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| Leadership Administrative Staff: | Assistant Director | ||||||||||||||||
| Project/Program/Clinic Contacts: | MSU Office of Sponsored Programs
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| Discipline(s): |
Education/Special Education Education: General |
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| AUCD Council Membership: |
No Council Membership |
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| Research: | Direct Support Professionals/Qualified Services Providers, Home and Community Based Services, Services and Supports for People with Mental Illness, SSA Benefits Planning Program, Community Rehab Providers Services and Employment Supports and Outcomes, Aging and Disability Resource Center Development Planning | ||||||||||||||||
| Education: | Transition and Postsecondary Education Programs for Sutdents with Intellectual Disabilities (TPSIDs) | ||||||||||||||||
| Service: | Employment First, Supported Employment, Supported Self Employment, Peer Support, Mentorship | ||||||||||||||||
Vita/Bio
Amy Armstrong has been working at Minot State University's North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities (NDCPD) since 2001. Since that time, Armstrong has written and worked on a variety of successful federal and state grants including: Right Track Early Intervention, the Medicaid Infrastructure Grant, North Dakota Real Choice Rebalancing Initiative, North Dakota's Employment First Initiative and ASPIRE (Achieving Success by Promoting Readiness for Education and Employment) PROMISE national research initiative.
She is currently the Project Director for the Advancing Students Towards Education and Employment Program (ASTEP) which is an inclusive Transition and Postsecondary Program for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (TPSID). In addition to directing the ASTEP program, Armstrong is the director of the Office of Sponsored Programs at Minot State University. She holds two Bachelor of Science in Education degrees and a Master of Education concentrating in Special Education from Minot State University.
