Paul Clayton Perrin International Development Professional and Researcher 611 Goucher Ave, Lutherville, MD, 21093 pcperrinjan@gmail.com (801) 358 2761 http://www.mendeley.com/profiles/paul-perrin/ Personal Summary International Health, Humanitarian, and Development research and practice professional with 9 years of work experience in academic, government, and non-governmental settings. Extensive experience in adult education and technical writing, including briefings for senior government officials, peer-reviewed publications, and technical reports. Co-author on numerous proposals that have secured in total nearly $70 million in external funding from the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Global Health Bureau, the Hilton Foundation, the GHR Foundation, the Sackler Institute, and the Johnson and Johnson Foundation. Work Experience Catholic Relief Services Director of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning 2013-Present Management of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) unit, including a team of full-time staff and numerous consultants, including researchers and university partners; oversight of annual budget of $500-750 thousand dollars. Member of numerous CRS strategic planning committees, including the Overseas Operations Senior Management Team, Information and Communications Technology for Development (ICT4D) Advisory Group, the Data Stewardship Group, and the Program Impact and Quality Assurance Leadership Team Chair of the AIDSRelief Project Data Governance Board, a multi-agency 10-country AIDS care and treatment project Co-author on a number of winning proposals and provide technical input to a large number of additional winning grant applications and proposals Participate in planning for and facilitating numerous annual global events involving CRS and non-CRS staff Provide strategic leadership and management of MEAL at the global level Direct planning for and implementation of agency MEAL strategy, including the development and launch of policies and procedures and a supporting package of materials Participate and support the development and roll-out of an agency ICT platform for M&E data collection and reporting Promote excellence in data management and use and research and evaluation Work with other technical experts to represent CRS on MEAL issues in international conferences and meetings Organizer and Co-Facilitator of the annual CRS implementation science (operations research) workshop Acted as Deputy Regional Director for Program Quality for the Central Africa regional office (2015) Senior Technical Advisor for Health Research and Evaluation 2012-2013 Provide technical support to CRS country programs on monitoring and evaluation, operations research, and learning Provide technical backstopping and training for numerous operations research projects across the agency, including projects in Ghana, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, India Manage health innovations fund that provides funding for approved operations research proposals Supervise consultants, interns, and staff Co-Principle Investigator for Operations Research in USAID-funded malaria program in Benin Principle Investigator for three-country THRIVE early childhood development project Consultant and Program Assistant, HIV/AIDS unit 2006-2008; 2010-2012 Author of final reports for the 8-year, multimillion-dollar AIDSRelief project. Involved in monitoring and evaluation research, development of program planning and evaluation tools, qualitative and quantitative analyses, writing and preparing documents for publication, reviewing internal documents. Produced evaluation reports for HIV, orphans and vulnerable children, water and sanitation, and other health-related programming Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Department of International Health and Center for Refugee and Disaster Response Curriculum and Research Assistant 2007-2008; 2010-2011 Research Field Team Coordinator, Haiti, Johnson & Johnson Foundation Grant Research Field Team Coordinator, Republic of Georgia, U.S. Department of State Grant Provided curriculum and teaching support for courses in the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health Humanitarian Assistance concentration and certificate program Teaching Assistant for the “Mental Health Aspects of Disaster” and “Politics of Humanitarian Assistance” courses Created a disaster resource library for the Center Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) Information Officer 2008-2011 Editor-in-chief, USAID/OFDA FY 2009 and FY 2010 annual reports Information Coordinator, 2010 Haiti Earthquake USAID Response Management Team Monitor disaster impacts and write extensively on disasters and complex emergencies in Europe, the Middle East, and the Former Soviet Republics Produce briefing materials on emergency situations for USAID and Department of State senior management and other U.S. government officials Other Experience Associate, Center for Refugee and Disaster Response, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, 2010-Present; presented numerous lectures for a variety of courses at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on topics such as monitoring and evaluation; mobile data collection; global health; mental health in emergencies; displaced populations; and humanitarian assistance. Adjunct Faculty (Assistant Professional Specialist), Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, 2015-Present Guest Lecturer, presented numerous lectures for a variety of courses at Johns Hopkins University, University of Notre Dame, Villanova University, Brigham Young University, Morgan State University, Purdue University Peer Reviewer, Human and Ecological Risk Assessment; International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry; International Journal of Risk Analysis and Crisis Response; AIDS Care; PLOS One; Pediatrics; Emergency Response Intern, LDS Humanitarian Services, Salt Lake City, UT, 2005-2006 Armenia Volunteer Abroad Program Facilitator, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 2004-2005 Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, Environmental Health, BYU, 2003-2005 Utah Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (UVOAD) participant, 2005 Education Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in International Health Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, December 2012 Certificate in Humanitarian Assistance, JHU Center for Refugee and Disaster Response Dissertation Research: “Drowned in Nihilism”: Dignity and Health among Older Adults Displaced by Conflict in the Republic of Georgia Fellowship, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Department of Homeland Security National Center for the Study of Preparedness and Catastrophic Event Response (PACER) Master of Public Health (MPH) Brigham Young University (BYU), Provo, UT, April 2005 Practicum/Thesis: Patterns of smoking behavior among Armenian health care workers Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Linguistics, BYU, Provo, UT, April 2003 Minor in Language and Computers College of Humanities Dean’s List Associate in General Science, Microbiology emphasis Rick’s College (BYU-Idaho), Rexburg, ID, April 1999 Full tuition Scholarship Other Training Beijing Normal University: Certificate, Summer Institute for Advanced Study of Disaster and Risk FEMA Independent Study Program: Certificates in Disaster Basics, Leadership and Influence, the Role of Voluntary Agencies in Disaster Management, Community Hurricane Preparedness, and Emergency Planning U.S. Institute for Peace: Certificate in Conflict Resolution Publications Perrin, P. C. (2013). “Drowned in Nihilism”: Dignity and Health among Older Adults Displaced by Conflict in the Republic of Georgia. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Perrin P (2016). Delivering on the Promise of MEAL: A Framework for Strategic Planning Based on Lessons Learned from Catholic Relief Services. Evaluation and Program Planning (Manuscript in Review). Ruark A, Chase R, Hembling J, Rhoe Davis V, Perrin P, Brewster-Lee D (In Review). Measuring Couple Relationship Quality in a Rural African Population: Validation of a Couple Functionality Assessment Tool in Malawi. PLoS One. Hembling J, Miller C, Perrin P. (In Process). Catholic Relief Services Implementation Science Workshop Methodology: An Experiment in Building Capacity for Implementation Research in NGO Projects Perrin P, Robinson S, Rebok G, Singh N, Sumbadze N, and Bass J. (In Process) Validation of a tool to assess physical and mental health of older adult displaced persons: Example from the Republic of Georgia. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. Senefeld S and Perrin P. (2014) Applying an ecological model to orphans and vulnerable children: Increasing the chances for impact and sustainability. Development in Practice 24(1): 129-139. Weiss B, Kirsch T, Doocy S, Perrin P. (2014) A Comparative Examination of the medium-term impact of the Pakistan Floods and the Haiti Earthquake. Pre-Hospital and Disaster Medicine 29(3) Kirsch T, Siddiqui MA, Perrin PC, Robinson WC, Sauer L, and Doocy S (2012). Satisfaction with the Humanitarian Response to the 2010 Pakistan Floods: A Call for Increased Accountability to Beneficiaries. BMJ Emergency Medicine Journal. doi:10.1136/emermed-2012-201226. http://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2012/08/08/emermed-2012-201226.abstract Kirsch T, Perrin P, Canny W, Purdin S, Lin W. (2012) The Need for Independent Community-Based Quality Assessment and Accountability Mechanisms in Disaster Response. Pre-Hospital and Disaster Medicine 27(3): 1-6. Senefeld S, Strasser S, Campbell J, Perrin P. (2011) Measuring Adolescent Wellbeing: The development of a standardized measure for adolescents participating in orphan and vulnerable children programming. Vunerable Children and Youth Studies, 6(4): 346-359. Perrin P. (2011) “Innovations in Humanitarian Response: A Decade of OFDA Experience,” in OFDA FY 2010 Annual Report, Washington DC: USAID. Perrin P. (2009) “Bridging the Gap: OFDA’s Approach to Transition,” in OFDA FY 2008 Annual Report, Washington DC: USAID. Perrin P, McCabe O, Everly G, Links J. (2009) Preparing for an Influenza Pandemic: Mental Health Considerations. Pre-Hospital and Disaster Medicine, 24(3):223-230. Edward A, Barkley S, Au M, Perrin PC, Faso D (2009). Examining the Evidence of Nutrition Integration in Health Systems in Low and Middle Income Countries. International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh, May 2009. (Paper presented at the 19th International Congress of Nutrition, October 2009). Perrin PC, Madanat HN, Barnes MD, Carolan A, Clark RB, Ivins N, Tuttle SR, Vogeler HA, & Williams PN (2008). Health education’s role in framing pornography as a public health issue: Local and national strategies with international implications. Promotion & Education, 15(1). Everly GS, Jr, Perrin P, Everly, GS, III (2008). Psychological issues in escape, recovery, and survival in the wake of disaster. Monograph released by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Pittsburgh Research Laboratory. Perrin PC, Merrill RM, Lindsay G (2006). Patterns of smoking behavior among physicians in Yerevan, Armenia. BMC Public Health, 6(139). Bishop C, Senefeld S, Greenaway K, Kruse-Levy N, Weinhauer K, Perrin P (2006). Nutrition and Food Security for People Living with HIV and AIDS. Baltimore, MD:Catholic Relief Services. Presentations Perrin P, Hanchar A, Gottret V, Bertermann K. (2016). Using SenseMaker in Giving Voice to People who Matter: Project learning, surprises and adaptation. Presented at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Atlanta, GA, October 24-29, 2016. Raftree L, Perrin P, Khan M. (2016). Responsible Digital Data in Development Evaluation: Values, Policy, Practice and Implications. Presented at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Atlanta, GA, October 24-29, 2016. Lester W, Perrin P, Gaudon S, McLaughlin C. (2016). Enterprise M&E Tools and Systems. Presented at the InsideNGO Annual Conference, Washington, DC, July 12-14, 2016. Raftree L, O’Donnell A, Perrin P. (2016). Digital Privacy, Security, and Safety: What Are they and How Can We Get Them Right? Presented at the 2016 ICT4D Conference, Nairobi, Kenya, May 16-19, 2016. Raftree L, Oliphant V, Bertermann K, Perrin P. (2016). Tracking Implementation to Ensure Inclusion in the SDGs: How Can ICTs Help? Presented at the 2016 ICT4D Conference, Nairobi, Kenya, May 16-19, 2016. Hellen S, Perrin P. (2016). Developing an Organizational ICT4D Strategy. Presented at the 2016 ICT4D Conference, Nairobi, Kenya, May 16-19, 2016. Guijt I, Perrin P, Hagens C, Deprez S, Bertermann K. (2015). Harnessing the Narrative: SenseMaker as a Monitoring and Evaluation Tool in Complex International Settings. Presented at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Chicago, IL, November 9-14, 2015. Perrin P, Chibwana A, Khonde D, and Greenaway K (2015; abstract accepted) “Invite Them and They will Come: Individualized invitations bring men to antenatal care”. Global Health & Innovation Conference, Yale University, March 28-29, 2015 Willett B, Alegre JC, Perrin P, Getman C, Corlazzoli V. (2014) “Minimum Standards for M&E in INGOs, and Models for Auditing Them”. Presented at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Denver, CO, October 15-18, 2014. Perrin P (2012). “Research in NGO settings”. Presented at the FSN Network Meeting, Washington DC, November 14, 2012 Senefeld S, Williams D, Perrin P, Bishop C, Ferber C (2012). Applying an ecological model to orphans and vulnerable children programming: increasing impact and sustainability. Presented at the Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Africa Conference, Midrand, South Africa, October 30-November 2, 2012. Senefeld S, Williams D, Perrin P, Bishop C, Ferber C (2012). A Multi-Systemic Ecological Approach to Support Vulnerable Children: the Circles of Care Framework and Toolkit. Presented at the Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Africa Conference, Midrand, South Africa, October 30-November 2, 2012. Perrin P (2012). “Mobile Data Collection”. Presented at the CORE Group Fall Meeting, Washington DC, October 11, 2012. Robinson C, Singh N, Perrin P, Sumbadze N, Bass J, Rebok G. (2011). Aging in Displacement: Assessing Health Status of Displaced Older Adults in the Republic of Georgia. Presented at the APHA 139th Annual Meeting, 2011, Washington, DC. Senefeld S, Powell A, Perrin P. (2011). Improved Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Practices in Childcare Centers in Rural Malawi. Presented at the APHA 139th Annual Meeting, 2011, Washington, DC. Senefeld S, Greenaway K, Greenblot K, Lovick L, Perrin P. (2008) Addressing Adherence in Home-Based Care Models: Findings from a 19-country assessment. Poster presented at the XVII International AIDS Conference, México City, México, 3-8 August 2008. Senefeld S, Greenaway K, Greenblot K, Lovick L, Perrin P. (2008) Financial Components of Home-Based Care: Findings from a multi-country assessment. Abstract from the XVII International AIDS Conference, México City, México, 3-8 August 2008. Senefeld S, Greenaway K, Greenblot K, Lovick L, Perrin P. (2008) Home-Based Care Models: Results from a 19-country assessment. Abstract from the XVII International AIDS Conference, México City, México, 3-8 August 2008. Senefeld S, Greenaway K, Greenblot K, Lovick L, Perrin P. (2008) Volunteer Retention Issues in Home-Based Care Programs: Findings from a 19-country assessment. Abstract from the XVII International AIDS Conference, México City, México, 3-8 August 2008. Lockwood K., Msapato K., Senefeld S, Nogi J, Perrin P, & Mtika M. (2007) “Water and Sanitation Assessment of Home-Based Care Clients in Malawi.”  Presented at the National HIV and AIDS Monitoring and Evaluation, Research and Best Practice Dissemination Conference; Lilongwe, Malawi.  July 2007.  “Smoking among Physicians in Yerevan.” Presented June 26, 2007 at the 2nd International Armenian Medical Congress, Yerevan, Armenia. Special Skills Language: Fluent in French and Armenian (translation and interpretation experience); basic Russian Computer: Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, STATA, NVivo, and various mobile data collection services and video and photo editing software packages. Paul Clayton Perrin5