Dedicated to getting to results.
Dedicated to getting to outcomes.

For us, it is not enough to identify what helps lead to positive outcomes. We are interested in helping people reach these outcomes with the populations that they serve.​

Furthermore, we draw extensively upon the related literature of formative evaluation and improvement science to advance projects and implementation while they are being implemented. These processes help address issues as they occur so that incremental change can be strategically made to an initiative.

Check out our Readiness-Building Guide! 

BE READY

What We Do

Research
We provide extensive research consultation and support to help people process this data and underlying relationship. Sometimes, this starts all the way at the beginning with assisting people to ask the right questions. Other times, we jump right in and help run analysis.

Evaluation
We are among the industry leaders in understanding and using actionable data for making implementation improvement. We specialize in mixed-methods formative evaluation. 

Support
We provide multiple ways to support the project in building their readiness and ability to implement and evaluate well.   We use the Evidence-Based System for Implementation Support, an in-depth approach to designing and executing support
strategies to help stakeholders succeed.

Meet Abe
Our Founder

"I have been interested, for a long time, perhaps forever in my career, on how we can make a better world."

The core belief that people can improve their own lives is something that has been with Dr. Abraham "Abe" Wandersman since the beginning of his career. Early in his graduate studies, Abe became fascinated with understanding what people can do for themselves to solve problems. 

Abe has decades of experience related to improving programs and communities. His work, which focuses on how to bridge the gap between research and practice, has received international acclaim. As a Professor Emiterus of University of South Carolina, Abe is busier than ever. 

In 2018, Abe founded the Wandersman Center with the goal of improving the quality of services for individual and community
health and wellbeing through practical implementation science. Abe plays an active role in all of our projects, bringing ideas to fruition and encouraging others to do the same. 

Excerpt from: http://www.midlandsanchor.com/commitment-to-community-abe-wandersman-offers-expertise-to-help-columbia-thrive/

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Locations

Wandersman Center South
Located in downtown Columbia, SC., our main office is conveniently located close to the flagship university of South Carolina and multiple state and community-level agencies. We are deeply connected to many stakeholders throughout the community. 

1512 Laurel Street
Columbia, SC 29201

Wandersman Center North 
​Strategically positioned in the Appalachian foothills, the Wandersman Center North has easy access to the Northeast's major population centers: New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, DC.

Philadelphia, PA