Miriam Ortiz, Ph.D.

Experience

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  Pace Secondary School

  Jun 2010 - Aug 2012

  Teacher

  • Instructed at a school for students with behavior disorders that could not be served at their home zone school.• Taught a range of students from 5th – 8th grade in math, science, and reading while implementing individualized behavior and education plans for each student.• Developed and implemented Individualized Education Plans (IEP) for students.• Collaborated and problem solved with parents, other educators, behavior specialists, therapists, and administrators to design and implement plans for struggling students. Show less

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  Southern Methodist University

  Jun 2014 - Nov 2021

  • Lead day to day operations of the research grant, Project Intensity. • Hiring and supervising part-time staff, specifically including data collectors and instructors and directly supervise that staff. • Lead training and provide ongoing coaching of data collectors and instructors in Texas and Alabama sites and oversee transfer of TX data to Univ of AL.• Lead recruitment of participants and serve as primary liaison between school partners and SMU, as well as between subcontracts and SMU. • Ensure compliance with SMU Institutional Review Board and research departments of school partners.• Monitoring grant expenditures and ensuring that they are within the $3.3 million SMU grant budget; budgetary responsibilities include purchasing, contracts for consultants, travel, and liaison with subcontract partners. • Participate in dissemination of findings, including interpretation of data analyses and preparation of manuscripts and conference presentations. Show less • Manage and supervise project staff in the delivery of intervention, collection of student data at local schools, interpretation of those data, and dissemination of results. • Maintain a working knowledge of What Works Clearinghouse evidence-based research standards and ensure that the project meets those standards.• Analyze and interpret student data for instructional decision making.• Train and monitor assessors on the delivery, scoring, and fidelity of student assessment.• Prepare and update annual, monthly, and weekly assessments to be delivered to students participating in the study.• Conduct other administrative tasks as needed, including but not limited to: conducting bi-weekly staff meetings, hiring of additional project staff, communication with teacher participants, collaboration with SMU and district Internal Review Boards. Show less

  • Research Project Manager

    Jul 2020 - Nov 2021

  • Clinical Assistant Professor

    Aug 2018 - Jul 2020

  • Project Coordinator

    Jun 2015 - Jul 2018

  • Adjunct Faculty

    Jun 2014 - Jul 2018

  • Assessment & Data Coordinator

    Jun 2014 - Jun 2015
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  TeachingLD

  Apr 2018 - now

  Executive Director

  • Act as an effective and efficient liaison between DLD Board Members and the DLD Executive Committee, • Work with DLD's Treasurer, Budget and Finance Committee, Financial Advisor, and Certified Public Accountant to oversee all bookkeeping, tax record services, and financial investments. • Facilitate the on-boarding of new DLD Board Members to explain their roles, responsibilities, and by-laws and to support all DLD Board Members who work to ensure progress on projects/activities that support DLD's mission and strategic goals.• Provide communication with DLD members in a timely and professional manner.• Remain actively involved in the DLD meeting planning at all stages (e.g., plan agendas, set up virtual and phone meetings, site selection and hotel negotiations; advance planning meetings; on-site coordination; final reports; etc.).• Provide communication to and oversight of website developers and administrators. Show less

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  Beyond the Research, LLC

  Jul 2019 - now

  CEO and Chief Consultant

  I help organizations and families implement practical and evidence-based strategies that in turn facilitate positive academic outcomes for their students and children.Services Include:- Professional Development- Education Consulting- Program & Curriculum Design- Writing Projects- Speaking Engagements