Rebecca has over 20 years of social service experience, including direct services, project management, evaluation, and leadership. She has facilitated and evaluated interagency collaboration at both the state and local levels focused on public health, well-being, and community building. Her dissertation, Predictors of Interagency Coordination in Early Childhood, examined data from 10 local interagency teams across 4 states and found that relationships are key to effective collaboration. Dr. Gillam has designed and conducted both qualitative and quantitative evaluations supporting ongoing quality improvements in service delivery, including work with SenseMaker®, an innovative mixed methods approach to hearing unique perspectives across communities to inform decision making and promote collaborative change.