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Shriya Kalavapudi

Associate, Strategic Communications and Behavior Change

Bio

Shriya Kalavapudi brings 11 years of experience in dissemination and communication planning and strategy. She has experience with social media management, web and social media analytics, and content development. She also has expertise in communications products and creative materials development, including newsletters, reports, briefs, journal articles, blogs, videos, and infographics. In addition, she has experience with outreach and dissemination, primarily in the federal healthcare space. Kalavapudi translates complex information (health information, data, and research) for audiences of various technical knowledge, including policymakers and practitioners.

Before joining Abt Global, Kalavapudi worked for the American Institutes for Research, managing social media strategy, planning, execution, and evaluation on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Hootsuite platforms. Her work on CDC Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention projects involved issues ranging from strategic communications support to HIV prevention and treatment continuum of care.  Her work on contracts with the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation involved promoting youth well-being and positive youth outcomes and digital communications support and dissemination. 

She also coordinated marketing campaign activities to promote CMS eHealth, an initiative to reach physicians and clinical settings nationwide to implement and enhance electronic health records. 

Expertise

  • Communications planning and strategy
  • Social media strategy, execution, and evaluation
  • Digital analytics
  • Partner/stakeholder engagement
  • Materials/product development

Key Projects

  • Communications Support, Heart Valve Disease Education and Awareness, Division of Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, CDC
  • Dissemination Support, Pathways to Work Evidence Clearinghouse, Office of Planning Research and Evaluation, ACF
  • Dissemination Support, Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment Grants, DOL
  • Lead TA Provider, Environmental and Climate Justice Technical Assistance, EPA
  • Communications Lead, Summer EBT, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA

Education

  • M.P.H., Public Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University
  • B.S., Political Science and International Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison