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Get Acquainted with the DIR team: Join us at the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) 79th Annual Conference
- April, 2024
- Posted by: Chau Khong
- Categories: Business plans, Research & Evaluation
No CommentsWe are excited to head to Atlanta on May 15-17, 2024, for the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) 79th Annual Conference. AAPOR’s annual conference is the leading venue for sharing advancements in public opinion and survey research. Our experts will be among the hundreds of professionals presenting their work and connecting with the... Read More -
DIR Awarded 5-Year BPA for Child Nutrition Pulse Surveys by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the USDA
- January, 2024
- Posted by: Chau Khong
- Category: Research & Evaluation
DIR was awarded the five-year Child Nutrition (CN) Pulse Surveys Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). DIR is providing data collection and analytic support to conduct quick turnaround surveys that will allow FNS to respond to emerging questions of interest and supplement... Read More -
Dr. Tiara Jackson, Champion of Health Equity, Takes the Helm of DIR’s Research Operations
- December, 2023
- Posted by: Chau Khong
- Category: Executive Team
Decision Information Resources, Inc. (DIR) is thrilled to announce the arrival of Dr. Tiara Jackson as its new Director of Research Operations (DRO). Dr. Jackson brings nearly 15 years of expertise and a fervent commitment to health equity to this crucial role. Throughout her career, she has consistently focused on understanding the intricate link between... Read More -
DIR Awarded Two New Contracting Vehicles
- April, 2023
- Posted by: Pamela Wells
- Category: Research & Evaluation
We are pleased to announce that DIR was recently awarded two major contracting vehicles – the Farm to School Research Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) and the Procurement of Research Evaluation and Statistics Task Orders (PRESTO) contract. Farm to School (FtS) Research is a single-award BPA developed to provide research services to better understand participation in... Read More -
DIR Names Dr. Sylvia R. Epps as New President
- March, 2023
- Posted by: Chau Khong
- Category: Executive Team
Dr. Russell H. Jackson, founder, and president of Decision Information Resources, Inc. (DIR), a leading small minority-owned research and evaluation firm, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Sylvia R. Epps as the next president of DIR, effective April 1, 2023. Dr. Epps’ appointment as the president of DIR is the perfect example of... Read More -
Evaluating Project CHANGE by LT
- May, 2022
- Posted by: Chau Khong
- Category: Research & Evaluation
Lupus Therapeutics (LT) is an affiliate of the Lupus Research Alliance, the largest non-governmental, non-profit funder of lupus research worldwide. LT has engaged DIR to conduct a 3-year evaluation of Project CHANGE by LT (Community-based Health Action Network to Generate trial participation and Eliminate disparities). This effort focuses exclusively on African American women with lupus,... Read More -
DIR Welcomes Dr. Joy Kang as Director of Data Systems and Analytics
- September, 2021
- Posted by: Chau Khong
- Category: Executive Team
DIR is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Joy Kang as director of data systems and analytics. She has over ten years of experience designing and implementing data management strategies and conducting research and data analysis. Dr. Kang joins DIR from the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, where she served as the... Read More -
DIR partners with AIR to conduct the Birth through Eight Strategy for Tulsa (BEST) Evaluation
- June, 2021
- Posted by: Pamela Wells
- Categories: Research & Evaluation, Uncategorized
American Institutes for Research (AIR) has contracted with Decision Information Resources, Inc. (DIR) to assist with the study design and lead data collection activities for the Birth through Eight Strategy for Tulsa (BEST) Phase II evaluation. The purpose of the BEST initiative is to ensure that all of Tulsa’s children have the best chance at... Read More -
Dr. Sylvia R. Epps selected as a Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment (CREA) Affiliate Researcher
- April, 2021
- Posted by: Pamela Wells
- Category: Uncategorized
Dr. Sylvia R. Epps, Chief Operating Officer at Decision Information Resources, Inc. (DIR), has been selected as an Affiliate Researcher for the Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment (CREA) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. CREA brings together researchers and practitioners to address the growing need for policy-relevant studies that understand the nature... Read More -
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) selects DIR as External Evaluator
- October, 2020
- Posted by: Pamela Wells
- Category: Uncategorized
Decision Information Resources, Inc. (DIR) has been selected by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to evaluate their “Building Capacity to Reduce Tobacco-Related Inequities in the South and Midwest” initiative. Utilizing a culturally-responsive, equity-centered and participatory evaluation approach, the DIR team will evaluate RWJF’s grants to engage and support organizations working with the populations most... Read More -
The Houston Business Journal welcomes Dr. Sylvia Epps to the 40 under 40 Class of 2020
- September, 2020
- Posted by: Pamela Wells
- Category: Uncategorized
Dr. Sylvia R. Epps, DIR’s COO, has been named an awardee of the Houston Business Journal’s (HBJ) 40 under 40 for 2020. She joins an elite class of business leaders in the Houston area, leading for-profit and nonprofit organizations. HBJ received more than 400 applications for the 40 Under 40 awards. A panel of judges... Read More
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