“Amy has helped to catalyze significant organizational change at Global Health Corps over the past 2 years as a trusted and competent evaluation and strategy consultant. She has guided the organization through a process of data-driven learning that began with the development and completion of the GHC's first-ever impact evaluation and continued through her subsequent role as a strategic planning facilitator and evaluation consultant. Amy's professional experience, academic credentials and passion for global health lend an unequaled perspective to the strategic planning and problem-solving processes at GHC. Her de facto mentorship of individual team members has helped to institutionalize and sustain positive changes at GHC, leaving the organization stronger and more resilient as a result of her efforts.”
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I recently received my MBA from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management! It was an amazing 2 years filled with new friends…
I recently received my MBA from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management! It was an amazing 2 years filled with new friends…
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Cardinal excellence on display at the Olympics…again. 🤓 Can’t wait to tally up the “if Stanford were a country” medal count… #gostanford…
Cardinal excellence on display at the Olympics…again. 🤓 Can’t wait to tally up the “if Stanford were a country” medal count… #gostanford…
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How much CO2 has nuclear prevented since 1971? 🌍⚛️ Nuclear energy has had a tremendous impact on reducing CO2 emissions since 1971. As a vital…
How much CO2 has nuclear prevented since 1971? 🌍⚛️ Nuclear energy has had a tremendous impact on reducing CO2 emissions since 1971. As a vital…
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Volunteer Experience
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Board Member
Association for Growth and Education (AGE)
- Present 4 years 2 months
Education
Founding Board Member of AGE (https://agegives.org) an organization that provides grants to support organizations that offer personal growth and educational programming, particularly those organizations that offer curriculum intended to inspire people in midlife to prepare themselves for a new personal era, especially during a time of great change in society. AGE supports: the Modern Elder Academy, Esalen, encore.org, and the Stanford Center on Longevity.
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Adjunct Professor
University of Global Health Equity
- Present 7 years
Health
A lecturer at the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE), a new kind of university focused on training the next generation of global leaders in health care delivery, teaching and mentoring students on issues of management and leadership in the context of global health.
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Member Of The Board Of Advisors
WeRobotics
- 2 years
Science and Technology
WeRobotics’ mission is to sustainably localize appropriate robotics solutions in low-income countries to accelerate the positive impact of aid, health, development and environmental efforts.
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Board Treasurer
Alterna
- 7 years
Economic Empowerment
The Alterna Foundation establishes community innovation hubs to play the role of a local intermediary, to bridge the gap between local entrepreneurs and the resources that can accelerate their impact.
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Member Of The Board Of Advisors
Embrace
- 2 years
Health
Embrace's mission is to advance maternal and child health by delivering innovative solutions to the world’s most vulnerable populations by catalyzing the creation of new products with strong potential to improve health outcomes in developing countries, and then working to get those products directly to the people who need them most.
Publications
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Supporting Better Evidence Generation and Use within Social Innovation in Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Qualitative Study.
PLOS ONE
While several papers have highlighted a lack of evidence to scale social innovations in health, fewer have explored decision-maker understandings of the relative merit of different types of evidence, how such data are interpreted and applied, and what practical support is required to improve evidence generation. The objectives of this paper are to understand (1) beliefs and attitudes towards the value of and types of evidence in scaling social innovations for health, (2) approaches to evidence…
While several papers have highlighted a lack of evidence to scale social innovations in health, fewer have explored decision-maker understandings of the relative merit of different types of evidence, how such data are interpreted and applied, and what practical support is required to improve evidence generation. The objectives of this paper are to understand (1) beliefs and attitudes towards the value of and types of evidence in scaling social innovations for health, (2) approaches to evidence generation and evaluation used in systems and policy change, and (3) how better evidence-generation can be undertaken and supported within social innovation in health.
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Beyond Rebuilding Infrastructure: Rethinking Global Health Development
Skoll Foundation
The practical aspects of shoring up health systems – building infrastructure, training healthcare workers, strengthening supply chains, and implementing information systems for surveillance – are critical. However, addressing these alone is insufficient. In order for public health systems to operate effectively and be prepared to respond to unexpected emergencies, they must have the resources, capacity, and authority to do so.
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Meeting the Challenges of Global Health
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Efforts to bring promising health care care to resource-constrained regions of the world often falter—or even fail—because entrepreneurs underestimate the array of obstacles that loom in their path. But aspiring health innovators can benefit from lessons that others have learned the hard way.
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My 9 year old after the debate: “Mama, why don’t the candidates just wear lie detectors?” Not a bad idea.
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