PRES ASSOCIATES PROFESSIONAL STAFF

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PRES Associates’ core staff members bring a range of skills and experience in research and evaluation to the firm. We also draw from a network of consultants from major research centers across the U.S. to assemble research teams that will best meet our clients’ needs.

Dr. Mariam Azin
President and Director of Research & Evaluation

The founder of PRES Associates, Mariam holds a Ph.D. in Applied Social Psychology from the Claremont Graduate University. She has over fifteen years of work experience in the field of educational research and evaluation. Dr. Azin has been principal investigator on numerous large-scale evaluation efforts related to curriculum and instruction; literacy, math and science; career and technical education; educational technology; professional development; and at-risk learners. She has particular expertise in design and implementation of experimental and quasi-experimental studies in real-world world educational settings; large-scale, multi-site data collection; development of web-based, electronic data collection systems; quantitative and qualitative research methods, and advanced statistical analysis. Mariam works closely with clients to design the best studies possible given their information needs and any existing practical and/or fiscal constraints. Mariam pays particular attention to communicating the results of studies in a way that is both useful for clients and user-friendly for a variety of audiences.

To contact Mariam, please email her at mazin@presassociates.com.

Miriam Resendez, M.A.
Senior Researcher

Miriam has seven years of experience in evaluation research. She possesses expertise in quantitative data analysis, data collection methods, instrument development, database development, program management, and in writing reports tailored to various audiences. She also has experience in the translation of instruments to Spanish, and training interviewers in the art of interviewing and using culturally sensitive and competent interviewing techniques. Previous evaluation work includes evaluating mental health services, vocational education programs, various educational curricular products for the elementary, middle, and high school levels, and a summer youth program for disadvantaged children. Her project management experience includes overseeing the daily activities of a $1.5 million research grant from the National Institute of Mental Health for a study conducted by the University of California, Riverside and being the principal investigator for a number of educational research studies. Miriam holds a Master’s degree in General Experimental Psychology from California State University San Bernardino and is completing her doctorate in Applied Social Psychology from the Claremont Graduate University.

To contact Miriam, please email her at mresendez@presassociates.com.

Amy Blake
Research Associate

Amy has a bachelor’s degree in Public Relations Communication from Utah State University. Amy provides support to senior research staff in the areas of site recruitment, literature reviews, instrument development, project coordination and data collection. In addition, Amy has an expanding knowledge base of statistical programs including SPSS.

To contact Amy, please email her at ablake@presassociates.com

Dawn Morrissey
Research Coordinator

Dawn holds a BA Degree in German with minors in Political Science and Linguistics. Dawn is a certified ESL/EFL instructor with experience in curriculum design, teacher training and school management. Dawn offers a broad array of professional experiences to support the work of the evaluation team including site recruitment, overall project coordination of multiple yearly randomized control trial studies, instrument distribution and data management.

To contact Dawn, please email her at dmorrissey@presassociates.com

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