Examples of Relevant Work

Program evaluation

Austin Independent School District | Evaluation Analyst II

 

Lead Program Evaluator for the Multilingual Education and the Creative Learning Initiative Programs 

 

Main Responsibilities

  • Managing an Evaluation Analyst I employee
  • Managing and cleaning large data tables
  • Working with assistant superintendents, executive level directors and program managers to:  
    • determine evaluation plans
    • measure and collect data
      • Creation of rubrics, scorecards, surveys, case study designs, etc.
    • present findings to stakeholders
    • collaborate on recommendations for program improvement
  • Aid in data analysis for the Superintendents’ scorecard to assess strategic plan progress
  • Respond to data requests from the Board of Trustees
  • Working with the Director of Management Information Systems to ensure data needs are met

 

Qualtrics Vocalize Dashboards with cross-sectional and longitudinal data

Example

Program evaluation

Social Connection through the Meals on Wheels Delivery Service

 

RESEARCH DESIGN:  Cross-sectional

METHODOLOGY/MEASURES: Surveys via Phone Interviews

DATA ANALYSES: Correlation matrix, Regressions with interaction effects between different client types

Program evaluation

United Way of Greater Austin’s Success by Six Program:  Child Care Center Project

RESEARCH DESIGN: Longitudinal research

METHODOLOGY/MEASURES: Analyzed pre and post test scores over time, to model trajectories, pinpoint co-varying variables and link predictor and outcome variables

DATA ANALYSES:  Latent Profile Analysis; Growth Curve Modeling

RESEARCH DESIGN:  Longitudinal research

METHODOLOGY/MEASURES:  Sequential explanatory mixed methods design; Coded observation and interviews; questionnaires

Creation of a Risk Index to measure risky birthing experiences

Linguistic Analysis using a Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count Software

DATA ANALYSES:  Chi Square, partial correlation matrix; Stepwise binomial logistic regression

Psychological Research

Parents’ prenatal joint attachment representations and early caregiving: the indirect role of prenatal marital affect

RESEARCH DESIGN:  Longitudinal research 

METHODOLOGY/MEASURES:  Coded observational data and questionnaires

DATA ANALYSES:  (M)ANOVA/ANCOVA; Structural Equation Modelling to represent a multicategorical mediation model

Published in the empirical research journal:  Attachment & Human Development

Psychological Research

Moral Reasoning in Conformity to Group Norms

RESEARCH DESIGN:    Randomized, Counter-Balanced Experimental Research Design

METHODOLOGY/MEASURES:  In-person group tests with confederates acting to elicit conforming behavior in two conditions; questionnaires

DATA ANALYSES:  Chi-Square, Anova, Regression Analyses