Woman-led · Research-driven · Globally experienced
Diversified Research Associates is a woman-led consulting firm providing strategic program management, community and international development, research and evaluation, and specialized health and regulatory expertise, across the United States and in international settings, including Africa and the Caribbean.
Director-level expertise. A multidisciplinary team. More than 20 years strengthening programs, communities, and health systems worldwide.
Our expertise
We bring strategy, coordination, and technical depth to complex programs, whether you are strengthening a local community, running a national initiative, or managing a global research portfolio.
Good decisions rest on good evidence. We design and support research, evaluation, and data work across health, social science, behavioral, and development settings, and translate findings into action.
We plan, launch, and run complex programs across sectors, bringing the coordination and management experience that keeps multi-stakeholder initiatives on track, on time, and accountable.
Development succeeds on relationships, local ownership, and the ability to turn strategy into action on the ground. We bring decades of locally-led engagement models across the US, Africa, and the Caribbean.
Director-level depth in clinical research, drug safety, pharmacovigilance, and regulatory support, for the private-sector sponsors and health programs that require it.
Explore →Who we are
Few firms combine seasoned community and development strategists with doctoral-level researchers and health experts. DRA does. That mix lets us support a local engagement effort and a technical research program with the same team, and it is the whole idea behind our name.
About DRA →What we do
We partner with government agencies at every level, nonprofits and foundations, international donors, academic institutions, and private-sector sponsors, bringing the research rigor and program-management skill that turns evidence into coordinated, well-run work.
Our expertise →Featured capability
Our founder has spent more than three decades building community-based engagement models and locally-led development frameworks, designing research, diplomacy campaigns, advisory panels, investment forums, and public-private partnership strategies that support critical US–Caribbean policy priorities.
Ways to engage
Every engagement begins with a conversation. Choose the format that fits where your program is today.
A focused conversation about your program, your challenge, and whether DRA is the right partner. No commitment, no preparation required.
Book a session →Working sessions for international organizations, NGOs, and donors exploring locally-led development, US partnerships, or program strategy.
Request a session →Practical, expert-led trainings for teams, from program management and evaluation methods to stakeholder engagement and development strategy.
See offerings →Insights
What shifting US and regional policy means for health programs and the organizations that run them.
Tracking donor priorities, locally-led development, and what's changing across Africa and the Caribbean.
How AI and digital tools are reshaping research, evidence generation, and industry priorities.
Let's talk
Whether you are strengthening a community, evaluating a program, or standing up a research initiative, a short conversation is the fastest way to see if we are the right partner. Your first 30-minute consultation is free.
