Charmaine Crabaugh

Founder and Lead Evaluator @Chicago Department Of Public Health

Chicago, IL, US

My primary grounding in evaluation is a realist approach which posits that context is causal and seeks to answer questions on how programs and policies work for various populations, under what conditions, and why. I draw on quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches to design and implement evaluations. My approach with the opioid epidemic took a systems approach to identifying the most crucial points in use and focusing resources on those times to keep people with use disorders alive. In immunization delivery, I have designed evaluations that combine data collection with program delivery so that efforts to collect data reinforce service delivery. I have strong facilitation skills and can keep a conversation organized, manage personalities, and keep a group on track to achieve its goals.

City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Oberlin College

BA, Biology

Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

MPH, Health Policy