Larisa is a mixed-methods researcher and evaluator with expertise in community health, public health, and education. She is deeply committed to working at the intersection of evidence and impact to advance equity and social change.

Larisa brings her skills in quantitative and qualitative research design, data collection, and data analysis to multiple projects at Equal Measure. She serves as an analyst for engagements with the Spartanburg Academic Movement; the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Supporting Policy Ecosystems to Make Children and Families a Priority (ECOSYS) initiative; the Gates Foundation’s National Scale Enterprise Community of Practice; and the Coordinated Capacity Strengthening Initiative (CCSI), a collaborative effort to strengthen the nonprofit ecosystem in Greater Philadelphia.

Before Equal Measure, Larisa was a research analyst and project manager at RTI International. She conducted mixed-methods research across public health and communication studies, creating actionable insights for federal government clients. Larisa was also an epidemiology and program analyst for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, where she evaluated school and community health outcomes across K–12 districts and healthcare facilities throughout the county.

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