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RESEARCH AND EVALUATION .04
   NWRA's Research and Evaluation programs have a solid and extensive track record of successfully fulfilling research and evaluation responsibilities. Specifically, our Research and Evaluation professional staff are experienced and expert in:

  • Overall evaluation design and execution of process and outcome evaluations
  • Working with program administrators and staff to identify important elements leading to processes and outcomes at both intermediate and end-stage outcome levels
  • Design piloting and implementation of survey instruments, inventories and questionnaires for both quantitative and qualitative studies
  • Design and implementation of effective, timely and accurate data collection protocols, including both survey administration and key informant interviewing
  • Extracting data from pre-existing sources via hardcopy review and electronic search
  • Completing follow-up contacts with respondents (data providers) at a high rate of return
  • Acting as liaison between multiple program sites and as cross-site evaluators
  • Merging and linking data from multiple sources via rigorous sampling methodologies
  • Managing Human Research Review Board applications effectively and expeditiously
  • Accurate and timely data analysis practices incorporating both standard and innovative methods
  • Effective reporting of findings and results through written reports and verbal presentations designed for both professional and lay audiences