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Laura S. Lorenz, Ph.D., M.Ed. 56 Chase Road
Laura Lorenz is a social science researcher with extensive international experience identifying and communicating research, management improvement, and development project results for global audiences. For seven years she developed continuing education materials for health care managers for Management Sciences for Health and marketed them to audiences worldwide. For clients such as UNICEF, World Food Programme, and the US Agency for International Development, Laura has written numerous articles, success stories, and booklets aimed at encouraging partnerships, project replication, and behavior change among national and international target audiences. As a community and healthcare researcher, Laura has pioneered visual research projects in the US and South Africa that have engaged patients and local residents in communication and behavior change efforts and resulted in greater awareness of community and patient perspectives. An experienced presenter, Laura is effective at eliciting client needs and tailoring training, communication, and marketing efforts to meet those needs. Laura has a Ph.D. in social policy and an M.Ed. in Adult Education (Instructional Design).
Introduction to Grounded Theory: A Social
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Developed public health technical and training materials for national and international audiences of health care managers. Technical areas included cost and revenue analysis, continuous quality improvement, cultural competence, and public-private partnerships in health. Provided technical leadership in community mobilization efforts using images and text to improve health and combat HIV/AIDS and document and disseminate successful interventions.
Edited Africa Updates, a USAID Africa Bureau newsletter on private-sector development activities in Africa.
Based in Washington, DC, investigated the US Government training market for Addison-Wesley publications. Identified US government training programs and interviewed the officers in charge; developed contact list; analyzed markets; and suggested new publications to A-W editors.
As Field Editor in Washington, DC, investigated the US Government training market for Addison-Wesley publications. As Marketing Manager in Reading, MA, wrote marketing reports and developed in-house promotional materials for sales force. As Field Representative based in Pittsburgh, PA, held sales, marketing and editorial responsibilities for Addison-Wesley’s higher education textbooks for a territory of 50 colleges and universities in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Helped identify literature to support a US Department of Defense and Veterans Administration effort to develop consensus guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of mild traumatic brain injury among military personnel serving in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Co-facilitated a 10-week photovoice project with brain injury survivors that culminated in an exhibit of 50 photographs and narratives grouped into 9 categories: The Journey, Lost Dreams, Chaos, Challenges, Strategies, My Advocacy Story, Comfort and Support, Acceptance, and Hope for the Future. The project’s outreach efforts are ongoing.
Teaching assistant in Leadership and Organizational Behavior with Dr. Jon Chilingerian. Graded papers and exams, lectured, developed the course web site, and provided emotional and other support to 91 students in two sections.
Provided guidance in program design, recruitment, and implementation to the facilitators of a photovoice project for young adult mental health consumers in Western, MA for a project sponsored by the MA Department of Mental Health.
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Helped to design and facilitate a photovoice training workshop for researchers and program managers planning to use photovoice as a needs assessment and evaluation tool in programs with mental health consumers, adolescents, families, and communities.
In collaboration with Girls Inc staff, developing a curriculum guide for a program Private Investigators, intended to improve critical thinking skills and increase interest in math and science among girls aged 10 to 14.
Developed an evaluation strategy for Brain Injury Association of Virginia (BIAV), to use the data BIAV has been collecting on brain injury incidence and outreach in Virginia since 1988 to understand program impact.
Wrote case scenarios for four issues of The Manager, a continuing education publication for managers of health programs in developing countries.
Wrote Curriculum Design Basics, the third book in the Girls Incorporated basic programming series, to motivate and assist 148 Girls Inc. affiliates in the US and Canada to bring locally developed curricula up to the national Girls Inc. curriculum standard.
Conceptualized and wrote the curriculum Photovoice: Girls’ Voices, Girls’ Vision, a 19-session instructional guide using photography as a community assessment and dialogue tool intended to improve girls’ critical thinking and communication skills, initiate community dialog on problems and resources, and expand girls’ visions of future educational and career possibilities.
Produced 60 Research Summaries of activities carried out under operations research and technical assistance projects in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Wrote articles for five issues of Alternatives, a regional newsletter for Asia on operations research and technical assistance.
Developed a booklet on World Food Programme’s “Indiamix” project to inform Indian central and state government officials, international donors, manufacturers, and others of the advantages of producing a blended supplementary food in India for the national Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS); edited WFP’s India Country Programme for submission to Rome.
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Edited and wrote a series of 11 case studies and overall analysis of nongovernmental organizations working with community-based organizations throughout India.
Edited the research report Food Security Scenario and Role of Supplementary Food Programs and produced a 15-page summary for policy makers.
Wrote seven feature stories on child agricultural labor, urban slum schools, street children, and urban youth for the Division of Information’s Features Service; took color and black-and-white photographs that visualized the stories.
Wrote article on Health on Wheels, a street children’s health program of Butterflies, an Indian NGO; took accompanying photographs.
Wrote 14 success stories on USAID’s activities in India in the areas of family planning, environment, enterprise, health, economic growth, food for development, and housing. Developed briefing materials for the Regional Housing and Urban Development Office on the need for better urban basic services in India. Produced a brochure on USAID/India’s Office of Environment, Energy, and Enterprise. Produced a brochure introducing the Integrated Family Planning Services Project to government and NGO staff in Uttar Pradesh.
Researched, wrote, and photographed an article on IESC volunteer executive in India working in health, food technology, and the environment.
Produced a brochure on the USAID-funded Plant Genetic Resources Project to inform Indian and US audiences of the project’s advantage to farmers, consumers, scientists, and food security.
Researched, wrote, and photographed an article on “true potato seed” technology in India.
Edited nine volumes of research abstracts in health, population, family planning, urban development, rural development, and women’s studies.
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Wrote 10 articles for the US Information Agency’s Topic magazine (for Africa) on grassroots development, training, non-traditional exports, economic development, Peace Corps volunteers, and health care in West and Central Africa.
Wrote seven articles on UNICEF activities in Guinea with refugees, health centers, urban slums, and women and girls; took accompanying photographs; wrote briefing documents for UNICEF/Guinea fund-raising campaigns in Europe.
Wrote five articles describing USAID mission activities in family planning, micro-credit, health, and appropriate technology for the USAID newsletter Front Lines; took photographs.
Managed production of three semiannual reports on the status of mission-wide activities. Edited existing text, making sure that it met USAID/W’s information needs and concerns.
Managed production of four semiannual reports on the status of mission-wide activities and use of funding. Edited various evaluation, project and research reports on agricultural, disaster relief, and other development activities for USAID/Peru and contracting agencies.
Managed production of a quarterly newsletter on the activities of USAID’s Regional Economic Development Office for West and Central Africa (REDSO/WCA); edited various evaluation and research documents.
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Author. (2006). Girls Inc. Private Investigators. Lowell, MA and New York, NY: Girls Incorporated. Author/editor. (2003, 2002, 2001, 2000). The provider’s guide to quality and culture. Boston: Management Sciences for Health, Electronic Resources Center. (http://erc.msh.org). Author. (2003). Curriculum design basics. New York: Girls Incorporated. Author. (2003). Photovoice: Girls’ vision, girls’ voices: A community activism project for girls aged 12-15. Lowell, MA and New York, NY: Girls Incorporated. Author. (2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997). Case studies. The Manager, vols. 6-12. Boston: Management Sciences for Health. Author. (2003 in draft). Girls use photography to show they are resources for themselves, their families, and their communities. CYD Journal. Editor. (2002). A guide to planning local government health services: The matching grant program in the Philippines. Boston: Management Sciences for Health. Co-editor. (2002). Management strategies for improving health and family planning services: A compendium of The Manager Series, vols. V-IX. Boston: Management Sciences for Health. Author. (2002). Young people use cameras to speak out for change in South Africa. Global HealthLinks, July–August. Photographer. (2002). The Youth Academy photovoice project. Bisho, South Africa: EQUITY Project. Associate Editor. (1999, 1998, 1997). The Manager, vols. 6-8. Boston: Management Sciences for Health. Editor. (1999). CQI experiences in Latin America. Boston: Management Sciences for Health. Editor. (1998). CORE: A tool for cost and revenue analysis: User’s guide. Boston: Management Sciences for Health. Editor. (1997). Operations research summaries: Operations research and technical assistance projects. New York: Population Council. Author. (1997). Indiamix: Development of a low-cost blended food. New Delhi: World Food Programme, March. Author. (1997). Transition to India: New horizons community service relocation handbook. New Delhi: New Horizons. Editor. (1996). Research summaries: Asia Near East operations research and technical assistance project. New Delhi: Population Council. Editor. (1996 ). Food security scenario and role of supplementary feeding programs. New Delhi: CARE. Editor. (1996). Case studies: Community based organizations in India. New Delhi: Urban Institute.
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Curriculum Vitae, L.S. Lorenz, March 2008, Page 7 Author. (1996). In India, girls labourers quit work for school. UNICEF Feature No. 00168.IND. New York: UNICEF Division of Information, April. Author. (1996). School under the tamarind tree. UNICEF Feature. New York: UNICEF Division of Information, April. Writer/Editor. (1995). USAID/India: Office of Environment, Energy, and Enterprise. New Delhi: US Agency for International Development, August. Writer/Editor. (1995, 1994). Alternatives, issues 1–5. Author/Photographer. (1995). IESC health and environmental advisers lay groundwork for future growth. Front Lines, April. Author/Photographer. (1995). Sugarcane power. SPAN, vol. XXVI, no. 1. New Delhi: US Information Service, January. Author/Photographer. (1995). USAID program empowers Indian women to improve family health. USAID Developments, vol. 1, no. 4 (Summer). Author/Photographer. (1995). Counting the tiger’s stripes: In India, USAID undertakes the largest demographic health survey ever. New Delhi: US Agency for International Development, Program Office. Author/Photographer. (1995). USAID food program changes lives in rural India. New Delhi: US Agency for International Development, Program Office. Author/Photographer. (1995). USAID PL–480 Title II food reaches rural Indian mothers and children with#F7EFD6 care and education. New Delhi: US Agency for International Development, Program Office. Author/Photographer. (1995). USAID grant enables manufacture of measles vaccine in India. New Delhi: US Agency for International Development, Program Office. Author/Photographer. (1995). American support to India’s housing finance increases the system’s resources and sustainability. New Delhi: US Agency for International Development, Regional Housing and Urban Development Office. Author/Photographer. (1995). Increasing contraceptive use in northern India. New Delhi: US Agency for International Development, Program Office. Author/Photographer. (1995). Co-generated power in India: How sweet it is. New Delhi: US Agency for International Development, Program Office. Author/Photographer. (1995). Indo–US common agenda for the environment: Environmental cooperation benefits both countries. New Delhi: US Agency for International Development, Program Office. Author/Photographer. (1995). Saving biodiversity treasures: USAID expands India’s capacity to store and exchange plant genetic resources. New Delhi: US Agency for International Development, Program Office. Author/Photographer. (1995). USAID project demonstrates India’s agribusiness potential. New Delhi: US Agency for International Development, Program Office. Author/Photographer. (1995). New dried flower business creates new Indian jobs and exports. New Delhi: US Agency for International Development, Program Office. Author/Photographer. (1995). USAID projects help revolutionize India’s agribusiness sector: Loan funding and technical assistance empower local entrepreneurs. New Delhi: US Agency for International Development, Program Office. Author/Photographer. (1995). True potato seed: Changing the way India grows its food. New Delhi: US Agency for International Development, Program Office.
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Curriculum Vitae, L.S. Lorenz, March 2008, Page 8 Author/Photographer. (1995). USAID support for India’s economic reforms gets message to the grassroots. New Delhi: US Agency for International Development, Program Office. Author/Photographer. (1995). IESC in India: Moving with the times. New London, CT: International Executive Service Corps. Author/Photographer. (1994). New spud technology may double India’s yield. Front Lines. Washington, DC: US Agency for International Development, December. Photographer. (1994). My name is today. Children in the News, vol. II, no. 1. New Delhi: Butterflies, Summer. Author/Photographer. (1994). The potato revolution. SPAN, vol. XXV, no. 6 (June). Author/Photographer. (1994). Blossoming into “butterflies” in India. UNICEF Feature No. 00103.IND. New York: UNICEF Division of Information, June. Author/Photographer. (1994). The plant genetics resources project, 1988–1997. New Delhi: Winrock International. Author. (1993). Appropriate technology in Senegal. Topic, no. 204. Author. (1993). Ghana’s future in exports. Topic, no. 204. Author/Photographer. (1993). Prevention is still the best medicine: Condom social marketing campaign changes attitudes and actions in Guinea. Front Lines, September. Author/Photographer. (1993). Guinea project sparks entrepreneurial spirit and pride. Front Lines. Washington, DC: US Agency for International Development, May. Author. (1993). Gambian memories. Topic, no. 203. Author. (1993). In Senegal: Education for life. Topic, no. 202. Author/Photographer. (1992). In Senegal, grassroots efforts illustrate development in action. Front Lines, November. Author/Photographer. (1992). Senegal sponsors governance seminar. Front Lines, July. Author. (1992). Guinea’s changing business climate. Topic, no. 201. Author. (1992). Private sector growth in Guinea Bissau. Topic, no. 201. Author/Photographer. (1992). Guinean health center reaches out. Conakry, Guinea: UNICEF. Author/Photographer. (1992). Lack of wells, latrines plagues refugee relief efforts in Guinea. Conakry, Guinea: UNICEF. Author. (1991). Fatumata: A Guinean girl. Conakry, Guinea: UNICEF. Writer/Editor. (1991, 1990). Africa Updates, issues 1–5. Author. (1991). North Shaba rural development project. Topic. Author. (1990). Agency encourages investment in Africa. Front Lines, August. Author. (1990). A strategy for diversification: Vanilla from Uganda. Topic, no. 196.
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Crossing the Quality and Health Care Chasm for Rehabilitation from Brain Injury: Applying Fair Process to Policy Development. Poster. 135th Annual Meeting and Exposition, American Public Health Association, Washington, DC, November 3-7, 2007. X-posing Lived Experience with Brain Injury: A Photovoice Project with Long-term Survivors. Poster. 135th Annual Meeting and Exposition, American Public Health Association, Washington, DC, November 3-7, 2007. Using fair process to cross the quality and health care chasm: Eliciting the perspective of brain injury survivors. Paper presentation, The Society for the Study of Social Problems, 57th Annual Meeting, New York, NY, August 10-12, 2007. Making visible the invisible: Using photovoice to elicit the perspective of brain injury survivors. Poster presentation, Fifth Biennial Conference of the International Society of Critical Health Psychology, Beverly, MA, July 18-21, 2007 Using narrative analysis methods to gain insight into living with brain injury. Oral paper, Fifth Biennial Conference of the International Society of Critical Health Psychology, Beverly, MA, July 18-21, 2007 Making visible the invisible: Using action research to understand living with brain injury. Oral and poster presentation, Annual Research Meeting 2007, Academy Health, Orlando, FL, June 3-5, 2007. Living with traumatic brain injury: A narrative analysis of a survivor’s photographs and interview. Poster Presentation, Annual Research Meeting 2007, Academy Health, Orlando, FL, June 3-5, 2007. Using fair process to cross the quality and healthcare chasm: Eliciting the perspective of traumatic brain injury survivors. 13th Annual NRSA Trainees Research Conference, US Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Orlando, FL June 2, 2007. Making visible the invisible: Using photography and narrative to understand living with brain injury. Oral presentation, Rehabilitation Hospital of The Pacific, Honolulu, HI, May 18, 2007. Making visible the invisible: Using participatory action research to understand living with brain injury. Works in Progress, 13th Annual Midwest Qualitative Research Conference, University of St. Thomas, School of Education, Minneapolis, MN, April 20-21, 2007. X-Posing lived experience with brain injury: A photovoice project with long-term survivors, Community Integration of Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury State of the Science 2007, Pentagon City, VA, April 12-13, 2007 . Making visible the invisible: Using photovoice to understand living with brain injury. Poster Presentation, 26th Annual Conference, Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts, Marlborough, MA, March 22, 2007. Living with traumatic brain injury: Narrative analysis of a survivor’s photographs and interview. Poster Presentation, 26th Annual Conference, Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts, Marlborough, MA, March 22, 2007.Living with traumatic brain injury: A narrative analysis of a survivor’s photographs and interview, the State-of-the-Science Symposium on Post-Acute Rehabilitation: Setting a Research Agenda and Developing an Evidence Base for Practice and Public Policy, Arlington, VA, February 12-13, 2007. Living with traumatic brain injury: Narrative analysis of a survivor’s perspective, Colloquium on Qualitative Research in Health, Boston, MA, December 13, 2006 Living with traumatic brain injury: A narrative analysis of a survivor's photographs and interview, American Public Health Association, 134th Annual Meeting and Exposition, Poster Presentation, Boston, MA, November 6, 2006 Living without connections: Using narrative analysis of photographs and interview text to understand living with traumatic brain injury and facilitators and barriers to recovery from the patient’s perspective, European Sociological Association, Mid-term Conference, Cardiff, Wales, September 4, 2006 Leadership development: Using photography to develop activism and critical thinking skills in youth. Panel Presentation, International Visual Literacy Association Annual Conference, Newport, RI, October 2003 Giving youth a voice in health: Photovoice in a South African township. Panel Presentation, American Public Health, 130th Annual Meeting and Exposition, Philadelphia, PA, Nov 2002 Girls Inc. Photovoice. Panel Presentation, Family Re-union 11, Nashville, TN, October 2002 Involving South African youth in community health. Poster Presentation, Global Health Council Annual Conference, Washington, DC, May 2002
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Doctoral Training Fellowship in Health Services Research and Policy Analysis, 2007-2008 Provost’s Dissertation Research Award, Brandeis University, May 2007Dissertation Grant, Heller Alumni Fund, The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, 2006-2007 Spencer Educational Research Foundation mini-grant, Brandeis University, 2005-2006 Anne Ralen Brown Fellowship, The Heller School, Brandeis University, 2004-2006 Family Strengthening Grant, Annie E. Casey Foundation, for Photovoice: Girls’ Vision; Girls’ Voices, 2002-2003 Career Development Grant, Association of American University Women, 2000–2001
Graduate
Student Assembly, UMASS Boston, April 2000
AcademyHealth American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine American Public Health Association Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts Forum for Qualitative Research in Health at Boston University International Society for Critical Health Psychology International Visual Sociology Association Society for the Study of Social Problems
French: 2+ reading and speaking
Abidjan, Ivory Coast: 1981–1983
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