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SAMANTHA WINTER Curriculum Vitae SAMANTHA WINTER Curriculum Vitae Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey Email: [email protected] School of Social Work Phone: +254-719-425-959 390 George Street PO Box 774197 New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Steamboat Springs, CO 80477 EDUCATION 2017 Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work Masters of Social Work Graduate certificate in African Studies Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 2012 Masters of Science in Environmental Engineering and Science Stanford University, Stanford, CA 2008 Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering Colorado State University (CSU), Fort Collins, CO 2004 Permaculture Design Certificate Punta Mona Center for Sustainable Development, Costa Rica RESEARCH INTERESTS Women’s access to space and services; water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in developing countries; WASH behavior; access and distribution of services in informal settlements, slums, violence against women, East African cities; social cohesion and organization in informal settlements, women’s empowerment HONORS AND AWARDS 2017 Dean’s Research Award – Rutgers University 2016-2017 Louis Bevier Dissertation Fellowship 2015-2016 Boren Fellowship 2015-2016 PEO Scholar Award (grant) 2014 Center for African Studies Graduate Enhancement Award (grant) 2014 Graduate School of New Brunswick Pre-dissertation Study Award (grant) 2012-2015 Graduate Assistantship 2011-2012 Global Women’s Water Initiative Fellowship 2007-2008 Upper Yampa Water Conservancy Scholarship 2006-2008 Harold Short Academic Scholarship 2007 Tau Beta Engineering Honor Society 2007-2008 Mortar Board Senior Honor Society 2003 Golden Key International Honors Society Member Socialwork.rutgers.edu Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey PUBLICATIONS Winter, S.C., Dreibelbis, R., Barchi, F. (Under Review) Context Matters: A Multi-Country Analysis of Individual- and Neighborhood-Level Factors Associated with Women’s Sanitation in Sub-Saharan Africa, Tropical Medicine & International Health Winter, S. & Dzombo. M. (Under Review) Women’s fear of victimization (FOV) and their use of open defecation, plastic bags, or buckets in slums in Nairobi, International Association People-Environment Studies Conference Proceedings, 2017, September 29, Dar es Salaam, TZ Barchi, F., Winter, S.C., Dougherty, D., & Ramaphane, P. (In press) Intimate partner violence against women in northwestern Botswana: The Maun Women's Study, Violence Against Wmn. Dougherty, D., Winter, S.C., Haig, A., Ramaphane, P., & Barchi, F. (Submitted) Intimate partner violence and women's health-seeking behaviors in northwestern Botswana, Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved Barchi, F., Winter, S., Dougherty, D., Ramaphane, P.& Solomon, P. (Revise and Resubmit) Intimate partner violence and its association with major depressive disorders among women in northwestern Botswana: The Maun Women's Study, Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Winter, S.C. & Barchi, F. (2015) Access to sanitation and violence against women: Evidence from Demographic Health Survey (DHS) data in Kenya, International Journal of Environmental Health Research; 1-15. McMahon, S., Winter, S.C., Palmer, J., Peterson, A., Postmus, J. (2015) A randomized controlled trial of a multi-dose bystander intervention program using peer education theater, Health, Education & Behavior, 30(4), 554-568. McMahon, S., Peterson, A., Winter, S.C., Palmer, J., Postmus, J., Koenick, R.A. (2015) Predicting bystander behavior to prevent sexual assault on college campuses: The role of self-efficacy and intent, American Journal of Community Psychology, 56(1-2), 46-56. Barchi, F., & Winter, S. (2015). The undergraduate as global citizen: A survey of student attitudes and engagement on global issues. Annals of Global Health, 81(1), 15-16. Postmus, J. L., Hoge, G. L., Davis, R., Johnson, L., Koechlein, E., & Winter, S.C. (2014). Examining gender based violence and abuse among Liberian school students in four counties: An exploratory study. Child abuse & neglect. PRESENTATIONS Winter, S. and Dzombo, M. (2017, September 29) Women’s fear of victimization (FOV) and their use of open defecation, plastic bags, or buckets in slums in Nairobi, Paper & Presentation at International Association of People-Environment Studies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Winter, S. and Dreibelbis, R. (2015, October 28) Associations Between Access to Sanitation and Violence Against Women (VAW): A Multi-Country Study, Poster Presented at the 2015 Water and Health conference, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Winter, S. and Johnson, L. (2014, October 24) Examining Factors Contributing to High Female Drop Out Rates in the Engineering and Agriculture Degree Programs at the University of Liberia and Cuttington University, Poster Presented at Council on Social Work Education Conference, Tampa, FL. Palmer, J. & Winter, S. (2014, October 17) The differential impacts of a bystander intervention program for students of color, Paper Presented at American Evaluation Conference, Denver, CO. Winter, S., Palmer, J., McMahon, S. (2013, October 18) Understanding Characteristics of Participants in a Randomized Control Trial of Sexual Violence Prevention, Paper Presented at American Evaluation Conference, Washington, DC Socialwork.rutgers.edu Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey TEACHING AND SERVICE Spring 2016 Co-instructor for Research Methods for graduate students and guest lecturer in community development, University of Nairobi, Kenya 2015-2016 Volunteer advocate and counselor for at-risk women and commercial sex workers at Life Bloom Services International (LBSI), Kenya 2015-2016 Volunteer trainer and grant writer for LBSI, Kenya Spring 2014 Co-taught Global Health Research course for female undergraduate students, Rutgers University 2012-2013 Volunteer with Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance, NJ 2012-2013 Guest lectures on Women and Human Rights, Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries, Women’s Global Health and Access to Resources, Quantitative Research Methods, Uneven Dev., Rutgers University Spring 2012 Tutor with Tutor Corps and Omega Teaching, Bay area, California 2009-2010 Volunteer and co-facilitator for creative arts therapy workshops with Art from Ashes, CO 2008-2010 Mentor with Minds Matter, CO 2006-2007 Mathematics Tutor through the College of Natural Sciences CSU, CO GRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Sep 2015-Jul 2017 Factors Associated with Women’s Access to and Utilization of sanitation in Informal Settlements In Nairobi, Kenya Rutgers Univ., U.S.; Univ. of Nairobi, Kenya Advised by: Dr. Francis Barchi, School of Planning and Public Policy; Dr. Robinson Ocharo, Department of Sociology/Social Work Description: Designed, proposed and managed 18-month, multi-phase, mixed-methods study exploring women’s access to water/ sanitation, the factors that influence that access, the role that gender-based violence plays in that access, the role proximal social context (e.g. social disorganization) plays in that access, and women’s solutions to these issues in slums in Nairobi. Wrote proposals and obtained funding for the project. Collected and analyzed data from 55 qualitative case studies and 550 quantitative surveys. Trained and managed a team of 4 research assistants and a field staff of 15. Initiated and currently carrying out trainings and M&E for 11 women’s empowerment groups in an informal settlement in Nairobi. Aug 2014-Aug 2015 Women's Health in Relation to Experiences of Violence in Botswana Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ Advised by: Dr. Francis Barchi, School of Planning and Public Policy Description: Analysis, interpretation, and presentation of results from survey data (see publications) focused on women’s health in relation to violence against women in Botswana Aug 2014-Aug 2015 Women's Experiences of Non-domestic Violence in Relation to Lack of Access to Adequate Sanitation in Kenya Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ Advised by: Dr. Francis Barchi, School of Planning and Public Policy Socialwork.rutgers.edu Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Analysis, interpretation, and presentation of results (see publications) focused on the quantitative relationship between women’s access to sanitation and their experiences of recent non-partner violence in Kenya. Project utilized recent Demographic Health Survey data Jul 2012-Jul 2015 Multilevel Bystander Intervention Study Center on Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC), Rutgers University, NJ Advised by: Dr. Sarah McMahon, School of Social Work Description: Collection, organization, analysis, and presentation of results from qualitative data focused on multilevel factors that influence or deter bystander intervention Evaluation of Randomized Control Trial of Bystander Intervention Program for Preventing Sexual Assault on College Campuses Center on Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC), Rutgers University, NJ Advised by: Dr. Sarah McMahon, School of Social Work Description: Analysis, interpretation, and presentation of results from a longitudinal evaluation (see publications) of a bystander intervention program on college campuses Jan 2013-Jan 2015 A cross-national comparison of female student activism around principles of the ICPD Programme of Action Rutgers-University of Botswana Interdisciplinary Working Group, New Brunswick, NJ Advised by: Dr. Francis Barchi, School of Planning and Public Policy Description: Co-developed grant/project design and proposal; co-taught course for female students; designed and conducted focus groups, trained and led team of female students to conduct surveys,
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