What is evaluation? What do careers in evaluation look like? What kind of impact can I make in evaluation? How do I get started?
This career panel invites you to think about evaluation as a career and the (many) paths to moving into the field.
This event is open to all students and others interested in becoming evaluators. You do not need to be affiliated with Emory to attend.
At the conclusion of the panel, we’ll have time for networking with panel members and other attendees.
Panelists
Dr. Supriya Kegley: Supriya is a Lead Evaluation Specialist with the Center for Program Evaluation and Quality Improvement (PEQI). Dr. Kegley has extensive experience evaluating public health initiatives at the local, state, and national level. She is passionate about fostering stakeholder relationships by implementing an informed decision-making mindset to the evaluation process and views data as a powerful tool to improve public health outcomes. She has also served as a peer reviewer for leading public health journals and as an abstract reviewer for the American Public Health Association. She also has specialized expertise in initiatives that advance health equity and utilize a Community Based Participatory Approach to guide evaluation efforts, mixed methods design, instrument development, and implementing a theory driven approach to addressing substance abuse in college aged populations. Dr. Kegley has a doctorate in Health Education and Health Promotion from The University of Alabama and a Master of Public Health from The University of Alabama at Birmingham Ryals School of Public Health. Dr. Kegley lives in Atlanta with her family and enjoys exploring the Atlanta fine dining scene with her husband, interior design, global health work, and traveling.
Brittnee Hawkins: Brittnee currently serves in the Global Health Unit in the Office of the Director (OD) within the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) where she leads the global monitoring and evaluation efforts. Prior to NCIRD, she conducted training evaluations in the Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS) in the Center for Epidemiology, Surveillance, and Laboratory Services (CSLES). Brittnee got her start at the CDC as an PPEO Evaluation Fellow, where she worked in the Global Health Center, providing technical assistance for monitoring and evaluation in 4 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. She completed her Master of Public Health at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor and received her Bachelors in Africa and African American Studies from the University of Texas in Austin.
Cherrelle Dorleans: Cherrelle is a Public Health Research and Evaluation Specialist with ICF. She contributes to evaluation and research efforts, as well as provides training and technical assistance in the areas of adolescent school health, sexual health, and HIV/AIDS capacity building. Currently, she is a doctoral student pursuing a health science degree with a concentration in global health at the Nova Southeastern University. Cherrelle has a profound interest in global health monitoring and evaluation. Prior to this position, Cherrelle served as a HIV Linkage to Care Specialist with the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County within the STD/HIV Prevention and Control Program. Cherrelle earned her Master of Public Health degree with a concentration in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention from Florida International University and her undergraduate degrees in Cultural Anthropology and Sociology from the University at Buffalo. In her spare time, Cherrelle enjoys traveling, attending events, engaging in her Caribbean culture, mentoring, and all things related to self care and professional development.
