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Several years ago I was a member of a rapidly expanding team of instructional designers. Once a month, we would get together to review either our own internal materials, or other outside learning products. My favorite were the external products, because they were either going to be extremely good, or horrifically bad. When confronted with a particularly bad example of e-learnin ...

Today, Fors Marsh Group (FMG) announced it has been appraised at Maturity Level 3 of the CMMI Institute’s Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI). CMMI—widely considered the global leader in measuring an organization’s capabilities—is an improvement framework that provides organizations with essential elements of effective processes that improve performance. “Fors Marsh G ...

At Fors Marsh Group (FMG), we pride ourselves on pairing traditional research methods with new computational advances to ensure we are getting the fullest possible perspective. We always seek the “right way” for any given research question; recent projects have included everything from focus groups to big data analytics—and even physiological data. But the data landscape is cha ...

As part of a program to reduce sexual misconduct in the U.S. Military, Fors Marsh Group (FMG), in partnership with the Department of Defense (DoD) Office of People Analytics (OPA), published new research findings that will assist in reducing incidents of sexual assault and sexual harassment in the armed forces. Conducting this global study of military members in support of DoD ...

How can communities across the United States improve their disaster preparedness, response, and long-term recovery? This was a central question at the National Association of County and City Health Officials’ (NACCHO) Preparedness Summit. As the crises facing our nation change from year to year—including drug-resistant bacteria, rising sea levels, and the opioid epidemic—creat ...

One of the biggest changes I have experienced in my move to the Elections Research team at Fors Marsh Group is the extent to which I get a close-up look at key research before it’s released. As I’ve told several people, it’s like the #electiongeek equivalent of transitioning from foodie to sous chef – going from a connoisseur of fine data to someone intimately familiar with the ...

Fors Marsh Group (FMG), in partnership with the Department of Defense (DoD) Office of People Analytics (OPA), has completed and published research that informs efforts to improve the prevention of and response to sexual assault and sexual harassment across the military service academies. FMG conducted a large scale survey across the military service academies in support of DoD ...

Increasingly, Americans face several types of threats to our security, including natural, man-made, and technological. As threats intensify, the way public and private organizations work together must progress as well. Protecting citizens from security threats requires a comprehensive and strategic approach from all organizations within the field of emergency management. At For ...

84.1 million Americans have prediabetes—and a majority don’t know it. Today is Diabetes Alert Day. On this day, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) aims to spread nation-wide awareness of the risk of type 2 diabetes. According to a recent report by the CDC, about a third of American adults had prediabetes in 2015, yet less than 12% were aware of their condition. Prediabete ...

The theme for the Society for Behavioral Medicine’s (SBM) 40th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions is “Leading the Narrative.” This theme encourages researchers (1) to conduct high-quality scientific studies, (2) to communicate their findings to diverse audiences in a way that is easy to understand and impactful, and (3) to get involved in careers and activities that allow t ...