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Sandra Arellano Research Analyst Sandra Arellano joined Applied Survey Research in September 2021. She received her Bachelors of Art in Child and Adolescent Development at San Jose State University. Sandra has dedicated her time to the community by working firsthand with children in early childhood and parents of low-income and first-generation to enhance children's all domains of development. She is most passionate about supporting families who do not have or know that they have resources to help exceed their children's full potential. Apart from helping families, Sandra enjoys trying different cultural foods and spending time with her family. Her favorite type of day is spending the day in San Francisco with her daughter and fiancé. < Back Sandra@appliedsurveyresearch.org

View Full Report Executive Summary Community Assessments By taking a broad scan of a community’s quality of life, ASR’s community assessments set the foundation for collaborators to make collective impact. ASR’s Santa Cruz County Community Assessment Project was the longest running community assessment project in the country (1995-2020). Other assessments have focused on a variety of populations, such as youth, children witnessing domestic violence, farmworkers, veterans, older adults, and the Black/African Ancestry community. Highlight Project: Santa Cruz County Community Assessment Project View Full Report Executive Summary < Back Additional work samples Stanislaus Youth & Family Spotlight Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley Report Card View Report Card Exec Summary View Full Report Exec Summary Stanislaus County CAP View Full Report Exec Summary Children & Youth Well-being Santa Cruz County Spotlight View Report

Online Data Dashboards < Back To help fulfill ASR’s mission of helping our partners build better communities, we need to make data accessible, engaging and useful. ASR has spearheaded multiple online data dashboards to ensure compelling data points and insightful stories are just a keystroke away. Highlight Project: First 5 Santa Clara Data Dashboards View Dashboards First 5 Sacramento Annual Snapshot First 5 Sacramento County Trends View Dashboard View Dashboard Yuba CAPC Child Abuse and Neglect Indicators Black Child Legacy Community Trends View Dashboard View Dashboard First 5 Solano Community Indicators View Dashboard

Javari Fairclough, PhD Senior Data Analyst Dr. Javari Fairclough earned his Ph.D. in human development and family Sciences at Texas Tech University (TTU). He was trained as an applied quantitative research methodologist and has his roots in Psychology. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in general experimental psychology from California State University, Northridge (CSUN). Dr. Fairclough’s research interests center on positive youth development and the complex interplay between the family unit, peers, and problem behaviors (e.g., youth aggression, delinquency, and substance use) among at-risk youth. Through novel and comprehensive analytic methods, and the examination of various social, psychological, and environmental influences, he strived to pinpoint the dynamic factors that are associated with increases in the probability of engagement in negative behaviors during his time at TTU. He is passionate about protective factors (e.g., parental monitoring) that can mitigate risk and promote positive developmental outcomes for at-risk individuals. This includes an exploration of resilience factors, coping mechanisms, and supportive resources that can serve as influential buffers against problem behaviors. In his free time, he enjoys cooking Jamaican food, learning new programming tools and languages to solve complex statistical problems, trying new restaurants with my wife and lifting free weights at the gym. < Back Javari@appliedsurveyresearch.org

Let us help you use your Data for Change Learn More What can ASR do for you? Children experiencing the joy of learning at a FIRST 5 Santa Clara County-supported family resource center. Photo taken by Daniel Tran, 2017 About OUR PURPOSE IS TO IMPROVE LIVES In 1980, four researchers from UC Santa Cruz came together with a mission: Gather data. Use data. Spark change. For over 40 years, Applied Survey Research (ASR) has been helping people build better communities. As a growing non-profit social research consulting firm, our offices in Watsonville, San Jose, and Sacramento, California help many cities, counties, foundations, coalitions and organizations measure and advance the quality of life for the people they serve. We offer award-winning research services such as community needs assessments, homeless assessments, strategic planning, program design, program evaluation, and online data dashboarding. We are best known for our ability to help partners like you gather key data on the issues affecting your population, and to help you use this information to create strategic, lasting, and impactful solutions. Our diverse team of researchers enjoys the privilege of learning about your efforts, and helping guide your team each step of the way until you have the answers you need. Our job is to help you create a path toward your desired results, measure your impact and tell your story. Let's work together to spark lasting change. Susan Brutschy President & Founder In 1980, four researchers from UC Santa Cruz came together with a mission: Gather data. Use data. Spark change. For over 40 years, Applied Survey Research (ASR) has been helping people build better communities. As a growing non-profit social research consulting firm, our offices in Watsonville, San Jose, and Sacramento, California help many cities, counties, foundations, coalitions and organizations measure and advance the quality of life for the people they serve. We offer award-winning research services such as community needs assessments, homeless assessments, strategic planning, program design, program evaluation, and online data dashboarding. We are best known for our ability to help partners like you gather key data on the issues affecting your population, and to help you use this information to create strategic, lasting, and impactful solutions. Our diverse team of researchers enjoys the privilege of learning about your efforts, and helping guide your team each step of the way until you have the answers you need. Our job is to help you create a path toward your desired results, measure your impact and tell your story. Let's work together to spark lasting change. PASSIONATE TEAM 97% of partners agreed that ASR demonstrated compassion and “heart” for the issues they seek to address in their community Source: ASR 2018 Partner Survey Services WHAT WE DO We help our partners collect data, understand what’s working and what’s not, and identify what actions can be taken to create meaningful and lasting change. View Partner List PROJECTS BY TOPIC ACEs, Mental Health, Substance Use and Wellbeing Child Safety Community Health Needs Assessments COVID Impact Fair Market Rent Survey (FMR) Family Strengthening and Home Visiting First 5 Children and Families Commissions Homelessness Assessments Public Safety Racial Equity School Readiness Youth Development PROJECTS BY METHODOLOGY App and Text-based Data Collection Community Assessments Data Visualizations and Infographics Evaluation Planning Executive Summaries Focus Groups & Listening Sessions Grantmaking Support Group Facilitation / Community Planning Sessions Needs Assessments Online Data Dashboards (Tableau) Participatory Research and Evaluation Process and Outcome Evaluations Results-based Accountability (RBA) Strategic Planning Surveys Upstream Prevention Portal (coming soon) Choose a category from the lists below for samples of our work. Testimonials TESTIMONIALS "The investment made in selecting ASR as our evaluator has strengthened our systems, accountability, partnerships as well as funding by a minimum of three folds. For small counties who think they cannot afford to have ASR as their evaluator, learn from us — invest in this amazing partnership so that you can grow and diversify your resources." Karen Pautz Executive Director, First 5 Siskiyou Contact CONTACT US Let’s Work Together CENTRAL COAST 55 Penny Lane, Suite 101 | P.O. Box 1927 Watsonville, CA 95077 Phone: 831.728.1356 | Fax: 831.728.3374 BAY AREA Phone: 408.247.8319 | Fax: 408.260.7749 SACRAMENTO 915 Highland Pointe, Suite 250 Rocklin, CA 95678 Phone: 408.483.8471 services@appliedsurveyresearch.org 877-728-4545 First Name Last Name Email Leave us a message... I am seeking support for: Kindergarten/School Readiness Community Assessment Homeless Point In Time Count Needs Assessment Strategic Plan Program Evaluation Other (see notes above) Submit Contact Form Thanks for submitting! Join our mailing list! Subscribe Thanks for subscribing!

Meet The Team For staff here at ASR, this work is more than a job – it is a calling. We came to ASR because we wanted to be at the front lines of community change. Our team includes more than two dozen researchers, analysts, and support experts across our California Central Coast, San Francisco Bay Area, and Sacramento offices. Our team of social scientists includes academics and practitioners from the fields of developmental psychology, human development, sociology, anthropology, education, public health, and public policy. Many of us are bi-lingual and/or bi-cultural. We have staff fluent in Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin), Hindi, Italian, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Russian, Hebrew, and Bahasa Indonesia. Click on our team members to learn more. Jennifer Anderson-Ochoa, MIA Project Manager II Susan Brutschy President Connie Chu Research Analyst II John Connery Senior Project Manager Kimberly Corneille , MA Senior Research Analyst I Angie Flamenco, MA Senior Planner Juliana Huaroc, MPA, MA Senior Research Analyst II Jordan Katti , PhD Project Manager II Elizabeth Mower (Martinez) , MA Project Director Liat Sayfan, PhD Senior Data Manager Alex Werner Research Assistant II Sandra Arellano Research Analyst Julie Burr Senior Research Analyst Lisa Colvig-Niclai, MA Senior Vice President of Planning and Evaluation Laura Connery Director of Operations and Impact Keri Corre a Copy Editor Kim Gillette , MPH Project Manager Jessica Irwin, PhD Senior Research Analyst Ryan Mays , MS Research Analyst I Alyssa Mullins , PhD Project Manager Sofia Stepanyan , PhD Senior Research Analyst Jim Wright, PhD Senior Research Analyst Christa Bixby, MA Senior Planning Analyst Kim Carpenter, PhD Project Director James Conne ry, MBA Project Manager II Peter Connery Vice President Javari F airclough, PhD Senior Data Analyst Rebecca Handman, PhD Senior Research Analyst and Communications Specialist Laura Johnsen Research & Administrative Assistant Claire Miller , PhD Senior Research Analyst II Daphna Ram, PhD Senior Research Analyst Sara Strickhouser, PhD Senior Research Analyst

View Full Report Executive Summary Strategic Planning ASR's approach to strategic planning involves gathering precise data to help our partners make decisions amongst a range of competing options. Typically, these decisions involve concretizing a grantmaking portfolio, or helping partners determine a collective impact agenda. Our strategic plans can help you establish or refresh your vision, mission, community goals, and clarify program-level outcomes, strategies, and measures to evaluate progress. Highlight Project: Butte County LCCPC Strategic Plan < Back View Plan Additional work samples First 5 Siskiyou Strategic Plan View Plan First 5 Sacramento Strategic Plan View Plan First 5 Yuba Strategic Plan View Plan Yuba County Prevention Plan View Plan

Family Strengthening & Home Visiting ASR has helped plan and/or evaluate many programs that aim to strengthen protective factors and improve family outcomes. These include home visiting needs assessments in Santa Clara, Yuba-Sutter, Tehama and Siskiyou counties, and evaluations in Solano, Sacramento and Mendocino counties. Project Highlight: Yuba and Sutter Counties Home Visiting Environmental Scan View Full Report Executive Summary < Back Additional work samples Santa Clara County Home Visiting Assessment Birth & Beyond Family Resource Center Evaluation Reduction of African American Child Deaths View Full Report Exec Summary View Full Report Exec Summary View Full Report Exec Summary

Kimberly Corneille, MA Senior Research Analyst I Kimberly Corneille joined ASR in September 2023. She has over 20 years of experience working in education, mostly serving at-promise youth. Some of her recent ASR projects include the Resource Link project, as well as facilitating decision-making processes with Santa Clara County’s Office of Education’s Universal PreKindergarten Program. Prior to her role at ASR, she was a Senior Community Organizer and the Foster Youth Services Coordinator for the Santa Cruz County Office of Education, overseeing countywide foster youth data and providing technical assistance on foster youth education-related best practices to 11 school districts. During her tenure there, she was also the FosterEd Project Lead, the Chair of the Santa Cruz County Foster Youth Services Executive Advisory Council, a Trauma Informed Practices for Schools (TIPS) trainer, and a certified Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) coach. She is a student of Radical Transformational Leadership and uses her values to guide her work with children, youth, families, schools and organizations. Kimberly also has several years of experience teaching in the classroom. Kimberly received her Masters in Teaching and Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from UC Santa Cruz and her Bachelor’s in Human Development from UC San Diego. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, yoga, working with rescue horses, seeing live music, traveling, reading, and spending time with her partner and dog < Back Corneille@appliedsurveyresearch.org

Rebecca Handman, PhD Senior Research Analyst and Communications Specialist Dr. Rebecca Handman joined ASR in 2025 as a Senior Research Analyst and Communications Specialist. She holds a PhD in Human Development from UC Davis. Her work focused on developing and evaluating products for parenting programs and is centered around connecting research with real-world solutions. Dr. Handman is passionate about turning research into engaging tools that help people take action and make a difference. She loves finding creative ways to simplify complex information and bring it to life in ways that support children, families and communities. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with friends and family, experimenting with DIY projects, crafting and cooking. < Back Rebecca@appliedsurveyresearch.org

Claire Miller, PhD Senior Research Analyst II Dr. Miller has 15 years of research experience within the areas of social sciences, experimental research design, advanced quantitative research methodology, and learning analytics. In addition, she has extensive experience working with large data sets, designing data visualization dashboards in Tableau, and writing reports for publication. Dr. Miller has expertise in basic inferential statistics, including parametric and nonparametric analytic methods, as well as advanced quantitative methodologies, such as structural equation models (path analysis, factor analysis, multivariate analysis, latent growth curve models) and generalized linear mixed models (hierarchical models). Her work has been presented at multiple national conferences, including the American Educational Research Association and American Psychological Association, and has been published in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Miller has over 10 years of experience teaching undergraduate and graduate level courses, including educational psychology, classroom assessment, research methods, and advanced statistical methods (e.g., multiple regression). In her spare time, Dr. Miller enjoys traveling and paddleboarding. < Back claire@appliedsurveyresearch.org

View Full Report Executive Summary Results Based Accountability (RBA) Results Based Accountability is an approach created by Mark Friedman to help public and private agencies make better use of scarce resources. At the community level, partners define the indicator they seek to impact, the story behind the indicator, the partners with the role to play in making a difference, and what works to do better. Once efforts are selected, performance-level accountability is used to track how much service is offered, how well services were offered and whether any participants are better off. ASR can help structure your planning and evaluation efforts around RBA. Highlight Project: RBA Training, Kids In Common < Back View PPT Additional work samples ASR's RBA Worksheet Turning The Curve, RBA Training Santa Cruz County Youth Violence Prevention View PPT View Worksheet Strategic Plan