NLHF project evaluation of Becoming Brent, working with volunteers, archivists, decolonisation consultants, project team and stakeholders, and multiple community organisations and partners. 

Project Dates: May 2024 to October 2025

“I had the pleasure of working with Ellie as our project evaluator, and she exceeded expectations at every turn. Ellie brought a level of enthusiasm that was infectious. Her workshops were a highlight – creative, engaging, and highly effective. I hope to have the opportunity to collaborate with her again in the future.”

Colin Chester, Acting London Borough of Culture 2020, Brent Museum and Archives.

Providing evaluation training for museum staff to conduct independent summative evaluation of programming. 

Project dates: Summer 2022

“I’m really pleased that we’ve been able to learn from the project. It’s been a really great experience for me and made me much more confident in reporting on my work.”

Kayleigh Antiss, Collections and Interpretation Manager, Chiltern Open Air Museum

Leading on evaluation of a multi-year multimillion pound NLHF project, covering capital works, permanent and temporary exhibitions, partnership working, volunteers, staff, and multiple stakeholders. 

Project dates: February 2024 to June 2030

“The [evaluation framework] workshop that Ellie ran for us was well planned and thought-provoking. It helped to get the whole team to really reflect on the reality of our project and to come to a better collective understanding of what success would look like. The team gave positive feedback from the session, and everyone was engaged. A lot of work had clearly been put into understanding us and our project and it was helpful to see this distillation as well as to contribute our own thoughts.”

Jenny Cousins, Director, Food Museum

Training and mentorship for implementing the MEUX Toolkit to evaluate public programming, working with museum staff to support development of evaluation framework, evaluation instruments, data collection activities, and conducting data analysis and reporting. 

Project dates: February to November 2025

“Dr. King is an excellent research and evaluation partner. Her fluency with both quantitative and qualitative methods--and her good humor!--were critical in adapting the MEUX model to collect data about the impact of High Museum of Art’s learning and civic engagement programs. She worked hand-in-hand with our staff, offering guidance and mentorship to ensure our research team understood and correctly implemented the process, data, and analysis. Importantly, she also set the foundation for our team to replicate the process independently in the future. I highly recommend Dr. King to any cultural institution seeking more rigorous and actionable program evaluation.”

Andrew Westover, Ph.D., Eleanor McDonald Storza Deputy Director for Learning & Civic Engagement, High Museum of Art

Supporting evaluation of a creative public engagement project around the science and experience of asthma. Particularly focused on data collection with communities, including those with English as a second language. 

Project Dates: May 2023 to February 2026

“Ellie is a pleasure to work with and brings a friendly, approachable manner to everything she does. Her excellent interpersonal skills enable her to engage confidently with a wide range of people, from lived experience participants, researchers and clinicians to audiences such as school students, family groups and adults. She has a natural ability to make people feel at ease which encourages open conversation.”

Ellen Dowell, Creative Producer of Public Engagement, Imperial College London

Ongoing evaluation of the IOP’s public engagement programme for children and families, spanning events across the UK. Evaluation has provided nuanced insight year on year, supporting project development and delivery. 

Project dates: May 2024 to March 2027

“Working with Ellie on the evaluation of our public engagement programmes for families has been brilliant. Ellie brings a very impressive academically-informed approach to evaluation combined with a keen understanding of the reality of working with families and young people in a variety of settings. Her thoughtful summaries of the impact data that she gathers have greatly evolved our approach to public engagement in the time that we have been working with her and she proactively makes suggestions for how our work can continue to improve which are always greatly appreciated.”

Toby Shannon-Smith, Public Engagement Manager, Institute of Physics

Evaluation of NLHF project, supporting the development of this newly established museum into a permanent physical space. Working across collections, public engagement, and organisational resilience. 

Project dates: April 2026 to October 2028

Leading on the redisplay of museum and cross-site interpretation spaces, as part of a multimillion pound capital redevelopment of one of the most important studio potteries in the world. Developing cross-site interpretation, and project management for delivery with multiple contractors and partners. 

Project dates: November 2024 to June 2027

Providing evaluation training and support for museum team to conduct independent evaluation across multiple exhibitions. Delivering training and mentorship in utilising data to guide early interpretation planning.

Project Dates: December 2025 to June 2026

Supporting ongoing evaluation of the Martingale Foundation scholarship programme for STEM Masters and Doctoral researchers across the UK.

Project dates: September 2026 to July 2028

Leading on the development, delivery, and evaluation of Think Human, a temporary exhibition about ergonomics and human factors. Facilitated partnership between multiple project partners including the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors, Loughborough University, and multiple sector practitioners. 

Project dates: May 2023 to March 2025

“Ellie's support for Think Human has been pivotal to its success and to further outreach work created from this exhibition project. Ellie helped to upskill a diverse mix of engineers and human factors specialists in museum evaluation methods, supporting the exhibition team with design, delivery and evaluation, alongside outreach ambassadors who further communicated the work. Her work spans across different delivery formats, and provided detailed review, relevant to different stakeholders, following the exhibition close.”

Dr Rebecca Grant, Senior Lecturer in Human Factors Metrology and Think Human Director, Loughborough University

Summative evaluation for Generation Hope, an events programme engaging young people in the planetary emergency. Evaluation took place over multiple years, showing significant improvement in visitor experience year on year. 

Project dates: Spring of 2023, 2024 and 2025

“It has been a pleasure working with Ellie. The summative evaluation reports she gave us demonstrate the value of the programme, the findings from 2024 show a clear progression, in line with our aspirations, when compared with the 2023 findings and have been powerful tools in planning our approach to these issues and audiences into the future. Ellie’s research and stats expertise have built a compelling case for the programme. Ellie has always shown dedication and enthusiasm in her work with us – she’s been responsive, professional, friendly and helpful wherever possible. Really easy and fun to work with.”

Dan Wormald, Senior Researcher and Audience Advocate, Natural History Museum

Providing various teaching, training, and research services for the University of Warwick’s public engagement programme, working with various academics, professional service staff, and both undergraduate and postgraduate students. 

Project Dates: April 2023 to present

“I found Dr Ellie King’s evaluation masterclass incredibly valuable. The workshop helped me upskill by introducing clear, practical frameworks for thinking strategically about evaluation. It encouraged me to consider my own measures of success more critically, which has changed the way I plan and assess engagement activities. I now feel more confident using data to draw meaningful insights, improving both the quality and impact of my evaluation work. Ellie is a brilliant facilitator and made the content accessible and applicable across a range of contexts.”

Megan Caulfield, evaluation workshop attendee, University of Warwick