Supporting innovative research and evaluation


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Professor Joanne Porter leads a multidisciplinary team of researchers and evaluators, working on projects with industry partners, government departments, agencies and community groups to shift thinking in evaluation research by empowering communities to grow through evidence-based innovation.

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