The Social Science Advisory Board (SSAB) plays a key role in determining NCWIT's evaluation techniques and research agenda, and serves as a valuable resource to the Workforce and Academic Alliances. Social scientists from preeminent institutions nationwide, with expertise in areas of history, policy, anthropology, gender studies, technology, education, and workforce study, provide guidance and research for NCWIT projects and lend their evaluation skills to the determination of best practices. The SSAB also guides the formation of evaluation procedures and research foundations and identifies and disseminates theories relevant to girls and women and information technology.

See the list of Social Science Advisory Board (SSAB) Members.

NCWIT has established a consultation service in which Alliance members can discuss their specific plans and programs one-on-one with a member of the SSAB. The service, funded by the National Science Foundation, is free to NCWIT Alliance members and supports up to two hours of telephone consultation. Broad areas of consultation reflect the wide range of expertise among SSAB members, and include Research and Evaluation; Assessment Design and Implementation; Recruitment and Outreach; and Data and Research on Women in Computing.