Yvonne Ingabire
Lincoln
Summary
Public health professional with a Master of Public Health in International Health and Sustainable Development from Tulane University and extensive experience in academic research, teaching support, and public sector program administration. Demonstrated expertise in qualitative research, policy analysis, and community-engaged work through roles as a Teaching Assistant and Research Assistant on projects addressing global health, mental health, refugee wellbeing, family planning, and food security. Currently serving as a Program Specialist with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, with responsibilities spanning program implementation, regulatory analysis, stakeholder engagement, and policy development. Committed to advancing equitable, evidence-based health and social service systems for underserved and vulnerable populations.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
DHHS Program Specialist
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Lincoln, NE
10.2025 - Current
- Plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate program activities to oversee the operational and technical functions of services delivery.
- Draft and implement policies, procedures, and program regulations to ensure consistent application across staff and service providers.
- Participate in public and administrative hearings that involve policy and procedure revisions.
- Research, analyze, and interpret federal regulations, state statutes, and other states’ laws, regulations, and policies to recommend appropriate changes to Nebraska policies and procedures.
- Prepare reports, position papers, impact statements, and related documents to formulate policy material by conducting research and meeting with department staff, agency representatives and health and/or developmental disabilities service stakeholders.
- Serve on committee, boards, councils and/or advisory groups
- Prepare, present and explain practices, policies, procedures, and program activities to agency staff, service providers, community organizations, and the public.
- Establish best practice and make recommendations to agency staff for quality program service delivery.
- Other duties as assigned.
Health Department Intern
New Orleans City Hall
New Orleans, LA
08.2024 - 12.2024
- PI: Mr. William Johnson, Health Policy Program & Injury Prevention and Transportation Safety Program
- Research and analysis on NOHD policy priorities
- Attending, and taking notes on policy coalition meetings
- Developing fact sheets, policy briefs, and other materials related to NOHD priority legislation
- Draft testimony related to an NOHD priority ordinance
- Reviewing legislation passed in the 2024 legislative sessions to determine relevance to public health
- Conducting research on impact of a similar public health policy in other cities
Teaching Assistant
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
08.2024 - 12.2024
- PI: Dr. Eva Silvestre, Department of International Health and Sustainable Development
- Assisting in teaching and holding office hours for students for the course Health Problems in Developing Countries.
- Assisting students with assignment and grading assignments in a timely manner
- Communicate with students about course logistics and content, as well as posting announcements on canvas and emails
- Manage student attendance and grades on canvas
DKT Project (Research Assistant)
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
09.2022 - 01.2023
- PI: Dr. Meekers, Department of International Health and Sustainable Development
- Assisted Dr. Meekers in the project of family planning in Nigeria with the Honey Banana Family Program, which is Implemented by DKT/ Nigeria
- Assisted in creating chatbot questionnaires, and other related research tasks
Research Assistant
University of Nebraska Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
05.2022 - 05.2022
- PI: Dr. Julie Tippens Department of Child, Youth & Family Studies.
- Assisted Dr. Tippens by co-analysing transcripts of in-depth interviews conducted with refugee health and social service develop a lead-authored manuscript for a student journal in public health to disseminate findings
- Presented a poster on findings at a UNL CUSP Research Fair in October 2021
- Had the opportunity to speak with refugees informally in Kigali, Rwanda to learn about their experiences accessing health-related services. This was to establish for potential future research in Rwanda.
Infant Mental Health Study Research Assistant
University of Nebraska Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
08.2021 - 05.2022
- MP is Dr. Julia Torquati, Department of Child, Youth & Family Studies, Dr. Ann Mathews, NE Wesleyan University Dept. of Social Work.
- Assisted Dr. Torquati and Mathews by transcribing transcripts in depths.
- Co-analysed the transcripts in depth with Dr. Torquati and working with Dr. Mathews to meet the parents who were involved in the mental health study research
- Had the opportunity to analyse the transcripts of parents who suffered from schizophrenia.
Food Security and Insecurity in Nebraska
University of Nebraska Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
02.2021 - 04.2021
- Research Assistant
- PI: Dr. Patricia Simpson, Department of Modern Languages & Literatures
- Assisted Dr. Simpson by co-analysing the interviews from different local stories.
- Created a poster on findings at UNL research CUSP program
- Assisted Dr. Simpson to review research papers on food insecurity in the mid-west particularly in Nebraska
Education
Master of Public Health - International Health and Sustainable Development
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA08.2024
Bachelor of Integrated Science - Environmental Science / Policy and Leadership
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Lincoln, NE05.2022
Skills
- Languages: Kinyarwanda (native), English (fluent), French (basic/intermediate)
- Technical Skills: Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel) Canvas LMS
- Data Analysis: STATA, SPSS
Certification
Recipient of the Independent study Course Certificate IS-100; Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100 by FEMA
Recipient of the independent study Course Certificate IS-700; Introduction to the National Incident Management System by FEMA
Languages
English
Full Professional
French
Limited Working
Timeline
DHHS Program Specialist
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
10.2025 - Current
Health Department Intern
New Orleans City Hall
08.2024 - 12.2024
Teaching Assistant
Tulane University
08.2024 - 12.2024
DKT Project (Research Assistant)
Tulane University
09.2022 - 01.2023
Research Assistant
University of Nebraska Lincoln
05.2022 - 05.2022
Infant Mental Health Study Research Assistant
University of Nebraska Lincoln
08.2021 - 05.2022
Food Security and Insecurity in Nebraska
University of Nebraska Lincoln
02.2021 - 04.2021
Bachelor of Integrated Science - Environmental Science / Policy and Leadership
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Master of Public Health - International Health and Sustainable Development
Tulane University