Dylan Farmer Clement

Dylan Farmer Clement is a Senior Evaluation & Research Consultant at the Addy Foundation Center on Research and Evaluation (CORE) in the Simmons School of Education and Human Development at Southern Methodist University. Since joining CORE in 2013, she has partnered with public agencies, school systems, nonprofit organizations, and philanthropic foundations to design and implement evaluation strategies that help organizations make better decisions, strengthen programs, and improve outcomes for children, families, and communities.

Dylan leads a diverse portfolio of research and evaluation initiatives spanning early childhood education, K–12 education, out-of-school time programming, higher education, and cross-sector collaborative partnerships. Her work centers on helping organizations define meaningful measures of success, build practical data systems, and transform complex information into clear, actionable insights. She has extensive experience in program evaluation, longitudinal research, implementation and impact studies, assessment and instrument development, and advanced quantitative analysis.

A defining aspect of Dylan's work is helping organizations move beyond simply collecting data to creating sustainable systems for continuous improvement. She works closely with clients to establish shared definitions of success, develop measurement frameworks, strengthen data infrastructure, and foster a culture in which evidence informs strategy and decision-making. Her collaborative approach emphasizes practical solutions that are both methodologically rigorous and responsive to the realities of implementation.

Prior to joining CORE, Dylan served as a research associate with the Institute for Evidence-Based Education at Southern Methodist University. She is a certified EC–6 classroom teacher and holds a Master of Education and a Bachelor of Science in Sociology, both from Southern Methodist University.

Selected Publications and Presentations

Kara, Y., Farmer, D. E., Wright, A., Kamata, A., Hujar, J., and Baker, S. K. (2024). Examining the effects of prekindergarten to second grade classroom quality on early elementary achievement. Front. Educ. 9:1370573. doi: 10.3389/feduc.2024.1370573

Baker, S.K., Kamata, A., Wright, A., Farmer, D., & Nippert, R. (2018). Using propensity score matching to estimate treatment effects of afterschool programs on third-grade reading outcomes. Journal of Community Psychology, 47(1), pp.117-134.

Farmer, D., Wright, A., & Moore, T. (2017). Dallas Afterschool Student Outcomes Project. Presented at American Evaluation Association Conference, Washington, D.C

Wright, A., Farmer, D., Lan, P., & Johns, R. (2017). Promoting Student Outcomes by Increasing Afterschool Site Quality. Unpublished white paper.

Wright, A., Zannou, Y., Farmer, D., & Rahim, H. (2016). When to Use Which Design: A Description of Consultative, Developmental, Formative & Summative Approaches to Evaluating Educational Initiatives. Presented at: American Evaluation Associate Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Farmer, D., & Wright, A. (2016). Utilizing CLASSTM to Improve Early Childhood Quality: A University-Education. Agency Partnership. Presented at: American Evaluation Associate Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Baker, D., Mogna, V., Rodriguez, S, Farmer, D, & Yovanoff, P (2016). Building the oral language of young Hispanic children through interactive read alouds and vocabulary games at preschool and at home. Journal of International Special Needs Education, 19(2), pp.81-94.

Wright, A., Farmer, D. & Nippert, N. (2015). The School Zone: A campus-community collective impact intervention to reduce education disparities using the interactive systems framework. Presented in Symposium entitled: Innovations in implementation science: Systems science methods community psychologists use to promote health and well-being in communities. At: Society for Community Research and Action Biennial Conference; June 2015, Lowell, MA.

Wright, A., Farmer, D., Nippert, N., Rahim, H., (2015). Development of The School Zone Interactive Systems Framework evaluation plan. In, Investigating a Complex Interactive Systems Model for Involving Communities in Education. Presented at: American Evaluation Association Conference, Chicago, IL.

Zannou, Y., Wright, A., Nippert, N., & Farmer, D. (2015). Providing and evaluating technical assistance within The School Zone. In, Building capacities in community organizations: lessons learned from three community psychologists. Presented at American Evaluation Association Conference, Chicago, IL.

Wright, A., Farmer, D., Nippert, N., & Zannou, Y. (2015). Investigating a complex interactive systems model for involving communities in education. Presented at American Evaluation Association Conference, Chicago, IL.

Wright, A., Farmer, D., & Johns, R. (under review). Promoting Student Outcomes by Increasing Afterschool Site Quality.