University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
Candidate for Master of Applied Anthropology
Anthropology of health concentration with focus on immigrant and low-income community health education.

Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, Virginia
B. A. in Anthropology
Thesis focused on use of visual communication in highland Papua New Guinea

Pregnancy Aid Centers (PAC), College Park, Maryland
PAC provides culturally sensitive, individualized medical and mental health care to low-income women and adolescents who have either Medicaid or no insurance.
Health Educator, June to December 2007

• Develop, implement, and evaluate a pilot health education program through the following steps:
  • Identify potential clients with indicators of high cholesterol, hypertension, and/or diabetes.
  • Develop curricula and offering both individual counseling sessions and group workshops.
  • Conduct individual counseling sessions and group workshops aimed to improve clients’ dietary, physical activity, and cardiovascular and/or diabetes self-care behaviors.
  • Conduct a process evaluation aimed to assess clients’ actual and providers’ perceived barriers to accessing the workshops.
  • Identify potential funders to continue health education program.
• Train and supervise field placement students.
• Assist social worker as needed.

Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA), Washington, DC
An international non-profit focused on women and girls’ reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, education, and training.
Advisor, Communications, September 2005 to September 2006

• Write and edit news articles for website and e-newsletter.
• Interview alumni and write their stories for website.
• Assist in revamping website and intranet; maintain both sites.
• Develop print materials, including fact sheets, catalogs, announcements, and invitations.
• Maintain communications budget.
• Represent CEDPA at international and national conferences.

Management Sciences for Health (MSH), Arlington, Virginia
An international non-profit that provides technical assistance and training in pharmaceutical management.
Administrative Coordinator, September 2003 to August 2005

• Coordinate logistics for training and workshop activities.
• Assess and develop internal staff development program, including presenting sessions.
• Forecast, negotiate, and maintain training program budgets.
• Monitor training program progress through direct and regular contact with training providers and participants.
• Develop and evaluate training participant questionnaires.
• Design training and technical materials, including handouts, presentations, and manuals.
• Conduct literature search and review.
• Assist in evaluating pharmaceutical management program in Ghana, Tanzania, and Kenya.

DPR Construction, Inc., Fairfax and Richmond, Virginia
National commercial general contractor that “exists to build great things.”
Marketing Coordinator, October 1999 to May 2003

• Coordinate, write, and edit technical proposals.
• Write and design promotional materials, including print ads; project data sheets; flyers; brochures; direct mail pieces; newsletters; press releases; and signage.
• Develop charts and graphics for technical proposals and presentations.
• Develop and maintain regional website, including writing and editing copy for Web pages.
• Train staff on web-based marketing database and desktop publishing software.
• Assist in developing and maintaining marketing budget.

• Well trained in ethnographic research, including participant-observation, interviews, surveys, and evaluations.
• Proficient with desktop publishing (InDesign, Publisher), presentation (PowerPoint), and graphic design software (Illustrator).
• Skilled with web development (HTML, CSS) and software (Dreamweaver, Front Page).
• Basic knowledge of qualitative analysis software (Atlas.ti).
• Rudimentary knowledge of statistical database (SPSS, Access)
• Intermediate French and basic Spanish language skills.

Donaldson-Lopez, Jackie
2007a            Developing an Intervention at a Community Clinic: How Latinas View Their Gestational Diabetes Care and Treatment. (Unpublished). College Park, MD: University of Maryland.
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2007b            Evaluation Report on Barriers to Accessing Health Education Workshops: Client and Provider Perceptions. (Unpublished). College Park, MD: University of Maryland.
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2008               The Anthropology of Health: Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Health Education Intervention. Master's thesis, University of Maryland.

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2008               Epidemiology of Autoimmune Liver Diseases: A Proposal to Study Concurrent Autoimmune Diseases for Patient Education. College Park, MD: University of Maryland.

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2008               Profile of Prince George's County, Maryland. College Park, MD: University of Maryland.

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2008               The Students of Prince George's County Maryland. Fact Sheet. College Park, MD: University of Maryland.

Donaldson, Jackie, Doneby Smith, Caine Francis, Alyson Waite, and Priya D'Souza
2006              Capital Black Belt Project: An Intervention. (Unpublished). College Park, MD: University of Maryland.

Freidenberg, Judith, Gail Thakur, Jackie Donaldson-Lopez, and Jenna Hall
2008               Perceived Inclusion of Contemporary Immigrants to Suburban U.S.: The Immigrant Life History Project. Paper presented at the Society for the Anthropology of North America/American Ethnological Society Conference, Wrightsville Beach, NC: April 3.

• American Public Health Assocation (APHA)
• Society for Medical Anthropology (SMA)
• Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA)
• American Anthropological Association (AAA)
• National Association for the Practice of Anthropology (NAPA)
• Washington Association of Professional Anthropologists (WAPA)