Margarita Echeverri
research assistant professor

Department(s):
Environmental Health Sciences

Email:
mechever@tulane.edu

Research Interests:
Evaluation methodologies; educational technology; diversity and cultural competences; health informatics; eHealth

Professional Achievements:
2006-2007 Coordinator, master of information management program, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
2005 Consultant, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Washington, DC
2004-2005 International management & technology consultant, Arbor Development Company, New Orleans, Louisiana
2001-2004 Research assistant, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
1998-2001 Consultant, IDB, Washington, DC
1994-2000 Project coordinator, ISAGEN, S.A., Medellin, Colombia,
1989-1994 Director, Information Services Group, ISA S.A., Medellin, Colombia

Educational Background:
PhD, international development, Tulane University
MS, applied development, Tulane University
MS, social development management, Universidad EAFIT, Colombia
BS, civil engineer, Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Publications:
Echeverri M. Dissemination of scholarly scientific information on health sciences in developing countries. "Building the Knowledge Society on the Internet: Making Value from Information Exchange." Ed. Ettore Bolisani. Padua: University of Padua, 2007. (In edition)

Personal Statement:
Margarita Echeverri is a specialist in applying information technology for social development and has expertise on evaluation of project impact, education instructional design, online training, curriculum design, project management, and information systems.

As coordinator of the master of information management at the University of Maryland, she contributed to redesigning the Team Experience and Capstone projects, to implementing two new concentrations, and to developing new courses.

At the Inter-american Development Bank, Dr. Echeverri introduced virtual education in the INDES. She led the transformation of the face-to-face course “Design and Management of Social Politics and Programs” into a computer and web-based course, extending the coverage of trainees to Latin America and the Caribbean. Four years later, after evacuating New Orleans due to Katrina, she returned to the IDB to evaluate the quality and impact of two new virtual courses implemented by the INDES in policies and programs for social development

In her position as research assistant professor at Tulane, Dr. Echeverri is responsible for generating a research-driven framework for embedding cultural competency across curricula and degree programs for Xavier and Tulane universities’ pharmaceutical and medical schools. This work also involves instructional design and implementation of online training. Additionally, Dr. Echeverri oversees evaluations of grants related to research on community development, environmental health, cultural competences, and health disparities.

Contact Information:
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
1440 Canal Street, Suite 2100
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
Phone: 504.988.7314
Fax: 504.988.1726

Level of Instruction:
graduate