Words & Numbers Research - Some of our Projects over 40 Years
Service Industry American Savings Foundation - After School Network evaluation Amscot Financial- customer satisfaction Archer – outsourced mailroom services research CSR (computer software) - prospect identification CBIA (CT Business and Industry Assoc.) -ITEST study CIGNA- major claims product testing CMS/AR ( collection services) – customer research Connecticut Bar Association (CBA) - membership survey CT Dept. of Economic Development -tourism vacation survey ConnCase- evaluation Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice- evaluation Connecticut Junior Republic -evaluation CT Public Broadcasting Network -health assessment Cooper Strategic- research Danbury Torrington Workforce Development - five year strategic plan local needs assessment Ducci Kitchens - customer satisfaction questionnaires East Bay Community Foundation- donor survey (California) Early Childhood Data Connections - Early Childhood Partners Initiative study EEW Management - survey of CT Manufacturers Fletcher Thompson -market consultation Fox and Company (marketing firm) – market and customer research studies Gene Mayer Associates – survey of international companies Gesell Institute Yale -comprehensive market research Greater Hartford Chamber of Commerce - School to Work evaluation Bridge Dropout Prevention Greater Torrington Coalition-Elderly Services- needs assessment Hartford Foundation for Public Giving -program evaluation Kendall Hunt (publishing company) - evaluation of new math curriculum New Haven Foundation (now the Community Foundation of New Haven) evaluations In House Marketing – market research Litchfield Bancorp -customer satisfaction, brand name assessment, branding survey Litchfield County Times - market projections / demographic analysis Lovin' Spoonful - survey of parents’ food preferences for children Michelle’s Restaurant - survey of prospective customers Greater New Britain Community Foundation- First Years First evaluation National Association of Compliance Professionals - survey of members Net Impact (California)- membership survey, non-renewal survey Northwest CT Association for the Arts - strategic planning Northwest CT Community Foundation- Women and Girls, Food Insecurity, Demographics, Child Well Being studies Nutmeg Heating, Inc. - customer satisfaction Pratt Nature Center - membership survey Sacred Heart University - new graduate course development test Salem Community Childcare Center - Discovery Project evaluations Shared Services - LEA Model Birth to Three study study Summit Bank - image assessment and customer satisfaction Torrington Country Club - survey of members Torrington Family Resource Center (FRC) – Vogel Wetmore- research Discovery Project-evaluation Kindergarten Readiness questionnaire Torrington Library - survey of patrons Torrington Housing Authority- profile of seniors Torrington Savings Bank- market assessment, branding, employee satisfaction, customer satisfaction, strategic marketing Trinity Church- survey of parishioners United Way of Southington- needs assessment University of Connecticut Development -survey of donors Upkeep Research - new product development USCO Distribution and Warehousing- customer satisfaction, prospect assessment, brand name assessment Warner Theatre- strategic long-range plan, marketing training Woodridge Lake- survey of members YMCA of Putnam (NY) County- needs assessment YMCA of NW CT- new geographic market tests, camping needs assessment
Health Care American Society for Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN)-research study American Dietetic Association (ADA)- validation of clinical practices Arrow Pharmacies – customer research Bradley Memorial Hospital - market survey, ED satisfaction Bristol Hospital - database management Brooker Memorial- market assessment and customer research Clinical Laboratory Partners (CLP) - patient satisfaction survey Charlotte Hungerford Hospital -community image assessment, physician satisfaction, employee satisfaction, evaluation of pediatrics, psychiatry, imaging, pathology, orthopedics, emergency, mammography, HR, maternity services, ObGyn, satellite locations, demographics, AHRQ, HCAHPS, medical staff leadership training, market share analysis Children’s Health and Development Institute (CHDI)- research DataConnections - standards for database profiles Chilton Memorial Hospital NJ Community Health and Wellness Center of Greater Torrington- strategic plan Connecticut Hospital Association- marketing consultation Creative Healthcare- survey of Kaiser Permanente nurses in CA CT Department of Public Health- Stay in the Game study East Bay Community Foundation (California) - donor Survey Geer Village -demographic and market opportunity assessment LARC - survey of consumers and their families Midstate Memorial Hospital - Digestive Health Center study image assessment, physician referral Middlesex Memorial Hospital -market research Mt. Sinai Hospital - survey of nurse satisfaction Naturopathic physicians - practice development and assessment New Britain General Hospital customer retention, strategic marketing, employee survey Northwest CT Community College -nursing program feasibility study Northwest CT Occupational Medicine - employee survey employer survey St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center - survey MD, leadership training St. Mary’s Hospital- image assessment, marketing communications audit University of Connecticut School of Allied Health- research University of Connecticut School of Nursing- consultation University of Miami School of Medicine- statistical training for PT faculty Valerie Manor, a division of Athena Healthcare- patient and family satisfaction Wheeler Clinic- SPSS training of staff Yale University School of Medicine - PKU study of families and their children
Manufacturing Alanx (mining) -customer research Atlantic Fasteners-market research Azon (paper) customer research Biopolymers (biotech)– new product research Chimerix (blood analyzer)- new product test Cone Drive (gears)OEM -customer satisfaction, competitor analysis Davis and Geck, Inc. -surgical product satisfaction Decoron (SR heating cable) - market research Finlay Brothers (printing) – customer satisfaction Freudenberg NOK (seals) - customer satisfaction, new product development, distributor survey Furon (polymer components) -product research, strategic partnering analysis GAF -chemical seminar survey, hairspray study- Los Angeles, CA, new product development test Hantscho (web printing press) -competition analysis Hartford Steam Boiler- new product development test Hitchcock Chair Factory- retail research ISP (solvents) -fabricated metals customer research Lex Publica (software) - survey of attorney market Loctite (adhesives) - market research Lumascan (printing) - customer research Pacific Marine Biotech -statistical analysis Profit Key (software)- customer research RP Research (insurance)- market research Sandvik Steel - customer satisfaction Seitz Corporation (plastic parts) - customer research Sepracor (biotech) - new product testing Suburban Ostomy (medical equipment/supplies) -market research Textron (metals) - customer research Thermatool Inc.(welding) -brand awareness study positioning study customer retention Titeflex (flexible piping)- customer research Timken (roller bearings) - international market analysis, distributor satisfaction Torrington Company (bearings) -distributor satisfaction, customer satisfaction, brand awareness TransTech - brand awareness, customer satisfaction research Wiremold Company (wiring systems) - brand name testing, electrical contractor survey, salesforce analysis
Utilities Plainville Water Company -customer satisfaction Torrington Water Company- new market assessment, customer satisfaction Valley Water Systems- hard water study Yankee Gas- new product development test
Real Estate Development/ Construction BL Companies-market test for building a UCONN dormitory in Stamford CT Borghesi Building and Construction- market analysis Drubner Industrials – market analysis Fletcher-Thompson Architectural – marketing consultation Shoreline Associates Ltd.-Crystal Court needs assessment (now The Cottages), demographics ATA Properties- housing preferences survey for senior market Service Associates, Inc. -market research studies
Education American Sentinel University- doctoral consultation Andrews University- doctoral consultation Argosy University- doctoral consultation Avon Public Schools - The School Report Card- community, focus groups, substance abuse survey Bethel Public Schools- Ed Marketing training Bloomfield Public Schools - School Report Card, parent version Boston University- evaluation of pre service math teachers Bradman University- doctoral consultation California State University- doctoral consultation Canton Public Schools- needs assessment tool development Canyon University- doctoral consultation Capella University- doctoral consultation Capital Region Education Council (CREC)- program evaluations Central CT State University- doctoral consultation Cheshire Public Schools- school expansion project, staff survey, parent and district surveys City University of New York- doctoral consultation Columbia University- doctoral consultation Community Foundation of Greater New Britain- evaluation of First Years First program Concordia University- doctoral consultation Connecticut After School Network -evaluation CONNTAC, Wesleyan University- evaluation Coventry Public Schools- Ed Marketing training CT Board of Higher Education- consultation CPAC (CT Parent Advocacy Group)-evaluation CSPD -needs assessment CTAC (National School Reform)- evaluation CT State Department of Education Bureau of School and Program Development - research CT Superintendent Ed Marketing Retreat on Block Island CT Regional School District #1 School Report Card- parent, teacher and student versions CT Regional School District #6 -enrollment projections CT Regional School District #15 -assessment of seniors’ first year college performance CTAC (National School Reform) -consultations Dakota State University- doctoral consultation Delta State University- doctoral consultation Duquesne University- career planning survey EASTCONN- Ed Marketing training East Lyme Public Schools -Ed Marketing training EdConnection now Ed Advance- Interdistrict Collaborative Grant Fairfield Public Schools- Ed Marketing training Fairleigh Dickinson University- doctoral consultation Farmington Public Schools - The School Report Card- community version, alumni version George Mason University- doctoral consultation Gesell Institute at Yale - comprehensive market research studies Goodwin College-cultural competency study of nursing staff Goodwin University- evaluation study Granby Public Schools-Ed Marketing training Graustein Foundation- Discovery evaluations Hartford Public Schools- dropout prevention study Harvard University- doctoral consultation Hotchkiss-alumni survey Jackson State University- doctoral consultation John Hopkins University- doctoral consultation John Jay Criminal Justice Center –City College of New York- doctoral consultation Liberty University- doctoral consultation Michigan State University- doctoral consultation Miss Porters School-surveys of accepted students, rejected students and admitted students Naugatuck Public Schools- Ed Marketing training National Science Foundation (NSF) evaluations- Mathematical Writing: Implications for Mathematics Education Stakeholders, Boston University’s Elementary Pre-Service Teachers Mathematics Project 2, Boston University’s Elementary Pre-Service Teachers Mathematics Project 1, CBIA Foundation ITEST, Mentoring Mathematical Minds (M3), Mentoring Mathematical Minds (M2) NESDEC (New England School Development and Education Council)- Ed Marketing training New Haven Public Schools-peer mediation evaluation New Milford Public Schools Enrollment projections, strategic long -range planning Newington Public Schools- strategic market planning New York University- doctoral consultation North Branford Public Schools- Ed Marketing training North Central University- doctoral consultation Northeastern University- doctoral consultation NOVA Southeastern University- doctoral consultation Ohio University- doctoral consultation Old Lyme Public Schools- Ed Marketing training Penn State- doctoral consultation Plainville Public Schools- Ed Marketing training Regis College- doctoral consultation RESCUE (renamed the Education Connection, Ed Advance)- evaluation Santa Clarita Community College - doctoral consultation Sacred Heart University- needs assessment for graduate program Seton Hall- doctoral consultation SERC (Special Education Resource Center)- Marketing strategy including logo development, Inclusive Education Evaluation, readership survey beginning teacher evaluation, LRE and extracurricular activities, social skills research, math literacy evaluation, BEST evaluation, overidentification and disproportionality study, autism initiative study, MAPPS evaluation, Three Minute Teacher survey ,principals training evaluation, equity retreat evaluation, personnel development survey, equity retreat evaluation, Hartford partnership evaluation, Related services survey, EIP training, EIP student participation rates, Strategies Intervention Project, CMT study, Speech /Language /Hearing survey, Development of marketing materials Simsbury Public Schools School Report Card- all parents of 7 district schools SINA, Inc. (Trinity College/Hartford Hospital/Institute of Living)- consultation Southern Connecticut State University-Language Arts survey State University of New York (SUNY) - doctoral consultation St. John’s University- doctoral consultation St. Joseph’s College (now University)- doctoral consultation Temple University- doctoral consultation Texas State University- doctoral consultation Torrington Early Childhood Collaborative- professional development needs assessment Torrington Public Schools -survey of faculty’s attitudes toward Special Education, School Report Card- parent, teacher and student versions US Department of Education, Washington DC- Project 2eASD Project LIFT Project SPARK MSP Bridging Practices across CT Mathematics Educators Schoolwide Enrichment Program in Reading (SEM-R) University of Bridgeport- doctoral consultation University of Central Florida- doctoral consultation UCONN Donor Development- survey School of Allied Health- Needs Assessment for Graduate Program School of Nursing consultation Neag School of Education-evaluations University of Hartford- doctoral consultation University of Houston- doctoral consultation University of Maine- doctoral consultation University of Masschusetts- doctoral consultation University of Miami- faculty training on statistics University of New England- faculty training University of New Haven-faculty research studies University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill- doctoral consultation University of Oregon- doctoral consultation University of Pennsylvania- doctoral consultation University of Phoenix- doctoral consultation University of Rhode Island- doctoral consultation University of Sarasota- doctoral consultation University of South Florida- doctoral consultation University of Southern California- doctoral consultation University of Southern Mississippi- doctoral consultation University of Texas- doctoral consultation University of West Georgia- doctoral consultation University of Windsor- doctoral consultation Walden University- doctoral consultation Wesleyan University-evaluation of Trio programs Wolcott Public Schools- Referendum training Yale University- PKU research study
