Current Projects
Foothills F.O.R.W.A.R.D. Facilitating an Occupation-Ready Workforce by Addressing Regional Demands
Project Term: 2024-2027
Client: Isothermal Community College, McDowell Technical Community College, Western Piedmont Community College
Partner: U.S. Department of Education, The Rural Postsecondary Education and Economic Development (RPED) Program
Methods: Mixed-methods evaluation design - administrative data, interviews and focus groups
Developing Leaders’ Capacity to Implement a Student Success Agenda
Project Term: 2023-2025
Client: National Center for Inquiry and Improvement (NCII) and the Aspen Institute
Funder: Ascendium Education Group
Methods: Survey design, administration, and analysis
Building Evidence to Increase Rural Learner Success
Project Term: 2023-2025
Client: Ascendium Education Group
Partner: The Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research, North Carolina State University
Methods: Quasi-experimental design, interviews and focus groups
Using Research to Catalyze Change at NC Community Colleges
Project Term: 2022-2032
Client: The Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research, North Carolina State University
Partner: John M. Belk Endowment
Methods: Mixed-methods evaluation design, metrics development, survey administration and analysis, standardizing data collection processes
Increasing Student Connectedness in the Classroom
Project Term: 2022-2025
Client: City Colleges of Chicago (CCC)
Methods: Mixed-methods evaluation design - administrative data, faculty interviews, student focus groups, classroom observations
Developing On-Ramps into STEM Pathways
Project Term: 2022-2025
Client: Passaic County Community College (PCCC), Title V Grant
Methods: Quasi-experimental design, interviews and focus groups, survey design and administration
Building a Seamless Student Experience from Enrollment to Graduation
Project Term: 2022-2027
Client: Central Carolina Community College
Partner: The Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research, North Carolina State University
Methods: Developmental evaluation, interviews, community reviews
Centering Racial Equity and Adult Students in Pathways Design
Project Term: 2021-2024
Client: Lumina Foundation
Partners: Education Strategy Group (ESG), University of Pittsburgh School of Education
Methods: Mixed methods evaluation design - landscape review, survey design and analysis, interviews, strategic advising, case study
Supporting Faculty to Build Equity Into Learning
Project Term: 2021-2024
Client: The Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research, North Carolina State University
Partners: North Carolina Community College System Student Success Center (NCCCS), Achieving the Dream (ATD)
Methods: Survey, mixed effects regression modeling, longitudinal administrative data analysis