Christopher Westgard

Implementation Scientist - Public Health Program Designer and Evaluator

Role: Director at Elementos Comunitários
Location: Atlanta, GA, US
LinkedIn followers: 500 followers

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About Christopher Westgard

I work to improve global health programs by engineering more effective intervention design, implementation, adaptation, monitoring, and scalability. I am dedicated to improving child health, nutrition, and development in low-resource settings. I am continuously learning how to apply my skills in implementation science, mHealth, program evaluation, quality improvement, systems thinking, human-centered design, and other tools included in my tool belt. My passion is to improve systems so they support children to develop their full potential.

Experience

Director
Elementos Comunitários
Nov 2017 — Present
Maintain the vision and direction of the non-profit research institution. Conduct research and capacity building to improve the impact of public programs on child health and community development-Train global health researchers through international fellowship programs-Principal investigator of large scale global health research grants-Manage research budgets, staff performance, and policy advocacy.

Education

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Post-Doc, Public Health
East Carolina University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology
2004 — 2008
East Carolina University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy
2004 — 2008
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Public Health
2019
Evans School of Public Policy & Governance, University of Washington
Master of Public Policy, International Public Health/International Health, Development Economics and International Developmen
2012 — 2014
East Carolina University
MA in International Studies, Politcal Science
2008 — 2010

Skills

Grants
Capacity Building
Non-Profit Administration
International Relations
Intercultural Communication
Ngos
Program Evaluation
Research
Community Organizing
Political Science
Fundraising
Community Engagement
Program Development
Nonprofits
Human Rights
Politics
Proposal Writing
Volunteer Management
Community Outreach
Community Development
Behavioral Health
Spss
Workshop Facilitation
Public Policy
Conflict Resolution
Qualitative Research
Economic Development
Grant Writing
Policy Analysis
Policy
Social Entrepreneurship
International Development

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Current company

REACH! Asian & Asian Diaspora Retention & Recruitment Center

20 employees · Founded 1994 · Berkeley, California, United States

REACH! is the Asian/Pacific Islander Recruitment and Retention Center at the University of California, Berkeley. In 1994, REACH! began with a handful of committed folks, as a program under the Asian Student Union (ASU) at UC Berkeley to target “Asian Pacific American, high school students, especially those who are underrepresented, low-income, and non-college tracked”. Its goals were two-fold: 1) promoting higher education as an attainable goal and 2) empowering students through “building ethnic pride and programs that foster community activism and support APA youth culture”. As REACH! grew organizationally, the vision and purpose of REACH! grew with it. While the mission remained, “the service and empowerment of recent immigrant and urban Asian Pacific Americans living in at-risk life situations,” we added on that “Our goal is to promote higher education as a means to empower ourselves and improve the economic and social conditions facing our communities.” We saw that REACH! had a unique role on campus and in the API community at large, because REACH! was not just going to increase the numbers of underrepresented Asians at Berkeley but REACH! would be a training ground for future educators, activists, and leaders who would address society’s injustices through their life’s work. Thus, we created programs to raise political awareness, build coalitions, develop youth leaders, and build leadership in ourselves. Each year, programs have been refined and recreated by (insanely) dedicated and intelligent coordinators, who look for a better way to do things. However, our single most important legacy is the steady stream of community leaders we have and will produce. REACH! Mission Statement: "Committed to the service, empowerment, and mobilization of immigrant, refugee, and underserved Asian/Pacific Islanders by promoting higher education to empower ourselves and challenge the economic and social inequalities facing our communities" Educate, Empower, Change.

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About Christopher Westgard

Experience

Director

Education

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

East Carolina University

East Carolina University

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Evans School of Public Policy & Governance, University of Washington

East Carolina University

Skills

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