UNC research consultancy Abacus evaluates public health, clinical, educational, and human service initiatives
In partnership with the Center for Health Equity Research (CHER), Abacus Evaluation is a Research Service Center in the UNC School of Medicine that offers program evaluation services within and beyond the UNC community.
The Abacus team has extensive experience evaluating various public health, clinical, educational, and human service initiatives. Abacus evaluators are poised to offer custom solutions using expertise in strategic planning, evaluation, data science and analytics, network analysis, and interpretation and dissemination of findings. They support clients throughout the project lifecycle, from conception to implementation to reporting.
Abacus has grown out of an increasing need for support and expertise in evaluation among researchers. Both federal and non-federal agencies require program implementers to demonstrate connections between research inputs, activities, outcomes, and impacts. Abacus fills this gap for programs, projects, centers, and initiatives.
Since its founding in 2020, Abacus has provided tailored evaluation consultation and support to clients, with a commitment to amplifying project impact and effectiveness. Abacus is uniquely positioned to collaborate with health, human services, and other organizations within and beyond academia.
Clients Abacus works with include:
- Clinical Scholars, a national leadership program for experienced health care providers.
- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics-Underserved Populations (RADx-UP), which works to ensure all Americans have access to COVID-19 testing, focusing on communities most affected by the pandemic.
- The NC TraCS institute, which educates, funds, connects and supports the translational research community at UNC and across the US.
- Southeast Regional Genetics Network (SERN), examining multiple aspects of healthcare provision and emotional and social support for individuals with genetic conditions.
- Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility (CEHS), translating interdisciplinary research on environmental health susceptibility to improve public health in North Carolina.
- North Carolina Institute for Public Health (NCIPH), serving as a bridge between academia and public health practice partners, including state and local public health agencies, healthcare, and community organizations.
- UNC Center for Health Equity Research (CHER), bringing together collaborative, multidisciplinary teams of stakeholders to improve health in North Carolina communities with a shared commitment to innovation, collaboration and health equity.
Abacus' mission is to create and amplify lasting positive change in its local, national, and global community through collaboration and data-informed innovation to address complex problems with its clients. Abacus-led evaluation can identify areas for growth and innovation, drive change, and prioritize communities. Abacus also reflects the School of Medicine's commitment to providing infrastructure and opportunities to support outstanding research throughout and beyond UNC.
Learn more at: med.unc.edu/abacus.
Access the contact and client intake forms at med.unc.edu/abacus/contact