Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Degree in progress: Ph.D., Research Methods and Statistics, with a concentration in Applied Statistics
Previous degrees: Bachelor’s degree, Psychology and English (University of Wisconsin)
Master’s degree, Social Work (University of Chicago)
What inspired you to choose RMS as a field of study?
I was mostly self-taught as a program evaluation practitioner and wanted to formalize my skills.
What are your research interests?
My interests include program evaluation of human services, with a social justice aim. I am also interested in helping nonprofits and government agencies improve through data.
What are your professional and/or academic goals?
My professional goals are to launch my own program evaluation consulting business (done!) and mentor early career evaluators (to come).
Please list any professional activities/organizations that you are involved in.
I am a member of the American Evaluation Association.