Stephanie Walsh

About Stephanie Walsh

Experienced Senior Public Policy Analyst with a demonstrated history of working with…

Experience

1. Senior Policy Analyst

   RAND

   Jun 2019 — Present · Pittsburgh, PA, US

   Managed the American School Districts Panel. Responsible for recruiting school districts; engaging state and national partner organizations; developing recruitment materials; supervising the development and fielding of semi-annual surveys; and overseeing results dissemination through the project website, publications, and webinars.• Led technical review of part of the Department of Defense’s Background Investigations mission. Responsible for managing staff; communicating with DoD contacts; conducting interviews; coordinating data collection and analysis; analyzing findings and developing recommendations; and coordinating, contributing to, and editing deliverables.• Conducted childcare cost analysis for the Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness. Developed sampling model and survey instrument; conducted outreach to childcare providers; collected and analyzed cost data; contributed to final report and presentations.• Provided analytic support for the New Hampshire Preschool Development Grant through detailed assessment of stakeholder focus groups input.

Education

• Duke University

  Master's degree, Public Policy

  1998 — 2000

• University of New Hampshire

  BS, Environmental Conservation

  1987 — 1991

• University of New Hampshire

  Master's degree, Secondary Education and Teaching

  1994 — 1996

Skills

• Research
• Food
• Teaching
• Legislative Relations
• K-12
• Microsoft Word
• Public Speaking
• Lobbying
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• English
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Government
• Legislation
• Strategic Planning
• Public Policy
• Spanish
• Microsoft Office
• Windows
• Lifesciences
• Writing
• Organization