Natalie Schock, PhD
Background
I'm a consulting entrepreneur who draws on over 15 years in human capital development and project management. My experience includes independently running mentoring programs at 3 schools, project management for an NYC start-up, classroom teaching, and 6 years in education research. I hold a PhD in education from Johns Hopkins University. Post-doctorate, I worked in research, developing and facilitating trainings for hundreds of frontline workers and supporting large-scale, multimillion-dollar evaluations. As principal and founder of Natalie Schock LLC, I help research, technical, and nonprofit teams improve their leadership, communication, and processes. I also conduct mixed methods evaluations. I'm a proud alum of Teach for America (NYC) and AmeriCorps (Oceanside, CA).
Experience highlights
2021-2023
Fellow
Marsico Institute
Developed and conducted >200 hours of training for >120 frontline workers across the U.S. Project-managed development of a $2 million learning app. Refined data collection tool for employee evaluations. Collected data for $4.5 million evaluation of a professional development program. Adapted full-day, in-person training to 20-minute online module.
2022-2023
Evaluation Consultant
University of Maryland
Developed a bespoke data collection system for Judy Centers, a family service program. Project required alignment with Maryland State Department of Education objectives and iterative testing with practitioners.
2019-2020
Research Assistant
Johns Hopkins Univ.
Conducted interviews and analysis for an NIH-funded mixed methods evaluation of a parenting program. Designed and executed qualitative data collection for $800K study on Baltimore neighborhoods.