American Institutes for Research

Melissa Scardaville is a senior researcher and qualitative sociologist responsible for directing innovative behavioral science projects and tasks to understand the experiences and behaviors of others. She has expertise in developing data collection protocols and procedures; conducting and analyzing interviews and focus groups; conducting and analyzing survey data; authoring reports for clients, peer-review journals, and general audiences.

Dr. Scardaville has taught social science methods, including qualitative design and analysis, to government and nonprofit clients as well as graduate and undergraduate students.