"Meta-analysis as a method of multi-site evaluation: An example from international development"
Date: Sept. 25, 2013
Presenters: Dr. Chris Coryn, director of the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation program, Kristin A. Hobson and Robert McCowen, students in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation program, WMU
"Pizza evaluation"
Date: Oct. 30, 2013
Presenters: Alex Manga, student in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation program, WMU
"Winning evaluation grants and contracts: Tips and tricks for new investigators"
Date: Nov. 6, 2013
Presenter: Dr. Daniela Schroeter, The Evaluation Center, WMU
"Walking the line: Reflections on evaluation practice across contexts"
Date: Nov. 26, 2013
Presenter: Dr. Juna Snow, senior evaluation specialist, The Research Group, University of California-Berkeley
"Evaluation cafe and workshop"
Date: Dec. 5, 2013
Presenter: Dr. Beverly Parsons, executive director of InSites and president-elect of the American Evaluation Association
"Three-paper dissertation: Guidelines and panel discussion"
Date: Jan. 22, 2014
Presenters: Dr. Chris Coryn, director of the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation program, WMU; Dr. Kurt Wilson, former student in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation program, WMU; and Carl Westine, student in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation program, WMU
"Integrating traditional evaluation with agent-based simulation of complex behavior"
Date: Jan. 29, 2014
Presenters: Dr. Jonathan Morell, director of evaluation, Fulcrum Corporation, and Dr. Van Parunak, senior scientist, SoarTech
"Completing the Evaluation Cafe remodel: Format, guidelines and feedback"
Date: Feb. 5, 2014
Presenter: Kelly Robertson, Evaluation Cafe coordinator and senior research associate, The Evaluation Center, WMU
"The process of evaluating grant applications at the National Institutes of Health"
Date: Feb. 19, 2014
Presenter: Dr. Stephen Magura, director of The Evaluation Center, WMU
"International large-scale assessments: TIMSS and PIRLS–A guide to understanding learning outcomes locally and globally"
Date: Feb. 13, 2014
Presenter: Dr. Hans Wagemaker, executive director of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement
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Handout
"Expectations to change: A participatory method for facilitating stakeholder engagement with evaluation findings"
Date: Feb. 26, 2014
Presenter: Dr. Adrienne Adams, assistant professor of ecological-community psychology, Michigan State University
Handout
"Improving the design of cluster randomized trials"
Date: March 12, 2014
Presenters: Carl Westine, student in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation program, WMU
"ASSESS: Web-based assessment instrument selection for engineering education"
Date: March 19, 2014
Presenter: Dr. Denny Davis, professor emeritus, Washington State University
Handout
"Guidelines for developing evaluation recommendations"
Date: March 26, 2014
Presenter: Dr. Lori Wingate, assistant director, The Evaluation Center, WMU
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"Assessing cultural competence in evaluation"
Date: April 2, 2014
Presenter: Dr. Jody Brylinsky, professor of health, physical education, and recreation, WMU
"Racial equity lens for culturally sensitive evaluation practices"
Date: April 16, 2014
Presenters: Willard Walker, senior policy consultant, Public Policy Associates; Dr. Paul Elam, project manager, Public Policy Associates; and Dr. Christopher Dunbar, professor, Michigan State University
Draft Racial Equity Self-Assessment for Evaluators
Draft template for Racial Equity Evaluation
Summary of Evaluation Through a Culturally Responsive and Racial Equity Lens
"Evaluation-specific methodology"
Date: April 29, 2014
Presenter: Dr. Michael Scriven, Distinguished Professor, Claremont Graduate University and co-director, Claremont Evaluation Center