GRETCHEN S. DONEHOWER
Department of Demography
Phone: 510-301-2058
E-mail: gretchen@demog.berkeley.edu
QUALIFICATIONS
Trained
and experienced at applying quantitative analytical methods in various
fields. • Proven written and oral
communication skills, as well as strong organizational ability and attention to
detail. • Recognized as a self-directed
project developer, able to perform in varied work environments.
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Demography,
Dissertation: "The Demographic Foundations of Change in
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M.A.,
Statistics,
Thesis: "A Statistical
Time Series Analysis of a Howler Monkey Population"
B.A.,
Economics and Mathematics,
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Private Consultant, (2009 – present)
Occasional quantitative consulting provided to clients for short term projects. Past projects have involved estimating potential market size, technical writing, statistical evaluation of research experiments, and policy analyses.
Project Director, Counting Women's Work (Jan. 2014 – present)
Coordinates research teams in nine countries to estimate unpaid care and housework and disseminate research findings. • Outreach and dissemination to global academic and policy audiences.
Academic Specialist, Center for the Economics and
Demography of Aging, Department of Demography, UC Berkeley (Dec. 2005 – present)
Participates in ongoing research
projects and coordinates forecasting and simulation tools
developed by Center researchers to facilitate the dissemination of
cutting edge research. • Coordinates US research team and gloabl activities of National Transfer Accounts project.
Research Statistician, Scientific Learning, Inc., Oakland,
CA (Sept. 2004 – Dec. 2005)
Designed and conducted experiments and performed statistical analyses to
evaluate and enhance the impact of the company's software programs on student achievement in
language and literacy. Monitored and evaluated research on
educational interventions and social programs to raise awareness
of the company's research in the education community.
Research
Assistant, Century of
Difference Project, UC Survey Research Center (Sept. 2001 –
Aug. 2004)
Analyzed data on residential segregation, household,
community and cultural change in the
Research
Assistant, Howler Monkey Demography Research, UC Berkeley (Jan. 2002 – May
2003)
Formulated and ran statistical analyses on demographic
field data on Howler Monkeys, estimating population parameters over time and
how they related to environmental data on rainfall and food availability in a
neotropical forest environment. • Work
resulted in multiple publications.
Research
Assistant, Beyond Six Billion
Project, UC Berkeley (Oct. 2000 – Dec. 2000)
Ran Monte Carlo simulations to estimate variability in
fertility indicators, for National Research Council report "Beyond Six Billion:
Forecasting the World's Population," published in 2000.
Teaching
Assistant, UC Berkeley (Jan. 2000 – June 2000 and Jan. 2001 – June 2001)
Administered and taught sections of Economic
Demography (description of
Demography/Economics C175 on Demography Department courses page) course for
300 students. • Supervised six Graduate
Student Instructors and Readers.
Consulting
Associate and Team Leader, Cambridge
Associates, Inc.,
Managed research, data collection and analysis and
client service for institutional investment consulting clients. • Managed work flow and professional
development for team of six associates.
Teacher
and Teacher Trainer, His Majesty's Government/U.S.
Peace Corps, Nepal (Sept. 1993 – Dec. 1995)
Taught fourth and sixth grade students mathematics and
English in rural Nepalese school. •
Trained secondary-level mathematics teachers in new mathematics
curriculum. • Wrote, field-tested and revised
curricula for Nepalese national teacher training effort.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Advanced programming and statistical analysis ability
in STATA, S-Plus and MS Excel. • Competent
in SAS and SPSS. • Programming experience
in C+. • Experienced in Windows and Unix/Linux
platforms. • Word processing in MS Word
and mathematical typesetting in Latex.
Updated: March, 2016