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Our evaluation work fosters innovation and continuously improves research project implementation while centering health for all communities.
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  • Abacus Presenting at the 2025 NC RAA Conference July 22!

    Abacus Evaluation will be presenting at the 2025 North Carolina Research Administrators Alliance (NC RAA) Conference, July 22, at the Friday Conference Center in Chapel Hill. Two presentations from our team: From Submission to Success: Evaluation Advantage for Competitive Proposals 🎙️Presented by Mary McKinley, Blen Biru, and Jade Hollars July 22nd, 10:30am-11:45am   Innovative Data … Read more

  • đź“Ł Registration Open for the Data Innovation Summer Series

    Beyond the Numbers: Abacus Evaluation’s Data Innovation Series  Dates: July 9 at 11-12pm EST & July 16 at 11-12pm EST Registration is FREE and is now open! Circles of Influence: Evaluation Through Social Networks ✨ Register for Circles of Influence Presenter: Bernard A. Coles IV, PhD Learn about how network science strengthens evaluation. This webinar will … Read more

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News

  • Marlena, Jade, and Bernard at the NC RAA Conference.

    From Screen to Stage: Our Journey from Web to Conference

    This July, Abacus Evaluation didn’t just add services – we expanded into a full-service research and evaluation resource! Here’s how our journey unfolded from virtual webinars to conference stages.   The Complete Service Suite  Our comprehensive service suite continues our dedication to evaluation and data support services that we have provided for the last 5 years. … Read more

  • Nisha Baral presenting her poster to an attendee at the conference.

    Explore Beyond the Data: Nisha Baral’s Conference Insights

    by Jade Hollars, photos courtesy of Nisha Baral There is more to a conference than logistics and the sessions.  Nisha Baral, PhD, a data modeler with Abacus Evaluation, first attended the Computational Social Science Society of Americas (CSSSA) conference in 2017 during her doctoral program. Since then, she has attended three times. This year’s conference … Read more

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Who We Are

A team of experienced evaluators, researchers, scholars, and health champions with a broad range of skills and areas of expertise.

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Evaluation planning and implementation, joint development of funding proposals, data collection, analysis, reporting and more.

Partners

We work with a variety of projects, including complex and multi-level programs, large- and small-scale initiatives, and internal evaluation partnerships.

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