Investigate questions about people, experiences, processes, programs, organizations, and the contexts and systems in which they operate. IIP uses interdisciplinary inquiry to build a deeper understanding of how interpersonal, group, organizational, and systemic factors interact to shape experiences and outcomes.

Research may involve needs assessment, survey design, interviews, focus groups, naturalistic observation, qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method inquiry, secondary research, and evidence synthesis.

Examine how programs and initiatives are working, what they are achieving, how they are experienced, and how outcomes differ across people and contexts. IIP designs evaluation strategy and methods, collects and analyzes data, and interprets findings in context to understand what should be sustained, reconsidered, refined, or investigated further.

Evaluation may involve qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method designs; surveys, interviews, focus groups, and observation; and data analysis, synthesis, and interpretation.

Use research and evaluation to inform the ideas, frameworks, content, and intended outcomes that underpin programs and learning. IIP develops and strengthens research-informed programs and learning experiences, using ongoing evaluation to guide refinement in practice. The aim is to connect evidence, context, and intended outcomes so programs and learning are grounded in a clear rationale.

This work may involve conceptual frameworks, theories of change, logic models, program strategy and development, learning design and content, professional education, and research-to-practice translation.