Who we are:
Ziker Research provides customized research and evaluation services designed to measure learning and improve academic and social-emotional outcomes for all students, including those underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and computer science (STEM & CS). We collaborate with school districts, universities, community colleges, state departments of education, and industry partners to conduct research and report findings that can advance knowledge and catalyze action. Our expertise includes developing tools and resources for measuring the impact of STEM initiatives, promoting data literacy, and translating research to practice. We provide technical assistance and training through workshops, webinars, and convenings that bring stakeholders together to understand problems and find solutions through collaborative approaches using improvement science. We specialize in co-designing, field testing, and implementing innovative surveys and assessments using the principles of Evidence-Centered Design and Universal Design for Learning.
Our Services:
Ziker Research was founded in 2008 by Cindy Ziker, Ph.D., M.P.H. She is a principal investigator for large-scale studies designed to improve evidence-informed teaching and learning. Dr. Ziker is passionate about advancing human potential and promoting equity. She serves as an advisor for federally funded projects and specializes in mixed-methods research, backbone support, and evaluation design for STEM initiatives that engage underrepresented groups. Dr. Ziker earned her doctorate in educational psychology at Arizona State University and completed a graduate certificate in large-scale assessment and measurement from the National Center for Education Statistics and the University of Maryland. She also holds a Masters degree in Public Health Practice from the University of Arizona.
CONTACT ZIKER RESEARCH
P. 480-694-6753
CindyZiker@yahoo.com
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Research Publications
Ladeji-Osias, J. O., Ziker, C. S., Gloster, C., Ali, K. S., & Gilmore, D. C. (2018, June), Board 79: Building a Networked Improvement Community (NIC) around Engaging Minority Males in STEM Paper presented at 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah. 10.18260/1-2--30109
Mislevy, R. J.., Haertel, G. D., Riconscente, M.M., Rutstein, D., and Ziker, C., (2017) Assessing Model-Based Reasoning Using Evidence-Centered Design: A suite of Research-Based Design Patterns, Springer, New York, New York. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-52246-3
Ziker, C., Javitz, H., Haertel, G., Mitchell, N., & Fried, R. (2016). 2016 Verizon Innovative Learning Minority Male Program: Case Study Brief. Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.
Gluck, M. E., Ziker, C., Schwegler, M., Thearle, M., Votruba, S. B., & Krakoff, J. (2013). Impaired glucose regulation is associated with poorer performance on the Stroop Task. Physiology & behavior, 122, 113–119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.09.001
Suzanne Lane, Bruno D. Zumbo, Jamal Abedi, Jeri Benson, John Dossey, Stephen N. Elliott, Michael Kane, Robert Linn, Cindy Paredes-Ziker, Michael Rodriguez, Gregg Schraw, Jean Slattery, Veronica Thomas & Joe Willhoft (2009) Prologue: An Introduction to the Evaluation of NAEP, Applied Measurement in Education, 22:4, 309-316, DOI: 10.1080/08957340903221436
Cindy Ziker, Ph.D., M.P.H.
