Resume

League of Women Voters                                                                                                                    — Feb 2025 – Present

Washington, DC (Remote)

Assessment and Impact Coordinator

• Develop and implement evaluation plans to measure and report success and impact of LWV programs and campaigns

• Build surveys for research and evaluation

• Leverage the CRM database and funcationality to understand trends

• Train staff and volunteers on data collection, analysis, and evaluation practices

• Develop logic models and frameworks to guide program development and evaluation

• Collaborate cross-departmentally to define research objectives, develop research proposals, and create customized evaluation plans

• Prepare detailed reports, presentations, and visualizations to effectively communicate research findings to diverse audiences

• Facilitate workshops and training sessions to build client capacity in data-driven decision-making and program evaluation

• Conduct market and audience research to assess needs, behaviors, and preferences

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University of Kansas                                                                                                                                 — 2021 – Present

Lawrence, KS

Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant

• Instructor: senior level Measurement and Assessment course

• Project RAISE: Robots and Artificial Intelligence to Improve Social Skills for Elementary Students: Funded by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Program’s Stepping Up initiatives, students with Autism Spectrum Disorder learn STEM content (coding), while developing social-emotional communication skills. This is a 5 year Stepping Up grant.

• Program Evaluator: EARTH Engineering Research Center grant (NIH)

• Project VOISS and VOISS Advisor: virtual reality experience that uses social situations and scenarios to effectively teach social skills. VOISS Advisor supports teacher professional learning. With the innovative features of virtual reality, students can immerse themselves into a virtual environment to develop the skills necessary for the demands of the classroom. https://projectvoiss.org/

• IPAL: This grant funded project aims to address the knowledge gap related to invested team members’ perspectives on reading support and intervention for autistic students to identify key determinants of individual educators’ reading support that can be explored through a more in-depth future project through a Spencer Foundation Small Grant.

• Atlas - Dynamic Learning Maps: Alternative assessments designed for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities https://dynamiclearningmaps.org/

• DebriefScape Suite: Supported by the US Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs. Intended outcomes: (1) Create a toolkit from existing USDOE OSEP open educational resource for mathematics and science coaches with alignment of an analytical observational tool to support these coaches working with special education teachers K-8 in STEM content. (2) Create a dashboard with objective data output from observations and coaching, inclusive of teacher-driven physiological data, and resources for coaches to support special education teachers in K-8 STEM content. https://ucf.deviws.com/

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Defense Acquisition University                                                                                                 — Aug 2022 – May 2023

Fort Belvoir, VA (Remote)

Education and Audience Researcher​

• Promoted outcome-focused, evidence-based, and data-driven audience research for adult learners (users).

• Identified relevant questions and determined best methods of data collection.

• Analyzed qualitative and quantitative data using statistical data analysis tools to identify and validate research conclusions

• Collaborated with other researchers to further study and project related activities

• Provided recommendations for improvements to programs and procedures based on data analysis and measurable results

• Disseminated research updates and findings to a variety of audiences including: colleagues, institutional leadership, stakeholders, public, and conferences

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Johnson County Community College                                                                                       — Aug 2021 – Oct 2023

Overland Park, KS

Corrections Adult Education – Johnson County Adult Residential Facility

• Design, develop, and implement curriculum and instruction techniques including learning objectives, instructional resources, instructional style, pacing guides, and assessment.

• Conduct needs assessments, collect and analyze data; write and disseminate reports.

• Ensure compliance with all state, local, and Department of Corrections regulations.

• Interdepartmental collaboration with internal and external staff, partners, and stakeholders.

• Maintaining records and compliance with privacy regulations (e.g., FERPA and HIPAA).

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Southeast Kansas Education Service Center                                                                      — Dec 2020 – Aug 2022

Olathe, KS

Program Evaluator II

• Project leadership and management

• Assist in the development and maintenance of databases pertinent to grants and research.

• Develop and perform data/statistical analysis and analysis for evaluation projects.

• Strategic planning consultation, needs assessments, program evaluation, and research.

• Evaluation plan development including goals, objectives, KPIs, and logic modeling.

• Design, develop, administer, and edit evaluation data collection instruments.

• Qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis for a variety of major federal and grant-funded programs. (e.g. KDADS, BJA, USDOE (OESE), DHHS (OMH), SAMHSA)

• Ensuring program implementations follow state or federal regulations and requirements.

• Develop and maintain working relationships with internal and outside agencies.

• Present and facilitate presentations and workshops on behalf of stakeholders.

• Conduct focus groups, interviews, and surveys to obtain data to analyze for data-driven decision-making and ongoing program evolution.

• Write, disseminate, and publish reports.

• Corrections Adult Education – Lansing Correctional Facility

• Design, develop, and implement curriculum and instruction techniques including learning objectives, instructional resources, instructional style, pacing guides, and assessment.

• Conduct needs assessments, collect and analyze data; write and disseminate reports.

• Ensure compliance with all state, local, and Department of Corrections regulations.

• Hire and supervise employees.

• Interdepartmental collaboration with internal and external staff, partners, and stakeholders.

• Maintaining records and compliance with privacy regulations (e.g., FERPA and HIPAA).

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The University of Tulsa                                                                                                                     — Jan 2018 – Dec 2020 Tulsa, OK

Education and Programs Specialist, Gilcrease Museum

• Program Director and instructor: Summer Camp, Any Given Child, Learn & Play.

• Develop and epublish learning modules for virtual Any Given Child classes.

• Develop and implement (in person and epublish in Canvas) professional development classes for public school teachers.

• Develop and implement public workshops in person and virtually.

• As a team, organize and implement monthly public programs with attendance of over 1,000.

• Develop new and innovative learning strategies involving Tableau Vivant, See Think Wonder, cultural immersion, and innovative AI/machine learning module techniques.

• Subject matter expert and project lead for evaluation and research.

• Subject matter expert in developmentally appropriate learning strategies for general and special needs youth and families.

• Subject matter expert for the department on US History.

• Subject matter expert for the department on Tessitura data management software.

• Interview, hire, and manage payroll for part-time employees within Gilcrease Museum’s education department

• Sustainability Graduate Assistant, University of Tulsa                          

• Report and manage Sustainable Tulsa Scorecard for TU

• Develop University educational public programs, talks, and events pertaining to sustainability, conservation, and environmentalism

• Represent TU Sustainability at public events, conferences, and workshops

 

Mathematica Policy Research                                                                                                                                         2019

Educational Field Researcher

• Travel to Tulsa Public Schools participating in the nationwide study on student social-emotional learning.

• Administer, proctor, monitor tests, and keep records for students.

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Southeast Kansas Education Service Center/Kansas Dept. of Corrections                        — 2016 - 2017

Topeka, KS

Corrections Adult Education

• Design, develop, and implement curriculum and instruction techniques including learning objectives, instructional resources, instructional style, pacing guides, and assessment.

• Conduct needs assessments, collect and analyze data; write and disseminate reports.

• Ensure compliance with all state, local, and Department of Corrections regulations.

• Hire and supervise employees.

• Interdepartmental collaboration with internal and external staff, partners, and stakeholders.

• Maintaining records and compliance with privacy regulations (e.g., FERPA and HIPAA). 

 

Saint Xavier Catholic School                                                                                                                          — 2015 - 2016

Junction City, KS

• Teacher

• Design and deliver research-based education for 5 different content areas

• Utilize Canvas learning management system.