2008-present Board Member and United States Representative - Manage US donations through Paypal.
- Visited headquarters in July 2009 to speak at launch of computer lab for impoverished children.
Tahoe Baikal Institute Summer Environmental Exchange (SEE) Lake Tahoe, CA/Serviobaikalsk, Siberia 2003-present - Selection Committee, volunteer Judge SEE applicants based on essays, test scores and interviews.
- Alumni Committee, volunteer and fundraiser Conducted evaluation of SEE program using self-designed surveys of participants over a 13 year period and analyzed data with SPSS.
- Summer Environmental Exchange (SEE), participant 10-week sub-alpine watershed program, 5 weeks at Lake Tahoe, USA and 5 weeks at Lake Baikal, Siberia in June-July 2003. Authored Bijou Park Creek Stream Environment Zone Evaluation for policy maker audience, an assessment of impacts of the built environment on soil and water. Recommendations presented to local officials orally and in writing, several have since been implemented, such as road narrowing. Created dual language signage for eco-tourism along the Great Baikal Trail.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mobile Experience Lab Cambridge, MA Sept-Dec 2008 Research Assistant - Researched mechanisms of influencing sustainable behavior through technology, designed qualitative research model, obtained permissions from institutional review board, traveled to site conduct interviews, analyzed data.
- Wrote and managed website content, including 14 blog posts.
- Published a journal article on the intrinsic motivation and external feedback of an energy monitoring technology.
DePaul University, Department of Sociology Chicago, IL 2005-2008 Adjunct Faculty, Lecturer - Instructed 6 sociology courses for all levels of undergraduates and life-long learners of 30-45 students each.
- Designed original syllabi, prepared lecture and evaluation rubric. Introduced two new courses into the curriculum.
- Courses taught: Introduction to Sociology, Social Problems, Gender and Society, Global Cities, Green Chicago, Environmental Sociology.
- Educator Delegate at 4th Meeting of the World Youth Congress, featured in ReGeneration Newsletter edition 2 “1400km Bike Ride to WYC Highlights Climate Change”, August 12, 2008, Quebec City, Quebec
- Faculty Delegate to United Nations 60th Annual NGO/DPI Conference on Climate Change: How it Impacts Us All, New York, NY, September 2007
Center for Neighborhood Technology Chicago, IL 2006-2007 I-GO Car Sharing Marketing Associate - Created and managed marketing promotions and partnered with local businesses to cross-promote.
- Organized press and member events. Wrote press releases, blog postings and articles on transportation news for newsletter. Supervised interns and managed volunteers. Overhauled website. Managed social networking sites. Spoke at public events.
- Created affiliate rewards program.
- Tripled business membership base.
Center for Neighborhood Technology Chicago, IL 2005-2006 Chicagoland Transportation and Air Quality Commission Policy Analyst - Researched transportation policy and the environmental effects of transportation on water quality.
- Organized Emerging Issues in Transportation with keynote speaker Illinois Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn and Spring Legislative Forum: Transportation Legislative Priorities for 2005 with keynote speaker Illinois House Representative Julie Hamos.
- Coordinated and analyzed focus groups to test markets for transportation planning charrette, Transopoly.
- Supervised intern for field work including land use surveys and photo documentation of nine suburban transit areas for publication “Paved Over: Surface Parking Lots or Opportunities for Tax-Generating, Sustainable Development?”
California Conservation Corps Lake Tahoe, CA 2002-2003 Americorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) - Responsible for independent living skills programming for 50 at-risk youth 18-24 years old.
- Organized community service activities, drove State vehicles, managed computer lab, recruited volunteers.
- Created Transitional Living Skills curriculum.
Tulane Law School New Orleans, LA 2010 Visiting Scholar Course audited: Disaster Response and Recovery: Legal and Social Implications Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 2010 Masters of Science, Department of Urban Studies and Planning Specialization in Environmental Policy and Planning Thesis title: Rights-Based Evaluation of Government Responses to a Given ‘Natural’ Disaster: Katrina as Case Study Coursework: Participation and Consensus Building for Sustainable Development, Water and Sanitation Infrastructure for Developing Countries, Ecology, Water and Human Well-Being (Harvard School of Public Health), Community Action for Social and Economic Rights (Harvard Law), Human Rights and Justice, Research Design DePaul University Chicago, IL 2004 Master of Arts in Sociology Thesis title: Applied Monitoring and Evaluation of a Leadership Development Program in Global Civil Society Coursework: Sociological Perspectives, Social Inequality, International Dimensions in Public Service, Data Analysis Bachelor of Arts in Sociology Chicago, IL 2000 Honors Program, Minor: Marketing Alpha Kappa Delta (Sociology Honor Society) Coursework: International Law, Global Connections, Globalization, Seminar in Public Service, Study Abroad in Social Justice (Mexico), Study Abroad in Social Geography (Amsterdam) PUBLICATIONS, GRANTS AND PRESENTATIONS Water Walkers: On Being Young, Female and Selling Water on the Streets of Ghana paper presentation at Contesting the Streets: Vending, Open-Air markets, and Public Space, University of California, Los Angeles, May 14-15 2010 “Water Walkers: portraits of Ghana’s street vendors,” photo and audio exhibit of research at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Rotch Library, April 1-30, 2010 Water Walkers: portraits of Ghana’s street vendors, self-published book Copyright 2010 Emerson Travel Grant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA December 2009 Travel Grant, New Orleans, LA Council of Arts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA October 2009 Director’s Grant Recipient Center for International Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA June 2009 Program for Human Rights and Justice Travel Grant, Ghana Haeffner, M. and Casalegno, F. (2009) “How does a visual monitoring system foster sustainable behavior?” International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning. Vol 6 No. 10. “Using Ethnography to Enhance Quantitative Research: A Case Study in Global Civil Society” poster presentation at 7th Annual Chicago Ethnography Conference, Chicago, IL February 26, 2005 LANGUAGES AND SKILLS - Native English, conversational Spanish, familiarity with Russian and German.
- Proficient in HTML, Blackboard, Oracle, Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access, familiarity with Dreamweaver, ArcGIS 3.1.9
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