Leadership Institute Analyst
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Leadership Institute
Amanda Woods Herron, Ph.D. is an Analyst of the Leadership Institute within Human Resources at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. She received her Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Industrial Organizational Psychology from Rice University. She has over 7 years of experience working in healthcare and other high reliability domains. Within the Leadership Institute, she focuses on designing and implementing metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of Leadership Institute programs, and publishing research on leadership development efforts. She has communicated her research in the form of peer-reviewed articles, national and international conference presentations, and conference proceedings to a variety of audiences. Prior to becoming an Analyst, she joined MD Anderson as a postdoctoral fellow in the Leadership Institute with a central focus on research and evaluation.
She can be reached through the following contact information: awoods1@mdanderson.org, ORCiD: 0000-0002-6092-8367.
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
3:15pm - 4:15pm CT