About Civilytics
Civilytics Consulting is a social science research company founded by Dr. Jared Knowles in 2016. Comprised of Dr. Knowles and Dr. Hannah Miller, Civilytics draws on its team’s decades of social science research training and experience to work collaboratively with clients on evaluations and data analysis.
What sets Civilytics apart?
Civilytics takes a client-centered approach that empowers partners such as research firms, non-profit organizations, government agencies, and journalists with clearly explained, detailed, and accurate analytic solutions to meet their needs.
We offer:
- Program evaluation and evaluation design including both carrying out evaluations and providing technical assistance/advice to others conducting their own research
- Quantitative and qualitative analysis including descriptive research and impact analyses
- Evidence review and synthesis
- Public budget analysis and cost comparisons
- Analysis and synthesis of publicly available data on populations, costs, and social outcomes
Our strengths:
- Deep expertise working directly with practitioners and decision-makers
- Experience communicating analytic results in multiple ways to empower use by clients
- Strategic advising based on a thorough synthesis of available evidence
- A user centered approach in creating and delivering analytic results to clients
- Commitment to being collaborative, flexible, nimble, and focused on achieving client goals
K-12 Education
We got our start (personally and professionally!) in K-12 education and have worked with nonprofits, districts, state education agencies, and the federal government on K-12 projects including:
- Analytics and data system design
- Evaluation and research design
- Data analysis, visualization, and data integration
- Research ethics, equity, and community engagement
Higher Education
Our K-12 education work quickly led to higher education projects, especially those focused on:
- Predictive analytics for enrollment and retention trends
- Using public data sources to plan recruitment
- Data system and organizational capacity building
Public Finance
Our whole focus is data analysis for civic good. A very important component of that is tools and analysis to empower communities to share their perspective on where public funds should be spent. Our recent work in this area is focused on:
- State and local government fiscal stabilization funds
- Public budgeting
- City and county finance
Policing
We’re committed to providing accessible, actionable analysis of policing data so that community groups have more information and a larger platform to rethink public safety in America. We’ve worked independently and with non-profit and for-profit groups to put out:
- Tools comparing police department sizes, pricing policing and alternative social programs, etc.
- Independent research on calls for service, police deployment, and the geography of policing
- Toolkits to help groups use this information in their community
Data Science
We deploy the appropriate data science tools across content areas, focusing not just on the software and statistics but the ethical and practical concerns. We’re experts in:
- Multilevel modeling tools
- Modeling strategies for public sector work
- Data pipelines, infrastructure, and preparation
