The Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University maintains a directory of past Evaluation Cafe presentations for instructional purposes.
"Using nonequivalent dependent variables to reduce internal validity threats: Rationale, history, and examples from practice"
Date: Sept. 14, 2010
Presenters: Chris Coryn, director of the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation program, and Kristin A. Hobson, student in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation program, WMU
"Wine evaluation"
Date: Sept. 21, 2010
Presenter: Terry Stingley, the wine guru, Harding’s Marketplace
"Challenges of small ‘n’ numbers in evaluating NSF GK-12 projects"
Date: Sept. 28, 2010
Presenters: Mark Jenness, senior researcher, SAMPI, WMU, and Bob Ruhf, research associate, SAMPI, WMU
"Elucidating the synergistic effects of cooperative efforts"
Date: Oct. 5, 2010 (postponed)
Presenter: Krystin Martens, student in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation program, WMU
"Help wanted: The essential need for evaluators in public policy in a contradictory environment"
Date: Oct. 5, 2010
Presenter: Todd Harcek, student in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation program, WMU
"Decision process for integration of design and methods"
Date: Oct. 12, 2010
Presenters: Jason Burkhardt, student in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation program, WMU, and Lee Balcom, student in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation program, WMU
"Legal matters for evaluators"
Date: Oct. 19, 2010
Presenter: Carrick Craig, deputy general counsel, Legal Affairs, WMU
"Strengthening Evaluation Policy in Saudi Arabia for Higher Evaluation Quality"
Date: Nov. 2, 2010
Presenter: Mohammed Alyami, student in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation program, WMU
"The moral art of evaluation"
Date: Nov. 16, 2010
Presenter: Jan Kevin Fields, student in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation program, WMU
"Standardized measures of effectiveness for National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education centers and projects"
Date: Nov. 30, 2010
Presenters: Stephen Magura, director of The Evaluation Center, WMU, and Kelly Robertson, project manager of The Evaluation Center, WMU
"Evaluating the integrated model of International Food Protection Training Institute"
Date: Dec. 7, 2010
Presenter: Kieran Fogarty, associate professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy, WMU
"Race exhibit and research dialogue"
Date: Jan. 13, 2011
Presenters: Lauren Freedman, professor of literacy studies, and Dannie Alexander, director of athletic facilities, Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, WMU
"Community indicators: Implications for evaluation"
Date: Jan. 25, 2011
Presenter: John Risley, senior researcher, Community Research Institute, Grand Valley State University
"When good evaluations go bad: Lessons learned the hard way"
Date: Feb. 1, 2011
Presenters: Lindsay Noakes and Robert McCowen, students in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation program, WMU
"The use of sensory and analytical evaluation to match the flavor of onion powder in a white sauce"
Date: Feb. 8, 2011
Presenters: Polly Barrett, senior manager of sensory evaluation, Kalsec Inc., and doctoral student in evaluation, measurement, and research, WMU
"Fractal evaluation: New methodology based on new science"
Date: Feb. 15, 2011
Presenter: Kurt Wilson, student in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation program, WMU
"Bias in the success case method: A Monte Carlo simulation approach"
Date: Feb. 22, 2011
Presenter: Julio Cesar Hernandez-Correa, student in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation program, WMU
"Communicating about evaluation: Style and substance"
Date: March 8, 2011
Presenter: Lori Wingate, assistant director of The Evaluation Center, WMU
"Safe on-campus training"
Date: March 15, 2011
Presenter: Sarah Stangl, coordinator of the Office of Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender Student Services, WMU
"Structural issues in engaging evaluation clients—Lessons from the counseling world"
Date: March 29, 2011
Presenter: Jason Burkhardt, student in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation program, WMU
"If only I’d known: Help in navigating the dissertation process"
Date: April 5, 2011
Presenters: Amy Gullickson, Margaret Richardson and Anne Cullen, alumni from the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation program, WMU
"What’s new?: A discussion on revisions to the program evaluation standards"
Date: April 12, 2011
Presenter: Lee Balcom, student in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation program, WMU
"Evaluation, community collaboration, and race: Lessons learned from a multicultural project"
Date: April 19, 2011
Presenters: Diane Rogers and Mohammed Alyami, students in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation program, WMU
"Conversation with Craig and Karen"
Date: May 6th, 2011
Presenters: Craig Russon, senior evaluation officer of the International Labour Organization and board chair of the Evaluation Capacity Development Group, and Karen Russon, president of the Evaluation Capacity Development Group
"Program Evaluation" (fourth edition)
Date: May 18, 2011
Presenter: Jim Sanders, professor emeritus, Western Michigan University