Nina Rachel Sperber
Research Health Science Specialist – Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development and Duke University School of Medicine, Secretary – RTP Evaluators
Biography
health services research and evaluation
Jessica Sperling PhD
Manager, Program Evaluation; Education and Human Development Incubator-Social Science Research Institute, Duke University; Vice President, RTP Evaluators
Biography
Formative/developmental evaluation, implementation evaluation, and outcome evaluation; multi-method approaches; focus on education (K-12, higher education, and professional development), arts/culture, and other areas related to human development and/or inequality.
Jennifer J. Stanigar PhD
Program Evaluation Specialist
Biography
Prior experience includes formative and summative evaluation of faculty development in higher education for a university Quality Enhancement Plan, impact evaluation for an entrepreneurial development program. Experience in design, development, facilitation, training, and implementation of educational programs for faculty and organizational leaders.
Casey Strange M.A.
Independent Evaluation Consultant
Biography
I am an independent social researcher with qualitative and quantitative research and analysis skills.
Mary Styers
Senior Researcher and Evaluator – Magnolia Consulting, LLC
Biography
Magnolia Consulting, LLC, is a woman-owned small business with a network of evaluators throughout the country. We offer high-quality, relevant, and timely evaluation services that meet the unique needs of our clients. Our evaluators are committed to cultivating learning and positive change for others and customize each evaluation to meet clients’ specific needs.
Sam Thompson
Lead Evaluator
Biography
Community and Clinical Connections for Prevention and Health (CCCPH) is a branch of the Chronic Disease and Injury Section in the North Carolina Division of Public Health. Our mission is to work with partners to create physical activity and healthy eating opportunities; improve quality and delivery of clinical services; and connect patients and their health care providers to community prevention and management programs with the goal of reducing obesity, diabetes, heart disease and stroke in North Carolinians of all ages.
Christine Tucker
Research Assistant Professor – Department of Maternal and Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC Chapel Hill
Biography
Dr. Tucker is passionate about conducting research on perinatal health, especially with the Latina community. She has over a decade of quantitative and qualitative research and practice experience in Maternal and Child Health and in the Latino community. She is currently evaluating the Improving Community Outcomes in Maternal and Child Health Initiative in 13 counties of North Carolina.
Tamara M. Walser
Associate Professor and Director of Assessment and Evaluation – Watson College of Education, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Biography
My expertise includes all things program evaluation–evaluation design, data collection, quantitative and qualitative methods, stakeholder involvement, reporting, evaluation use, and evaluation capacity building. Most of my experience has been in K-12 and higher education evaluation, non-profit evaluation, and federal grants and contracts.
Dawayne Whittington
Director of Evaluation – Strategic Evaluations, Inc.
Biography
Strategic Evaluations, Inc. (SEI) is an evaluation consulting firm located in Durham, North Carolina that specializes in evaluating science education grants and public health initiatives. We primarily evaluate science training grants funded through three large organizations in the United States: National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute.