RV Rikard

Current

Senior Associate for Research at NC Rural Economic Development Center

Past

NC Board of Science & Technology Grants Administrator at NC Dept. of Commerce
Grants Administrator at North Carolina Department of Commerce
Grant Development Coordinator at Wake County Public School System

Research & Policy Associate at North Carolina Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission
Gradaute Teaching Assitant at North Carolina State Univeristy
Research Analyst at RTI International
Graduate and Former Employee at Appalachian State University

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Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
North Carolina State University
Appalachian State University

Appalachian State University

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RV Rikard’s Summary

Currently, I am making progress to complete my dissertation and obtain my PhD in Sociology from NC State University.

My professional goal is to obtain a career track position in social science research, grant administration, or related field with a federal, state, or private agency.

My research interests broadly focus on medical sociology, public health, criminal justice, rural and community development, and survey research methodology. My training, coursework, and experience form a global perspective of social, health, and economic needs in various regions of human interaction.

RV Rikard’s Specialties:

Grant management/administration, grant writing, grantsmanship, process evaluation, project implementation, social science research, descriptive and advanced statistical analysis, medical sociology, health literacy, rural and community sociology, multidisciplinary collaboration

RV Rikard’s Experience

Senior Associate for Research

NC Rural Economic Development Center

(Research industry)

April 2009 — Present (8 months)
NC Board of Science & Technology Grants Administrator

NC Dept. of Commerce

(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)

February 2008 — April 2009 (1 year 3 months)
Grants Administrator

North Carolina Department of Commerce

(Research industry)

2008 — April 2009 (1 year )
Grant Development Coordinator

Wake County Public School System

(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Education Management industry)

March 2007 — February 2008 (1 year )
Research & Policy Associate

North Carolina Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission

(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)

January 2006 — May 2007 (1 year 5 months)

As a part-time Associate, my duty was to conducted analyzes and management of the “Bridge” grant (juvenile offender to adult
recidivist study) through the North Carolina Governor’s Crime Commission, employing primary and secondary data to study recidivism over a 10 year period. I also created and updated SAS programs, merge multiple data sets, and clean data; analyzed SAS outputs and provide accurate and appropriate policy recommendations; and coordinate with the professional staff to clearly and concisely relate the analytical findings in written reports and presentations.
Gradaute Teaching Assitant

North Carolina State Univeristy

(Research industry)

2003 — 2007 (4 years )
Research Analyst

RTI International

(Non-Profit; Research industry)

May 2005 — August 2005 (4 months)

As a paid Summer Intern, I supported two research projects: The Girls Study Group Project and the Safe Streets Project. I completed literature research and reviews pertaining to female delinquency and related social correlates. My data management responsibilities
included:
• Clean data
• Merge data sets using in SAS, SPSS, and Excel
• Procedures: frequencies and cross tabulations
• Prepare data requests for five North Carolina police agencies
Graduate and Former Employee

Appalachian State University

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

1994 — 2003 (9 years )

RV Rikard’s Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Graduate Certificate , Survey Research Methodology , 2007 — 2012 (expected)

Data Collection Methods – Dr. D. Currivan and Dr. D. Cantor (Fall 2007)
North Carolina State University

PhD , Sociology - Concentration areas: Medical and Rural/Communtiy , 2003 — 2009

Research Methods and Statistics Coursework:

Research Methods in Sociology – (Fall 2003), Quantitative Sociological Analysis – (Fall 2004), Longitudinal Research Methods – (Spring 2005), Geographic Information Systems – (Fall 2005), Advanced Survey Design – (Spring 2006), Categorical Data Analysis – (Fall 2006)

Activities and Societies:

University Wide Outstanding Teaching Award, Southeastern SAS User Group (SESUG) Student Scholarship Program Recipient, ICPSR Course: Structural Equation Modeling – Dr. Ken Bollen (Summer 2005)
Appalachian State University

MASS , Sociology & Criminal Justice , 1999 — 2000

Graduate Student Association Senate Web Master, Technology Committee for the Department of Sociology and Social Work, North Carolina Families and Communities Equal Success Web Master.

Activities and Societies:

Employed as the Department of Sociology and Social Work Manager of Instructional Multimedia, Webmaster, and Computer Technician, Primary Instructor and Graduate Teaching Assistant for the Department of Criminal Justice, Caldwell Community College Sociology Instructor/Internship.
Appalachian State University

BS , Anthropology & Criminal Justice , 1994 — 1998

Graduated Summa Cum Laude in Anthropology and minored in Criminal Justice and Anatomy/Physiology.

Activities and Societies:

Employed part-time with Academic Computing Services, Alpha Chi, United States All American Scholars, ASU Academic Excellence - Top five percent in my Junior and Senior year, Dr. Jill Loucks Memorial Scholar - Scholarship awarded to the graduate from the Department of Anthropology ranked first in their class, James Lee Love Scholarship Recipient, Paddison Family Scholarship Recipient.

Additional Information

RV Rikard’s Groups:

Renewable Energy Business Network/Clean Economy Network Foundation
DataShaping Advanced Analytics
Sociology Graduates
TDWI's Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing Discussion Group
On Fundraising, Hosted by AFP
SAS Professionals
Green Corporate Network
Appalachian State Alumni
U.S. National Science Foundation
Grants & Incentives Professionals
The Green Data Center Alliance
Professional Public Service: MPA-MPP Degrees
Inclusive Development Professionals
International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology (IASSIST)
National Rural Economic Developers Association (NREDA)
SAS Analytics & BI
Emerging Tar Heel Leaders
Public Policy Network - International
Federal Employees of the U.S. Government
Cooperation Science
Sustainable NC Business Council
GreenBiz.com -- Green Business Professionals
Research for Economic Development
World Neighbors
The Sociology Network
American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR)
Public Health Early Warning Group
Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, American Recovery & Reinvestment Act ARRA 2009 - Stimulus Plan
National Rural Health Association
Grants Information Network (GIN) of North Carolina
Southern Growth Policies Board