EVALUATION TEAM

Chris Hur

Kyle Endres, Associate Director of the Center, Social and Behavioral Research, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Northern Iowa.

Kyle Endres is a member of the external evaluation team. He is Associate Director of the Center for Social and Behavioral Research and Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Northern Iowa. He has a Ph.D. in Government from the University of Texas at Austin.

More information about Kyle Endres: https://csbs.uni.edu/polisci/faculty-staff-directory/kyle-endres

Lisa Green, Project Coordinator, Center for Social & Behavioral Research, University of Northern Iowa

Lisa Green is a project coordinator with the Center for Social and Behavioral Research at the University of Northern Iowa, where most of her efforts are focused on program evaluation in higher education. Her background includes an MS in Geography and coordinating an NSF-NRT program on climate adaptation.

More information about Lisa Green: https://csbr.uni.edu/

Mary Losch, Director, Center for Social & Behavioral Research & Professor, Psychology, University of Northern Iowa

Dr. Losch is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center for Social and Behavioral Research at the University of Northern Iowa. In addition to her administrative and teaching, she has designed and directed over 100 survey, evaluation, and applied social science research projects including a number in the areas of STEM education, public health, transportation, and public policy issues. She has directed numerous multi-year NSF project evaluations as well as program evaluations at the state and local level. Her research publications span survey and evaluation methods, social science and health disciplines. She is adjunct clinical associate professor at the University of Iowa College of Public Health and also serves on the Advisory Board for the University of Iowa College of Public Health. She is active in the leadership of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), the Association of Academic Survey Research Organizations. Dr. Losch also has an extensive background in human research participant protections including previous service as chair of the University of Northern Iowa IRB.

More information about March Losch: https://csbr.uni.edu/

Megan M. Ruxton, Senior Research Scientist, Center for Social and Behavioral Research, University of Northern Iowa

Megan M. Ruxton is a Senior Research Scientist with the Center for Social and Behavioral Research (CSBR) at the University of Northern Iowa, and is serving as part of the evaluation team for the Iowa UrbanFEWS project. At CSBR, she collaborates on several survey, evaluation, and other applied social science research projects in the areas of education, STEM, public health and natural resources.