Dr. Hannah Miller is an experienced researcher and program evaluator who has conducted research and led projects in K-12 and higher education, youth justice, family wellbeing, and more. She has over a decade of experience in evaluation design, quantitative research, data analysis, and reporting. Across her career she has worked as both a project leader, supervising and managing teams to execute high-quality research, and as part of collaborative teams, consulting on and directing projects in partnership with clients and stakeholders.
She began her career as a research assistant at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, followed by the Institute for Research on Poverty. Next, in the Social and Economic Policy Division at Abt Global, she worked on many federally-funded studies of academic literacy, college counseling, financial aid, afterschool programs, and more. She designed surveys and interview protocols, analyzed data, drafted reports and briefs, and led teams producing closely scrutinized deliverables for the U.S. Department of Education.
Since joining Civilytics, she has continued to conduct research for and advise education agencies, nonprofits, and government staff and has appreciated the opportunity to broaden her focus to other critical social policy areas. She is a skilled project manager who is highly organized and committed to helping teams achieve short- and long-term goals on set timelines and budgets.