Ambria McDonald
Prospective PhD Student
Grant Coordinator – Office of Child and Maternal Health
Heart of Texas Community Health Center
Since January 2020
- Evaluating process and program activities
- Collecting data (qualitative and quantitative)
- Planning, recruiting, and facilitating community-centered maternal advisory forum
- Maintaining correspondence between planning teams and program administration
- Managing administrative duties for a planning grant to develop an evidence-based peer support plan tailored for maternal patients of color
Graduate Teaching Assistant/Teacher of Record
Baylor University
August 2019
to May 2020
- Lecturing two 50-minute classes on the fundamentals of Health
- Maintaining the rapport of the University’s Public Health Department
- Utilizing proper protocols and media to communicate with students to foster their academic growth
8th Grade Science Teacher
Austin Independent School District
August 2018
to May 2019
- Managing classroom culture and behavior
- Instructing four 90-minute classes on 8th grade Science curriculum that includes Astronomy, Chemistry, Physics, Ecology, and Human Impact on the Environment
- Setting goals and implementing tools for each student’s academic growth
- Maintaining communication with parents to foster the academic growth of students
- Preparing 96 students on Texas Essentials Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) to ensure proficiency on the end of year Science STAAR Exam given by the state of Texas
7th Grade Science Teacher & Content Lead
Houston Independent School District
August 2016
to May 2018
- Instructing six 90-minute classes for 150 students on 7th Grade Science curriculum that includes Anatomy and Physiology, Levels of Organization, Cell Biology, Modes of Reproduction, Ecosystems and Energy Transformation
- Managing a Team of 7th Grade Science Teachers
- Preparing and Planning Agendas for PLC
- Preparing and Planning Weekly Lesson Plans, semester pacing calendars, laboratory experiments, common assessments, and end of year assessment
- Hosting Professional Learning Community (PLC) twice weekly for 45 minutes
ORISE Fellow – Office of Water: Standards and Health Protection Division
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
December 2014
to April 2016
- Preparing communication plans, press release statements, social media announcements and advisement on all publicly-released materials
- Updating Editors-in-Chief for the EPA’s Web Initiative
- Maintaining Division-wide communications spreadsheet
- Attending Division, Office, and Agency-wide meetings to stay abreast of current and upcoming projects and/or rulemakings that pertain to Human Health and Water Quality
- Assisting Rule Manager on the proposed rulemaking: Federal Baseline Water Quality Standards for Indian Reservations
- Being familiar with important deadlines and submission processes
- Convening and discussing goals of rule to workgroup members
- Creating meeting agendas and strategies to communicate workgroup topics
- Coordinating with and briefing high-level managers to discuss outstanding issues from workgroup
- Assisting federally recognized tribes obtain water quality standards for their waterbodies through the Treatment in a Similar Manner as States (TAS) Application process
- Providing support to tribes on Clean Water Act, Section 518 and the submission process for TAS Applications
- Managing 56 active TAS Applications for Tribal Governments
- Communicating all updates on TAS Applications to EPA Regional Offices and their respective Tribes
- Coordinating with the EPA Office of General Counsel and the Department of Interior for updates on Tribal TAS applications
- Presenting at cross-agency meetings on current water quality standards, updates on the TAS Application process, and the proposed rulemaking: Federal Baseline Water Quality Standards for Indian Reservations
- Writing
- Management
- Web Development
- Microsoft Office
- Biomedical
- Behavioral Ecology
