Austin J Dyami Adams

Los Angeles, CA | (641) 590-5136 | austin.adams@usc.edu | AustinJDyamiAdams.weebly.com

EDUCATION
University of Southern California, Sol Price School of Public Policy Los Angeles, CA
Master of Public Policy: Education Policy and Poverty Policy May 2020
University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
Bachelor of Science: Political Science, with honors May 2018
Bachelor of Arts: Double Major: Economics, Ethics and Public Policy
• Honors: University Honors, Dean’s Honor List, Advantage Iowa Full-Tuition Scholarship, Pi Sigma Alpha Political
Science Honors Fraternity, GPA 3.6/4.0
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Arnold Swarzenegger Institute, USC Los Angeles, CA
Teaching Assistant January 2019 – May 2019
• Collaborated with team to coordinate course activities and create standardized exams
• Oversaw grading and documentation
• Assisted students with learning and class projects
University of Southern California, Price School Los Angeles, CA
Research Assistant April 2018 – present
• Assembled, organized, and analyzed data surrounding charitable giving
• Managed data and processing files to maintain organization and quality integrity for the project
• Briefed project executive on issues, patterns, and outputs of the data and promoted logical routes to follow
Iowa Policy Research Organization Iowa City, IA
Research Analyst August 2015 – May 2016
• Coordinated with roughly 100 county jails to document demographic information for analysis
• Investigated racial disparities in the Iowa Criminal Justice System by assembling, coding, and analyzing quantitative data
• Generated and publicized graphs and maps to present findings
LEADERSHIP
Optimist International Iowa City, IA
President of the Hawkeye Optimist Chapter May 2015 – August 2017
• Rehabilitated existing organizational and financial structure to turn around plummets in membership and assets, earning the
2016 Vice President’s Award for the Iowa District
• Guided an executive board of eight other members towards understanding and maintaining their organizational roles
• Collaborated on the University of Iowa Service Council to coordinate campus-wide events and foster a community of
service organizations on campus, earning the 2016 Iowa District Gubernatorial Award
• Recruited 120+ new members, earning the 2016 Iowa District Top Recruiter Award
Delta Lambda Phi Iowa City, IA
Executive Board Member, New Member Educator January 2017 – January 2018
• Mentored and taught new members to embody organizational values of service and leadership in the LGBTQ Community
• Overhauled existing education structure to focus trainings away from fraternal history and towards leadership and
management skills to both better prepare members for their futures and improve the quality of future organizational
leadership
PUBLICATIONS
Bruch, Sarah K, Austin JD Adams, Sean M Finn, and Tessa Heeren. 2017. “LGBTQ Student Experiences in the Iowa City
Community School District”. Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa Public Policy Center.
Bruch, Sarah K, Tessa Heeren, Austin JD Adams, Kaelynn Heiberg, and Qianyi Shi. 2017. “West Wind Implicit Bias Program in
Iowa City Community Schools 2016-17 Program Evaluation Report”. Iowa City, Iowa: University of Iowa Public Policy
Center.
Bruch, Sarah K, Austin JD Adams, Natalie Veldhouse, and Tessa Heeren. 2017. “Iowa City Community School District LGBTQ
Student Experiences Task Force Report.” Iowa City, Iowa: University of Iowa Public Policy Center.
SKILLS & INTERESTS
• Computer: Microsoft Office, STATA, ArcGIS, QGIS, GRASS GIS, PyQGIS, Python
• Volunteer: Career Gear, First 5 LA, Minds Matter of Los Angeles