About Saavsus

A strategic portfolio of research‑driven brands delivering scalable solutions

Saavsus, Inc. was established in 2014 in Eugene, Oregon, with a core mission focused on the commercialization of research- and evidence-based behavioral curricula, interventions, and educational materials — deployed in real-world settings by clinicians, educators, and social-services providers.

Evidence first

Our portfolio is built on products whose effectiveness has been evaluated rigorously through research with formative input from the practitioners who will use them.

Market research is part of research

Saavsus embeds market intelligence and stakeholder outreach into the research process, delivering products with real product‑market fit.

Distribution Partner

Eligible products enter the Saavsus brand portfolio and benefit from distribution channels refined through more than ten years of niche market expertise.

Our team

Expertise that powers our portfolio.

Our team brings deep expertise across digital product development and translational research. With a shared commitment to rigor and clarity, our leaders ensure every product in our portfolio is built to perform at scale. Learn more about our approach or explore our brand portfolio.

Sarah Macrorie, MBA, CAPM, SHRM-CP

Chief Executive Officer

Sigalit Tsadok, MS

Chief Technology Officer

Deb Johnson-Shelton, Ph.D.

Chief Science Officer

Paul Berger

Client Partner, Co-Founder

Neil Vance, MBA

IT Generalist & Technologist, Co-Founder

Jeanette Ricci, Ph.D.

Associate Research Scientist

Stephanie Butler

Research Associate II, Customer Success

Our interns

The students who have built alongside us.

Over the years, students from across the region have contributed formative research, program development, and dissemination work during their time with Saavsus. We are grateful for what each of them brought to the field.

interns and counting have worked with Saavsus since 2023.
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Intern
Term
Project
Major
Hometown
RG
Ronit Gupta
Spring 2023
Pocket PE 3-5 Phase I
Human Physiology
Bend, OR
FF
Faith Froehlich
Spring 2023
Pocket PE 3-5 Phase I
Human Physiology
Bend, OR
PP
Polina Privorotskiy
Spring 2023
Pocket PE 3-5 Phase I
Human Physiology
Bend, OR
AG
Alessandra Grosjean
Spring 2023
Pocket PE 3-5 Phase I
Human Physiology
Bend, OR
AT
Alan Trin
Spring 2023
Pocket PE 3-5 Phase I
Human Physiology
Bend, OR
GN
Grace Norton
Spring 2024
Pocket PE K-2 Phase I
Human Physiology
Bend, OR
GR
Grayson Russell
Spring 2024
Pocket PE K-2 Phase I
Human Physiology
Bend, OR
JY
Jess Yang
Spring 2024
Pocket PE K-2 Phase I
Human Physiology
Bend, OR
GS
Grace Sagen
Spring 2024
Pocket PE K-2 Phase I
Human Physiology
Bend, OR
KC
Kayla Calvert
Spring 2026
Pocket PE 3-5 Phase II
Human Physiology
Bend, OR
CZ
Cody Zhen
Spring 2026
Pocket PE 3-5 Phase II
Human Physiology
Bend, OR
WC
Will Cronn
Spring 2026
Pocket PE 3-5 Phase II
Human Physiology
Bend, OR
GP
Gabby Padilla
Spring 2026
Pocket PE 3-5 Phase II
Human Physiology
Bend, OR
EK
Emma Kearney
Spring 2026
Pocket PE 3-5 Phase II
Human Physiology
Bend, OR
EB
Emma Bradford-Brann
Summer 2026
Pocket PE Marketing
Anthropology
Bend, OR

Have an evidence-based program looking for a publisher?

If you’ve developed a behavioral-science curriculum, intervention, or educational material with grant funding, we’d like to hear about it. Saavsus represents a small group of developers each year on a royalty basis.