About DERDC
The Delaware Education Research and Development Center conducts high quality research and human service evaluations. Since 1993, we have served as a bridge from the university to schools, human service providers, policymakers, and the wider community. Our work encompasses three areas:
- Program and organizational evaluation
- Policy analysis
- Research
The DERDC staff develops each project in partnership with our clients, which include educational institutions, non-profit groups, foundations, and local, state and federal government agencies. We draw upon a variety of research and evaluation models and methods to help clients clarify and meet the specific needs of their projects.
Areas of expertise
Our research and evaluation projects fall into several areas of expertise:
- Human services
- Public policy
- School improvement
- Science, technology, engineering and mathematics
- Teacher education and professional development
Our Professional Staff
- Joan L.Buttram, PhD, (Center director)
- Leslie J. Cooksy, PhD (Graduate Program in Evaluation)
- Cheryl M. Ackerman, PhD
- Steven Fifield, PhD
- Linda Grusenmeyer, M. Ed.
- Ximena Uribe-Zarain, PhD
Research assistants
- Deepthi Andi
- Dariel Janerette
- Qinghua Nian
- Eric Pizzini
- Xiaoyu Qian
- Jonathan Rubright