At CPR, Rachel works on research, evaluation, and technical assistance projects related to child support, child welfare, domestic and sexual violence, and father engagement. She has extensive experience in quantitative and mixed-methods research design, data collection, and data analysis.

As a graduate research assistant at Temple University, she worked on a study funded by the Fatherhood Research & Practice Network on maltreatment attributed to fathers in the child welfare system as well as a variety of other projects related to child maltreatment, family risk and protective factors, and child health disparities. Rachel has co-authored multiple peer-reviewed journal articles and reports and has presented research both at academic conferences and in applied settings. She currently serves on the National Child Support Engagement Association’s Emerging Issues & Leading Practices subcommittee.

Passion Statement

Rachel likes being able to help people and organizations better understand the work that they are doing. Evaluation research, and the use of data, makes programs and policies both more effective and more accessible.