Laura Luchies

Laura Luchies, PhD is a Founder and Principal Consultant at DataWise. Laura earned her Bachelor's degree from Calvin College (now Calvin University) and her Master's and PhD in Social Psychology from Northwestern University. Laura's academic research focuses on close relationships, especially conflict and forgiveness. After spending three years as a psychology professor, Laura joined the Center for Social Research at Calvin University, which later became DataWise. Laura leads many of DataWise's research and evaluation projects, especially those that involve quantitative statistical analyses, infographics, or program evaluations. Laura enjoys jumping on the trampoline, wine tasting, playing board games, and taking trips with her husband and two daughters.