Lauren Roberts has extensive experience of leading complex mixed method evaluations, including a particular focus on designing, overseeing and disseminating findings from evaluations of service transformation, new ways of working and innovative approaches to achieving social outcomes.

Lauren specialises in evaluations and research into health, social care and children's services interventions and initiatives, and is adept at designing studies which generate formative learning whilst also evidencing the impacts being achieved for different stakeholder groups. Her work has included a focus on building evaluation capability amongst programme and project leads, and she is experienced in engaging with a wide range of different stakeholders, including vulnerable people, senior leaders, clinicians and frontline staff.

Prior to joining SQW, Lauren headed up evaluation activities at OPM, directing and managing projects for diverse clients including NHS England, the Greater London Authority, Health Education England, the Department for Education, Macmillan Cancer Support, and several clinical commissioning groups and local authorities.