The Hennepin-University Partnership, a program of the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, is accepting applications for the HUP Collaborative Research Assistantship (HCRA). The HCRA provides paid summer positions for six graduate research assistants to conduct applied research with Hennepin County, while partaking in learning opportunities as a part of a multidisciplinary cohort. This program is a unique opportunity to work with an innovative, nationally-regarded local government on research that addresses complex social challenges. Graduate students from any school or department who are interested in engaged research or careers in public service are encouraged to apply. Applications are due by February 29. You can learn more at hup.umn.edu/hcra.
Amy Delahanty
Amy Delahanty most recently served as Chief of Staff for the National Center for Principled Leadership and Research Ethics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. In this role she provided overall management and coordination of NCPRE projects, processes, staff, and students.
Previously, Amy served as a public policy mediator for the National Policy Consensus Center, the State of Oregon’s center for Collaborative Governance and Public Policy Alternative Dispute Resolution. She spent much of her time devoted to supporting, managing, and facilitating cross-sector groups to collectively vision together and collaboratively work through conflict to address the most pressing issues in their communities. Amy has also served as an instructor in the Transiciones Program at Mt. Hood Community College. This program, deeply rooted in Popular Education and taught in Spanish, aims to support students pursuing their college education and career goals.
She holds a master’s degree in social work from Portland State University and a bachelor’s degree in sociology from The Ohio State University. In her off-time, Amy enjoys running, ceramics, and exploring the outdoors with her husband and daughter.
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