1. Amzie Moore
Curriculum Vitae
Chicago State University
9501 S. King Drive
Williams Science Bldg, Room 322
Chicago, Illinois 60628
Office Phone: 773-995-2207 Home Phone: 708-689-0434 Cell: 708-270-5958
Email: amoore9@luc.edu, amzie.moore@yahoo.com
EDUCATION
Expected, 2019 Ph.D. School of Social Work,
Loyola University Chicago
GPA: 3.87
2010 AM School of Social Service Administration
University of Chicago
1999 BA Hampton University
Major in History
AREAS OF INTEREST

2. Peer Mentoring, Urban Poverty, Poverty and Inequality, Social Policy, Labor Markets, Urban
Education, Human Capital, Research Methods
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2016-Present Adjunct Professor, Chicago State University, Department of Social Work
Chicago, Illinois
2012-2016 Adjunct Professor, Chicago State University, Department of Sociology,
Chicago, Illinois
2010-2016 Adjunct Professor, Chicago State University, Department of African
American Studies, Chicago, Illinois
ADMINSTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS
2012-2016 Professional Academic Advisor, Chicago State University, Chicago
Illinois
AWARDS
Outstanding Professor Award, Abilities Office (Chicago State University)
Matie Mase Teaching Award, African American Male Resources (Chicago State University)
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2015-present Loyola University Chicago, Risk and Resilience Lab and Empowering
Counseling Program.
Director of North Lawndale Cross-Age Mentoring Program and
Research Assistant.

3. Leading the team to create a North Lawndale cross-age mentoring
program as part of a DOJ-funded study that explores the impact of cross-
age mentoring on enhancing resiliency among economically deprived
youth living in violence-saturated communities in Chicago. This study
was award a one million dollar grant by the Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention to Professors Maryse Richards (PI) and
Katherine Tyson McCrea (co-PI) of Loyola University Chicago. As
Director, responsibilities include:
• Community organization with schools and social service agencies,
• recruitment of 35 teenage mentors and 35 8th
grade mentees,
• development and implementation of programming,
• supervision of research and service staff,
• crisis intervention counseling of youth,
• recruit and train youth co-researchers.
As Research Assistant, responsibilities include:
• Co-develop mixed-methods and participatory data analysis,
• Lead a team of research assistant on specific aspects of the project
• Co-author papers and presentations.
2015 Loyola University Chicago, Research Assistant. Worked as a research
assistant on the Black Men Exploring (B-ME) study, which was a
randomized controlled trial funded by the Center for Disease Control
(CDC). The grant for this study was awarded to Professor Darrell
Wheeler (PI) of School of Social Welfare at State University of New York.
As Research Assistant, responsibilities included:
• Conducted in-depth interviews to collect qualitative data for the
study.
• Collaborating with research team in planning data collection and
analysis.
2010 University of Chicago, Research Assistant. Worked as a research
assistant on a study that explored impact of preventive messages in
advertisement in reducing the spread of HIV/AIDS. Dexter Voisin was
the Principal Investigator of the study. The results from this study
prompted State Senator William Delgado and State Representative to

4. sponsor House Bill 3974, which created the Advisory Council on Youth
HIV/AIDS preventive messages. As a Research Assistant, responsibilities
included:
• Facilitating focus group discussions to collect qualitative from
African American men and women in the study.
• Drafted letters of inquiry for potential funders.
• Collaborating with research team in planning data collection and
analysis.
PAPERS IN PROGRESS FOR REVIEW FOR PUBLICATION
Moore, A., Davis, L., Ellison, V., McCrea-Tyson, K., & Richards, M (2016). Authority-
caused community violence and its implications for understanding
youth development and community violence research. Manuscript in preparation.
Moore, A., Grimes, C., Miller, K., Morency, M., Howard, J. & McCrea-Tyson, K. (2016).
“I understand how people feel when they are asking for help and nobody is going to help them”:
Youth describe their motives for mentoring community children. Manuscript in
preparation.
Tyson, Katherine, Moore, A. and Davis, L. (2016) Nowhere to turn to be safe: Deepening
the understanding of community violence based on disadvantaged youths’
perspective. Manuscript in preparation.
MEDIA PUBLICATIONS
Moore, A. (2008) “Thoughts on Poverty,” LiveBetter Magazine

5. RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
Peer-Reviewed International Conference Presentations
Tyson, Katherine, Moore, A., Quimby, D., Smith-Ellison, V. Miller, K., Scott, D., Grimes, C.,
Richards, M., & Smith, T. Smith, T. (September, 2016). A bond as strong as a lock and
chain: Participatory Action research to advance human rights with youth in deep
poverty. International Social Work and Research Conference, Videoconference
presentation. University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
Peer-Reviewed National Conference Presentations
Moore, A., Davis, L., Ellison, V., McCrea-Tyson, K., & Richards, M (2017). Authority-
caused community violence and its implications for understanding
youth development and community violence research. Society for Social Work and
Research Conference. New Orleans, LA.
Moore, A., Grimes, C., Miller, K., Morency, M., Howard, J. & McCrea-Tyson, K. (2017).
I understand how people feel when they are asking for help and nobody is going to help
them: Youth describe their motives for mentoring community children. Society for Social
Work and Research Conference. New Orleans, LA.
Tyson, Katherine, Moore, A., and Davis, L. (January, 2016). Nowhere to turn to be safe:
Deepening the understanding of community violence based on disadvantaged
youths’perspectives. Society for Social Work and Research Conference. Washington, D.C
Regional Conference Presentations
Richards, M., Tyson-McCrea, K., Grimes, C., Morency, M., Scott, D.,
Moore, A., Rice, C., & Bautista, S. (May, 2016). Nurturing resilience among low-income
urban youth living in Chicago: A cross-age peer mentoring program. Invited
workshop at the meeting of the Illinois Mentoring Partnership, Chicago, IL

6. Moore, A. ( March, 2016). Historic origins of community organizing in the Mississippi delta:
The significance of Amzie Moore, Sr. to the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement. Winning
the Race Conference, Delta State University. Cleveland, MS.
Academic Presentations And Panel Discussions
Moore, A. (2014) Why Raise the Minimum Wage in the State of Illinois?, Panel Discussion,
Department of African American Studies, Chicago State University. Chicago, Illinois.
Moore, A. (2014) The 50th
Anniversary of the War on Poverty: A Critical Discussion, Panel
Discussion, Department of Sociology, Chicago State University. Chicago Illinois
Moore, A. (2013) Relative and Absolute Poverty in Africa and the African Diaspora, Panel Discussion,
Department of African American Studies, Chicago State University. Chicago, Illinois
Moore, A. (2012) The Value of Black Life in an Obama-Racial America, Panel Discussion,
Department of Social Work, Chicago State University. Chicago, Illinois
RESEARCH GRANT PROPOSALS AUTHORED
After-School Matters Grant
The Joyce Foundation Grant
COURSES TAUGHT (average student course evaluations 5 on a 1-5 scale)
Undergraduate Courses: African American Studies (Chicago State University)
Cultural Diversity
Introduction to African American Studies

7. Undergraduate Courses: Sociology (Chicago State University)
Introduction to Sociology
Diversity in U.S. Society
Social Work Practice I
Graduate Courses: Social Work (Chicago State University)
Social Policy I
Social Policy II
Diversity and Social Work Ethics
PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL WORK EXPERIENCE
2010-2011 Employment Placement Coordinator, Heartland Alliance. Assisted low-
income residence of Chicago Housing Authority living below the poverty
line to transition from subsidized employment to unsubsidized
employment. Also, provided job readiness training for these clients, as
well as engaged in job development with employers, who were willing to
employ low-income residences of Chicago Housing Authority.
2008-2009 Sass Case Worker, Community Mental Health Council. Conducted
mental health assessments for clients upon discharged from psychiatric
hospitalizations, and made subsequent referrals for clients to receive out-
patient services. Developed treatment plans for clients upon discharge
from psychiatric hospitalizations. I monitored client’s behavior and
progress intensively for 90 days ensuring that clients made a smooth
transition from in-patient to outpatient mental health services.

8. 2005-2008 Mental Health Technician, Hartgrove Hospital. I provided interventions
for adolescents with severe behavior disorders. Facilitated therapeutic
group sessions for adolescent patients, as well as provided one-to-one
counseling for patients.
2006-2007 Residential Advisor, Beatrice Caffrey Youth Services-Transitional
Living Program. Advised young men who were transitioning out of the
Department of Children and Family Services to independent living.
2005-2007 Foster Care Case Manager, Beatrice Caffrey Youth Services. Managed a
caseload of sixteen children in Foster Care, as well as advocated for youth
in Cook County Juvenile Court. Our agency worked to achieved
permanency regarding private residency for children in foster care via
adoption or subsidized guardianship.
2004 Program Director, Project H.E.A.R.T., Wyatt Community and Family
Life Center. Provided academic enrichment to “at risk” youth. Directed
a staff of six—four youth counselors and two program assistants, as well
as wrote proposals for small grants.
PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE
2000-2002 Property Manager, JVM Realty Corporation. Managed a staff of four, as
well as 139 apartment homes.
1989-1996 Petty Officer Second Class (E-5), United States Navy. I served in the
engineering department on the U.S.S. Boulder. My primary job was to
maintain all engineering equipment. I advanced rapidly to the rank of
second-class petty officer, which is a mid-level supervisory position. I
also supervised and trained military personnel at the reserve unit, Mobile
Inshore Undersea Warfare Unit, 206.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

9. Council on Social Work Education
Society for Social Work and Research

10. Council on Social Work Education
Society for Social Work and Research