Capabilities
Evidence Synthesis Products
Conduct systematic, rigorous, and transparent evaluations of existing research to inform decision-makers of policies, programs, and regulations. Examples of products include:
- Systematic reviews
- Scoping reviews
- Evidence and gap maps
- Living reviews
- Umbrella reviews
- Review updates
- Data analyses
Program and Policy Evaluation
Synthesize existing evidence to assess the effectiveness of policies, programs, or regulations in achieving the intended goals.
Scientific Communications
Develop scientific communications that bring science to life for the audiences you need to reach. Examples of services include:
- Strategic communications planning
- Audience analysis
- Scientific writing and editing
- Digital and print content development
- Data visualization
- Graphic abstracts and infographics
- Fact sheets
- Web pages
- Social media content and toolkits
Methods Development
Enhance existing methods and develop new ones for assessing the state of the science. Develop multi-disciplinary approaches to holistically evaluate relationships between food and nutrition and outcomes.
Scientific Training
Develop training content for specific processes or needs and deliver tailored trainings. Examples of training areas include:
- Evidence synthesis methods (See Evidence Synthesis Products)
- Scientific communications
Scientific Expert Coordination
Convene and facilitate scientific experts to provide scientific review, advice, or recommendations. This includes facilitating:
- Consensus and advisory committees
- Peer review of reports, scientific models, program designs, etc.
Research-Informed Strategy Frameworks
Develop frameworks and logic models based on evaluation of existing data to strategically respond to program priorities, goals, and resources for consideration by decision-makers in establishing or updating processes, programs, policies, or regulatory approaches.
The Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Evidence Center is a scientific institute within the Texas state agricultural experiment station, AgriLife Research. The Evidence Center receives base funding from the state of Texas and accepts funding for commissioned studies from local, state, federal, and international government bodies and other public health institutions. It does not accept research funding from industry or related entities, but is able to collaborate across sectors on public events that support engagement, education, and/or advancement of transparent, rigorous, and reproducible evidence synthesis research.
