Kirsten Zalisk
Kirsten supports population-based survey activities and analyzes data for a variety of international health projects. She has substantial experience working with survey data, assessing data quality, developing guidance documents, and presenting findings in a variety of formats. Currently, she is the survey methods and analysis advisor for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Surveys for Monitoring in Resilience and Food Security (SMRFS) project at ICF.
Prior to joining ICF, Kirsten focused on reproductive health, maternal and child health, and community health. She also gained experience in the areas of resilience, food security, agriculture, and child labor. Kirsten has supported projects funded by the United States Agency for International Development, the World Health Organization, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the U.S. Department of Labor. She has experience working in the Gambia, Malawi, Namibia, and Thailand, supported projects implemented in Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, and Uganda; and analyzed data collected in numerous other countries.
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M.H.S., International Health, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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M.S., Exercise Science, The University of California at Davis
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B.S., Chemical Engineering, Tufts University
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Zalisk, K., Guenther, T., Prosnitz, D., Nsona, H., Chimbalanga, E., & Sadruddin, S. (2019, July). Achievements and challenges of implementation in a mature iCCM programme: Malawi case study. Journal of Global Health.
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Davis, L. M., Zalisk, K., Herrera, S., Prosnitz, D., Coelho, H., & Yourkavitch, J. (2019, July). iCCM data quality: An approach to assessing iCCM reporting systems and data quality in five African countries. Journal of Global Health.
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Zalisk, K., Herrera, S., Inyang, U., Mohammed, A.B., Uhomoibhi, P., & Yé, Y.(2019, April). Caregiver exposure to malaria social and behaviour change messages can improve bed net use among children in an endemic country: secondary analysis of the 2015 Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey. Malaria Journal. doi: 10.1186/s12936-019-2750-x
- Nyangara, F., Hai, T., Zalisk, K., Ozor, L., Ufere, J., & Isiguzo, C. (2018, February). Assessment of data quality and reporting systems for underserved populations: The case of integrated community case management programs in Nigeria. Health Policy and Planning.
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Yourkavitch, J., Zalisk, K., Prosnitz, D., Luhanga, M., & Nsona, H. (2016, May). How do we know? An assessment of integrated community case management data quality in four districts of Malawi. Heath Policy and Planning. doi:10.1093/heapol/czw047
