Data for Good
Understanding data and the people behind it
M. Brooke Robertshaw, PhD
Program & Product Evaluation and Research Consulting
Experience
In higher education, non-profits, and for profit organizations I have
- Participated in over 60 evaluation and applied research projects
- Have led over 30 evaluation and applied research projects,
which have included customer experience and product research, as well as program evaluation projects
- 22-peer reviewed publications with over 630 citations across them,
- 6 of which are first author, with over 120 citations
- 8 invited talks
Services offered
For quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, and survey research:
- Goal and question design development
- Research design
- Instrument development
- Surveys, rubrics, observation, focus group and interview protocols
- Analysis
- Quantitative, mixed methods and qualitative
- Instrument validation
- Power Analysis
- Writing up findings and creating deliverables
- Training in any of the above
I have expertise in culturally responsive assessment, evaluation and research
Resesarch and Statistics Mentoring and Tutoring
Research Mentoring
I work with anyone who is doing research in the social and behavioral sciences, whether it is as a student, or working on a project for work or fun.
I Can help with
Any part of your study, from question development through to deliverables (papers, presentations, reports)
Statistics Tutoring
I have over 2000 hours of statistics tutoring and mentoring. I can help you with your statistics class, high school, undergraduate, graduate most majors except advanced business statistics courses
When asked about my work I tell people “I work with the most amazing people. I am incredibly lucky. My students and clients are amazing!” I truly mean that.
I care deeply about the people I work with and their success. I have worked with people with all sorts of learning styles. My degrees in education have given me the tools to adjust my teaching style on the fly for my students’ needs.
Tools
SPSS
JAMOVI
Basic R Stuido
JSAP
EXCEL
Quantitative Analysis
Including: descriptives, factor analysis, all regression types, ANOVA family, t-test, correlation, cluster analysis, non-Parametrics, meta analysis
Instruments and Qualitative Analysis
Instrument development (observation protocols, surveys, rubrics, tests), focus group and interview protocol development
Qualitative analysis: artifact analysis, thematic analysis of interviews and focus groups
About Brooke
Relationship and Assessment Philosophy
Assessment, evaluation, and research is about relationship with others. I’ve spent a lot of time working on being a better person in the world and understanding others. The work I do puts people first, and interprets data through the lens of people interacting with organizations, products, ideas.
Education & Experience
- PhD in Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences from Utah State University
- I have 15 years of exptertise in survey methodologies, quantiatiave and mixed-methodologies in an array of context and content areas, including small-non profits, higher education, for profit institutions, and large non-profits.
I am a methodologist that can apply my tools to your needs
Diversity & Inclusion
I have a deep understanding of how my methods interact and impact different contexts, cultures and content.
I approach my work as a partnership.
You are a subject matter expert in your space and I have tools that can help you discover how amazing your space is, and how it can be more so. I deeply value everyone’s voices and love meeting people where they are.
Portfolio
Below are three examples of work that I have done. Please contact me if you are interested seeing more.
Discerning Vineyard Ordination.
A qualitative analysis I did for Vineyard USA. I did the analysis and wrote 90% of the report.
Unethical Numbers: A meta-analysis of library learning analytics studies
A co-authored paper I did with a collegeague. I did the statistical analysis for the paper.
The user experience of a pilot of the Canvas Learning Management System
I ran the project, putting together timelines, designing surveys and focus group protocols, analysis and deliverables.
Resesarch and Statistics Resources
G*Power: A small free tool for running effect size and power analysis
Effect size thresholds: A guide for what is large, medium and small for an array of sizes
Effect Size Calculators: A collection of effect size calculators for different statistical tests
Effect Size on the Research in Action podcast (featuring me)
Effect Sizes
General Statistics
StatsNotes Books: A set of books created for different analyses, with explanations for different stats programs. Available electronically.
Annotated Output at UCLA: Different Analyses without put from Stata, SAS, SPSS, MPlus & R
Statology: A catch all website for understanding basic statistics, how to do them by hand, how to run them on a TI-84, and calculators for running them. Includes R help.
Software
Testimonials
Program Evaluation
It was wonderful having Brooke build out an assessment for a large multisite project. I have no experience with statistics or qualitative assessments like this and Brooke was skilled at making things simple for me to understand while building out an excellent assessment for our organization. Brooke can make complex ideas understandable, making it possible for everyone in an organization to comprehend and celebrate the results! -Brooke O’Neal
Tutoring
Brooke is AMAZING!!!! Her love for statistics gives me the confidence to believe that I can love it to! The level of clarity she has given is unmatched compared to my professor and other learning platforms I have utilized prior to. I look forward to working with Mrs. Brooke in the future! Thank you so much, you have changed my relationship with math. -Tina
mbr@brookerobertshaw.com
614-887-7517
Contact
Contact me for pricing on evaluation and research projects.
Tutoring:$45-$70/hour depending on expertise involved. For long term tutoring a flat fee can be arranged.
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