Brian Heilman

Gender and Evaluation Specialist
Bio: 

Brian Heilman (MALD) is a Gender and Evaluation Specialist at the International Center for Research on Women. Heilman has seven years of experience in both the practice and evaluation of international efforts to promote gender equality and eliminate violence against women, with particular expertise in promoting adolescent girls' access to quality education and in developing inclusive approaches to prevent violence against women before it happens.

Prior to joining ICRW in 2010, Heilman participated in the American India Foundation's Clinton Fellowship for Service in India, overseeing the creation of learning centers in ten villages in rural West Bengal. In addition to three years living and working in India, Heilman has worked on issues of gender in sub-Saharan Africa and the Pacific.

Expertise: 

Adolescents; Violence Against Women

Languages Spoken: 

English (native)

Education: 

Heilman holds a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy degree with fields of study in Human Security and International Education Policy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, and a bachelor's degree in English from St. John's University (Minnesota).

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