Amy Zimmerman, MSW, PhD

Amy Sharp Zimmermann, M.S.W., Ph.D., is the Director of Systems, Data, and Reporting for Child and Family Services (CFS) at Casey Family Programs. Dr. Zimmermann works directly with social workers and direct service leadership to lead Continuous Quality Improvement and Change Management efforts. These efforts focus on developing innovative practices, based on data-informed decisions, that result in equitable outcomes for the youth and families that Casey Family Programs serves. Dr. Zimmermann has over 10 years of applied research, program evaluation, and data-application experience in health, human services and educational settings. Prior to joining Casey Family Programs in 2019, Dr. Zimmermann was a Research Scientist at the University of Washington’s Medical School where she was part of the evaluation team for UW’s Physician Assistant Program. She has also been an evaluator with the Seattle Public Schools, was a co-lead for evaluating an applied and project-based educational learning program through the UW, and a behavioral-health research analyst in several different settings. Her professional interests center on the appropriate use of quantitative methods in social science research. In particular, Bayesian and frequentist approaches to multilevel and structural equation (latent variable) models.