Associate Director of Credential Programs About Absera Melaku Absera is a public health practitioner with over ten years of management experience in the nonprofit, government, philanthropy, and academic sectors. In her current role as Associate Director of Credential Programs, Absera supports the design, implementation, and evaluation of various Harris School credential and non-degree programs spanning topics in data science, public policy, and leadership development. Most recently, Absera served as Assistant Director of Training and Communications for UChicago’s Center for Health and the Social Sciences (CHeSS), where she managed numerous federally funded training programs spanning basic, translational, clinical, and social sciences. These programs engaged scholars across undergraduate, predoctoral, dual-degree, postdoctoral, and junior faculty career levels. Prior to joining CHeSS, Absera was Program Manager for UChicago’s Center for Global Health (CGH), where she directed its long-term strategy, developed numerous education programs, and worked closely with stakeholders to identify areas of research that have potential for interdisciplinary collaboration in global health. Absera also previously served as Research and Grants Manager for Northwestern University’s Institute for Policy Research (IPR), where she contributed to multiple privately and federally funded research studies examining the implementation and impact of two-generation human capital and antipoverty interventions on parents, children, and families. Absera received her MA in medical anthropology and MPH specializing in health promotion and disease prevention from Case Western Reserve University (CWRU). Absera was named a 2019 Emerging Leader with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs (CCGA) and was most recently honored with the Early Career Leadership Award from CWRU’s School of Medicine. Contact Information amelaku@uchicago.edu Recent News More news Alumni Profile: Eloísa Ávila-Uribe, MACRM’23 Fri., April 26, 2024 Ariel Kalil: Multigenerational households are key to better support for kids of single mothers Thu., April 25, 2024 America is uniquely ill-suited to handle a falling population Wed., April 24, 2024 Upcoming Events More events SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Challenge Program for High School Students: Navigating US College Admissions with Ranjan Daniels Mon., April 29, 2024 | 8:00 AM Data & Policy Summer Scholar (DPSS) Roundtable with Alumni Mon., April 29, 2024 | 7:30 PM Harris Evening Master's Program Class Visit—Economic Analysis III: Public Finance and Budgeting With Professor Justin Marlowe Tue., April 30, 2024 | 5:45 PM Convene 311 West Monroe St. 2nd Floor Reception Chicago, IL 60606 United States