PeiYao Chen

Education: BS: National Taiwan University, in Psychology, PhD: CUNY Graduate Center, in Psychology
TCC practice area: Evaluation

PeiYao Chen joined TCC Group as an Evaluation consultant in July 2008. Chen has more than ten years of experience in research, evaluation, and project management in the non-profit sector, with a strong focus on girls' and women's empowerment and grassroots activism.

Prior to joining TCC Group, Chen worked as a Research Analyst for Girls Incorporated. During this time, she led a team of national staff to create and implement a national evaluation system to assist affiliates in measuring outcomes and improving the effectiveness of Girls Inc. programs. Her responsibilities included designing and evaluating surveys, analyzing national and local data, writing and disseminating research and evaluation findings, and developing and conducting training workshops for program staff on various research and evaluation topics. In addition to quantitative research, Chen designed and implemented a participatory evaluation project that engages teens as researchers in exploring the meaning and impacts of Girls Inc. environments. She was also involved in various cross-departmental projects, including new program development, quality assurance review, proposal development, and strategic planning.

Chen held positions in various large-scale research and evaluation projects. She served a Research Scholar for the Ms. Foundation for Women – Healthy Girl/Healthy Women Collaborative, working with twelve community-based organizations across the country to study the impacts of leadership programs on the overall well-being of girls, women, and their communities. She was also a Research Associate for the Girls' Reflection and Evaluation Project for the Global Fund for Women, where she co-conducted a survey study to evaluate the foundation's grant making efforts in the area of girls' development.

Chen received her Bachelor's degree in Psychology from National Taiwan University and her doctorate in Developmental Psychology from the CUNY Graduate Center.

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