Services & Strategic Support
Zaposa provides expert consulting at the intersection of STEM education research, learning sciences, and federal grant strategy to help researchers and institutions build…
Evaluation shouldn’t be a generic, cookie-cutter exercise designed just to tick a reporting box for a funding agency.
Every educational project is an ever-changing, living intervention. At Zaposa, we believe evaluation is most powerful when helps you make good decisions about how to proceed. You need high-signal, actionable feedback so you can make informed choices, celebrate progress, and continuously strengthen your project.
Grounded in over 20 years of learning sciences methodology and federal leadership, Zaposa brings deep expertise to project and program evaluation:
- Evaluation & Assessment Design: Decades of experience designing data-driven assessment tools, including the PhysPort Data Explorer, the RAWR real-time assessment system, and custom qualitative/quantitative protocols.
- External Grant Evaluation: Serving as dedicated external evaluator for major NSF-funded initiatives, such as Cornell University’s Physics Lab Equity project and multi-institutional STEM development programs.
- Federal Alignment: Former NSF Program Director who understands exactly what review panels and program officers look for in rigorous, equity-focused, and feasible evaluation sections.
What We Offer
Custom-Tuned Proposal Evaluation Plans
Designing robust, proposal-stage evaluation frameworks, logic models, and mixed-methods data collection strategies tightly aligned with your research questions, operational realities, and project milestones.
External Project Evaluation
Serving as the dedicated external evaluator for active federal grants (NSF, foundations, and institutional awards). We deliver formative feedback to improve project execution in real time alongside comprehensive, sponsor-compliant annual reports.
Program & Institutional Assessment
Conducting broad-scale, data-driven evaluations of departmental programs, STEM equity initiatives, faculty development programs, and university-wide educational interventions for Deans, Department Chairs, and Center Directors.
Our Approach: Growth & High-Signal Insight
Finely Tuned to Your Needs
Every evaluation plan is custom-built for your project’s unique operational reality and goals. Your project isn’t generic, so your evaluation plan isn’t either.
Equity- & Learning Science-Grounded
Deeply informed by equity principles, broadening participation metrics, and learning sciences methodologies developed over 100+ peer-reviewed publications.
Actionable Signal
We focus on providing PIs with clear data visualizations, human-centered insights, and regular check-ins that inform real project choices.
Empowering Project Teams
We help project leads understand their own data, build internal assessment capacity, and feel confident communicating their impact to stakeholders.
Who This Is For
- Grant PIs Preparing Submissions: PIs who need a compelling, customized evaluation plan and a trusted external evaluator budgeted into their grant proposal.
- Active Project Leads: Research teams looking for a collaborative evaluator who functions as a strategic thought partner throughout the award lifecycle.
- Deans, Department Chairs & Center Directors: Institutional leaders seeking data-driven, equity-focused assessment of ongoing STEM programs or center initiatives.
Ready to Work Together?
Whether you need a 1:1 mentor for your research pivot, training and masterclasses for your group, a thought partner to build an awesome project, or a tailored evaluation plan that actually serves your project, let’s talk.
Zaposa services & strategic support
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