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Ph.D. Research Consultant Specializing in Program and Product Evaluation, Survey Development & Data-Driven Insights

Profile Summary

I am a developmental psychologist with over 8 years of specialized experience in research design, program evaluation, and evidence-based interventions across education, social-emotional learning, and public sector programs. What I Offer: I help organizations transform data into actionable insights through rigorous mixed-methods research and program evaluations. My work supports strategic decision-making, continuous improvement, and measurable impact for education programs, nonprofits, and state-funded initiatives. Core Expertise: * Program Evaluation & Impact Assessment: Designing and executing evaluations that measure learning outcomes, user experience, and program effectiveness * Research Design: Creating robust study frameworks including randomized control trials, A/B testing, and mixed-methods studies * Survey Development & Data Collection: Developing original surveys, interview protocols, and assessment tools using Qualtrics and SurveyMonkey * Statistical Analysis & Visualization: Advanced proficiency in SPSS, Stata, R, and Excel; creating clear data visualizations and charts * Qualitative Data Analysis: Expert use of Nvivo, Atlas.ti, and Dovetail for thematic analysis and synthesis * Strategic Consulting: Literature reviews, logic model development, theory of change frameworks, and stakeholder engagement Recent Project Highlights: * Led curriculum development for a K-12 Durable Skills program through literature reviews, rubric creation across four grade bands, and iterative improvement based on expert feedback and classroom pilot testing. * Conducted program evaluations for state-funded early childhood and mental health programs, contributing to multi-year impact reports * Evaluated education technology interventions measuring student learning outcomes across treatment and control groups * Designed and executed 7-site A/B test for educator professional development program * Led research resulting in 2-3 month improvements in preschoolers' school-readiness skills through evidence-based parenting interventions Industries & Domains: * Education (K-12, early childhood), social-emotional learning, curriculum development, mental health programs, public health interventions, and nonprofit program evaluation. I work independently and collaboratively as a remote consultant, delivering comprehensive reports with actionable recommendations on time and within scope. My approach combines rigorous methodology with practical application, ensuring research findings translate into meaningful improvements for programs and positive outcomes for the people they serve.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Data Collection
• ☆ Statistics
• ☆ Survey Design
• ☆ Human Behavior & Psychology
• ☆ Child & Adolescent Psychology
• ☆ Developmental Psychology
• ☆ Applied Psychology
• ☆ Educational Psychology
• ☆ Design Thinking
• ☆ Child Development
• ☆ Product Evaluation
• ☆ Hypothesis
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Survey Design & Methodology
• ☆ Literature Search
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Systematic Literature Review
• ☆ Proofreading & Editing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing General Proofreading & Editing

Research User Research, Systematic Literature Review

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Text Mining & Analytics, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights

Product Development Product Evaluation

Work Experience

Curriculum Development Research Consultant

America Succeeds

May 2025 - Present

Research Manager

Committee for Children

June 2018 - Present

Project Consultant

Evalcorp

February 2024 - June 2025

Research Consultant

Seesaw Learning

October 2024 - January 2025

Research Consultant

Seesaw Learning

August 2023 - January 2024

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)

Boston College

June 2001 - May 2005

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Karen L. Thierry, Amanda Page, Cailin Currie, Jordan Posamentier, Yangyang Liu, Jane Choi, Haleigh Randall, Poojashree Rajanbabu, Tia E. Kim, Sherri C. Widen (2022). How are schools implementing a universal social–emotional learning program? Macro- and school-level factors associated with implementation approach . Frontiers in Education.

Sherri Widen, Petr Slovak, Brett Q Ford, Claudia Daudén Roquet, Nikki Theofanopoulou, James J Gross, Benjamin Hankin, Predrag Klasnja (2021). An In Situ, Child-Led Intervention to Promote Emotion Regulation Competence in Middle Childhood: Protocol for an Exploratory Randomized Controlled Trial . JMIR Research Protocols.

Widen, Kayyal (2021). Imaginary and Realistic Fears: Palestinian and American Children's Understanding of Fear's Situational Elicitors and Behavioral Consequences . Merrill-Palmer Quarterly.

Sherri C Widen, Marlene Orozco, Eileen Lai Horng, Susanna Loeb (2020). Reaching unconnected caregivers: Using a text-message education program to better understand how to support informal caregivers roles in child development . Journal of Early Childhood Research.

Marina Bazhydai, Zorana Ivcevic, Marc A. Brackett, Sherri C. Widen (2019). Breadth of Emotion Vocabulary in Early Adolescence . Imagination, Cognition and Personality.

Lydia Whitaker, Sherri C. Widen (2018). How does emotional intelligence relate to adolescents’ interpretation of cues for disgust? . Cognition and Emotion.

Sherri C. Widen, Bunmi O. Olatunji (2016). A Developmental Perspective on Disgust: Implications for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder . Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports.

Sherri C. Widen, James A. Russell (2016). Children’s Scales of Pleasure and Arousal . Journal of Nonverbal Behavior.

Anne M. Yoder, Sherri C. Widen, James A. Russell (2016). The word disgust may refer to more than one emotion . Emotion.

BOOK CHAPTER

Sherri C. Widen, Nicole L. Nelson (2022). Differentiation and Language Acquisition in Children’s Understanding of Emotion . The Oxford Handbook of Emotional Development.

Sarah R. Bardack, Sherri C. Widen (2019). Emotion Understanding and Regulation: Implications for Positive School Adjustment . Handbook of Emotional Development.

OTHER

Sherri C. Widen (2020). Emotion Perception and Recognition . The Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Development.