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 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
View the Research, Reviews & Evaluations Fact Sheet
Through a customizable peer review process using an external network of industry-specific experts, ORAU helps you make informed decisions about the quality and value of the science you pursue.
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.
Download the ORAU Research Reviews Evaluations Fact Sheet.
Our Experts
Keri Cagle, M.S.
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, M.B.A.
Expertise: Project management, scientific peer review, risk assessment and mitigation, quality assurance and process improvements
- Group manager of project teams for Defense Programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, the State of Florida Department of Health, the State of Pennsylvania Department of Health, and others
- Servant leader who has been involved in over 500 peer reviews and other projects for federal and state agencies, and educational institutions
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.), 2016-2018
- 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
Contact us
For information about ORAU’s research, reviews and evaluations, contact Keri Cagle at 865.241.3804 or peerreview@orau.org.