Dr. Amanda Steiman

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Dr. Amanda Steiman has worked in education for the past 28 years as a teacher, instructional coach, consultant, trainer, and university faculty. Currently, she is part of UCLA’s 21CSLA Transitional Kindergarten (TK) Team, where she develops and facilitates content focusing on equity practices for leaders of TK programs. Additionally, she is a member of the 21CSLA Internal Evaluation Team. In her recent past, Amanda worked with the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) in the Early Learning Support Unit, assisting preschool and TK teachers and administrators through the California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN), and served as the qualitative data lead for projects at UCLA's Social Research Methodology Evaluation Group. Her consultancy work primarily focuses on literacy, social emotional learning, and teacher growth, development, and evaluation.

Research Interests

Experience

Project Scientist

2006-01-01 — Present

UCLA Center X • Los Angeles, CA

Working on educational projects focusing on instructional coaching and training.

Requirements for University of California Los Angeles

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:160
Analytical Writing
Required:5
Overall
Required:5
TOEFL
Total
Required:87
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree Strong background in Economics and Mathematics
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • GRE General Test scores
Specialization Notes

Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.