Problem Solver
Seif Sekalala
Areas Seif Sekalala is Knowledgeable in:
Answers to social-scientific problems--e.g. mental health, poverty, and conflict, via clear explanations and utilizations of statistics, data science (including big data), combined with rich qualitative descriptions.
Techniques Seif Sekalala Uses:
>> Mixed methods social-scientific research; i.e., qualitative and quantitative.
>> Data science via Python
>> Web-development--i.e., specific applications or sites that address the problem-at-hand
>> Data science via Python
>> Web-development--i.e., specific applications or sites that address the problem-at-hand
Seif Sekalala's Problem Solving Skills:
- Academic Publishing
- React
- HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- Python
- College Teaching
- Social Science Research
- Software-Development
- Project-Management
- Git
- Business and Professional Writing
- Public Speaking
- Ideation
- Meeting Coordination and Facilitation
- Communication
- Creativity
Seif Sekalala's Problem Solving Experience:
- I have identified several health-improvement strategies and tactics that the general public--as well as patients, healthcare-providers, and caretakers (among other stakeholders)--can utilize via general online- social-media tools.
Link: https://www.igi-global.com/book/global-perspectives-health-communication-age/181450 - I have identified several techniques which individuals can utilize self-communication--or intra-personal communication for general improvement of quality of life; learning; and mental health, mindfulness, and resilience.
Link: https://www.igi-global.com/book/social-scientific-examination-dynamics-communication/264268 - As project manager, I have helped with GIS-mapping via AccessMap, to help able-bodied and special-needs pedestrians vis-a-vis first and last mile access to and from public transit (for travel to home, work, and other purposes) via the Code for America nonprofit organization.
Link: https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Seif%20Sekalala/history#map=14/40.0228/-82.9825 - As a project-management volunteer, I am helping with the development and maintenance of a web application for finding free clean water, food, and bathrooms--i.e., "PHLASK.me", via the Code for Philly nonprofit organization.
Link: https://codeforphilly.org/projects/phlask--life-liberty_and_the_pursuit_of_water - I have identified a specific set of skills for sensemaking, communication, and resilience-enactment, to help mass-conflict survivors--e.g. refugees, genocide survivors, etc.
Link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311886.2016.1221604