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Sonia Jain, Dr.PH
Founder and Principal Dr. Jain, an innovative, passionate leader in public health driven to make a difference in the world through meaningful data, Dr. Jain is a seasoned, equity-centered evaluator with 25 years leading a range of evaluation projects using data to shifting mindsets, organizational cultures, and systems across public health, juvenile justice, education, mental health and nonprofits. |
Collaborative, strengths-based and solution-focused, Dr. Jain is a strategic and pragmatic thought partner with strong multidisciplinary research and evaluation background excelling in multi-level theory, culturally responsive mixed methods and evidence based tools. She is passionate about empowering and supporting progressive, integrated systems change, organizational development and implementation of evidence-based practices towards greatest collective impact. She has designed and led 50-80 projects from participatory community-based participatory action research projects, empowerment evaluation, implementation science, results-based accountability to more rigorous quasi- or experimental pre-post comparison group studies. She has co-developed, validated and administered a variety of data collection tools with high response rates, including culturally-relevant surveys, focus groups, interviews, observations, photo voice and other creative methods to capture voice of diverse communities and multiple perspectives. She has led data standards, data requests, cross-sector large datasets across health, justice and education, and created tech-savvy dashboards. She has conducted numerous trainings/TA working closely with diverse communities, youth, and stakeholders to build data capacity and program improvement.
Dr. Jain has co-authored numerous reports, fact sheets, presentations, and papers in the areas of racial health equity, youth development and resilience, mental health, justice systems change, violence prevention, and maternal and child health. Dr. Jain received her Doctorate from Harvard University in Social Epidemiology in 2007 and MPH from UCLA in Epidemiology in 1998.
Grounded in daily meditation and walks, she loves reading, creative writing, hiking, arts and traveling.
Select Publications
Jain S, Buka SL, Subramanian SV, and Molnar BE. Neighborhood predictors of dating violence in early adulthood: a multilevel study. American Journal of Public Health. 2010; 100: 1737-1744.
Jain, S., Buka, S. L., Subramanian, S. V., & Molnar, B. E. (2012). Protective factors for youth exposed to violence: Role of developmental assets for building emotional resilience. Journal of Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, 1:10.
Jain, S., & Cohen, A. K. Behavioral adjustment among youth exposed to community violence: A longitudinal multidisciplinary study of family, peer and neighborhood-level protective factors. Prevention Science. 2013; 14 (6):606-17.
Jain, S., & Cohen, A. K. Fostering resilience among urban youth exposed to violence: A promising area for interdisciplinary research and practice. Health Education and Behavior. 2013; 40(6): 651-62.
Dr. Jain has co-authored numerous reports, fact sheets, presentations, and papers in the areas of racial health equity, youth development and resilience, mental health, justice systems change, violence prevention, and maternal and child health. Dr. Jain received her Doctorate from Harvard University in Social Epidemiology in 2007 and MPH from UCLA in Epidemiology in 1998.
Grounded in daily meditation and walks, she loves reading, creative writing, hiking, arts and traveling.
Select Publications
Jain S, Buka SL, Subramanian SV, and Molnar BE. Neighborhood predictors of dating violence in early adulthood: a multilevel study. American Journal of Public Health. 2010; 100: 1737-1744.
Jain, S., Buka, S. L., Subramanian, S. V., & Molnar, B. E. (2012). Protective factors for youth exposed to violence: Role of developmental assets for building emotional resilience. Journal of Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, 1:10.
Jain, S., & Cohen, A. K. Behavioral adjustment among youth exposed to community violence: A longitudinal multidisciplinary study of family, peer and neighborhood-level protective factors. Prevention Science. 2013; 14 (6):606-17.
Jain, S., & Cohen, A. K. Fostering resilience among urban youth exposed to violence: A promising area for interdisciplinary research and practice. Health Education and Behavior. 2013; 40(6): 651-62.