Caroline Taggart, M.P.H.

Evaluator
American Evaluation Association (A. E. A.) member
Prior to joining Ciurczak and Company, Inc., Ms. Taggart directed a federally-funded
longitudinal research project, and conducted both qualitative and quantitative behavioral
health research. In addition to her research background, Caroline worked as a middle school
teacher and director of a large community service organization. She is proficient in SPSS, SAS,
and Atlas.ti analysis tools.

- Education
- M.P.H. Health Behavior and Health Education
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- B.A. English and Psychology
- Barnard College, Columbia University

Current Projects
- 21st Century Community Learning Center
- Community-Based Abstinence Education
- Department of Defense Education Activity
- Elementary and Secondary Counseling
- Extended School Day/School Violence Prevention

Current Interests
- Behavioral Health Evaluations in Community-Based Organizations
- The Impact of Health and Wellness on Academic Achievement
- Action-Oriented Needs Assessments

Certifications & Formal Training
- The Evaluator’s Institute: Qualitative Data Analysis, 2010
- The Evaluator’s Institute: Qualitative Evaluation Methods, 2010
- The Evaluator’s Institute: Working with Evaluation Stakeholders, 2009
- Atlas.ti for Qualitative Analysis, 2008
- Teaching Certificate, Secondary English/Language Arts, Louisiana, 2004
- NIH Human Participants Protection Education for Research Teams
- CITI Social/Behavioral Research Program in the Protection of Human Research Subjects

Publications & Presentations
- Caroline A. Taggart, Ahmad Rufai-Abdullah. “Barriers to reproductive health care among Muslim immigrants in the Triangle area: A qualitative exploration”. Accepted for presentation at American Public Health Association Annual Meeting: Philadelphia, PA, November 2009.
- Caroline A. Taggart, Kathleen A. Parks, Kristine Levonyan-Radloff, Amy Hequembourg. “A Qualitative Comparison of Alcohol and Non-Alcohol Involved Sexual Aggression in a Sample of College Women”. Presented at Research Society on Alcoholism Annual Meeting: San Diego, California, June 2009.
- Kathleen A. Parks, Kristine Levonyan-Radloff, Lorraine Collins, Caroline A. Taggart. “A Qualitative Analysis of Risky Sexual Events Reported by a Sample of Young Women Bar Drinkers”. Presented at Research Society on Alcoholism Annual Meeting: San Diego, California, June 2009.

