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Rahel Kahlert Mag.a, Ph.D., M.P.Aff Director Tel.: +43 1 2121 493-35 |
Education
- Ph.D. in Public Policy, The University of Texas at Austin
- Masters of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin
- Magistra der Evang. Theologie, Universität Wien
- International Program of Development Evaluation Training, World Bank and University of Carleton, Ottawa, Canada
- Instituto de Sociedad Civil, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Mexico
Professional Career
- Deputy Director at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute Health Promotion Research , from 9/2013 to 3/2015.
- Research and Evaluation Associate, Charles. A. Dana Center for Mathematics and Science Education, University of Texas at Austin, 2013, 2001-2006
- Founding Partner, Austin Innovation Development Diagnostics, 2012
- Ethics Fellow, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 2010-11
- Assistant Instructor, Departement of Germanic Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, 2010-11
- Evaluator of Higher Education, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs & Division of Instructional Innovation and Assessment, University of Texas at Austin, 2007-2009
- Teaching and Research Assistant, The University of Texas at Austin, 2000-2001
- Policy Analyst, Internship, Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, Florida Legislature, 2000
Research Focus & Areas of Expertise
- Evidence-based policy across disciplines (health, education, social development)
- Formative and summative evaluation of programs: From design to implementation
- Clinical trials and ethics in health research
- Qualitative and quantitative methods in the social and health sciences
Professional Standing
- Reviewer & Webmaster, International and Cross-Cultural Evaluation, American Evaluation Association TIG
- Emmette S. Redford Award for Outstanding Research
Memberships
- American Evaluation Association
- European Evaluation Society
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Evaluation