Dr. Chad Rodi is a Senior Research Associate at NPC Research. He is an applied social science researcher with expertise in social service areas including special education, education finance and policy, criminal justice, child welfare, youth suicide prevention, program administration, mental health, teen pregnancy prevention, substance use treatment and program evaluation methods. In his position at NPC, he is responsible for research and program evaluation, including evaluation design and methodology, data management and analysis, presentations and report writing, technical assistance provision, and overall project management, as well as tasks related to outreach and development.
Dr. Rodi’s previous positions include Research and Evaluation Director for Children & Family Futures, where he oversaw local, state and federally funded projects that measure performance effectiveness and evaluate outcomes for children and families affected by substance use disorders who are at risk or involved with child welfare services. He has also served as assistant director of the Special Education Expenditure Project, a national study of special education funding supported by the U.S. Department of Education; task leader for the Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice, supported by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; and analyst for the Center for Special Education Finance, also supported by the U.S. Department of Education. In addition, he was the principal investigator for school-based efforts to improve retention and graduation among minority youth and to evaluate the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention teen pregnancy prevention efforts among high-risk youth.
Dr. Rodi earned a Ph.D. in Policy Development and Program Evaluation (2000) from Vanderbilt University in Nashville and a M.Ed. in Special Education (1995) from Peabody College in Nashville. He joined NPC Research in August 2015.
Projects, Publications, and Presentations
On this page you can access all the reports, publications, and projects relevant to specific staff and available to the public from NPC Research. In one of the fields below, enter a title, choose a type (project, publication, or presentation) from the drop-down menu, or choose a topic area from the drop-down. The results will sort automatically. Click on bold type for more information on any item of interest.
| Title | Type | Category |
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| National Evaluation of Family Treatment Courts (NEFTC) | project | Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Early Childhood and Family Well-Being, Substance Abuse Treatment |
| Rodi, M. (2019, July) Evaluation 101 for Researchers Presented at the National Association of Drug Court Professionals Annual Training Conference, National Harbor, MD. | presentation | Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Other |
| van Wormer, J., Rodi, M., & Mackin, J. R. (2019, July ) Evaluation 101 for Practitioners Presented at the National Association of Drug Court Professionals Annual Training Conference, National Harbor, MD. | presentation | Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Other |
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Rodi, M., & Mackin, J. R.
(2019, July)
Data Ethics: Confidentiality, Sharing Sensitive Data, Consents, Agreements, Federal & State Laws
Presented at the National Association of Drug Court Professionals Annual Training Conference, National Harbor, MD.
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presentation | Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment |
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Rodi, M. S., Zil, C. E., & Carey, S. M.
(2018)
Best Practices in Treatment Court Evaluation
Federal Probation, 82(3), 21–27
Article / |
publication | Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment |
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Carey, S. M., Ho, T., Johnson, A. J., Rodi, M., Waller, M. S., & Zil, C. E.
(September 2018)
Missouri Treatment Courts – Implementing RNR in a Drug Court Setting: The 4-Track Model in Practice – Outcome and Cost Study Summary
Portland, OR: NPC Research
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publication | Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment |
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Carey, S. M., Ho, T., Johnson, A. J., Rodi, M., Waller, M. S., & Zil, C. E.
(September 2018)
Osage-Gasconade Counties Adult Treatment Court: 4-Track Model Program and Cost Evaluation Report
Portland, OR: NPC Research
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publication | Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment |
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Carey, S. M., Ho, T., Johnson, A. J., Rodi, M., Waller, M. S., & Zil, C. E.
(September 2018)
Jackson County Adult Treatment Court – Kansas City and Independence, Missouri: 4-Track Model Outcome and Cost Evaluation Report
Portland, OR: NPC Research
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publication | Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment |
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Carey, S. M., Ho, T., Johnson, A. J., Rodi, M., Waller, M. S., & Zil, C. E.
(September 2018)
Greene County Adult Treatment Court – Springfield, Missouri: 4-Track Model Outcome and Cost Evaluation Report
Portland, OR: NPC Research
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publication | Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment |
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Carey, S. M., Ho, T., Johnson, A. J., Rodi, M., Waller, M. S., & Zil, C. E.
(September 2018)
Boone County Adult Treatment Court – Columbia, Missouri: 4-Track Model Program and Cost Evaluation Report
Portland, OR: NPC Research
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publication | Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment |
| Evaluation of Marion County (IN) Regional Partnership Grant Program | project | Early Childhood and Family Well-Being, Substance Abuse Treatment |
| Evaluation of Foster a Reader Program | project | Literacy |
| Evaluation of Charles County (MD) Family Recovery Court Program | project | Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Early Childhood and Family Well-Being, Substance Abuse Treatment |
| Evaluation of Parenting Programs for Multnomah County (OR) Drug Courts | project | Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Early Childhood and Family Well-Being, Substance Abuse Treatment |
| Evaluation of Cayuga County (NY) Drug Court Programs | project | Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment |
| Evaluation of the Chittenden County (VT) Drug Court | project | Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment |
| Statewide Evaluation of Missouri’s 4-Track Drug Court Initiative | project | Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment |
| District of Columbia Adult Drug Court | project | Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment |
| Colorado Statewide Outcome and Cost Evaluation of Adult Treatment and DUI Courts | project | Substance Abuse Treatment |
| Statewide Evaluation of Maryland’s DUI Court Programs | project | Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment |
| San Joaquin Re-entry Court Evaluation | project | Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment |
| Dennis, K., Rodi, M. S., Robinson, G., DeCerchio, K., Young, N. K., Gardner, S. L., Stedt, E., & Corona, M. (Vol. 94, No. 5 (2015)) Promising Results for Cross-Systems Collaborative Efforts to Meet the Needs of Families Impacted by Substance Use Child Welfare | publication | Early Childhood and Family Well-Being, Substance Abuse Treatment |
| Rodi, M. S., Killian, C. M., Breitenbucher, P., Young, N. K., Amatetti, S., Bermejo, R., & Hall, E. (Vol. 94, No. 4 (2015)) New Approaches for Working with Children and Families Involved in Family Treatment Drug Courts: Findings from the Children Affected by Methamphetamine Program Child Welfare | publication | Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Early Childhood and Family Well-Being, Substance Abuse Treatment |
| Evaluation of Noble County (IN) Smart Probation Program | project | Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts |
| Ohio Family Dependency Treatment Court Evaluation | project | Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Early Childhood and Family Well-Being, Substance Abuse Treatment |