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Curt Mearns, Ph.D., Senior Researcher Evaluator

Program Planning, Proposal Development, Evaluation and Assessment

Curt Mearns is the senior researcher and evaluator at Apex Education.  He received his Ph.D. in general experimental psychology from University of Nevada, Reno.  He has over 16 years experience in program evaluation and behavioral research.

Curt’s research design experience spans perception, cognitive and social psychology, and animal behavior.  He has provided evaluation services in the fields of:
  • Education including school reform, reading instruction, math instruction, special education, and professional development, 
  • Public Health including substance abuse and suicide prevention, youth offender socialization projects, and 
  • Environment including the U.S. Forest Service, and the U.S. Fish and Game. 
Curt’s evaluation designs often use both quantitative and qualitative elements to develop valid and generalizable conclusions from data collection efforts.  He listens to stakeholders concerns to design program evaluations that lead to continuous program improvement efforts.