Episode Details

Episode Topic: Preparing for Evaluation

King County Metro and Notre Dame’s LEO lab are re-engineering social service delivery, codifying racial equity through a transformative researcher-practitioner model. This isn’t just data—it’s a co-creative learning pipeline designed for systemic change. Explore how rigorous evidence-building is redefining the value proposition of civic interventions.

Featured Speakers:

• Betina Jean-Louis, Ph.D., Arc of Evidence LLC
• David Phillips, University of Notre Dame
• Jacqueline Kelley-Cogdell, LEO
• Sara Sisco, Hopelink
• Krisda Chaiyachati, University of Pennsylvania
• Maria Jimenez-Zepeda, King County Metro
• Christina McHugh, King County

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 This podcast is a part of the ThinkND Series titled Evidence Matters. 

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