Martha Chavez is an Arroyo Research Services Research Associate responsible for supporting program evaluation, report preparation, and technical assistance in a variety of capacities. Her work with ARS includes work with Be You at Project Vida Health Center, an NIH-funded teen optimal health and pregnancy prevention program in El Paso, Texas, evaluation support for 21st Century Community Learning Centers in Socorro, Texas, and work for statewide migrant education programs in Florida and New York.

Prior to joining Arroyo Research Services, Chavez worked as an organizer, advocate and analyst for border rights, labor, and education organizations. She was a Research Associate at Texas Tech University Health Science Center where she managed behavioral, biological and clinical research studies, a Research Consultant for the New York Academy of Medicine, Research Associate for Class Size Matters (NY), Community Researcher for Reboot and Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ, NY), field researcher for Center for Court Innovation, Research Analyst for SEIU 32BJ, and Research and Evaluation Coordinator for Safe Horizon in New York City. For the City University of New York Chavez conducted applied research on topics including Occupy Wall Street demographic data analysis and Hurricane Sandy Relief Contributions by low-wage workers, including research design and implementation, data analysis, and policy recommendations. She was Coordinator of Advocacy and Organizing for New Immigrant Community Empowerment (NICE) in NYC and was Human Rights Documentation Coordinator for the Border Network for Human Rights in El Paso, Texas. Chavez holds a Masters in Public Administration with specialization in Policy Analysis and Evaluation from the Baruch College Marxe School of Public and International Affairs in New York City, and a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Texas at El Paso.