Amanda Starkey, M.A. is a Project Associate for the SAMHSA SOAR TA Center. Prior to joining PRA she worked as a SOAR Specialist and Trainer in Colorado and Michigan since 2010, completing over 250 SOAR applications. Amanda specializes in assisting practitioners who are starting with their first SSI/SSDI applications. She is developing tools and resources for the SAMHSA SOAR TA Center that will be used in cohorts for new providers. Amanda has a B.S. in Addictions Studies from the University of Detroit Mercy, and an M.A. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Detroit Mercy.