Research & Evaluation Lead

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Samantha Burns, RECE, BA, BSc, MA, PhD

Samantha is published methods expert specializing in developmental data who guides Crowd Tutor's impact measurement. She is an Assistant Professor at the University of Guelph in the Family Relations & Applied Nutrition Department, focusing on early childhood development. Building on her PhD and post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Toronto (OISE), Samantha has deep experience in program evaluation and collaborative research across the non-profit, educational, and medical sectors, ensuring our approach to impact is both rigorous and inclusive.