Steven Dick, Ph.D., is a Research Associate with RMC Research, specializing in survey design, research methods, and evaluation of education programs. He is an experienced research manager, data scientist, and surveyor in social services and education initiatives. Dick formally provided customized research for commercial and community clientele using public/private data, survey research, demography, external evaluation, and media metrics. In addition, he served as the lead statistician for the Picard Center for Child Development and Lifelong Learning in Louisiana, where he directed research projects for education and social service agencies.
As a professor for more than 20 years, Dick taught research methods and statistics. Dick has published more than 70 academic journal articles, book chapters, and research reports. He served on more than 120 thesis and dissertation committees, including the Education Foundations and Leadership at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
EDUCATION: Ph.D., Mass Media and Econometrics at Michigan State University; M.A., Telecommunications at Southern Illinois University Carbondale; B.A., Broadcasting at Western Kentucky University.
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Research methods, statistics, and evaluation in early childhood education; Multidimensional and quasi-experimental design; Survey design, distribution, and data visualization.
