Amanda C.

Dick
EDUCATION
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
Master of Public Service and Administration, 3.9 GPA
2017
Public Policy Analysis, State and Local Government Policy and Management

May

Bachelor of Arts
May
2015
Psychology, Women and Gender Studies, 3.9 GPA
Honors: Honors Fellows Program, Psychology Honors Program, College of Liberal Arts
Honors
Honors and Undergraduate Research Scholars Thesis, Effect of Exposure to Images on
Interest in Leadership Positions; http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/154484
Psychology in the UK Study Abroad Program
Emory University, Galway, Ireland; London, England (June 2013 July 2013)
Served as a teaching assistant in 5th class at Scoil Bhride Shantalla to conduct a crosscultural research project in child development
RELATED COURSEWORK
Education Policy
Organizational Theory and
Leadership in Education
U.S. State & Local Government

Policy Analysis
Public Finance
Economic Analysis
Public Policy Formation

APPLIED PROJECTS
Texas A&M University Bush School Capstone
Client: TXSmartSchools (August 2015- Present)
The goal of the TXSmartSchools team is to conduct a comprehensive, data-driven
-12
education in Texas.
As Assistant Project Manager and Communications Manager, I schedule meetings, act
as the liaison between our client and instructor about the project, take and distribute
meeting notes, communicate to group members, submit final documents, and assist the
Project Manager in quality reviews.
EXPERIENCE
Greater Texas Foundation (GTF), Bryan, TX
Graduate Intern (January 2016-Present)
Support the Foundation staff with strategy implementation with a focus on the
Develop briefing papers, literature reviews, and research reports related to the
Administer surveys, analyze results and compile reports
Track legislation related to secondary and postsecondary education
Present to board members, outside stakeholders and internal staff members
Represent Foundation at meetings, conferences, and other events
Participate
American Public Human Services Association (APHSA), Washington, DC

Policy Intern (June 2015 Present)

Co-led landscape analysis for human services knowledge dashboard
Performed literature review of behavioral economics relating to health and human
services agencies
Innovation Center
Participated in several key policy, practice and teaming initiatives related to child welfare
legislature
Assisted with the National Association of Public Child Welfare Administrator's
(NAPCWA) 2015 Meeting and APHSA's 2015 Policy Forum
Conducted several presentations on key policy and program work to inform members on
key legislation initiatives
Published a series of articles for APHSA's weekly newsletter to communicate recent
events in child welfare policy to members
Contributed articles to the October and December 2015 editions of the member
magazine
Department of Social Psychology, Texas A&M University
Undergraduate Research Assistant (March 2010 May 2015)
Performed research experiments to investigate the functionality of emotions
Collected, inputted, coded, and analyzed both quantitative and qualitative data for further
analysis by the principal investigator
Honors and Undergraduate Research, Texas A&M University
Undergraduate Research Scholar (August 2014 May 2015)
Identified a research hypothesis, designed a research study, managed and administered
a research study to undergraduate women to investigate how media images affect
Analyzed and interpreted data for a written report and presented results to fellow
undergraduate researchers
, Texas A&M University
Intern (January 2015 May 2015)
Developed and enhanced social media communication to pursue equity and enhance
the campus climate for women through visibility, advocacy, support, and programming
Served as student liaison for Elect Her: Aggie Women Win; coordinated with campus
administrator and American Association of University Women staff to execute event
SKILLS
Computer: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel; Adobe Acrobat Pro X; SPSS Statistics, STATA
LEADERSHIP, SERVICE, ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS, AND HONORS
Texas A&M University Career Closet
Director of Human Resource Management (October 2015- Present)
Manage team of 35 volunteers
Develop and support schedule for volunteers and executive team members
Coordinate and develop training
Promote team culture
Bush School Public Service Organization (PSO)
Project Lead for Ronald McDonald House of Bryan/College Station, TX (August 2016 Present)
Assistant Project Lead for Ronald McDonald House of Austin, TX (September 2015-May 2016)
Develop service projects for teams of 5-10 individuals benefiting children afflicted with
chronic diseases and their families