Mia Barrett
mia.e.barrett@gmail.com | Remote from Anywhere
Professional Summary:
Education specialist with nearly a decade of experience managing federal grants and program operations across diverse cultural contexts. Proven expertise in coordinating multi-stakeholder projects, grant administration, and program evaluation. Strong track record of managing detailed operational processes while maintaining strategic alignment with program goals. Experience developing and implementing evidence-based sexual and reproductive health interventions and coordinating with stakeholders to achieve sustainable health outcomes. Experienced remote professional with a track record of delivering high-impact learning solutions while working across global locations. Brings unique cross-cultural perspective and proven virtual collaboration skills.
Education
Master of Education, Widener University, Chester, PA
Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Anthropology, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
Professional Experience
Project Director and Co-Investigator, dfusion, Inc., Scotts Valley, CA, Remote 11/19-3/25
Program Operations and Grant Management:
- Manage end-to-end lifecycle of federal grants focused on sexual and reproductive health, including pre-award evaluation, post-award monitoring, and compliance
- Coordinate multi-stakeholder projects across partners, ensuring timely deliverables and maintaining detailed documentation systems, develop and maintain system to ensure integration of stakeholder input
- Design and implement tracking systems for grant activities, program metrics, and deliverables across multiple concurrent projects
-Manage communications and relationships with partner organizations, stakeholders, subject matter experts, and implementation teams across diverse cultural contexts
- Lead and support report writing for literature reviews, progress reports, final reports, academic articles and blogs, client-facing infographics, social media posts, conference and professional presentations
- Write successfully funded grant proposals for state and federal funding sources such as National Institutes of Health, Department of Education and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ranging from $250,000 to one million.
Strategic Implementation:
- Lead technical review processes for grant applications and program proposals, synthesizing feedback from multiple reviewers into actionable recommendations
- Develop and maintain operational workflows and documentation systems to ensure program quality and compliance
- Create and execute detailed workplans and timelines within budget constraints, coordinating across remote teams and multiple time zones
- Spearheaded the adoption of modern design tool (Figma, Articulate 360) and workflow tools (Notion, Loom)
Stakeholder Coordination and Partnership Management:
- Lead collaboration with partner organizations across the U.S., coordinating research implementation, data collection, and program delivery in diverse settings from urban schools to rural clinics
- Spearheaded the design and development of an app used by research study participants, increasing participant retention and engagement and improving participant tracking and management processes.
- Manage relationships with cross-functional teams including subject matter experts, content developers, production teams, and community partners to design and deliver evidence-based sexual health programs
- Facilitate strategic partnerships between healthcare providers, research institutions, and community organizations to implement public health interventions across multiple concurrent projects
- Design and lead stakeholder engagement processes including focus groups, listening sessions, and advisory meetings to ensure program alignment with community needs and preference
- Coordinate complex multi-site evaluation projects involving state agencies, school districts, healthcare providers, and community organizations while maintaining consistent communication and documentation
- Successfully manage remote team collaborations across multiple time zones, ensuring clear communication channels and maintaining project momentum through structured check-ins and documentation systems
Program Development and Design
- Serve as co-investigator to manage federally funded educational technology research and innovation projects focusing on teen pregnancy prevention, sexual and reproductive health and STI/HIV prevention
- Foster relationships with and collaborate with partner organizations, end-users, subject matter experts, consultants, and advisors, content developers, voice and film actors, and video production organizations
- Oversee the instructional design of trainings and educational content
- Develop qualitative and quantitative data collection instruments, manuals, and protocols (e.g. focus group and interview protocols, UX testing protocols, online and paper surveys, teacher logs, conversation logs, curriculum fidelity logs)
- Develop and provide training on facilitating focus groups, interviews, User Experience testing, and survey data collection; monitor survey response and implementation exposure
- Conduct focus groups, listening sessions and interviews with experts, community members, subject matter experts
- Collaborate with research participants, evaluation partners, IRB review boards, and organization partners
- Serve as an IRB review board member
Curriculum Development and Instructional Designer Consultant, Independent Consultant 1/2021-Present
- Serve as Alaska Title X Information and Education Committee Member
- Review and ensure medical accuracy, cultural appropriateness, and trauma-informed approaches across all client-facing materials for Title X-funded family planning services
- Collaborate with clinical staff to strengthen client-centered service delivery models, ensuring materials and programs reach key populations effectively
- Lead evaluation of sexual health education curricula to meet state standards, school district guidelines and evidence-based practices, incorporating inclusive language and culturally responsive content
- Participate in community outreach events to increase access to sexual and reproductive health services among underserved populations
- Designed e-learning lessons on postpartum contraception options for physicians, incorporating evidence-based medical guidelines and clinical best practices
- Designed and self-publish Pregnancy: It’s a Roll of the Dice, a game-based activity for teaching about pregnancy risk and contraceptive effectiveness. Currently used in several school districts.
Project Coordinator, ETR, remote 10/16 – 9/2021
Program Operations and Grant Management
- Coordinated large-scale federally-funded (CDC, OAH, FYSB) evaluation projects across multiple states, managing operational workflows, timelines, and deliverables while ensuring compliance with funder requirements
- Developed and maintained comprehensive tracking systems for program implementation, monitoring progress across 20+ implementation sites and multiple concurrent projects
- Managed end-to-end grant processes including proposal development, budget tracking, and reporting requirements for multiple funding streams
- Established data collection protocols and documentation systems, ensuring consistent implementation across diverse program sites
Stakeholder Coordination and Implementation
- Led cross-functional teams across multiple states to implement sexual and reproductive health programs, coordinating between research teams, educational institutions, and community partners
- Managed relationships with stakeholders across urban, suburban, and rural settings to facilitate program implementation and data collection
- Designed and facilitated virtual and in-person training programs for implementation teams, ensuring consistent program delivery across diverse contexts
- Provided technical assistance to program implementers, developing solutions for transitioning in-person programs to virtual delivery
Quality Assurance and Technical Documentation
- Reviewed and updated health education materials for medical accuracy, cultural relevance, and inclusivity, ensuring alignment with evidence-based practices
- Led quality control processes for data collection, managing administration of 4,000+ surveys in strict compliance with IRB protocols
- Developed comprehensive reporting tools and technical documentation to track program outcomes and support scalability
- Synthesized program data and outcomes into clear recommendations for stakeholders, including research posters, peer reviewed journal articles and conference presentations
Sexual and Reproductive Health Program Specialist Planned Parenthood SE PA, Philadelphia, PA 10/18-12/19
- Implemented client-centered support services for reproductive healthcare, ensuring trauma-informed care and emotional support during medical abortion procedures
- Delivered evidence-based sexual and reproductive health education programs across Philadelphia Public School District, reaching diverse urban youth populations
- Facilitated comprehensive sexual health programs covering contraception, safer sex practices, and healthy relationships, adapting content to meet diverse community needs and cultural contexts
Risk Reduction Specialist, Open Aid Alliance, Missoula, MT 11/12-8/14
- Provided comprehensive HIV and hepatitis C testing, counseling, and education services while ensuring adherence to clinical protocols and public health guidelines
- Designed and implemented community-based outreach strategies to reach underserved populations with sexual and reproductive health services and education
- Built trust-based relationships with marginalized communities to increase access to essential health services, developing culturally appropriate engagement strategies
Publications and Presentations
Barrett M., Laris B.A., Firpo-Triplett R., Kuhn T. Using LGBTQIA2S+ Inclusive Practices When Filming Sex Education Training Videos: Lessons Learned. Health Promotion Practice. 2022;0(0). doi:10.1177/15248399221139300
Barrett, M., Firpo-Triplet, R. (2022). How to create a healing-centered sex education classroom. Youth, Health, Technology (YTH) Live Conference 2022.
Barrett, M., Firpo-Triplet, R., Mejia, V. (2021). Learn to talk about porn at home and in the classroom using a patented virtual skill development platform. Youth, Health, Technology (YTH) Live Conference 2021
Coyle, K., Anderson, P., Laris, B., Barrett, M., Unit, T., Baumler, E. (2021). A Group Randomized Trial Evaluating High School FLASH, a Comprehensive Sexual Health Curriculum. Journal of Adolescent Health.
Barrett, M., Laris, B. A., Anderson, P., Baumler, E., Gerber, A., Kesler, K., & Coyle, K. (2020). Condom use and error experience among young adolescents: Implications for classroom instruction. Health Promotion Practice. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524839920935431
Laris, B., Barrett, M., Anderson, P., Kesler, K., Gerber, A., Baumler, E., & Coyle, K. (2020). Uncovering withdrawal use among sexually active US adolescents: high prevalence rates suggest the need for a sexual health harm reduction approach, Sex Education, DOI: 10.1080/14681811.2020.1768524
Barrett, M., Laris, B. A., Coyle, K., Anderson, P., Baumler, E., Kesler, K., & Gerber, A. Prevalence of Pulling Out Among Youth: A Risk Reduction Approach. American Public Health Association's 2019 Annual Meeting and Expo
Barrett, M. Mile-High Consent: How to Talk about Safer Sex like a Flight Attendant. (2019) North Carolina Sexual Health Conference.
Barrett, M. Pregnancy - It's a Role of the Dice. (2019) National Sex Education Conference
Barrett, M. Mile-High Consent: How to Talk about Safer Sex like a Flight Attendant. (2019) National Sex Education Conference.
Barrett, M., Coyle, K., Laris, B., Anderson, P., Kelser, K., & Gerber, A. Young Men are Trying! Talking About Youths’ Experiences with Male Contraception Failure (2019) Abstracts for the 24th Congress of the World Association for Sexual Health (WAS), International Journal of Sexual Health, 31:sup1, 1-627, DOI: 10.1080/19317611.2019.1661941
Reports
Barrett, M. (2025, January). The Birds, The Bees, and Teacher Expertise. dfusion news, Insights https://dfusioninc.com/2025/01/22/the-birds-the-bees-and-teacher-expertise/
Barrett, M., Laris, BA., Edwards, L., Firpo, R., Schieber, I., (2024, August). Research Learnings on Recruitment Strategies for dfusion’s SkillFlix Study for Parents of Youth on the Autism Spectrum. dfusion news, Insights. https://dfusioninc.com/2024/08/19/research-learnings-on-recruitment-strategies-for-dfusions-skillflix-study-for-parents-of-youth-on-the-autism-spectrum/
Barrett, M. (February, 2024). Better Condom Education for High School Students: Putting Data into Practice. The ETR Blog. https://www.etr.org/blog/better-condom-education-for-high-school-students-putting-data-into-practice/
Barrett, M. (May, 2022) dfusion Spotlight for Sex Ed for All Month. dfusion. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/dfusion-spotlight-dfusion-inc-/?trackingId=dQ0wD8w4s6fYRT4kvpq7eA%3D%3D
Laris, BA., Barrett, M., Kuhn, T., Edwards, L., Overby, T., Firpo-Triplett, R. (September, 2022). Prioritizing Community Perspectives. dfusion. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/prioritizing-community-perspectives-dfusion-inc-/?trackingId=Kro%2BNZ1KV9cpctrf2rd6tA%3D%3D
Barrett, M. Three Ways to Improve Your Condom Demonstrations. dfusion. https://dfusioninc.tumblr.com/post/642316993592180736/three-ways-to-improve-your-condom-demonstrations
Barrett, M. (November, 2020). 3 Ways to Recharge Your Birth Control Lesson. The ETR Blog. https://www.etr.org/blog/3-ways-to-recharge-your-birth-control-lesson/
Barrett, M. (November, 2020) Sexuality Education SkillFlix Video Training Stie to Add 100s of Videos. dfusion. https://dfusioninc.tumblr.com/post/634518575278964736/sexuality-education-skillflix-video-training-site?is_related_post=1
Barrett, M. (December, 2019). Acknowledging Pleasure in Sexuality Education. The ETR Blog. https://www.etr.org/blog/acknowledging-pleasure-in-sexuality-education/
Barrett, M. (March, 2018). What Pre-Flight Safety Speeches Teach Use About Safer Sex. The ETR Blog. https://www.etr.org/blog/what-pre-flight-safety-speeches-teach-us-about-safer-sex/
Barrett, M., Perkins, L. (October, 2019) Slips Happen: Going for Concept to Scale on Condom Education. The ETR Blog. https://www.etr.org/blog/slips-happen-going-from-concept-to-scale-on-condom-education/
Barrett, M., Perkins, L., (September, 2019). Problems with Condoms Brochure. ETR Store. https://www.etr.org/store/product/problems-with-condoms/
Barrett, M. Coyle, K., (November 2019). About the 3T Research Project. ETR. https://www.etr.org/3t/tune-in-turn-on-turn-up/about-3t-research-project/
Professional Service and Affiliations
- Journal of Health Promotion Practice, Peer Reviewer, 2023
- YTH Live Global Program, Committee Member, 2021
- National Sex Education Conference, Abstract Reviewer, 2019
- American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT), Member
Technical Skills
- Grants Management: Federal grant administration, proposal review, compliance monitoring
- Project Management and Design Tools: Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Suite, Notion, Qualtrics, Alchemer
- Data Analysis & Reporting: Program evaluation, metrics tracking, outcome reporting, data visualization
- Languages: French (Intermediate), Spanish (Beginner)