Peter Rudiak-Gould

Biographie

In my 10 years in the evaluation and applied research field, I’ve had the privilege of working with a great diversity of clients (ranging from federal government to community-based organizations) in a variety of fascinating and important sectors (education, literacy, health, environment, employment, and others).

The projects that excite me the most are those with purpose-based organizations that do good work on limited budgets. I’ve provided coaching, advisory, and evaluation services to community-based organizations such as Hamilton Naturalists’ Club, Environment Hamilton, Endeavour Volunteer Consulting for Non-Profits, Regesh Family and Child Services, Green Thumbs Growing Kids, and Enviromentum (a project of Tides Canada). I work with organizations to help them tell their story, make evidence-based decisions, and demonstrate to their funders the good that they do. In all the projects I lead, I’m supported by a talented team of evaluation consultants at Cathexis Consulting.

I have a passion for making research relevant to people’s lives. Before joining the evaluation field, I completed a PhD and postdoctoral studies in Anthropology, conducting long-term research on climate change responses in indigenous communities in the Pacific Islands. This led to many peer-reviewed articles, an academic book and a popular trade book. My training as a cultural anthropologist has taught me to listen carefully, question critically, and build rapport with clients and citizens from all walks of life.