Annette Shtivelband, PhD, Founder & Principal Consultant, Research Evaluation Consulting
Dr. Annette Shtivelband has over 12 years of experience as a researcher, evaluator, and consultant. She is Founder and Principal Consultant of Research Evaluation Consulting. REC works with social sector agencies and purpose-driven organizations to deliver quality research and evaluation services. REC works with our clients to systematically, strategically, and thoroughly measure their impact and tell their story.
About Annette
Dr. Annette Shtivelband has over 12 years of experience as a researcher, evaluator, and consultant. She is the Founder and Principal Consultant of Research Evaluation Consulting where she has extensive experience working with social sector agencies and purpose-driven organizations. She works with her clients to systematically, strategically, and thoroughly measure their impact and tell their story. Dr. Shtivelband excels in program evaluation, scale development and validation, training, employee engagement and retention, and organizational change. She received her PhD in Applied Social Psychology with a specialization in Occupational Health Psychology from Colorado State University. To schedule a free consultation with Dr. Shtivelband, you can send an email to her at annette@researchevaluationconsulting.com.
About REC
Research Evaluation Consulting (REC) is a Colorado-based, woman-owned consulting firm that delivers quality research and evaluation services to the social sector and purpose-driven organizations. REC provides clients with a variety of professional and customized services that facilitate, strengthen, and promote effective organizational practices. We represent an integrated team of nonprofit professionals who work with our clients to achieve optimum results through collaboration, innovation, and strategy. We are committed to cultivating strong client relationships based on integrity, commitment, and a shared project vision. We work with our clients to deliver results you can trust.
REC works with our clients to thoroughly, objectively, and accurately measure and quantify impact. We bring our expertise in research and evaluation methods and encourage our clients to bring their subject matter expertise to the project. Through regular and consistent communication, we keep our clients informed. Our clients become well-equipped to make data-informed decisions that support their programs and organizational goals. REC also offers trainings, coaching sessions, and professional development. We believe in helping our clients build their evaluation capacity so that they can leverage evaluation, learn from the findings, and become stronger organizations. This collaborative approach allows us to support our clients’ continuous learning and identify areas for growth. We are committed to cultivating strong client relationships based on integrity, commitment, and a shared project vision.
REC has expertise in both quantitative and qualitative research methods. Quantitatively, REC provides expertise in descriptive (i.e., means, frequencies), inferential (i.e., t-tests, ANOVA, ANCOVA, MANOVA), and correlational statistics, as well as scale validation. REC frequently conducts pre-test and post-test analyses for our clients, helping them make the most of their data using appropriate statistical methods. Qualitatively (i.e., interviews, focus groups), REC has expertise in Grounded Theory, identifying patterns, and trends from data. Our team knows how to collect meaningful information from different stakeholders using best practices in qualitative research. REC also has extensive experience in conducting needs assessments, designing reliable and valid surveys, facilitating interviews and focus groups, analyzing data, and performing literature reviews. We develop data collection tools specific to the communities that we serve. To learn more, check out our blog!