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IVETTE RODRIGUEZ STERN, MSW E-Mail: istern@hawaii.edu EDUCATION Master of Social Work, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, August 1991 Concentration: Child and Family (Focus on research/evaluation and macro level practice). Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, January 1987 Honors Thesis Title: Preventing the Prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse in America PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE September 1990 – May 1991 MSW STUDENT INTERN Coalition for A Drug-Free Hawaii, Honolulu, HI. Assisted in the evaluation of agency programs. Developed evaluation instruments; collected, coded, and analyzed data. Participated as agency team member in providing consultation to a private research firm contracted to conduct a statewide drug survey. Executed special projects for executive director. September 1989 – May 1990 MSW STUDENT INTERN Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Honolulu, HI. Matched adult volunteers with children, ages 6 - 16. Provided direct counseling, referral, and case management. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE November 2008 – Present JUNIOR SPECIALIST Center on the Family, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI. ? Lead indicator selection and data collection and maintenance for of social indicator projects focused on tracking the well-being of Hawaii‘s families and tracking the impact of economic conditions on Hawaii‘s children and families; work as team member to conduct data analysis and write issue papers based on social indicator data; participate as a domain expert on policy team to determine the direction of other social indicator data collection efforts at the Center and development of outreach data products (both electronic and printed publications). ? Work as team member to evaluate the state‘s comprehensive and multi-level drug prevention effort; design and oversee qualitative study; conduct qualitative data analysis and prepare progress and final reports. ? Lead and participate in the design, implementation and management of other research and outreach efforts rela