Email: dearfieldc@vcu.edu
Office Location: 817 South Cathedral Place, Rm. 3216
Craig Dearfield, Ph.D.
Senior Research Associate
Research Institute for Social Equity
EXPERTISE
- Social service programs and program evaluation
- Social epidemiology and public health
- Research methods
EDUCATION
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Epidemiology, George Washington University, 2024
Ph.D. in Sociology, Howard University 2014
M.A. in Sociology, University of Virginia 2007
B.A. Communications, Virginia Tech 2005
BIOGRAPHY
Craig Dearfield, Ph.D., serves as a senior research associate of RISE. His research primarily focuses on social service program evaluations and public health and social epidemiological research. Dr. Dearfield has conducted research on tobacco control and other substance use policy outcomes, child care program implementation and fidelity, and social service policy evaluation, including child care and public housing. He has interests in data collection and associated policies and decisions, social science research methodology, and quantitative and qualitative data analysis. Dr. Dearfield is also interested in applying research and evaluation findings to policies and programs that help improve people’s lives.