•Skilled in using large state and national datasets and application of parametric and nonparametric statistical techniques to investigate outcomes and effectiveness of educational and public health initiatives.•High-level strategic planner with exceptional organizational skills demonstrated through the simultaneous management of 30+ evaluation plans and a highly successful federal peer review of a statewide assessment.•Expert relationship builder with transformational leadership skills and experience mentoring diverse groups of research professionals and partners including researchers, government officials, veterans, first responders, healthcare professionals, lawyers, community members, parents, students, and children with special needs.•Accomplished grant writer with co-authorship on 40+ funding proposals with 60% funded totaling over $40 million in external funding secured.•Experienced project manager demonstrated by administering statewide assessments for 20,0000 students with cognitive challenges that met scoring and reporting deadlines annually and successful implementation of 6 HRSA, SAMHSA, and CDC grants focused on suicide prevention and substance use disorder.•Effective scientific writer and communicator with 20+ peer-reviewed collaborative publications or publicly available technical reports including 5 first authored articles, 2 invited publications, a published technical review, and a book chapter.•Experienced professional educator with 18 years of experience across elementary,post-secondary, and community settings earning National Board of Professional Teaching Standards certification in music education. •Actively committed to diversity and inclusion as evidenced in building diverse research teams and an extensive history of research to uplift underrepresented populations.