Aakanksha Sinha
- Role
- Senior Director of Research Services at Casey Family Programs
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Aakanksha Sinha
Community based researcher, social worker and owner of a social impact business. My focus…
Experience
Senior Director of Research Services
Jul 2021 — Present
Develop, lead and monitor a team of Research Services staff as they conduct literature reviews, plan research, collect and analyze data, edit documents, write articles, book chapters, and reports for publication- Coach and mentor team members by fostering collaborative arrangements among team members, other Casey work units and with academic or other professional organizations - Responsible for expanding the Research Utilization work by working with external partners active in this area (e.g, WT Grant), exploring research utilization opportunities and remaining up-to-date on any developments in the field- Design and write documents, articles, chapters and reports which summarize the findings of assessment measure analyses and other evaluation research- Co-author articles for conferences and professional journals- Supervise external consultants/contractors regarding study design, analysis, summarization and dissemination.
Education
Modern School
High School, English, Psychology, Mathematics, History & Economics
1993 — 2005
University of Virginia Darden School of Business
Certificate , Design Thinking for Greater Good: Innovation in the Social Sector
2017 — 2017
Instituto Hispania
Certificate, Spanish
2010 — 2010
Boston College
MSW, Global Macro Social Work
2010 — 2012
Boston College
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Social Work
2012 — 2016
St. Stephens College, Delhi University
B.A, History; World History, Political Science
2005 — 2008
Skills
- Report Writing
- Social Services
- Training
- Program Management
- Ngos
- Editing
- Community Outreach
- Program Evaluation
- Public Relations
- Qualitative Research
- Research
- Microsoft Office
- Community Development
- International Development
- Nonprofits
- Data Analysis
- Capacity Building
- Strategic Planning
- Spss
- Policy
- Stata
- Community Mapping
- Program Development
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