Study design
Research questions, methods, measures, sampling, protocols, ethics materials, and analysis planning.
Research and evaluation
Evidence that holds up—and helps.
We design rigorous, proportionate research and evaluation that answers the question at hand without losing sight of implementation, context, or the people affected.
Capabilities
From early questions to usable findings.
Projects can begin with a defined protocol or with an organization trying to understand what it should measure. MCRC Health can support one stage or provide continuity across the full study lifecycle.
Program evaluation
Logic models, evaluation frameworks, implementation questions, performance measures, and reporting.
Mixed methods
Surveys, interviews, focus groups, quantitative analysis, qualitative analysis, and integrated interpretation.
Knowledge translation
Clear reports, manuscripts, presentations, evidence summaries, and decision-focused recommendations.
When this helps
Common decisions we support.
Is the program working?
Assess implementation, participant experience, reach, outcomes, and the conditions shaping results.
What should we measure?
Build a practical measurement framework aligned with program goals, reporting needs, and burden.
What does the existing evidence show?
Synthesize literature, local data, and stakeholder perspectives into an answer leaders can use.
How should we scale or improve?
Identify implementation barriers, transferable lessons, risks, and the evidence gaps that remain.
How it works
A clear, transparent process.
Clarify the decision
Define who needs the evidence, what decision it should inform, and what constraints matter.
Choose defensible methods
Match the design to the question, available data, setting, timeline, and ethical requirements.
Interpret in context
Examine findings with attention to limitations, implementation, equity, and stakeholder perspectives.
Deliver for use
Translate results into outputs suited to leaders, funders, practitioners, researchers, or communities.
Questions
Research and evaluation, in practical terms.
What is the difference between research and program evaluation?
Research usually aims to generate knowledge that extends beyond one program or setting. Program evaluation focuses on the merit, implementation, outcomes, or improvement of a specific initiative. The methods may overlap, so the right approach depends on the intended decision, audience, and governance requirements.
Can you work with an existing dataset or evaluation plan?
Yes. We can review an existing plan, strengthen measures or analysis, work with available quantitative or qualitative data, and produce decision-ready interpretation while clearly documenting limitations.
Do you support academic outputs?
Yes. Depending on the engagement, outputs can include protocols, analysis plans, manuscripts, conference materials, grant content, or accessible knowledge-translation products.
Planning a study or evaluation?
Share the question, setting, and timeline—even if the scope is still forming.
Discuss the work