Amber Watson, MSPH,  joined the Wandersman Center in October 2018 as a Research Associate. She previously worked as a Research and Evaluation Specialist at the SC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy where she utilized the R=MC2 heuristic to assess and build organizational readiness for implementing evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs using Getting to Outcomes (GTO) in organizations that serve youth in the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) and/or Department of Social Services (DSS) systems. Her role at the Wandersman Center includes providing Technical Assistance on the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Project funded by the Department of Defense, conducting an evaluability assessment with Medical City Children’s Hospital on a community health program focusing on children’s nutrition, and serving as an evaluator for Serve and Connect . Amber has a Masters of Science in Public Health in Epidemiology from the University of South Carolina and brings a strong background in the practical application of readiness as well as research methodology to the team. Her interests are around translating research into actionable change and how health services, policy implementation and systems impact individuals and their communities.