Janis Sayer, Ph.D., MSW, is a senior scientist at Advocates for Human Potential’s (AHP) Center for Research and Evaluation where she currently conducts evaluations focused on substance use disorder under the Illinois State Opioid Response (SOR) grant. Dr. Sayer has more than 10 years of experience conducting program evaluations and research studies that address health and human service needs, including those of persons with serious mental illness, older adults, and family caregivers. Prior to joining AHP, Dr. Sayer was a health services researcher at Rush University Medical Center within the Department of Social Work. In previous roles, Dr. Sayer worked as a psychiatric social worker and as a public health practitioner. She was Chief Planning Analyst at the Chicago Department of Public Health for more than a decade, overseeing efforts in evaluation and quality improvement, program and proposal development, and planning and policy.  

 

Dr. Sayer is experienced in program evaluation, quantitative and qualitative methods and analysis, community-based participatory research, focus groups, telephone and in-person interviewing, and literature review. She holds a Ph.D. in social work from University of Illinois at Chicago and a Master of Social Work (MSW) from University of Pittsburgh.