Raquel L. González, PhD is a senior associate at Social Policy Research Associates. González is an experienced survey methodologist engaging in survey development and administration for over 20 years. She has devoted her career to evaluating programs for state and federal agencies, and has served as a co-principal investigator, project director, and senior researcher. Her work has been published in several journals including Understanding Interventions, School effectiveness and School Improvement, and the Journal of Geoscience Education.