Our Projects

The experts at Data Works specialize in identifying and researching relevant issues, developing tracking tools for data collection, using advanced statistical modeling to answer key questions, and providing formative and summative evaluations to track progress towards goals and guide decision-making.

Community Economic Development Plan, Learning Enrichment Foundation, 2007

Dr. Edelson developed a comprehensive community profile, including socioeconomic and employment data, for the city of Toronto. Her work...

ICE Committee and WoodGreen Community Services, City of Toronto, 2010

For this project, Dr. Edelson conducted extensive interviews with representatives of nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and...

Benefits Blueprint Project, Province of New Brunswick, 2011–2013

Dr. Edelson conducted interviews with representatives from the public sector and nonprofit and social service organizations, developed...

Project NanoSTEM and NanoZoo Connect, Memphis Zoological Society, 2011–2013

Project NanoSTEM and NanoZoo Connect were U.S. Department of Agriculture funded educational programs that worked to bring information...

APCOL (Anti-Poverty Community Organizing and Learning), Toronto, 2011–2014

Dr. Edelson Researched case studies of tenant organizing and sustainable community development in the Mount-Dennis Weston (Toronto)...

Memphis Ambassador’s Program (MAP), City of Memphis, 2011–present

MAP is a year-round, after-school development program that engages over 400 high-school youth throughout the city of Memphis. The...

Stanford Math, Shelby County Schools, 2014–2015

SCS implemented Stanford Math as a Title I-funded, web-based intervention that provided individualized instruction to improve students’...

Memphis Virtual School, Shelby County Schools, 2014–2015

Shelby County Schools’ Virtual School program provides middle and high school students the opportunity to participate in online courses...

Academic Parent-Teacher Teams (APTT), Shelby County Schools, 2017–2018

SCS implemented APTT, a Title I funded intervention that focuses on engaging families as partners in their children's education and...