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Recent Projects Conducted by the Center
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Evaluation of Health Promotion Interventions
Other Program Evaluation
Special Population Surveys
General Population Surveys
Other Projects
Evaluation of Health Promotion Interventions
- Designed evaluation of school-based smoking prevention program
to be conducted by American Cancer Society, Maryland Division. Worked
with Maryland state department of education to incorporate design into
periodic survey of students.
- Evaluation of multi-intervention smoking cessation project,
funded by American Lung Association. Designed data collection forms
and planned follow-up data collection. Conducted data analysis and
prepared report for executive management. Presented report at professional
meeting and published research findings.
- Evaluation of health education intervention for diabetic
children, funded by grants from American Diabetes Association,
Maryland Affiliate. Developed longitudinal research design, including
parent and child surveys, laboratory test data, and physician record
data. Conducted all analyses and presented reports for management and
at professional meetings.
- Evaluation of outpatient treatment program for cocaine abusers,
funded by contractor. Designed evaluation plan and supervised contractor
personnel. Prepared reports for presentation to management and at
professional meetings, and consulted with management regarding program
operations.
- Evaluation of outpatient treatment program for female
substance abusers, funded by contractor. Designed evaluation plan
and supervised contractor personnel. Prepared reports for presentation
to management and at professional meetings, and consulted with management
regarding program operations.
- Evaluation of program functioning and outcomes in a correctional
substance abuse prevention program, funded by contractor and supervised
by the Baltimore City Health Department. Designed evaluation plan,
including instrument construction and data collection. Provided regular
consultation to executive management regarding program operation,
including recommendations regarding operations and personnel. Prepared
regular written reports. Presented reports at professional meetings and
published research findings.
- Evaluation of Baltimore City Partnership for the Prevention of
Substance Abuse, monitored by the USPHS Center for Substance Abuse
Prevention. Designed needs assessment and evaluation plans. Conducted
mail and telephone surveys of service providers, organization leaders,
and community residents. Developed staff activity audit system.
Conducted analyses, prepared reports and consulted with management
regarding program operations.
- Evaluation of joint project between the Coalition Against
Substance Abuse and the Baltimore City Partnership for the Prevention
of Substance Abuse, monitored by the USPHS Center for Substance Abuse
Prevention. Designed needs assessment and evaluation plans. Will conduct
in-person, mail and telephone surveys of multiple constituencies. Will
conduct analyses, prepare reports and consult with management and Board.
- Evaluation of the Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems city-wide
centralized intake and referral system. Formulated research design.
Conducted in-person, mail and telephone interviews with multiple
constituencies. Conducted analyses, prepared reports, and consulted
with management regarding modifications to the system.
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Other Program Evaluation
- Evaluation study of the effectiveness of grant diversion in
on-job-training, funded by Maryland Department of Human Resources.
Planned evaluation strategy, including data collection and analysis
strategies. Prepared cost-benefit and impact analyses and presented
findings to department manager. Written report was incorporated into
evaluation report submitted to Federal sponsor of the program.
- Program to provide and evaluate professional training for
juvenile services, funded by Maryland Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene. Screened and selected program participants, provided training
and evaluated program. Advised state agency department head for client
about logistic and cost-effective issues involved in expanding the pilot
program.
- Evaluation of state-sponsored secondary education intervention
for disadvantaged youth, funded by Morris Goldseker Foundation grant.
Developed longitudinal research design, including parent and student
self-administered questionnaires and telephone interviews, and use of
school system data. Prepared all questionnaires, conducted analyses
and prepared reports.
- Evaluation of educational program for underprivileged youth,
funded by the Abell Foundation. Developed longitudinal research design,
including parent and student self-administered questionnaires and telephone
interviews, and use of school system data. Prepared all questionnaires,
conducted analyses and prepared reports.
- Evaluation of electronic benefit system for food stamps and
AFDC, using multi-method (field, mail, telephone) surveys of clients,
state workers, and retailers for study funded by contractor and supervised
by Maryland Department of Human Resources and the US Department of
Agriculture. Planned study, including sampling plan, data collection
schedule and questionnaire design. Prepared final report and communicated
with state and federal officials regarding results of study.
- Evaluation of lay ministry training program of the Archdiocese
of Baltimore. Designed multiple constituency approach using mail surveys.
Developed all questionnaires, analyzed data and prepared report.
- Evaluation of welfare-to-work program providing job training to
public assistance recipients, sponsored by the Housing Authority of
Baltimore City. Conducted interviews and focus groups, analyzed data
and prepared reports.
- Evaluation of energy assistance program for low income
residents, sponsored by the Maryland Department of Human Resources
Energy Assistance Program. Developed questionnaires, constructed
integrated database containing questionnaire, financial, and energy
use data, conducted analyses, and prepared reports.
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Special Population Surveys
Telephone survey of controllers for mid-sized firms regarding
automated technology for check processing, funded by private client.
Designed study protocol. Results of study provided concept test and
definition of target market, which were used in evaluating the business
potential of the proposed enterprise.
Telephone survey of CFOs of mid-sized firms in central
Maryland, funded by the United Way. Collaborated in a multi-agency
team project. Participated in planning and directed field survey portion
of the study. Prepared section of the report submitted to client. This
report was the basis for the United Way's shift in approach to expand its
efforts beyond large organizations.
Telephone survey of chief information officers for regional
hospitals regarding management information systems, funded by "Big 8"
accounting firm. Planned all aspects of study design. Advised executive
management regarding the implications of the findings for marketing plans.
Multi-pronged marketing research project, funded by private
health care organization. Planned marketing research effort, including
telephone and mail survey of satisfaction by physicians and mail survey
of patient satisfaction. Presented findings to executive management of
client organization and advised them regarding interpretation of results.
Recommended changes in physician marketing strategy and client services
for patients.
Survey of patient satisfaction with health care services, funded
by managed care corporation. Planned research design using mail and
telephone interviewing, including sampling plan and questionnaire
construction. Prepared reports for physicians and corporate management
and consulted regarding quality improvement measures.
Telephone survey of college alumni, funded by several departments
of the college. Designed survey questionnaire and multi-strata,
nonproportionate sampling plan. Prepared report of findings and
advised department heads regarding the implications of the findings
for their operations.
Multi-survey marketing research study of several target
groups of current, past and prospective college students, funded
by private client. Prepared reports and met with executive management
and department heads to discuss them. Recommended promotional and
recruitment strategies which were the basis of a major shift in marketing
strategy and tactics.
Telephone survey of college dropouts, funded by private client.
Formulated research design, including survey questionnaire and sampling
plan. Prepared report of findings and advised executive management
regarding the implications of the findings for achieving higher student
retention.
Telephone survey of client satisfaction by insurance holders,
funded by private client. Designed survey questionnaire. Advised
executive management regarding the implications of the findings for
their operations.
Telephone survey of potential and past insurance holders,
funded by private client. Designed survey questionnaire. Advised
executive management regarding the implications of the findings for
their operations.
Mail survey of periodical readers to assess product
knowledge and awareness, funded by advertising firm. Assembled
database, conducted analyses, and prepared report.
Survey of weekly newspaper readers to assess product knowledge
and awareness, funded by advertising firm. Assembled database and
conducted analyses.
Telephone and field survey of childcare use and preferences
among public assistance benefit recipients, funded by Maryland
Department of Human Resources. Designed questionnaires, trained
and supervised interviewers, conducted analyses and prepared reports
for presentation to management and at professional meetings.
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General Population Surveys
General population public opinion survey using telephone
survey with random-digit-dialing sample, funded by private mass
media clients. Developed questionnaire and sampling plan. Presented
results to clients and prepared reports for them to publish.
Community survey of random household sample using postal
route sampling and mail surveys, sponsored by the Fund for Educational
Excellence. Developed questionnaire and sampling plan. Prepared
reports and presented results to clients.
Community survey using random-digit-dialing telephone
interviews to study hospital reputations, funded by private client.
Planned all aspects of study design. Conducted local area analyses.
Advised management regarding the implications of the findings for
marketing plans.
Community statewide survey of Maryland residents using
random-digit-dialing telephone interviews to study shopping safety,
funded by private client and initiated by the Governor's Executive
Advisory Council on Safety. Developed questionnaire and sampling plan.
Prepared reports and presented results to clients.
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Other Projects
Participated in clinical trial of pharmaceuticals, funded by
Walter Reed Army Hospital. Helped develop instruments, and organized
and assembled database, conducted statistical analyses and participated
in preparation of reports.
Computer statistical analysis of US government data tapes to
make projections of insurance coverage under alternative assumptions
for planning federal health care policy, funded by Johns Hopkins University.
Prepared programs, merged data from multiple data sets, developed
imputations, and generated tables.
Survey of parishioners and simultaneous organizational study of
parish staff, funded by the Baltimore Archdiocese of the Catholic Church
as the basis of their planning efforts. Formulated multi-level research
design. Assisted in designing all research instruments and training
community groups to administer different instruments to multiple study
groups. Developed analysis plan and reporting formats. Met with
client's research liaison staff and advised them regarding their
responsibilities. Met with executive management and community groups
to present results of the reports and give recommendations regarding
planning at the parish and archdiocese levels.
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