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Atlanta, GA, US

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Seattle, WA

• Manage a team of 2-3 internal analysts and external contractors conducting research and evaluation studies of youth from foster care.
• Designed and conducted over 15 studies of youth from foster care, including evaluating programs established to improve education and employment outcomes to those trying to secure legal permanency (through.
• Supervise staff and contractors through all aspects of the… Show more Manage a team of 2-3 internal analysts and external contractors conducting research and evaluation studies of youth from foster care.
• Supervise staff and contractors through all aspects of the research process including creating measures, generating hypotheses, analyzing data, and providing clear and actionable recommendations for improving services.
• Present recommendations to key stakeholders including youth and families, the executive team, and child welfare leaders in counties and states.
• Published findings from studies in 10 technical reports and peer-reviewed journals; presented findings at over 10 professional conferences.

Greater Seattle Area

• Coordinated studies examining the mental health, education, and employment outcomes for youth transitioning into adulthood and for youth formerly in foster care (“alumni”).
• Led the analysis of two landmark studies of alumni of foster care: the Northwest Alumni Study and the National Alumni Study.
• Compiled thousands of statistics from the Northwest Alumni Study into an interpretable format for publications and presentations.
• Co-authored findings from the Northwest Alumni Study in… Show more Coordinated studies examining the mental health, education, and employment outcomes for youth transitioning into adulthood and for youth formerly in.
• Co-authored findings from the Northwest Alumni Study in a book entitled What Works in Foster Care used broadly by child welfare.
• Co-authored more than 10 articles published in peer-reviewed journals on multiple outcome areas for alumni of foster care.

Greater Seattle Area

• Provided analytic support to 23 field offices serving youth in foster care.
• Managed field office databases collecting information on youth served including demographics, services, and outcomes.
• Provided support on data collection tools to ensure accurate data collection.
• Collected, cleaned, and analyzed data.
• Created standard and ad hoc reports for field offices to use for improving services for foster youth.
• Coordinated migration of data from multiple data sources to a… Show more Provided analytic support to 23 field offices serving youth in foster care.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Developmental Psychology

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology