When a federal, state or private research funding organization disseminates scientific information or awards grants, it is critical that the proposed information be scientifically feasible and have verifiable technical merit. Through a customizable peer review process using an external network of industry-specific experts, ORAU is helping agencies and other organizations make informed decisions about the quality and value of the science they pursue.
What we offer
- Plan and host in-person and virtual peer reviews
- Manage peer reviews using ORAU’s PeerNet or customer’s online review or grants management system
- Identify leading experts in any academic or professional discipline
- Recruit the best-qualified experts to participate in peer reviews and program evaluations
- Manage all travel, honoraria and other arrangements for the expert panel
- Design and plan customized evaluations
- Conduct research using databases, internet sources, publications and human interviews
- Conduct comprehensive formative and summative annual evaluations for STEM-related programs
- Perform longitudinal evaluations of STEM workforce development programs
- Collaborate to provide a repository for searching and displaying listings related to the evaluation of STEM education and workforce development initiatives
Our Experts
Keri Cagle M.S., CIA, PMP
Expertise: Peer review operations and project management, government contract compliance, process improvement, systems development, collaborative leadership and team building
Cagle is an astute business leader with an innovative mindset to use technology to revolutionize processes at ORAU. Her sponsorship of the redesigns of key systems such as PeerNet and Zintellect demonstrate her technological ability and essential collaboration and communication capabilities.
Certifications: Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Internal Auditor, Master Certification in Government Contracting
Tim Ledford
Expertise: Project management, scientific peer review, gap analysis, risk assessment and mitigation, quality assurance
- Project manager for peer review and other projects for the Office of Chemical Sciences, Geosciences and Biosciences Division, and Defense Programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration and other programs in DOE-SC
- Task lead, 500+ peer review and other projects for DOE, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies
Meredith P. Goins, M.I.S.
Expertise: Subject matter expert (SME) recruitment, information science, knowledge management, scientific impact of SMEs as measured through bibliometrics and altmetrics
- Chair, Tennessee Advisory Council on Libraries, 2013-2017
- Trustee, Blount County Public Library (Maryville, Tenn.), 2016-present
- Book reviewer for Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries including:
- “Digital Rights Management: The Librarian's Guide” by Catherine A. Lemmer and Carla P. Wade
- “The Accidental Data Scientist: Big Data Applications and Opportunities for Librarians and Information
Professionals” by Amy Affelt - “The Handheld Library: Mobile Technology and the Librarian” by Thomas A. Peters and Lori Bell, Editors
- “Understanding Healthcare
Information” by Lyn Robinson
Upcoming Event
We're presenting at the 2018 American Evaluation Association Annual Conference
Drs. Erin Burr, Kimberle Kelly, and Ann Martin will present multiple sessions during the annual American Evaluation Association Annual Conference in Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 31 - Nov. 3, 2018.
The American Evaluation Association is the foremost professional society for the practice of program evaluation, and has over 7,000 members representing all 50 states and 80 foreign countries.
Contact us
For information about ORAU’s research, reviews and evaluations, contact Keri Cagle at 865.241.3804 or peerreview@orau.org.