Ascend Evaluation in Indianapolis: Directors' Education & Experience

Dr. Laura Plybon, Director of Ascend Evaluation, has extensive education, research, evaluation, and grant writing expertise.

Ph.D., Developmental Psychology

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.

M.A., Child Development

Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY.

B.A., Liberal Arts

Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Society for Research in Child Development
• Society for Community Action and Research
• American Evaluation Association
• American Council on Rural Special Education

AWARDS

• Outstanding Development Psychology Ph.D. Student, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2000
• John P. Hill Award for Excellence in Adolescent Research, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2000

EVALUATION CONSULTATION EXPERIENCE

• University of California-Davis Tobacco Control Center
• Tennessee State Department of Education
• Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse
• Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health
• St. Joseph's Villa, Richmond, VA
• Davis-Stuart, Inc., Lewisburg, WV