BOARD CERTIFIED BEHAVIOR ANALYST | SPECIAL EDUCATOR | RESEARCHER | SCHOOL-BASED BEHAVIOR CONSULTANT
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, her research investigates factors that will improve the adoption, implementation, and sustainability of evidence-based practices to support children with or likely to be identified with disabilities in public school settings.
EDUCATION
2020- Present
Ph.D. Candidate
Special Education
Purdue University | West Lafayette, IN
Major Advisor: Rose Mason, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Anticipated Graduation: Summer, 2024
2019
Florida Institute of Technology | Online
Graduate Certificate,
Applied Behavior Analysis
2010-2011
The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX
M.Ed.
Early Childhood Special Education
2005-2010
B.S.
Human Development & Family Sciences
Oklahoma State University | Stillwater, OK
CREDENTIALS
Board Certified Behavior Analyst
License #1-20-44134
2020-Present
PROFESSIONAL Experience
2020-Present
Graduate Student Researcher
Autism and Behavior Intervention Lab
Purdue University | West Lafayette, IN
2017-2020
Coordinator
Specialized Behavioral Support + Strategy
Office of Diverse Learner Supports + Services
Chicago Public Schools | Chicago, IL
2016-2017
Special Education Teacher
5th-8th, Extensive Support Needs
Chicago Public Schools | Chicago, IL
2014-2016
Special Education Teacher
K-5th, Extensive Support Needs
Pflugerville ISD | Pflugerville, TX
2012-2013
Early Intervention Specialist
In-home Parent Support
Easterseals Central Texas
Austin, TX
2011-2012
Lead Teacher
Preschool
Circle C Child Development Center
Austin, TX
Internships & Practica
2021-2022
OSEP CO-LEAD Internship
Behavior Consultant, School-wide
Tippecanoe School Corporation
West Lafayette, IN
2010-2011
Practicum
Assistant Teacher, Pre-K, Special Education
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Capitol School of Austin
Austin, TX
2010
Student Teacher
1st Grade, General Education
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Perry Elementary
Perry, OK
2009
Student Teacher
Kindergarten, General Education
Sangre Ridge Elementary
Stillwater, OK