Amanda Childress

Amanda Childress has been working as a public health practitioner for over 15 years, specializing in sexual violence prevention and response in higher education. As Senior Advisor for Hazing and Violence Prevention, she advises on hazing and violence prevention efforts on campus. Amanda came to Dartmouth in 2011 as a Sexual Assault Awareness Program Coordinator providing survivor support and advocacy before transitioning her focus specifically to prevention and launching the Dartmouth Bystander Initiative. Prior to Dartmouth, Amanda worked at her alma mater, Ohio University to address sexual health, sexual violence, and alcohol and other drug issues impacting college students and was an adjunct faculty in the Department of Health and Human Services. Amanda has a Bachelor of Psychology and a dual Master of Education in both Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling from Ohio University.