Kara Seidel Email & Phone Number

United States

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Excited to share that I will be beginning a two-year position as an Education Futures Lab Associate at the American Council on Education. Looking forward to honing my research skills, engaging with education policy, and collaborating with a team of equity-minded research professionals!

Worked in the Office of Research Development from June 2022-August 2023Currently Graduate Assistant on NSF GRANTED: Grant and Research Administration Networking and Training for Students at Maryland and Delaware MSIs

Umbc

Project Title: ""Identifying an Interdisciplinary Path to Social Responsibility Education Across the COEIT Curriculum"- Project management for mixed-methods, cross-college project exploring socially responsible thinking in Engineering and Information Technology curriculum- Coordinate surveys and interviews, including (setting up, distributing, and collecting data from surveys, and scheduling, transcribing, and coding interviews)- Maintain project files and conduct preliminary data analyses

Currently working half-time with Dr. Christine Mallinson (LLC Dept) and half-time with Dr. Amy Tondreau (Education Dept)Tasks include literature reviews, manuscript preparation, qualitative data collection and analysis, and project management.Previously worked half-time with: Dr. Rebeca Gamez. Tasks include literature reviews, qualitative data collection and analysis, and project management.

EDUC 388/678: Inclusion and Instruction

- Compile resources and data for Ethics Community of Practice faculty members - Assist PIs with survey and pedagogical resource design- Serve as liaison to help individual Ethics Community of Practice faculty members find targeted materials for their respective courses

- Assist faculty member with planning, design, and writing of William T. Grant funding proposal - Worked with other Graduate Research Assistant to compile and sort through resources, assist in writing literature review, and clarify research design - Proofread and ensured alignment with Call for Proposal from William T. Grant Foundation

Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Conduct clinical assessments and interviews in a federally-funded Smoking Cessation and HIV study Follow protocols to comply with clinical trial regulations Screen medical records in order to recruit participants Maintain appropriate research records

Umbc

Greet and check in patrons, communicate and inform students, faculty, and community members about the facility, its programs, and events in a fast and effective mannerHelp run and coordinate special events involving on- and off-campus organizations.

Umbc And Hopeworks Of Howard County

Managing a dissertation involving survivors of Intimate Partner Violence and Coping and Self-EfficacyHelp with data and communication relating to Intimate Partner Violence.

Umbc

Create and teach lessons related to understanding disability legislation and policy to young adults with intellectual disabilities participating in a life-skills/academic program at UMBC. Foster positive interaction and social skills between traditional UMBC students who volunteer as classroom peers and SUCCESS students. Supervise and evaluate classroom peers.

Review, critique, and improve undergraduate Psychology papers throughout the semester. Meet in one-on-one sessions to review their assignments. Mentors students in learning how to develop their writing skills in the field of Psychology. Clarify their understanding of research and proper APA citations.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Assist in protocol development and administration of two projects relating to HIV and drug abstinence.

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Campus

Assist with research projects relating to HIV and drug abstinence in the therapeutic workplace.

Help recruit participants, transcribe data, keep log of current events that may relate to project's focus.

In-home Applied Behavior Analysis services for children with autism and/or behavior problems

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Language, Literacy, And Culture

Master Of Science - Ms, Education - Urban Education And Neuroeducation

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Valedictorian, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Psychology

Activities and Societies: Sondheim Public Affairs Scholar, Honors College, Shriver Center Volunteer, President of UMBC Psi Chi, UMBC.