Amanda Childress

Amanda Childress is a public health practitioner with over 15 years of experience specializing in sexual violence prevention and response in higher education. She currently serves as Senior Advisor for Hazing and Violence Prevention at Dartmouth, where she provides strategic leadership on campus-wide prevention efforts. Amanda joined Dartmouth in 2011, where she began her work in survivor support and advocacy, providing education, outreach, and direct support for individuals impacted by sexual and relationship violence. She later transitioned into prevention, launching the Dartmouth Bystander Initiative, which laid the foundation for Dartmouth's groundbreaking Sexual Violence Prevention Project (SVPP) a comprehensive, multi-year prevention curriculum for students. Prior to Dartmouth, Amanda worked at her alma mater, Ohio University, addressing sexual health, sexual violence, and alcohol and other drug issues affecting college students, and served as an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Health and Human Services. Amanda holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and dual Master of Education degrees in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling from Ohio University.