Eileen Y.
Senior nonprofit leader | Health and science communicator | Sociobehavioral and public health scientist | Global health scholar-practitioner | Partnership cultivator | Growth-oriented mentor
- Role
- Managing Director, Science and Society Research at Pew Research Center
- Location
- Washington, DC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Eileen Y.
Senior manager with more than two decades of experience executing and communicating health and science research that informs debate and shapes products, programs, and policies to improve well-being in more than 20 countries. Former magazine writer/editor who is an excellent oral and written communicator, skilled at translating research into accessible, compelling language and content for experts and general public audiences, as well as traditional and new media. Disciplined, team-oriented colleague who cultivates and manages complex, cross-functional, cross-cultural collaborations across corporate, governmental, academic, and non-profit sectors. Values-driven do-gooder who combines strategic leadership with the intellectual integrity of a scholar, and the passion of an advocate. Demonstrated thought leadership in gender, HIV, race and ethnicity, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and youth, with >35 peer-reviewed publications in academic journals.
Experience
Managing Director, Science and Society Research
Feb 2024 — Present · Washington, DC, US
Provide overarching strategic and operational leadership over a research portfolio on public views on and experiences with science and health innovations and developments affecting society• Oversee execution of surveys and other research on science topics at the forefront of public discussion, including AI, health, trust in science, climate change, and representation in STEM• Provide editorial oversight over digital and written research products crafted with journalistic sensibilities, timely and accessible to the general public and media• Collaborate across communications, finance, fundraising, and executive functions to identify and cultivate partnerships with donors and key constituencies• Act as spokesperson and representative to external audiences, including on-the-record media interviews and public appearances with expert stakeholders
Education
Yale University
BA, Anthropology
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
Master of Public Health - MPH, Maternal and Child Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Certificate, Health Communication
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
PhD, Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Yale University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Anthropology
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
MPH, Maternal and Child Health
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