Services · Workforce development research
Workforce development research
Labor market and skills analysis, curriculum alignment, and stakeholder studies for workforce and STEM education programs
Workforce and curriculum alignment
Are we teaching what employers ask for?
I compare job market data with what programs actually teach, using skills taxonomies like O*NET, curriculum mapping, and conversations with employers. The result shows where the gaps are and how large they are.
- You get
- A skills gap analysis, a curriculum map, and specific recommendations
- Good fit
- Colleges, training providers, and industry groups planning new programs
Qualitative and mixed methods studies
What is actually happening, and why?
Studies designed from the research question down: who to talk to, what to ask, how to sample, and how to analyze the results. I combine interviews, focus groups, surveys, published literature, and public or organizational data when one source alone would not answer the question.
- You get
- A study design, protocols, coded data, and a findings report with a briefing for your team
- Good fit
- Needs assessments, stakeholder research, and market research
How I work
The same five steps, whether the data are 20 interviews or 20,000 survey comments. I can work as autonomously or collaboratively as your team needs.
Scope the question
We agree on what you need to know and what decision it will inform
Design the study
I choose the methods, sample, and instruments that can answer that question
Collect the data
Interviews, focus groups, surveys, or existing records
Analyze
By hand, with LLM-assisted workflows, or both, with LLM coding checked against mine before it is used
Report back
Findings in the format your team will use: a report, a briefing, or a working session