Amy Kerr, Phd Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Mn

• Act as principal investigator and evaluator for public health projects in areas such as tobacco control, behavioral health, and criminal justice, for government and non-profit organization clients in multiple states. • Design and implement quantitiative and qualitative evaluation plans, data collection tools and protocols.• Collect data via surveys and interviews from service providers and their adult and youth clients, including topics such as health systems change, tobacco control policy, tobacco use outcomes, and criminal justice assessment models. • Write reports and presentations synthesizing research and evaluation results into recommendations to tailored to the need of the clients. • Provide direction and oversight of the evaluation department in areas such as staffing workflow, strategic project decisions, and cross-department policies; Lead internal initiatives to develop an internship program, pro bono program, and equity initiative to adopt company wide practices• Supervise and oversee evaluation team activities and productivity for team and direct reports

Hines, Il

• Projects: Investigations of healthcare self-management and hospital infection control policies & procedures • Researched Veteran Affairs policy and program guidelines relating to issues in Veteran healthcare• Assisted in development of web-based survey instruments and in-person interview protocols• Conducted quantitative & qualitative interviews within the hospital setting• Coordinated interviews with healthcare providers located at VA facilities throughout the country• Responsible for maintaining confidential healthcare data• Data Analysis: Conducted quantitative analyses & qualitative analysis of research data using NVivo

Denver, Co

• Design, develop and manage quantitiative and qualitative research and evaluation projects to assess the effectiveness and impact of Foundation funded programs and interventions, including aging services for older adults in Colorado, patient outcomes in safety-net clinics, and barriers and facilitators of health insurance enrollment for underserved and minority populations.• Participate in grant-making process through assessment of evaluation plans, provision of technical assistance, capacity building support to grantees and participation in site visits.• Develop, implement and manage evaluation and monitoring systems to track the statewide impact of Foundation activities which includes monitoring of payment reform policies and health data from the American Community Survey and Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System, among others.• Synthesize internal and external research into presentations and reports to guide strategic planning, organizational decisions and to inform a broader audience of health care consumers and leaders. • Create presentations of research and evaluation results in collaboration with external partners to inform a broader audience of health care consumers and leaders at public meetings, workshops and conferences.

Evanston, Il

• Led and participated in all levels of evaluation and research involving resident, customer and workforce wellness, national bench-marking of aging research organizations and art therapy for older adults• Developed qualitative and quantitative data collection protocols, integrating feedback from individuals across the organization• Produced written reports and oral presentations for staff, board members and external partners. • Created educational curriculum and lead in person and web-based training on social and emotional wellness in older adults and senior living staff• Solicited and reviewed research papers for Seniors Housing Care Journal, a peer-reviewed research journal. • Managed marketing of the Seniors Housing and Care Journal and transition to an open-access format. • Supervised and managed research team member

• Projects: Multiple federally funded grants investigating the intersection of criminal justice and mental health systems• Responsible for coordination of research team activities with multi-disciplinary academic & community partners • Developed qualitative interviews & quantitative survey protocols for use in Chicago Police Department (CPD) districts • Developed relationships with community partners and key personnel in CPD districts to facilitate data collection• Supervised and trained team of field researchers for in-person interviews with Chicago Police Officers • Conducted field interviews with Chicago Police Officers• Lead & assisted in writing academic & policy reports for granting agency & academic audiences• Translated research findings into brief reports, featuring graphics, designed for community dissemination• Communicated findings via presentations to varied audiences that included law enforcement, mental health practitioners, non-profit foundations as well as interdisciplinary academic audiences• Created and adhered to timelines to meet key deadlines established by the granting agency, the CPD, the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and other key research team members• Data Analysis: Conducted advanced mixed-methods analysis using the Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) with primary data and secondary data (National Census & local crime data (Clear Path)). Used Nvivo for analysis of qualitative research data.

Chicago< Il

• Taught Research Methods and Social Psychology in 14-week and 6-week semesters for the Psychology Department.• Created course curriculum, testing materials and assignments, including a semester-long research project for Research Methods.• Developed and presented course audiovisual and multimedia materials, lecture materials and small-group and in-class activities for a variety of course topics. • Evaluated student performance through writing and test grading rubrics.• Developed Blackboard sites for courses.• Provided assistance and mentoring to students during the semester and beyond.

• Projects: Community-based participatory research projects and program evaluations involving numerous university and community stakeholders including but not exclusive to Aging in Homelessness, Prostitution Intervention Services, and Early Child Care in Chicago• Collaborated with research team to develop quantitative and qualitative research materials and protocols • Facilitated focus groups & conducted interviews with participants that ranged from community leaders to disadvantaged populations• Data-analysis: Created database and used advanced statistical techniques with primary data and Census data using SPSS

• Project: Program evaluation of a grant distributed to community technology organizations throughout Illinois that provide recourses to under-represented members of the community to bridge the technological gap• Lead a multi-level research team with responsibilities of soliciting and evaluating applications for positions on the research team from to initial conception to completion• Researched and developed relationships with over 75 community organizations throughout Illinois • Developed a collaborative evaluation plan & tools for quantitative & qualitative surveys, focus groups and interviews appropriate for community users • Creation & dissemination of policy brief to community organizations & state-level political leaders in technology access• Data Analysis: Navigated & analyzed census data on Illinois communities. Analyzed qualitative & quantitative data analysis with SPSS.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Applied Social Psychology

Ma, Applied Social Psychology

Ba, Psychology