Evidence. Insight. Impact.
Explore Lauren Bates' publications, presentations, and practical insights drawn from decades of research, evaluation, facilitation, and strategy across education, energy, and public-sector initiatives.
Publications
Characterizing the Current State of Power-Efficient Design in California. Boston, MA: Opinion Dynamics. Bates, L. and Steiner, E. (2026).
Ameren Illinois Company 2025 Business Program Impact Evaluation Report Appendix E: 2025 Luminaire-Level Lighting Controls Market Progress Evaluation Report. Boston, MA: Opinion Dynamics. Bates, L. and Ireland, E. (2026).
Learning Energy and Resources Nexus (LEARN) Program Evaluation Final Detailed Work Plan. Boston, MA: Opinion Dynamics. Bates, L. and Steiner, E. (2026).
Off to a Great Start: The Potential of Tutoring with the Off2Class Foundational Literacy Curriculum to Boost English Proficiency Gains for Adolescent Newcomer English Learners. Providence, RI: Annenberg Institute at Brown University. Hanson, H. and Bates, L. (2025).
Building the Electrification Workforce: Power Efficient Design Workforce Needs Assessment Study Work Plan. Boston, MA: Opinion Dynamics. Bates, L. and Steiner, E. (2025).
TECH Clean California Pilots and Quick Start Grant Evaluation. Boston, MA: Opinion Dynamics. Bates, L. and Steiner, E. (2025).
Ameren Illinois Company Heat Pump Research Study. Boston, MA: Opinion Dynamics. Bates, L. and Riccardo-Wood, J. (2025).
Memorandum: AIC Accessibility Pilot Non-Energy Impact Research. Boston, MA: Opinion Dynamics. Bates, L. and Zell, J. (2025).
Memorandum: Healthier Homes Program Design Review and NEI Research. Boston, MA: Opinion Dynamics. Bates, L. and Zell, J. (2025).
Comfort Home Impact and Process Evaluation. Albany, NY: New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. Flanders, A., Bates, L., and Siddiqui, S. (2025).
Shifting the Current School Climate: Sense of Belonging and Social Emotional Learning. Washington, DC: Institute for Education Sciences, Department of Education. Petrokubi, J., Bates, L., and Denton, A. (2019).
K-12 Social and Emotional Learning Across Washington. Portland, OR: Education Northwest. Lewis, K. and Bates, L. (2018).
Building Trades Multi-Craft Core Curriculum (MC3) Authentic Assessment Manual: Considerations for Going to Scale. Portland, OR: Education Northwest. Bates, L. and Cannata, A. (2014).
Supplementing Literacy Instruction with a Media-Rich Intervention: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 27(1), 115-127. Penuel, W. R., Bates, L., Gallagher, L. P., Pasnik, S., Llorente, C., Townsend, E., et al. (2012).
Connecting Instructional Technology Professional Development to Teacher and Student Outcomes. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 43(1), 53-74. Martin, W., Strother, S., Beglau, M., Bates, L., Reitzes, T., & McMillan Culp, K. (2010).
Five States’ Efforts to Improve Adolescent Literacy (Issues & Answers Report, REL 2009–No. 067). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast and Islands. Bates, L., Breslow, N., and Hupert, N. (2009).
Presentations & Workshops
Making Electrification Work for Every Customer. Panel discussion at the California Efficiency and Demand Management Council Spring Symposium, Costa Mesa, CA. Bates, L., Catanzarite, L., Jacobsohn, E., Narayanamurthy, R., and Whitchurch, J. (2026).
Customer Insights from TECH Clean California Evaluation. Presentation during the April TECH Clean California Quarterly Program-Wide Stakeholder Meeting. Portland, OR: Opinion Dynamics. Bates, L. (2025).
Behavioral Platforms that Make Carbon Reduction Count. Panel discussion at the Behavior, Energy, and Climate Change Conference, Sacramento, CA.
Bates, L., Garrity, A. K., Mazur-Stommen, S., and Kemper, E. (2025).
Ameren Illinois Company 2026-2029 Energy Efficiency Portfolio Evaluation Plan. Presentation to the Illinois Commerce Commission Energy Efficiency Stakeholder Advisory Group. Boston, MA: Opinion Dynamics. Howard, H., Ross, Z., Tincknell, E., Bates, L., and Sellner, T. (2025).
Milestone Review: Advanced Heat Pumps. Presentation to the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s Cost Effectiveness and Evaluation Advisory Committee. Bates, L., Hanson, H., and Asmus, S. (2023).
A Market Transformed: How Heat Pumps Took Over the Northwest. Presentation at the Behavior, Energy, and Climate Change Conference, Sacramento, CA. Bates, L. (2023).
Service Blueprinting. Workshop for the GEAR UP Wyoming State Meeting, Laramie, WY. Bates, L. (2019).
Data and Creativity: Using the Creative Matrix to Generate Service Ideas. Workshop for the GEAR UP Wyoming State Meeting, Laramie, WY. Bates, L. (2019).
Formative Evaluation to Power GEAR UP Service Design. Workshop for the National Council for Community and Education Partnerships/GEAR UP Data, Research, and Evaluation Institute, Washington, DC. Bates, L. (2018).
Design-Based Implementation Research: A Process Guide for the Treasure Valley Education Partnership. Workshop funded by the Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest. Washington, DC: Institute for Education Sciences, Department of Education. Bates, L. and Moore, A. (2018).
Identifying Beating-the-Odds Schools in a Single District. Poster at the Association for Education Finance and Policy Conference, Portland, OR. Vazquez, M. and Bates, L. (2018).
Mentoring that Pushes Instruction: Researching Findings from Mentoring Conversations. Presentation at the New Teacher Center Conference, San Francisco, CA. Ault, P. and Bates, L. (2017).
Making the Case Your GEAR UP Program Works: Promising Practices and Pitfalls. Presentation at the National Council for Community and Education Partnerships/GEAR UP Capacity-Building Conference, Washington, DC. Hodara, M. and Bates, L. (2017).
Social-Emotional Learning: Research and Connections to Equity. Presentation to instructional coaches in the Salem-Keizer School District, Oregon. Portland, OR: Education Northwest. Bates, L. (2016).
Implementing Best Practices in Program Evaluation. Workshop at the National Council for Community and Education Partnerships/GEAR UP Capacity-Building Conference, New Orleans, LA. Mazzeo, C., Bates, L., Petrokubi, J., Ingram, J., and Stibitz, T. (2016).
Strategies for Communicating Results: Using the Change to Common Core-Linked Assessments to Enhance Discussions about Instructional Practice. Webinar co-sponsored by REL Mid-Atlantic, AERA Division H, and REL Northwest. Washington, DC: Institute for Education Sciences, Department of Education. Thomases, J. and Bates, L. (2015).
Logic Modeling. Workshop for New York City Department of Education staff. Bates, L. and Goldberg, L. (2013).
Other Contributions
Member, Bonneville Power Administration Commercial HVAC Interim Market Model Expert Panel, 2022-2024. Serve as a subject matter expert on commercial HVAC markets, data, and research in the Northwest.
Member, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Energy User-Centered Research Advisory Committee 2022. Advise the research team leading a national study of American consumers’ decisions and preferences for energy-efficiency and decarbonization technologies on research methods and instrument design.
Member and Co-Chair, Portland Bureau of Transportation Bureau and Budget Advisory Committee, 2018-2020. Serve as a community representative providing input and feedback on PBOT program and budget decisions, co-chairing the committee 2019-2020.
Participant, Social Impact Design Lab PDX Project to Redesign Transitional Housing for Foster Youth, Fall 2018. Learn and use Design Research methods to co-create a program for foster youth in Portland.
Volunteer, Portland Parks and Recreation Urban Forestry Tree Inventory, Summers 2018 & 2019. Collect tree health data and identify trees in Portland’s parks via the city’s ongoing tracking of its tree canopy.