Abt’s Methods Centers are committed to developing solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

The Methods Centers bring together methodological talent from across practices, countries, and disciplines, crafting novel approaches for proposals and projects and cultivating skills through seminars, reading groups, and brainstorming sessions. Centers disseminate their findings and innovations through conference presentations, publication in journals, and leadership in professional societies.

The eight Methods Centers are:

Risk and Resilience

• Household financial risks and resilience
• Risks and resilience of communities in response to natural disasters
• Behavioral change tools for preventative activities 
       

Social Marketing and Behavior Change

• Marketing and communication
• Strategies to promote behavior change
• Market and audience segmentation research
• Strategies to promote social change

Capacity Building

• Facilitation and mediation
• Implementing systems and processes
• Training based on adult learning methods
• Performance management

Data Management and Analytic Computing

• Statistical computing
• Data management
• Geographic Information Systems(GIS)

Evaluation Methods

• Monitoring
• Process evaluation
• Impact evaluation

Policy Analysis

• Analysis
• Risk assessment
• Modeling

Qualitative Methods

• Interviewing
• Focus groups
• Case studies methods

Survey Research

• Instrument development
• Cognitive and usability testing
• Survey methods for special populations
• Advanced sample design and estimation