Prepared for the American Public Health Association in response to its Request for Proposals, Train the Trainer Evaluation Support (issued October 9, 2026)
Evidence your trainers are ready, and reaching others.
A mixed methods evaluation that measures each link in the train-the-trainer chain: what your cohort learned, how ready they are to teach, and how they are carrying the training forward. One accountable principal investigator designs, collects, analyzes, and reports, on a timeline built around a six-month contract.
Your requirements, answered
Each requirement from Section 2.2 of the RFP, with our short answer and where the full response sits in Volume I, the Technical Proposal.
How the work unfolds
Surveys show what changed; interviews then explain why, so every recommendation rests on both.
Select a phase to see the activities and deliverable.
From Notice to Proceed to April 30
Dates assume the training concludes by mid-January 2027 and will be set to the cohort’s schedule at kickoff.
Weeks 1–4 · Nov 16–Dec 11, 2026
Plan and instruments approved
Evaluation plan and data collection instruments, December 11
Cohort dates
Trainer surveys
Pre-survey before the first session; post-survey within two weeks of the last
Weeks 9–15 · Jan 11–Feb 26, 2027
Key informant interviews
Eight trainer interviews; monthly delivery log continues
Week 17 · March 12, 2027
Preliminary findings
Preliminary findings memo to APHA
Weeks 17–21 · Mar 8–Apr 9, 2027
Analysis and draft report
Draft report to APHA, April 9
Weeks 22–24 · Apr 12–Apr 30, 2027
Final products and presentation
Final report, one-page summary, and PowerPoint on April 23; results presented by April 30
Work that maps to this brief
Online learning platform research
An online lesson platform losing students, with dissatisfied instructors.
Dr. Jones diagnosed why students left and why instructors were unhappy, using triangulated data to redesign onboarding and communication procedures.
The redesign improved both retention and instructional quality.
Currency of Credentials study
Original research on certification-offering organizations.
Dr. Jones designed and ran the survey and interview study, including recruitment.
Recruitment reached 600 participants and invitees, with a 70% open rate on the participation invitation. The report is published.
Product training platform, Conn Selmer, Inc.
Dealers, internal sales teams, and key customer segments with no product education in place.
Dr. Jones built more than 100 interactive modules and tracked access and completion data.
More than 100 modules delivered, with access and completion measured.
Who you’d work with
Dr. Elisa Janson Jones
Dr. Jones is the principal investigator and performs every part of this evaluation herself. An instructional designer and researcher with more than 20 years connecting education and technology, she has studied why learners and instructors succeed or disengage on an online platform, run original survey and interview research on credentialing organizations, and built a professional development organization to more than 45,000 music educators. Her doctorate in instructional design centers this evaluation where it belongs: on what trainers need to learn, feel ready, and teach well. APHA brings the public health expertise in the program’s content; Dr. Jones brings the evaluation and learning design.
- EdD, Instructional Design
- CITI Certified Researcher
- MBA, Strategy & Management