Amy J. Penick, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

St. Louis, MO, US

• Develop and implement retention strategies to address academic, social, and financial barriers.
• Provide student support, amplifying academic success and access to campus/community resources.
• Collect and analyze data to identify retention barriers and recommend collaborative solutions.
• Promote equity, diversity, and inclusion to enhance student success and program outcomes.

• Advance institutional research in accordance with ethical treatment of human subjects.
• Review proposals for scientific merit and human subject regulations compliance.
• Collaborate with board members to support and guide faculty research endeavors.

• Advise students, parents, and organizations on college and career readiness.
• Develop and deliver group training to improve institutional student support and success.
• Conduct grant funded and institutional learning outcomes research.
• Provide individual academic and executive functioning support to at risk students.

• Developed and oversaw programming to realize student college and career goals.
• Mitigated barriers to persistence for 500+ underserved student returners.
• Cultivated stakeholder partnerships in industry, college, and workforce development.
• Increased recruitment and retention to exceed 80% legislative outcome mandates.
• Optimized graduate opportunities in high demand fields with economic stability.
• Planned monthly outreach and engagement events to increase student belonging.

• Increased degree completion of non-traditional, veteran, and first-generation students.
• Provided academic advising, student support, and career counseling.
• Designed and delivered dynamic technical math instruction for diverse learners.

• Supported faculty research spanning initial proposal through final publication.
• Taught undergraduate Orientation and graduate Student Affairs Administration courses.
• Provided academic advising and support services to college students.
• Planned fundraising, recruitment events, and academic conferences.

Increased college participation of first generation students in college readiness program.

• Cultivated business partners for promotional and charity wine events.
• Planned events, established timelines, recruited, and trained staff.
• Designed custom course content to client specifications within identified budget.
• Modified instructional delivery, increasing repeat business, referrals, and sales threefold.
• Created PR, print communication, and social media campaigns.
• Managed client database, schedule, budget, and financial records.

• Developed programming, trained staff, and supervised tutors to provide supplemental instruction and student support.
• Delivered general higher education and Student Success courses.

• Delivered professional development training to 100+ faculty and staff.
• Targeted learner gaps through data analysis and delivery of data driven instruction.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Activities and Societies: Alpha Sigma Nu - The Honor Society of Jesuit Colleges and UniversitiesDissertation: The Predictive Power of.

Master'S Of Science In Education, Curriculum And Instruction

Thesis: The Digital Divide: A Case Study of Technology Integration in St. Louis Schools

Post Degree Teacher Certification, High School/Secondary Certificate Programs

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mathematics

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Literature, Society, And Politics

High School Diploma