Cheryl Winston (she/her) | Research Manager | cwinston@omni.org

Cheryl is involved with evaluation projects in the areas of substance use prevention and treatment, juvenile justice, and racial and ethnic disparities in health care. She provides evaluation technical assistance and training to grantees and project management for internal teams.

In recognition of her outstanding contributions and exceptional work with clients, Cheryl was presented with OMNI’s Outstanding Service Award in 2017. Cheryl led OMNI’s Survey Best Practices Team for seven years and continues as a member, consulting on and building surveys for multiple teams and compiling survey-building best practices for staff. She is also a member of the Qualitative Research Team.

Cheryl has an eclectic work history that includes health services research as well as a long tenure as a professional songwriter, performer, and recording artist, and other industry-related positions. She has prior policy and research experience in the areas of education, health care, and long-term care. Cheryl is a member of the American Evaluation Association and the Colorado Public Health Association.

“My smart and engaged colleagues and organizational leadership team inspire me. Our mission and good work keeps me motivated.”

CONTENT EXPERTISE

Substance Use Prevention

Community Health

EDUCATION

University of Colorado, Denver
Master of Public Administration
B.S., Music

State University of New York College
B.A., Sociology

+ Certifications & Trainings

  • Qualtrics CoreXM Webinar on best practice survey design (2020)
  • Culture of Evaluation Lunch and Learn (Organizational Culture and Evaluation Capacity Building) (2019)
  • Designing Quality Survey Questions/ Purposeful Survey Design Process, American Evaluation Association (AEA), (2018)
  • Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health: Community Prevention Provider Professional Development Training: Prevention Matters! Challenging, Changing & Creating Healthy Community Norms (2017)

+ Memberships, Awards & Honors

  • OMNI Institute Outstanding Service Award (2017)
  • Pi Alpha Alpha National Honor Society for Public Affairs & Public Administration
  • American Evaluation Association
  • (2013 – Present)
  • Colorado Public Health Association (2015 – Present)
  • Colorado Evaluation Network
  • (2015 – Present)
  • American Society for Public Administration (2010 – 2014)

+ Selected Publications

  • Alliance for Sustainable Colorado (2012). Environmental Literacy in Schools: Success Stories Across Colorado. Researched by Derek Jones, Erin Westmoreland-King, & Cheryl Winston, University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs. Edited by Janna Six & Kim Hughes. Denver, CO: Alliance for Sustainable Colorado, Wirth Chair in Sustainable Development at University of Colorado Denver, and the Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education.

What did you want to be when you grew up?
Orchestra conductor, teacher, or running some sort of restaurant or store

What do you collect?
Old sheet music

What is your favorite thing to "nerd out" on?
Reading medical research