Services

Program Evaluation And Research Lab

PEARL offers many different services to those seeking assistance and for those looking to partner with research/evaluation experts.  We recognize that each study is unique and can face a variety of challenges.  Therefore, each PEARL engagement begins with a consultation meeting with a PEARL affiliate.  This meeting will identify just how PEARL can best assist you and support your study.

Below is a list of general services PEARL provides.

• Evaluator and/or Senior Methodologist for funded studies
  • Assist with proposal development
  • Joining projects that require an evaluation component and/or methods/analysis expertise
• PEARL engagement for research/evaluation project
  • Needs assessments Formative, Process, or Outcome evaluations
  • Cost/Benefit analyses Experimental studies
  • Survey instrument development
  • Sampling strategies
  • Quantitative/Qualitative data collection Simulation studies
• Statistics and data analysis
  • Advanced statistical analysis (e.g., SEM, HLM, IRT, etc.)
  • Scale/measure development
  • Power analysis
  • Content analysis
• Data collection strategies
  • Online, mail, and phone surveys
  • Focus groups and Interviews
  • Observations
  • Standardized subject development