Leadership & Service

My field leadership spans editorial boards, national advisory committees, grant and standards review, professional associations, and initiatives that advance evaluation, implementation science, public health, and community-engaged practice.

Selected Field Leadership

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Excellence in Reviewing Award
American Journal of Evaluation · 2025

Selected Honors & Recognition

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Next Generation Rising Leader Award
National Network of Public Health Institutes · 2023

W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Leadership Network National Fellow
2025–2027

American Journal of Evaluation
Editorial Advisory Board · 2023–Present

Associate Editor
Global Implementation Research Applications · 2022–Present

Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment (CREA) Center, University of Illinois

Research Affiliate · 2025–Present

National and Public Advisory Roles

Health, philanthropy, evaluation standards, and community investment

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Selected Expresión Fellow
Storytellers for Change + Latinx Education Collaborative· 2024–2025

Additional Leadership & Service

Highly Published Author Award
RTI International · 2024–2026

President’s Award
RTI International · 2023

Guest Editor
Frontiers in Global Women’s Health · 2026
Editorial Board
Global Implementation Research Applications · 2021–Present
Associate Editor
Journal of Multidisciplinary Evaluation · 2023–2026
Associate Editor
Translational Issues in Psychological Science · 2019–2021
Editorial Board
Implementation Research and Practice · 2021–2024
Editorial Board
Journal of Social Issues · 2019–2023
Abstract Reviewer
American Evaluation Association Professional Development Workshops · 2023-2026
Abstract Reviewer
Society for Implementation Research Collaboration Conference · 2021-2026
Additional peer-review contributions are available on my ORCID record
Local Advisory Team, Pierce County
Washington State Department of Commerce, Community Reinvestment Program · 2026–Present
Direct Action Advisory Committee
American Psychological Foundation · 2025–2026
Community Health Advisory Committee
Washington State Department of Health · 2025–Present
Open Forum NxGen Advisory Committee
National Network of Public Health Institutes · 2024–2025
Scientific Stature Council
RTI International · 2023–2025
Advisor
The Community Toolbox · 2024
Evaluation Task Force
American Evaluation Association · 2022–2024
Knowledge Update Task Force
Society for Prevention Research · 2023
Board Member, Practitioner Network of Expertise
Society for Implementation Research Collaboration · 2021–2022
Advisory Committee, Behavioral Health Services Interest Group
AcademyHealth · 2019–2020
Program Coordinator, Research on Evaluation Topical Interest Group
American Evaluation Association · 2022–2023
Member, Professional Development Group
American Evaluation Association · 2025–Present
Board Member, Scholarship Committee
Michigan Psychological Association · 2021
Judge, Inaugural Student Case Competition
American Evaluation Association · 2023
Invited Grant Reviewer
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Knowledge Mobilization Catalyst Grant: Partnering for Impact · 2025–2026
Chair, Best of Volume Award Selection Committee
American Journal of Evaluation · 2025
Expert Reviewer, Revised Evaluation Standards
Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation, Western Michigan University Evaluation Center · 2025
Grant Reviewer
American Psychological Foundation · 2024–Present
Reviewed the CHANGE Grant, Bruce and Jane Walsh Grant, and Queen Nellie Evans Award.