Karen designs and conducts evaluations and research studies with the Institute of
Government’s survey research and evaluation unit. Prior to joining the Institute in
2017, she served as director of the Program Evaluation Group in the UGA College of
Education and was responsible for evaluation and research projects from diverse funders,
including the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture
and Defense and the National Science Foundation. In addition to evaluation and research,
Dr. DeMeester has a background in business and communications and has over 20 years
of experience as a financial, program and policy analyst in the areas of healthcare,
social services and education.
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- Ph.D., English, Florida State University
- M.A., English, University of Southern Mississippi
- B.S., accounting, Auburn University; Certified Public Accountant
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