Jonathan P. Scaccia, PhD is the Principal of the Dawn Chorus Group. He is a community psychologist and evaluator with 20+ years of experience working in community-based settings. He has extensive experience helping organizations select, adapt, implement, and evaluate community-based improvement interventions.
Dr. Scaccia was one of the initial developers of the R=MC2 readiness model that helps organizations understand and build their capacity and motivation for change. His current research focuses on developing comprehensive methods to better integrate data-informed decision-making in community-based settings, especially those supported by artificial intelligence paradigms.
Dr. Scaccia also founded the research synthesis website PubTrawlr. He received his Ph.D. in clinical-community psychology from the University of South Carolina and completed a research fellowship in the US. Dept of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health’s Public Health Systems, Finance, and Quality Program.