Caryn Ward

Associate Director, Education & Measurement @RTI International

Chapel Hill, NC, US

The National Implementation Research Network\'s (NIRN) mission is to advance the science and practice of implementation, organization change, and system transformation. The goals of the NIRN are to produce original works and work in collaboration with a network of others globally to influence research, practice, and policy in human services. Current work of the NIRN includes implementation capacity building in education, child welfare, early childhood development, global health, and public health; implementation research and evaluation in education, public health, and substance abuse; implementation policy development in education, child welfare, global health, and substance abuse. This position is for individuals who have demonstrated significant professional contributions in implementation (or technical assistance) in education or other human services. Currently working with the State Implementation and Scaling Up Center of Evidence Based Practices Center (SISEP) project that resides with NIRN. The purpose of the SISEP Center is to help to establish implementation and scaling capacity in State, regional, and district educational systems. SISEP provides content and technical assistance toward establishing large-scale, sustainable, high-fidelity implementation of effective education practices. The shared goal is to maximize academic and social outcomes of all students, especially those students with disabilities.

University of North Carolina Wilmington

Master of Arts (MA), Experimental Psychology

North Carolina State University

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), School Psychology

Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg

Bachelor of Arts (BA), Psychology