• RESEARCH & ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES (RASS)

Your Research, Fully Supported.

Expert, one-on-one guidance for educators in our member districts who are completing a master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation, at any stage from proposal to final defense.

What we help with

Expert Help, Start to Finish

Specialized help with the parts of a thesis or dissertation that need it most: the research design, the data analysis, the IRB and the defense.

  • Research methodology & design Questions, framework and design that fit together.
  • Quantitative & qualitative analysis Statistical processing and thematic coding.
  • IRB compliance guidance Working through Institutional Review Board requirements.
  • Defense prep & academic editing Mock defenses, APA formatting and final submission.

How it works

Support at Every Milestone

Choose the help you need for the stage you’re at, or the whole journey.

  1. Step 1 The Blueprint Your proposal: a review of Chapters 1–3 and research design alignment.
  2. Step 2 The Analyst Your data package: statistical processing (quantitative) or thematic coding (qualitative).
  3. Step 3 The Closer Mock defense, an APA formatting sweep and final submission prep.
Full Journey All three steps, from proposal through a successful defense.
Anytime Technical consultation Help with SPSS, R or NVivo, a one-off statistics question, or a technical review of your IRB application.
Your work stays your own. RASS works in a consultative, mentoring role. Authorship and defense of your thesis or dissertation remain yours, under strict academic integrity standards.
Get started Leandro M. Venturina, PhD, Executive Director · director@nmrec1.org