Managing Director: Mark Turner (PhD)
mark@clarityresearch.co.nz
Mark’s background is in quantitative outcome evaluation. He has worked as a researcher in the area of first episode psychosis for nearly ten years. His recent work has included on-going evaluation of Family Help Trust, which operates child abuse-prevention services for high-risk families in Christchurch.

Mark is currently the research advisor on the New Zealand Early Intervention for Psychosis National Executive, and the national coordinator of the First Episode Research New Zealand (FERNZ) Project. Mark is on the Board of Trustees of the Collaborative for Research and Training in Youth Health and Development and is also their quantitative research advisor. Mark is a member of the Australasian Evaluation Society and subscribes to their Code of Practice.

Mark has published a number of papers in refereed journals and is a peer reviewer for journals including Australia & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, and Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology. Mark is an expert consultant for the Canadian Institute of Health Research and the Health Research Board of Ireland.

Director of Qualitative Evaluation: Bryce Hamilton
bryce@clarityresearch.co.nz

Bryce Hamilton is foremost a qualitative researcher. He has contributed to a large number of social research, market research, and evaluation projects on behalf of many government ministries as a subcontractor for many firms. Bryce has worked with - the Ministry Social Development, Ministry of Health, Tertiary Education Commission, the National Library amongst others.

Bryce has developed and refined a broad base of research and evaluation skills which are currently being used to further the interests of - non government organisations, businesses, corporations, and local, regional, and central government. Bryce specialises in conducting focus groups, interviews, literature reviews, and complex evidence based evaluations. Bryce is also known for creating unique and beneficial methodologies for gathering data and evaluating organisations.

Bryce is a member of the Market Research Society of New Zealand.

Director: Stewart Kendall
stu@clarityresearch.co.nz

Stewart has spent a number of years working with young people as a youth worker in Invercargill. Stewart’s diverse background includes roles in a range of different human service organisations. His experiences led him to pursue training in social work and sociology at the University of Canterbury. Stewart has found that the application of thorough, accurate, and relevant research has the potential to ensure that resources are best utilised to enhance the lives of clients of human service organisations. Stewart brings strong literature reviewing skills, policy analysis abilities, expert focus group facilitation, and professional interviewing skills to Clarity Research.