Dr. Sangpukdee is an Associate Research Scientist at the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE). She has committed her career to improving the life conditions of individuals and communities she serves. For twenty years, she has been involved in research and evaluation efforts incorporating scientific knowledge with research-based practices to determine practical solutions to improve programs and services in various fields including behavioral health, health and well-being, and education.
She is currently a member of the PIRE research team involved with evaluation design, data collection, management, and analysis as well as reporting tasks for quantitative and qualitative data on various projects including the Baltimore County CDC-funded Overdose Data to Action (OD2A), CSAP-funded Program Evaluation Effectiveness and Review Services (PEERS), the Indiana Department of Education Project AWARE I, II, & III; and the Center for IDEA Early Childhood Data Systems (DaSy), National Technical Assistance Center to Improve State Capacity to Collect, Report and Use Accurate Early Childhood IDEA Data. She has had experience working with quantitative data in SPSS and Excel, and qualitative data using thematic analysis and the Dedoose web application for mixed methods research.
Her previous work mostly related to education in multiple capacities ranging from early childhood to higher education, particularly in the evaluation of educational programming: a PIRE research team member evaluating the Louisville Metro United Way Excellence Academy, the National Center for Families Learning’s Say & Play with Words Louisville Public Awareness Multi-Media Campaign, the NASA/US Department of Education Collaboration on STEM EDCs and GLOBE for 21CCLC, and Children International Child Survey; external evaluator for college programs funded by federal grants; coordinator for research support services for grantees and logistics oversight for U.S. Department of Education (ED) – OSDFS meetings and symposia; student affairs administrator, college counselor, and instructor; principal; and high school teacher.
