Meghan oversees the technical and administrative implementation of complex federal health research and evaluation projects. She brings expertise in qualitative research methods, program evaluation, performance measurement, stakeholder engagement, and evaluation capacity building. Meghan specializes in translating complex evaluation concepts into practical tools and technical assistance for diverse audiences, helping federal agencies and community-based organizations strengthen programs, improve data use, and advance health outcomes. Her work focuses primarily on maternal and child health, public health systems, and strategies that support improved outcomes for underserved populations.

At NORC, Meghan currently serves as technical assistance task lead for HRSA’s Maternal Health Portfolio Evaluation and Capacity Building Support project, where she supports State Maternal Health Innovation awardees in building evaluation and data capacity. She also served as principal investigator for a foundation-funded study examining factors influencing health care access and COVID-19 vaccine uptake among rural farmworker families through Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs. Previously, she served as project director for a federal evaluation of maternal and child health performance measurement efforts, leading a mixed-methods evaluation to inform program improvement and decision-making.

Prior to joining NORC, Meghan spent nearly a decade at Abt Associates, where she led research and evaluation projects focused on maternal and child health, preventive health services, and public health program improvement. As project director for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Scientific Resource Center, she managed multidisciplinary teams and supported methodological and evidence review activities that informed national preventive health recommendations. She also directed evaluations of community-based maternal and child health initiatives, including home visiting and refugee wellness programs, and led efforts to assess program implementation, outcomes, and performance. Across these projects, she led evaluation design, data collection and analysis, stakeholder engagement, and project teams to support evidence-informed decision-making and program improvement.