Serving as a contractor (Eagle Health) on the COVID-19 Response Team in the USAID Bureau for Global Health to provide technical expertise on COVID-19 vaccine confidence and uptake globally.
Elisabeth Wilhelm
Behavior change communication expert
Infodemic manager and trainer
Strategic health communications advisor
Elisabeth Wilhelm
Behavior change communication expert
Infodemic manager and trainer
Strategic health communications advisor
Resume
Experience
Oct 2022 - Mar 2023
Social Scientist for Infodemic Management Consultant
UNICEF
As a consultant, build infodemic management strategy to address vaccine misinformation and support global vaccine demand to protect children from vaccine-preventable diseases.
Oct 2016 - Aug 2022
Health Communication Specialist
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Served as civil servant and contractor, conducting implementation evaluation of vaccine communications, infodemic and demand projects in low and middle income countries. Deployed to lead domestic COVID-19 vaccine confidence work during COVID-19 vaccine introduction.
July 2014 - May 2016
Advocacy & Communications Officer
PATH
Served as a Global Health Corps fellow for first year of two-year stint supporting community engagement and behavior chance communications to support malaria elimination campaign and mass drug administration (MDA) research in Southern Province, Zambia.
Education
2011-2013
The Johns Hopkins University
Washington, DC
Awarded M.A. in Communication
2005-2009
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn, New York
Awarded B.F.A in Writing for Publication, Performance and Media
Fellowships
2022-2023
Visiting Fellow
Providence, RI
Information Futures Lab at Brown University School of Public Health
2014-2015
Global Health Corps Fellow
Lusaka, Zambia
Served at Advocacy & Communications Officer at PATH as part of a global health young leadership program
Skills
Languages
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English
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German
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French
Knowledge & Skills
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Strong oral and written communication
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Qualitative research skills
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Health diplomacy and intercultural communication
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Health strategy development
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Digital content
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Training and coaching
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Program management
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Monitoring and evaluation
Software Expertise
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Image Editing and Design: Adobe Suite, Canva
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Qualitative Coding: ATLAS.ti, DeDoose
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Web Design Languages: CSS/XHTML, JS
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Content Management Systems: Joomla, WordPress, Drupal
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Survey Design and Deployment: SurveyMonkey, ODK, KoboCollect
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Interactive Conference Tools: Zoom, Slido, Mentimeter
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Learning Management Systems: Moodle
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Video Editing: Adobe Premiere, FinalCut Pro
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Audio Editing: Audacity
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Productivity Tools: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Sharepoint and Teams, Google Suite