Amber N. Ott
Amber Ott has a background in both quantitative and qualitative research, in education, public policy and psychology. At Public Agenda, she is responsible for study design, implementation, data analysis including typology, as well as production and editing of opinion research projects on a wide range of issues.
Education studies for which Amber has been a co-author include three installments of our Lessons Learned series based on nationwide interviews with new teachers; four installments of our Reality Check series on the state of education today; Important, But Not For Me: Kansas and Missouri Students and Parents Talk About Math, Science and Technology Education; and "How Much Math and Science do Today’s Students Need? How Parents In Atlanta See The STEM Educational Challenge."
Amber is also a co-author of our Squeeze Play reports on college costs and studies on many other topics, including The Energy Learning Curve™; Walking a Mile: A First Step Toward Mutual Understanding – A Qualitative Study Exploring How Indians And Non-Indians Think About Each Other; and Compassion, Concern, And Conflicted Feelings: New Yorkers On Homelessness And Housing.
Prior to coming to Public Agenda, Amber worked as a researcher and business development coordinator for The McKenzie Group, a Washington, DC-based educational consulting firm. Earlier work included psychopharmacological research for Psychiatry Services at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Cognitive Studies and Political Science from Vanderbilt University and a Master’s degree in Public Policy, with a concentration in educational policy, from George Mason University.
