Amanda M. Borosh
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Board Certified Behavior Analyst || Licensed Special Educator || Researcher
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Amanda is an experienced special education teacher turned behavior analyst and researcher, with expertise in using training and coaching to build the capacity of school-based professionals to assess and intervene with challenging behavior at the school-wide, class-wide, and individualized level. Borrowing from the fields of implementation science and organizational behavior management, she is interested in research investigating factors that will improve the adoption, implementation, and sustainability of evidence-based practices to support children with or at-risk for disabilities and challenging behavior in public school settings. 

EducatIon

Ph.D. (in progress), Special Education
Purdue University, West Lafayette
​Advisor:
Dr. Rose Mason
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Graduate Certificate, Applied Behavior Analysis
Florida Institute of Technology, Distance

M.Ed., Early Childhood Special Education
University of Texas at Austin

B.S. Human Development & Family Sciences
Minor, Music Education
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater

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Credentials

Board Certified Behavior Analyst 
Behavior Analyst Certification Board

(Note: certification is held under name Amanda Austin)

Illinois Professional Educator License (PEL)
Illinois State Board of Education
  • Learning Behavior Specialist - 1
  • Early Childhood Special Education
  • Early Childhood General Education

​Texas Educator Certificate
Texas Education Agency
  • Special Education (EC-12)
  • Generalist (EC-6)

Professional Experience

District Coordinator, Specialized Behavioral Support & Strategy
Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, IL 2017-2020

Special Education Teacher, 5th-8th, Extensive Support Needs
Chicago, IL, 2016-2017

Special Education Teacher, K-5th, Moderate-Extensive Support Needs
Pflugerville, TX, 2014-2016

Early Intervention Specialist
Austin, TX, 2012-2013

Teacher, 2-3 year olds
​Austin, TX, 2011-2012

Updated 9/4/2022


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