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