About

Evidentia-Science provides senior-level research consultation in engagement science, measurement science, quantitative methodology, and patient-centered outcomes research. I work with teams that have strong ideas and important clinical or community questions, but need experienced methodological guidance to shape those ideas into clear, credible, and fundable research plans.

Many teams do not set out thinking they need a consultant. They realize it when a proposal feels underpowered, a study design needs sharpening, stakeholder engagement feels superficial, or outcomes and measures are not yet doing the conceptual work the project requires. I help research teams strengthen the scientific and strategic foundation of their work so they can move forward with greater clarity and confidence.

Services

• Proposal development and grant strategy
  Clarifying aims, strengthening methodological framing, aligning projects with funder priorities, and helping teams present a compelling case for support.

• Engagement science and stakeholder strategy
  Designing meaningful approaches to patient, caregiver, clinician, and community engagement that are practical, credible, and well integrated into the research plan.

• Measurement and outcomes strategy
  Supporting construct definition, measure selection, endpoint development, and the use of interpretable, patient-centered outcomes.

• Study design and protocol development
  Refining research questions, strengthening design choices, and building protocols that are both scientifically rigorous and operationally feasible.

• Quantitative methods, analysis, and interpretation
  Advising on analytic strategy, quantitative design, interpretation of findings, and communication of results.

• Scientific writing and technical editing
  Strengthening proposals, protocols, manuscripts, reports, and other scientific products through high-level methodological editing and clear scientific communication.

Senior-Level Expertise

Evidentia-Science is led by Marianna “Marnie” LaNoue, PhD, MS, a research methodologist with more than two decades of training, experience, expertise and leadership in quantitative research methods, psychometrics, health research, and interdisciplinary collaboration. She has held senior faculty appointments at Vanderbilt University and Thomas Jefferson University, and leadership roles in doctoral & fellowship research training. 0[research fellowships, and applied health research programs.

Dr. LaNoue currently serves as Principal of Evidentia-Science and previously was Research Professor of Statistics & Measurement at Vanderbilt University and Associate Professor at Thomas Jefferson University, where she also held leadership roles including Program Director for the PhD in Population Health Sciences and Director of Research.

Her current senior-level expertise is reflected in service as Chair of a PCORI Merit Review Panel, and appointment as an editorial board member at PLOS. She also served on the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Institutional Review Board Human (IRB).

Her scholarly record is an extensive peer-reviewed publication history across patient-centered outcomes research, psychometrics, engagement methods, health services research, implementation, and applied quantitative methods, with recent work appearing in journals including Social Science & Medicine, JAMA Network Open, NEJM AI, BMC Health Services Research, and PLOS One.

This combination of methodological depth, funding insight, academic leadership, and practical research experience allows Evidentia-Science to support teams that need sophisticated guidance without building a large internal infrastructure.

Call to Action

Planning a proposal, refining a study, or trying to strengthen the methodological core of a project?
Let’s talk about how Evidentia-Science can support your work.

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