Amanda L. Ryan

74 Cherry Hill
Holyoke, MA 01040
(413) 657-6873
amandary@comcast.net

EDUCATION

University of Massachusetts, Ph.D., School Psychology, May 2004
University of Massachusetts, M.Ed., May 2000
Keene State College, B.A., Psychology, May 1996

CURRENT POSITION

Educational Consultant, August 2005 – present
IDEAL Consulting Services; Westport, MA

SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY EXPERIENCE

School Psychologist, August 2003 – August 2005
Pittsfield Public Schools; Pittsfield, MA
School Psychology Doctoral Intern, August 2002 – June 2003
Heartland Area Education Agency 11; Johnston, IA

School Psychology Practicum Student, September 1999 – June 2001
North Adams Public School District; North Adams, MA

ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Applied Behavior Analysis Tutor, July 2001 – July 2002
Chicopee Public Schools; Chicopee, MA
Instructional Support Team Consultant, February – June 2002
New Bedford Public School District; New Bedford, MA
Project Assistant, September 2000 – June 2002
Ideal Consulting Services; Westport, MA
Teaching Assistant, Fall 2001 – Spring 2002
Cognitive Assessment/Curriculum-Based Measurement
School Psychology Department, University of Massachusetts; Amherst, MA
Applied Behavior Analysis, April 1999 – January 2001
Home-based therapy program for a child with autism; Amherst, MAAssistant Teacher of Special Education, August 1997- July 1998
Hampshire Educational Collaborative
South Hadley Middle School; South Hadley, MA
Special Education Instructional Aide, Summer 1997
Burgess Elementary School; Sturbridge, MA
Special Education Instructional Aide, August 1996 – July 1997
Tantasqua Regional Junior High School; Sturbridge, MA

PUBLICATIONS

Hintze, J. M., Ryan, A. L., & Stoner, G. Concurrent validity and diagnostic accuracy of the DIBELS and the CTOPP. School Psychology Review, 32(4).
Ryan, A. L., Halsey, H. N., & Matthews, W. J. (2003). Using functional behavioral assessment to promote desirable student behavior in schools. Teaching Exceptional Children, 35(5), 8 – 15.

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Christ, T. J., Ryan, A. L., & Allison, R. (2003, April). Behavior problems: Application of the Heartland Problem Solving Model with practitioner examples. Paper presentation at the annual conference of the National Association of School Psychologists, Toronto, ON.
Christ, T. J., Ryan, A. L., & Allison, R. (2003, April). Academic problems: Application of the Heartland Problem Solving Model with practitioner examples. Paper presentation at the annual conference of the National Association of School Psychologists, Toronto, ON.
Parker, C., Matthews, W. J., Callahan, J., & Ryan, A. L. (2003, April). Setting up instructional support teams in schools: The long and winding road. Mini – skills presentation at the annual conference of the National Association of School Psychologists, Toronto, ON.
Ryan, A. L., & Hintze, J. M. (2002, March). Concurrent validity of the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills and the Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing. Poster presented at the annual conference of the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL.
Ryan, A. L., & Hintze, J. M. (2001, Oct.). Concurrent validity of the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills and the Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Northeast Educational Research Association, Kerhonkson, N.Y.PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
National Association of School Psychologists, 1998 – present