High School Quality Control

[ W O R K E X P E R I E N C E ]

RESEARCH ANALYST

Center for Research and Evaluation, Office of Accountability,

Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District - Charlotte, NC. (March 2009-

Present)

o Prepare educational research literature outlines and reviews

o Evaluate local Charlotte-Mecklenburg School district

educational programs

. Design, implement, and present findings for quantitative

and qualitative evaluation projects

. Completed Evaluations

o Qualitative program evaluation of the Teach

for America program

o Mixed-methods program evaluation of the Small

School context in ten local small schools

o Assist with survey data analysis and provide quality control

data checks (for parent, teacher, principal, and student

annual surveys)

o Approve and process outside research requests to conduct

research within CMS Schools in accordance with state and

federal research regulations

FLORIDA SUBSTANCE ABUSE RESPONSE GUIDE (SARG)

Florida Department of Children and Families Substance Abuse Program -

Gainesville, FL. (August 2007 - December 2008)

- Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) State Incentive Grant awarded

by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration (SAMHSA)

o Executive Council Member

o Chair of SARG Assessment Planning Committee

. Guide coalition leadership and members to develop

Coalition's SARG problem, resource and capacity

assessments, local logic model, comprehensive community

action plan, and evaluation plan

. Coordinate preparation and submission of SARG documents

for state and federal reporting

. Write and submit grant proposals for future funding

. Coordinate preparation of community reports, including

media releases, regarding SARG activities, findings, and

outcomes

. Prepare/submit written monthly narrative and fiscal

progress reports, quarterly statistics and reports to

funding sources participating in all evaluation

activities

INSTRUCTOR

University of Florida - Gainesville, FL. (August 2004 - December 2009)

- Guide exam construction, grade exams, & hold office hours to mentor

undergraduate students

- Design and manage class website, updating grades and announcements

regularly

- Conduct weekly lectures with over 150 students

- Mentor Fellow Graduate Students Assigned as Teaching Assistants

. Managed and monitored efforts of teaching assistants

assigned to me

. Advised in readings and activities for discussion

sections

. Collaborated with assistant on additional material to

include

. Trained in exam construction & advised in grading of

assignments

. Trained assistants in WebCT capabilities

EVALUATOR

Partners in Prevention of Substance Abuse (PIPSA) Community Drug

Coalition - Gainesville, FL (September 2005-November 2007)

- Prepared & submitted a detailed evaluation plan for PIPSA community-

based drug coalition, December 2005

- Organized, conducted and analyzed internal focus groups with PIPSA

coalition members in partial completion of Master of Arts (M.A.)

degree

- Organized, conducted and analyzed community focus groups with a

sample of Alachua County public school students in partial

completion of doctoral (Ph.D.) degree

RESEARCH INTERVIEWER

Westat, Inc. - Sarasota, FL. (May 2003 - January 2005)

-Facilitated social science surveys for various health organizations,

including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Centers for

Disease Control (CDC), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), U.S.

Department of Treasury, U.S. Department of Education, California

Department of Health Services, the Public Health Institute, and the

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

-Refusal conversion and hearing/speech impaired specialist

TEEN TURNAROUND SPECIALIST

Monarch Youth Homes - Colorado Springs, CO. (August 2002 - March 2003)

- Counseled at-risk-youth

- Scheduled daily activities and arranged weekly family visits for 16

residents

- Facilitated Weekly Anger Management/Character groups

- Assessed strengths and weaknesses on an individual, in-depth level

- Documented (daily) progress, on-goings, and areas for improvement

COUNSELOR

Stetson University - DeLand, FL. (August 2001 - May 2002)

- Assisted in crisis counseling

- Administered a living area that included 16 residents

- Managed a budget appropriated for educational activities

- Ordered regular maintenance and repair work

RESEARCH TECHNICIAN

Stetson University - DeLand, FL. (October 1999 - January 2002)

- Conducted surveys for community research projects

- Gathered data for statistical reports articulated at sociological

conferences

[ E D U C A T I O N ]

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Sociology Department, University of Florida -

Gainesville, FL (Expected August 2010)

-Primary Concentration: - Delta Epsilon Iota Academic

Health, Aging, & Honor Society

the Life Course Inductee

-Secondary Concentration: - G.P.A. 3.9

Social Control & Deviance

Master of Arts (M.A.) in Sociology, University of Florida - Gainesville, FL

(August 2006)

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Sociology, Stetson University - DeLand, FL (May

2002)

- Minors in Psychology, - Certified in Criminology

Anthropology

- Awarded Dean's & Florida - Rho Lambda Leadership Honorary

Merit Inductee

Scholar

High School Degree, Sarasota High School - Sarasota, Florida May 1998

[ R E L A T E D S K I L L S ]

Technological Proficiency

- Advanced computer proficiency in Microsoft Office Suites (Word,

Excel, PowerPoint)

- Quantitative statistical analysis software (SPSS, SAS)

- Qualitative analysis software (ATLAS.ti)

- Remark Survey Software

Methodological Experience

- Applied Research - Survey Research/Question &Measure

Development

- Quantitative Research Methods - Process/Impact/Program Evaluation

Study Design

- Qualitative Research Methods - Literature Review Preparation

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