Resume

• 2011

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Educational Psychology

  Virginia Commonwealth University

• 2008

  Program Evaluation

  SPSS

  Instructional Design

  Program Development

  Higher Education

  Program Management

  University Teaching

  Grant Writing

  Staff Development

  Student Engagement

  Change Management

  Strategic Planning

  Public Speaking

  Research

  Academic Administration

  Qualitative Research

  Education

  Organizational Change

  Curriculum Development

  Research Design

  Understanding Student Voices about Assessment: Links to Learning and Motivation

  James McMillan

  ERIC

  Understanding Student Voices about Assessment: Links to Learning and Motivation

  This evaluation report included results from mixed-methods data collection and analysis regarding practicing teachers' experiences implementing inquiry-based learning in the classroom. Activities for this report included survey development and validation

  interview protocol development

  survey administration

  interviews

  statistical analysis

  and reporting.

  DoDEA Inquiry-based Learning Grant Project Interim Report.

  Caught Between Current Realities and the Hope of a Better Future: Teachers' Perspectives on Public Schooling

  Amanda \"Mandy\"

  Turner

  Ph.D.

  University of Virginia

  Curry School of Education and Human Development

  Connecticut State Department of Education

  Virginia Commonwealth University

  Perigean Technologies

  Teachers' Dialogical Selves Presidential Research Quest Fund

  University of Connecticut

  Longwood University

  James Madison

  Virginia Commonwealth University

  Harrisonburg

  VA

  Adjunct Professor

  James Madison

  Richmond

  Virginia

  Doctoral Student

  Educational Psychology

  Virginia Commonwealth University

  Storrs

  Mansfield

  CT

  Responsible for assessment development

  program redesign

  evaluation and improvement at this best in class

  R1 university. Developed Assessment Committee consisting of university

  state government

  and industry leaders. Hosted assessment validation sessions using Lawshe’s method and saw 100% adoption and implementation rate of new program assessments across content areas.

  Director of Assessment

  Accreditation

  and Accountability

  University of Connecticut

  Charlottesville

  Virginia Area

  Adjunct Professor

  University of Virginia

  Richmond

  Virginia Area

  Teachers' Dialogical Selves Presidential Research Quest Fund

  Virginia Commonwealth University

  Remote

  Adjunct Faculty

  Perigean Technologies

  Connecticut State Department of Education

  Hartford

  Connecticut

  Responsible for development

  evaluation

  and adoption of high-stakes hiring and certification assessments. Successful stakeholder engagement and influence in edTPA adoption for over 14000 new educators in 2016.

  Associate Education Consultant

  Charlottesville

  Virginia Area

  Responsible for assessment leadership

  program evaluation

  successful accreditation at this flagship R1 university. Learning Management and Assessment Management System implementation and scale. Earned full accreditation from CAEP (2018). 100% program development and adoption rate (13 new academic programs). Diversity

  equity

  and inclusion initiative lead responsible for engaging students

  faculty

  and staff in meaningful learning

  training

  and professional development around issues of inclusion

  equity

  and social justice.

  Director of Assessment

  Accountability

  and Accreditation

  Curry School of Education and Human Development

  Farmville

  VA

  Adjunct Professor

  Longwood University

  Educational Psychology for pre-service teachers\nHuman Development

  Virginia Commonwealth University

  Student Virginia Education Association at Virginia Commonwealth University

  Guide and facilitate pre-service teachers' activities and workshops

  including professional development seminars

  activism

  and university-community outreach

  Faculty Advisor

  Virginia Education Association

  Alpha Epsilon Lambda

  Recognizing the academic and leadership accomplishments of graduate and professional students

  School of Education

  Virginia Commonwealth University

  Graduate Student Travel Award

  South Atlantic Philosophy of Education Society

  Graduate Student Travel Grant

  School of Education

  Virginia Commonwealth University

  Master's of Teaching

  Elementary Education

  Virginia Commonwealth University

  Educational Evaluation Models and Designs

  Advanced Seminar in Cognition and School Learning

  Survey Research Methods

  Educational Measurement and Evaluation

  Educational Research Design

  Qualitative Research Methods

  Foundations of Educational Research and Doctoral Scholarship

  Advanced Seminar in Social Processes

  Educational Statistics

  Multivariate Analysis

  Introduction to Social Statistics

  Proseminar in Educational Psychology

  Research Methods in Education

  Virginia Post-Graduate Professional Teaching License

  Virginia Department of Education

• 2002

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

  Elementary Education and Teaching

  Virginia Commonwealth University