Amanda Grigg Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, Dc

As Director of the Centennial Center I led APSA's public engagement and grantmaking programs and manage Centennial Center staff and budgets. This included directing six grant programs, managing a $1.2M Presidential Task Force budget, coordinating across internal teams and with external stakeholders, and building relationships with non-profit, foundation, and government partners. My role involved working closely with advocacy, research, diversity and inclusion, and development staff within APSA,… Show more As Director of the Centennial Center I led APSA's public engagement and grantmaking programs and manage Centennial Center staff and budgets. This included directing six grant programs, managing a $1.2M Presidential Task Force budget, coordinating across internal teams and with external stakeholders, and building relationships with non-profit, foundation, and government partners. My role involved working closely with advocacy, research, diversity and inclusion, and development staff within APSA, and with Congressional staff and federal agency staff. In my first two years at the association, I awarded over 130 grants and $750,000 in funding. I also led a review of our grantmaking programs and policies with a focus on maximizing funding impact, and implemented best practices for disseminating grant results and monitoring and scaling funded work. In my final two years at APSA, I focused on developing programs to advance political scientists' public engagement and the impact of their research. This included co-founding and directing an institute that trains political scientists in conducting rigorous, ethical, community-engaged research, designing and launching a fellowship program that trains political science graduate students to write about cutting-edge political science research for public audiences, designing and implementing a grant program funding policy-relevant research partnerships, and designing and launching a public service fellowship program that placed a graduate student with a House Select Committee. To learn more about these programs - visit https://connect.apsanet.org/centennialcenter/ Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

As the Associate Director of the Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairs, I led all aspects of the Centennial Center mission, operations, and program development. This included directing our research grants program, visiting scholars program, fellowship programs, and public engagement efforts. I worked closely and cooperatively with staff across the association on programming, especially diversity inclusion and development staff. I also worked closely with donors and key… Show more As the Associate Director of the Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairs, I led all aspects of the Centennial Center mission, operations, and program development. This included directing our research grants program, visiting scholars program, fellowship programs, and public engagement efforts. I worked closely and cooperatively with staff across the association on programming, especially diversity inclusion and development staff. I also worked closely with donors and key governance committees including the Centennial Center Advisory Board and the Rogers Smith Presidential Task Force.As the staff director of the Presidential Task Force on New Partnerships, I directed a team of 14 leaders in the field of political science. This included managing a $1.2M budget, overseeing convenings and reports, directing the creation of seven new programs, and facilitating foundation donations. Show less

Ann Arbor, Mi

Instructed undergraduate students in Political Science and Women's Studies, including teaching upper level writing and senior seminar courses. Collaborated with the Office of Academic Multicultural Affairs to develop and disseminate best practices for the inclusion of first-generation students in the classroom.Developed training materials for core curriculum courses and special topics courses in emerging issues in the discipline. Instructed students in scholarly writing and science… Show more Instructed undergraduate students in Political Science and Women's Studies, including teaching upper level writing and senior seminar courses. Collaborated with the Office of Academic Multicultural Affairs to develop and disseminate best practices for the inclusion of first-generation students in the classroom.Developed training materials for core curriculum courses and special topics courses in emerging issues in the discipline. Instructed students in scholarly writing and science communication, evaluating student work and providing focused feedback. Advised senior independent study student project on domestic workers bills of rights. Show less

Reno, Nevada Area

Instructor in Gender, Race, and Identity (GRI) Program teaching Introduction to Women's Studies. Developed course materials for core curriculum courses and special topics courses in emerging issues in the discipline. Acted as academic advisor to GRI students, communicating requirements and preparing students for graduation. Acted as faculty advisor and lead researcher in the development of a new, intersectional Gender, Race, and Identity undergraduate major.

Doctoral candidate in the Political Science Department. Subfield concentration: Political Theory. Minor Subfields: American Politics and Women's Studies. Dissertation topic: An intersectional feminist analysis of contemporary women's health policy, focusing on issues that are generally not centered in, or even labelled as women's health issues to better understand how health can act as both a disciplinary tool and a life-saving resource in the lives of marginalized women.

Courses taught: Feminist Political Theory, Modern Political Thought, Democracy and Political Theory, Introduction to American Politics, Political Communication.

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Managed team of undergraduates researching state-level exoneration compensation policies and compiling data on North Carolina’s exonerees. Set deadlines, delegated research tasks, ran meetings and conference calls, provided resources to undergraduate research assistants and stakeholders. Coordinated with a team of law students, law school faculty at other institutions, and anti-death penalty advocates. Conducted research on race-of-victim effects in U.S. executions and prepared papers for… Show more Managed team of undergraduates researching state-level exoneration compensation policies and compiling data on North Carolina’s exonerees. Set deadlines, delegated research tasks, ran meetings and conference calls, provided resources to undergraduate research assistants and stakeholders. Coordinated with a team of law students, law school faculty at other institutions, and anti-death penalty advocates. Conducted research on race-of-victim effects in U.S. executions and prepared papers for conferences and publication. Show less

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Political Science And Government

Activities and Societies: American Political Science Association, Southern Political Science Association, University Awards.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Political Science And Government

Activities and Societies: American Political Science Association, Southern Political Science Association, University Awards.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Women'S Studies, High Honors

Activities and Societies: University of Michigan ACLU, College Democrats, Students for Obama, University of Michigan Feminists, Sexual.