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The Evidence Matters newsletter keeps our partners up-to-date on important research and evaluation information and resources from RWJF.
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David C. Colby
Vice President, Research and Evaluation
David Colby leads the Research and Evaluation unit, a team dedicated to improving the nation's ability to understand key health and health care issues so that informed decisions can be made concerning the way Americans maintain health and obtain health care.
Visit profileDebra J. Perez
Assistant Vice President
Debra Pérez supports the R&E unit's goals of learning and spreading the Foundation's lessons from past and current investments. She is the chair of the RWJF Diversity Team and has been crucial in assisting the Foundation in becoming a more diverse place. Much of her focus is on measuring the impact of RWJF's investments and supporting historically under-represented scholars.
Visit profilePenny M. Bolla
Research Associate
Penny Bolla manages research and policy content for the RWJF Publications and Research website and tracks the progress of seven Foundation teams for the Scorecard, our annual assessment of our organizational performance.
Visit profileNancy Wieler Fishman
Senior Program Officer
Nancy Fishman designs and manages the research and evaluation programs on the Human Capital team. Of particular interest are workforce issues in areas of nursing, primary care and long term care. She also helps to produces the Scorecard, an annual report on RWJF’s organizational performance.
Visit profileKatherine Hempstead
Senior Program Officer
Katherine Hempstead brings her experience in government, research, and academia to her work with the RWJF Coverage team, and relishes the “opportunity to start new projects and learn more about the world of philanthropy.”
Visit profileBrenda L. Henry
Senior Program Officer
Brenda Henry is working to achieve RWJF’s goal of ensuring quality in the nation’s public health system and advocating for policies that protect, promote and preserve the population’s health. She is a member of the Public Health team and Vulnerable Populations Portfolio.
Visit profileTina J. Kauh
Program Officer
Tina Kauh utilizes her research and evaluation experience in real-world settings and her expertise in youth development to manage and oversee Childhood Obesity programs. Of particular interest is how health-related programs and policies address health disparities across the nation
Visit profileLaura C. Leviton
Senior Adviser for Evaluation
Laura Leviton has overseen evaluations in most of RWJF’s areas of focus and in her current role is charged with improving evaluation both within the Foundation and in the field as a whole. She also serves as a member of the Childhood Obesity team and Vulnerable Populations Portfolio.
Visit profileMolly McKaughan
Director, Research Resources Center
Molly McKaughan directs the Program Results Reporting unit, which produces Program Results Reports on the results and findings of completed projects and national programs, and Progress Reports on a selection of active projects and programs. It also produces Grantee Profiles of fellows, scholars, leaders, and researchers.
Visit profileDebbie A. Malloy
Administrative Coordinator II
Deb Malloy focuses on supporting unit-wide activities/projects and external and internal learning, works on the Publications and Research website, maintains the R&E Intranet site, manages the Evaluator and Survey databases, and provides assistance on Enterprise level/learning projects.
Lori A. Melichar
Senior Program Officer
Lori Melichar is engaged in the Foundation’s efforts to advance the science of quality improvement (QI) research and evaluation, and to produce information that is useful to employers and providers considering investing in quality improvement training. She is a member of the Human Capital and Pioneer Portfolios.
Visit profileTracy Orleans
Senior Program Officer/Senior Scientist
C. Tracy Orleans designs and oversees programs of research to identify science-based policy and environmental approaches to population-level health behavior change and childhood obesity prevention, as a member of the Research and Evaluation unit and Childhood Obesity team.
Visit profileNaima T. Wong
Program Officer
Naima Wong guides the research and evaluation programming for the Public Health team. Her work cuts across several key program areas designed to achieve the Foundation’s goal of ensuring quality in the nation’s public health system and advocating for policies that protect, promote and preserve the population’s health.
Amy Woodrum
Research Assistant
Amy Woodrum currently works on both the Anthology and Scorecard. She is also responsible for maintaining the evaluation portion of our website and providing general research support to Research and Evaluation program officers.