STRATEGIC PSYCHOLOGIST & FOUNDER

Built by Someone Who Has Done the Work — in the Field, in the Data, and at the Table.

For nearly a decade, Sarah has worked across healthcare systems, DoD-funded research initiatives, private industry, and nonprofit organizations — translating complex research into strategies that actually move people and organizations forward.

CREDENTIALS & EXPERIENCE

10

YEARS OF CROSS-SECTOR WORK: PRIVATE, ACADEMIC & NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

DoD

FUNDED RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS & VA-ADJACENT OUTCOME MEASUREMENT

TIC

TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE CERTIFIED INDIVIDUALS THROUGH TEXAS HHSC

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SUCCESSFUL GRANT & PROCUREMENT MARKET RESEARCH RESULTING IN NEW ORGANIZATIONAL FUNDING

M.S. Psychology - UT San Antonio

Graduate-level training in research design, quantitative methods, and applied psychology.

B.A. Psychology — Univ. of Colorado Boulder

Foundation in human behavior & relationships, social systems, and organizational dynamics.

Trauma-Informed Care Certified through Texas HHSC

Certified through the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Applied in program design and staff training.

Published Author in Peer-Reviewed Journals

Published in academic, medical and research journals. Presented key clinical outcomes at international & local conferences.

THE MEANING BEHIND THE NAME

nidus (NYE-dus) noun

Latin: nest.

  1. A protected structure built to foster development and growth.

  2. A safe place to land — before what comes next.

You bring the mission.

We build the conditions for it to flourish.

OUR PHILOSOPHY

When Psychology Meets Strategy

RESEARCH-GROUNDED

Rigorous by Design

Every recommendation is built on evidence — peer-reviewed research, sector data, and program evaluation frameworks that hold up to scrutiny from funders, boards, and accreditors.

HUMAN-CENTERED

Systems Built for People

Organizational change fails when it ignores the humans inside the system. Social psychology is the lens through which every strategy, communication, and program design is filtered.

SECTOR-SPECIFIC

Context Is Everything

A health practice is not a nonprofit is not a military organization. Each has distinct language they speak, compliance requirements, funding landscapes, community dynamics, and stakeholder expectations.