Program Evaluation
JBS specializes in some of the most challenging kinds of evaluations—gathering and analyzing data from hard-to-access populations, including low-literate and non-English-speaking adults, people moving from dependence to self-sufficiency, American Indians and Alaska Natives in tribal and urban settings, and residents of nations transitioning to democracy.
Our culturally diverse team conducts evaluations in a variety of arenas: health care, behavioral health, education, child welfare, and immigrant services. We also work with populations that have little experience with evaluations, people who fear participating in evaluations, at-risk populations, and others.
We are highly skilled in quantitative and qualitative analyses and employ rigorous analytic tools for each evaluation effort, working to design evaluations that maximize resources and offer the appropriate level of rigor for the questions of interest.Â

Capabilities
Economic Evaluations (Cost Studies, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Cost-Effectiveness Analysis)
Evaluability Assessments
Evaluation Capacity Building
Evaluation of Training and Technical Assistance
Formative Program Evaluations
Performance Measurement and Analysis
Program Process, Outcome, and Impact Evaluations
Multi-Site and Portfolio-Wide Evaluation and Meta-Analyses
Work Samples
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Barriers and Facilitators to Sustaining SBIRT Services Post-SAMHSA Grant FundingDownload pdf
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Cost Analysis in Program EvaluationDownload pdf
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AmeriCorps Opportunity Youth Evaluation Bundling Project EvaluationVisit Website
Meet our experts
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Amanda Gmyrek
Senior Researcher, Principal -
Susan Hayashi
Vice President/Project Director -
Nicole Vicinanza
Senior Research Associate