Shalini Suresh

Shalini Suresh has a diverse work experience in research and data analysis. Shalini is currently working as the Associate Director of Insights & External Research at Understood.org since January 2023. Prior to this, they worked as a Research Consultant at Helen Keller International starting in November 2021.

From January 2019 to January 2023, Shalini worked at Nest as the Director of Research and Worker Wellbeing, and also held the role of Director of Research & Data Systems from January 2022 to January 2023. Before that, they were the Manager of Compliance and Research from May 2018 to January 2019.

Shalini's experience also includes working as a Consultant and Data Analyst at Helen Keller International from December 2017 to July 2018, where they were responsible for analyzing data from a nutrition program and conducting assessments of health facilities.

Shalini worked as a Research Assistant at Bruyère from October 2015 to July 2017, contributing to systematic reviews and meta-analyses on various topics. Shalini also gained experience as a Research Assistant at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health from December 2016 to March 2017.

Additionally, they worked as a Clinical Research Assistant at CHEO -- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario from September 2014 to July 2016, collecting data for a trial on probiotic treatment for gastrointestinal infections.

Earlier in their career, Shalini worked as an Undergraduate Thesis Student at Cochrane, where they updated a systematic review on thermotherapy for treating rheumatoid arthritis. Shalini also worked as a Summer Student at CADTH, producing a technical report on priority topic identification for health technology assessment.

Overall, Shalini Suresh's work experience highlights their expertise in research, data analysis, and project management.

Shalini Suresh pursued a Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree with a specialization in Epidemiology from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Prior to that, they completed their Bachelor of Science (BSc) at the University of Ottawa, majoring in Honors Biomedical Science with a minor in Global Studies. The specific start and end years for both degrees are not provided.