GroundedScienceWorks

Grounded Science Works makes evidence-based tools for planning and evaluating health and environmental programs.

I'm Edward Dotherow, DrPH, MPA, a public health professor. I've worked on water safety plans and subsidy programs in Ghana, managed development programs in Tanzania, Kenya, and Thailand, and I research private well water testing and treatment behaviors. I also teach program planning and evaluation. The same problems show up everywhere: a logic model that doesn't connect to the activities, objectives no one can measure, an evaluation plan written the night before the grant is due. The tools in this shop are the ones I wish those teams had.

What you'll find
• Logic models, needs assessments, evaluation plans, and process evaluation and fidelity tools
• Theory-linked templates that tie your program to the Health Belief Model, Social Cognitive Theory, or RANAS
• Evaluation kits for grant applications and funder reports
• Coming in 2027: plain-language guides for private well owners

Every tool includes
• A completed example, so you can see what good work looks like before you start
• Plain-language instructions
• Editable Word and Excel files; the Excel workbooks check your work as you go
• References I have checked myself

Who it's for: staff at health departments, nonprofits, and community coalitions; graduate students; and anyone who has been handed a logic model and told to make it work.

How it's made: I write and check every tool myself. I use AI tools to help format; I review every number, citation, and example before it goes in the shop.

These are digital downloads; nothing ships. Each purchase is licensed for one person or one organization.

Questions, or need a tool adapted for your program? Send me a message.