Evaluations
Since 2011, I have worked as an evaluator on federally and state-funded initiatives in education and public health.
Education areas
K-12 teacher and leader professional development, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) reform, diversity, equity, and social justice
Public health areas
health education and promotion, tobacco control and prevention, digital and social media evaluation
Examples of current and recent evaluations
Current
2020-2026
Evaluation of the Noyce Project for Exemplary Mathematics Educators for High-Need Schools: Equity and Leadership
A professional development program for high school mathematics teachers
Funded by the National Science Foundation
2019-2024
Evaluation of the Lynch Leadership Academy (LLA)
A leadership development program and network for current and aspiring principals in Massachusetts
Funded Internally by Boston College/LLA
2023-2025
Theory of Change Development for CodePath.org
A national organization working in the U.S. to expand access to and training in computer science and technology careers
Funded by CodePath through a research grant with Boston College collaborators Drs. Angela Boatman (PI), Heather Rowan-Kenyon (Co-PI), and Andrés Castro Samayoa (Co-PI)
Past (Select)
2019-2022
Evaluation of Massachusetts Personalized Learning EdTech Consortium (MAPLE) and Massachusetts Innovative School Leaders (MISL) Network
A state-wide network of education district and school leaders working to personalize learning through the incorporation of educational technology and other approaches
2016-2018
Evaluation Fellow at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health
Worked primarily on the Tips from Former Smokers Campaign, a mass media campaign to raise awareness about the health consequences of tobacco use and motivate people who use tobacco to quit
Conducted by RTI International and funded by CDC