EXPERIENCE

These evaluations have been conducted for organizations including the EEOC Office of Inspector General, the NYC Mayor's Children’s Cabinet, the National Science Foundation, California Department of Health Care Services, Depaul International, First 5 LA, Casey Family Programs, Fairfax County, Missoula Public Health, Polaris, the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), and the University of Southern California (USC).Most of the studies I work on are mixed methods, and I contribute across the arc of the study. On the quantitative side, I handle survey design and programming, recruitment and administration, conducting cognitive and usability testing, and descriptive and secondary data analysis. The qualitative side is where I’m strongest. I lead qualitative components: designing the approach, developing instruments, recruiting participants, conducting interviews, facilitating focus groups, analyzing data, and writing and presenting findings. I enjoy cross-method synthesis where data visualization and clear communication turn findings into insights decision-makers can act on. Much of my work involves reaching people whose experiences are hardest to capture, such as caregivers in the child welfare system, young adults leaving foster care, and families and youth in housing crisis.Previously, I was a Senior Legislative Assistant in Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa’s field office, managing a portfolio across health and human services, education, public housing, foreign affairs, and civil rights, and resolving hundreds of constituent cases with federal, state, and local agencies. Casework and community engagement revealed whether a policy was working for the people it was written for. That shaped my conviction that evaluation should inform policy decisions, not just describe them after the fact.