About FirstEval and Melissa Kovacs, Ph.D.,PStat
FirstEval is led by Melissa Kovacs, Ph.D., PStat
- Melissa has a Ph.D. in public policy and econometrics and holds the Professional Statistician (PStat) certification from the American Statistical Association.
- Melissa is fanatical about finding meaning in data and seeing organizations make data-driven decisions that forward their missions. She’s done this in the nonprofit, corporate, and government sectors, and within litigation settings.
- She previously held faculty positions at Arizona State University in the Schools of Public Affairs and Sustainability, Allegheny College, and a Fulbright professorship at the Universität Duisburg-Essen in Germany.
- FirstEval is based in Scottsdale, AZ, serving Arizona and the U.S.
Client Approach
FirstEval approaches each new client engagement with one superpower – listening.
Every legal case, dataset, nonprofit program, and marketing strategy is different, and requires a different approach.
FirstEval doesn’t take such uniqueness lightly, and truly listens to their clients to understand their needs.
Client Services
Expert statistical litigation testimony and consulting
Statistical Consulting
Data communications
Marketing data analytics
Data story-telling
Research planning and study design
Program evaluation and impact measurement services
"Find Meaning In Data"
Do You have a data question?
FirstEval, a statistical consulting
firm, can help you find meaning in
your data. We would love to
discuss being your data partner.
Call us at (602) 492-1406
Talks and Media Appearances
Melissa's Statistics Achievements Numbers
Earned PHD
2000
FirstEval Founded
2000
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Melissa's Statistics Info-Graphic Achievements
Earned PHD
2000
FirstEval Started In
2000
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Statistics Lectures
0
Tweets
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LinkedIn Connections
0
Half Marathons
0
Triathlons Completed
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Dog Walks
Do You have a data question?
FirstEval, a statistical consulting
firm, can help you find meaning in
your data. We would love to
discuss being your data partner.
Call us at (602) 492-1406
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