Amanda Richardson, PhD MS CIHC

Amanda Richardson, PhD MS CIHC has a diverse work experience in various roles and companies. Amanda currently works at PlayMetrics as a Product Manager since March 2023. Prior to that, they worked as a Web Developer at PlayMetrics from September 2022 to April 2023.

In 2018, Amanda joined Head Health, Inc. as an Advisor and continues in that role.

From 2016, Amanda has been working as an Independent Integrative Health Coach and a mentor for Duke University's Health & Wellbeing Program. Amanda also worked as a trainer for the Foundation course in the Health & Wellbeing coach training program at Duke University. During this time, they engaged in freelance art projects, participated in juried art shows and art fairs, and received awards for their artistic contributions.

Before joining PlayMetrics, Amanda served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Behavior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from October 2014 to October 2015. Amanda collaborated with departments and schools to develop behavior change campaigns based on formative research and behavior change theory. Amanda published research findings in peer-reviewed manuscripts, reports, and presentations.

Amanda also held the position of Assistant Professor (Adjunct) in the Department of Health, Behavior, and Society at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health from January 2011 to January 2015.

Prior to that, they worked as a Senior Director of Research and Consultant at Rescue | The Behavior Change Agency (formerly Rescue Social Change Group) from October 2013 to October 2014. Amanda also served as a Senior Director of Research/Research Investigator at the truth Initiative (formerly Legacy and American Legacy Foundation) from September 2009 to October 2013. In these roles, Amanda partnered with marketing teams to develop anti-smoking campaigns and conducted large-scale evaluations using quantitative and qualitative methods. Amanda shared their research findings through peer-reviewed manuscripts, reports, and presentations.

Amanda's earlier work experience includes being a Professorial Lecturer at George Washington University from August 2010 to January 2011, an AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow at the US Department of Health and Human Services from September 2008 to August 2009, and a Postdoctoral Epidemiology Fellow at NIH from September 2006 to September 2008.

Amanda Richardson, PhD MS CIHC has a diverse education history. Amanda earned their PhD in Epidemiology from The Johns Hopkins University, completing their studies from 2003 to 2006. Amanda also holds a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Neuropharmacology from the University of Washington - School of Medicine. The specific dates of this degree are unknown.

In 2015, Amanda attended Duke University for the Integrative Health Coaching - Foundation & Certification Course. Although the provided information does not mention a specific degree, they completed this program in 2016.

Apart from their academic degrees, Amanda has obtained additional certifications. In December 2015, they earned their RYT-200 certification from LifePower Yoga. However, the obtainment dates for two other certifications, Certified Integrative Health Coach from Duke University School of Medicine and Certified Nutrition Coach from Precision Nutrition, are unspecified.

Looking ahead, Amanda plans to expand their skillset by obtaining a Certificate in Full-stack software engineering from Parsity in 2022.