Reshma Naik
Global Health Leader | Connector | Collaborator | Communicator | Knowledge Manager | Trainer
- Role
- Sr Program Director & Sr Director, Knowledge Management, Momentum Knowledge Accelerator at Prb
- Location
- Washington, DC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Reshma Naik
19+ years of experience in global health, including management, policy advocacy, technical analysis, writing, capacity strengthening, partnership building, business development, and implementation research. • 5+ years full time in-country experience in rural parts of sub-Saharan Africa leading management and technical operations for community intervention studies using quantitative and qualitative methodologies. • Experience bridging the worlds of evidence and practice using innovative methods of research uptake, knowledge management, and knowledge translation.• Broad range of topic expertise including HIV/AIDS, family planning, female genital cutting, gender, nutrition, noncommunicable diseases, and social and behavior change.• Extensive work experience in: Cambodia, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Other professional work in: Kenya, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Rwanda, and Tanzania. • Passion for making connections between people, topics, and ideas.• Strong ability to adapt to different environments and work across varied topics and skill sets. • Energized by mentoring and facilitating trainings. • Speaker/presenter at several national and international conferences.• Author of several peer reviewed research and policy communication publications.• Technical Director for several digital and web-based knowledge translation products.
Experience
Sr Program Director & Sr Director, Knowledge Management, Momentum Knowledge Accelerator
Jan 2024 — Present · Washington, DC, US
Advise on institutional and project-level strategy, lead key aspects of business development, and direct the cross-award knowledge management portfolio for USAID\'s flagship global health project, MOMENTUM.
Education
University of Oklahoma
BA, Letters
1996 — 2000
Boston University School of Public Health
DrPH, International Health
2006 — 2013
Tulane University Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
MPH, International Health
2000 — 2001
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