AMANDA L. EIDEN
amandalynneiden@gmail.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/amandaeiden
Current residence: Bangkok, Thailand
USA mailing: PO Box 719
Stevens Point WI, 54481
EDUCATION
Doctorate University of Florida – Gainesville, 2013, G.P.A: 3.72 / 4.0
Entomology. Supplemental studies in international extension and teacher professional
development.
Master of Public Health University of South Florida – Tampa, 2009, G.P.A: 3.70 / 4.0
Global Health, Communicable Disease
Baccalaureate of Science University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point, 2005, G.P.A: 3.66 / 4.0
Major: Biology Minor: Spanish (Oaxaca, Mexico, June – August 2004)
15 international and 9 field course credit hours.
Biology tutor and vivarium caretaker.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
March 2015 – Current
STUDENT AND FACULTY SERVICES, CONSULTANT, AND EDITOR.
 Provide science and English edits for peer reviewed publications and book chapters.
 Conduct student and faculty workshops on academic and grant writing, public speaking,
and critical analysis of journal articles.
 Produce extension documents and community presentations on sustainable agriculture.
 Facilitate international relations and student recruitment for international programs.
Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
March 2014 – March 2015
RESEARCH PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND DESIGN.
 Designed, executed, and analyzed laboratory and field research to evaluate the
effectiveness of indoor residual spraying for malaria control.
 Managed project and multiple four person field teams in a cross-cultural environment.
 Monitored and evaluated project progress weekly to streamline procedures.
 Participated in repellent evaluation studies and insect field trapping projects.
 Provided scientific and English edits for presentations and peer reviewed publications.
 Research resulted drafting one first author, and one co-author peer reviewed publication,
with two conference presentations.
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
January 2010 – December 2013
DOCTORAL RESEARCH.
 Conducted and managed a multifaceted $170,000 budgeted research project.
 Executed laboratory experiments, critically analyzed, interpreted, evaluated collected data.
 Consulted home owners and stakeholders on integrated pest management.
 Organized and instructed three university courses, 15 – 20 students per class.
 Produced three extension documents, three peer reviewed publications, and seven
conference presentations.
 Coordinated departmental events and hosted guest speakers.
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Florida Department of Health, Tampa, Florida
August 2008 – December 2009
EPIDEMIOLOGIST.
 Conducted communicable disease surveillance and implemented control measures.
 Lead investigations, monitored domestic and imported diseases, and community outbreaks.
 Reviewed medical records, completed client interviews, visited outbreak sites to provide
consultations.
 Wrote standard operating procedures and delegated emergency response activities during
the 2009 H1N1 flu epidemic.
University of South Florida, San Felix, Panama
January – April 2009
INTERNATIONAL FIELD PROJECT.
 Designed clinical parasite diagnostic and public health advocacy programs for an
indigenous community group to reduce disease morbidity and mortality.
 Collaborated with community members, nongovernmental organizations, and the Ministry
of Health to implement the program in a resource poor setting.
 Developed training materials to educate community members and local leaders.
Florida Department of Health, Tampa, Florida
November 2006 – August 2008
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST SPECIALIST.
 Directed the compliance of public health regulations and inspected state licensed facilities.
 Negotiated with stakeholders to resolve public health complaints and hazards.
 Coordinated a committee to summarize legal codes and standardized the inspection
process.
 Constructed and delivered community outreach presentations on food safety.
Shriners Hospital for Children, Tampa, Florida
February – October 2006
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY CLINICAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT.
 Coordinated study participant scheduling for a multi-site clinical research project.
 Managed patient clinic visits to ensure proper data collection.
 Completed written IRB renewal applications and annual progress reports.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
2014 – Current
Guest Lecture: 12 teaching hours of graduate level of medical entomology courses
Advanced English Instruction: 70+ teaching hours at undergraduate level
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Teaching Assistant – ENY 4660/6665L Medical and Veterinary Entomology
Approximately 15 students per semester
Fall 2011 and 2012
 Organized and prepared laboratory activities including dissections, field trips,
biocontrol assays, and PCR experiments
 Evaluated student performance on quizzes, laboratory practicals, and insect
collections
 Lectured approximately 25% of the course material
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University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Lecturer – ENY 3005/5006L Principles of Entomology
Approximately 15 students
 Created presentations and presented lectures introducing entomology
 Organized classroom experiments and field activities
 Graded exams, insect collections, and laboratory reports
Summer 2010
February – May 2006
American Red Cross, Tampa, FL
Safety and health educator: elementary age level
University of Stevens Point Wisconsin, Stevens Point, WI
Biology tutor: undergraduate level
 Facilitate understanding of basic biology
AWARDS AND RESEARCH SUPPORT
Student research grant 2012
Graduate student travel grant 2012
Scholarship in Urban Pest Management 2011
Cultivating Successful Leaders 2008
2003
Entomological Society of America
Society of Vector Ecology
Pi Chi Omega
Florida Department of Health
SPECIAL SKILLS
 Scientific and extension writing publication examples in links below
 http://jme.oxfordjournals.org/content/jmedent/early/2015/03/05/jme.tjv005.full.pdf
 https://pmu.ifas.ufl.edu/sites/ufpmu/files/TickBMPs.pdf
 http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/URBAN/SPIDERS/black_widow_spider.htm
 Training courses: grant writing, research methods, conflict resolution, dealing with
difficult people, hazard abatement and emergency response
 Activities: mentor incoming graduate students, coordinate and host invited seminar
speakers and departmental social functions, moderate conferences
 Volunteer experience: two years in hospital setting, over twenty community presentations
for children and adults related to public health and entomology
 Additional coursework: methods of planned change, global health program development,
international extension, monitoring and evaluation
 Microsoft Office® programs, statistical analysis with SAS® and JMP®
 Creative, analytical, enthusiastic, patient, inspired, and motivated for career ventures
 Thrived living and working in settings ranging from domestic to international, resource
poor, and rural to megacity. Cross-cultural work experience in Southeast Asia and
Central America.
 Travel: extensive international travel to 17 different countries, around three years abroad
 Interests: behavioral economics and psychology, cooking, anthropology, photography,
wildlife, hiking, reading, education, making accurately detailed Halloween costumes
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