About
Located in the heart of Alabama’s capital, our team at Alabama Research and Consulting, LLC has a passion for the state, its people, and their rich traditions and culture. Our founders, Evan Moore and David Hughes, are professional social scientists with areas of expertise in economics, statistics, data science, and public/government affairs. From project design to execution, we enjoy working with our clients to help them address their most pressing needs using sound research and scientific methods. Every dataset tells a story, and we love helping our clients tell theirs.
Our Story
As university professors, our founders used their scientific skills to teach future leaders and to address economic and other social scientific puzzles using cutting edge research, computational, and other statistical methodologies. Now they use those skills to help professionals solve their own puzzles. Whether you are looking to assess your firm or industry’s performance in a given area, measure the public’s evaluation of some social phenomenon, evaluate the economic impacts of an operation, or understand the efficacy of policies or programs, our team has the skills and experience to address your research and data needs.
Evan Moore, Ph.D.
Dr. Moore received his undergraduate degree in economics from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1995 and his Ph.D. in economics from Virginia Tech in 2002. He is a professor of economics at Auburn University at Montgomery. He has served as head of the Economics Department, associate dean of Graduate Programs for the College of Business, and editor of the Southern Business and Economic Journal. Dr. Moore has an expertise in areas of economics related to issues like sports wagering, and he regularly teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, with an emphasis on applied economics.
David Hughes, Ph.D.
Dr. Hughes received his undergraduate degree in political science from the University of Montevallo in 2011 and his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Georgia in 2016. From 2014 to 2017, he taught applied game theory at the University of Michigan’s Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. He was a professor of political science at Auburn University at Montgomery between 2016 and 2023 where he founded and directed the university’s public opinion research center. He regularly taught undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral courses in American politics, research design, survey methods, and statistical methodologies.
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