Ouen C.

Hunter
Professional Website: OuenHunter.weebly.com
Jenison, MI 49428
Email: OuenHunter@gmail.com

Education:
Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
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Master of Social Work (GPA: 3.9) Master of Science in Biostatistics (GPA: 3.9)
August 2013 April 2017 August 2010 May 2012
(Expected Graduation) Bachelor of Science in Psychology (GPA: 3.9)
August 2008 May 2010

Professional Executive Summary:

I have seven years of experience in not-for-profit and two years of experience in for-profit organizations.
I am an applied statistician, a social worker, and an evaluator. I am passionate about integrating strong
quantifiable data with warm and heartfelt stories in my evaluation reports. I am also an enthusiastic
speaker fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese, and Malay with experience in speaking in academic and non-
academic setting.

Selected Nonprofit Experiences:

Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy, Grand Rapids
Community Research Institute Research Manager (November 2015 Current) /
Research Coordinator (August 2015 November 2015)

Develop requests for evaluation proposals by determining appropriate research and evaluation
methodologies to answer evaluation questions of interest
Create and implement surveys and focus groups related to evaluation questions
Spearheaded eight evaluation projects in one year alongside a team of researchers
Help nonprofit organizations identify key metrics indicators to assess the organizations impact
Led a study in identifying various demographics workforce gaps in Kent County, Michigan

Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids

School of Social Work Graduate Research Assistant (August 2013 August 2015)

Conducted literature review on research studies such as hybrid teaching methods in Social Work,
flipped classroom teaching pedagogy, and the social impact on individual retirement
Retrieved, cleaned, and analyzed longitudinal data from the Health and Retirement Survey
Wrote research papers on the impact of retirement on individuals
Assisted Continuing Education Coordinator to develop the Social Work 2015 CEU curriculum
Identified, recruited, and communicated with numerous qualified Continuing Education presenters
Taught graduate level Social Work Research (Quantitative) classes

Ottawa County Community Mental Health, Holland

Information and Evidence Based Research Associate (May 2011 May 2012)

Consulted internal clients to develop strategic statistical analyses

Disseminated and captured the financial savings in the countys mental health practices using
appropriate inferential statistical
Assisted with reporting team to streamline two government mandated reports: Prepaid Inpatient
Health Plan reports and Performance Indicators by identifying areas of improvement
Developed analysis benchmark for data to improve understanding of the childrens services
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Ouen C. Hunter Professional Website: OuenHunter.weebly.com
Jenison, MI 49428
Email: OuenHunter@gmail.com

Select Publications:
Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Evaluation (2016)
3 Title: Who Needs Goals? An Analog Experiment Comparing Goal-Based Evaluation and Goal-Free
Evaluation Utility (Lead Author: Dr. Brandon Youker)

Dorothy A. Johnson for Philanthropy & Kent County Essential Needs Taskforce (2016)
Title: Workforce Development System Analysis (Lead Author: Ouen Hunter)

Select Speaking Engagements:

Social Work for Research Society (January 2016)
Topic: Social Impact of Retirement on Men

Essential Needs Taskforce Collaborative Meeting (April 2016)

Topic: Workforce Development Findings and Interpreting Systems Map

Lilly Conference Series on College and University Teaching and Learning (October 2015)
Topic: The Impact of Simulation on Social Work Students Interviewing Performance

Social Work Continuing Education Workshop (November 2014)

Topic: Be an Eval Doer: Program Evaluations and Measurements

Arts and Science of Aging Conference (February 2014)

Topic: Improving Mind and Body Balance through Hatha Yoga

Notable Achievements / Awards:

GVSU Social Work Excellence in Macro Studies (2015 - 2016)
Social Work Honorary Society (Phi Alpha Chi Epsilon) President (2015 2016)
Outstanding Leadership Graduate Assistant (2010 - 2012)
Excellence in Psychology Award by Lorain County Community College (2008)
Achievement in Psychology by American Psychological Association (2008)
Non-Traditional Student Scholarship (2006 - 2008)
Hong Chen Scholarship (2009 - 2010)

Technical Skills:

SAS Microsoft Office Tableu

SPSS Google Products TeraData SQL

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