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2017-18 Annual Report

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FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENT PERSONNEL

Leadership Team

Research Staff

Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Faculty

Administrative Staff

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Student Employees

Doctoral Students

—B.A., University of New Hampshire

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ACTIVITIES

Visiting Scholars

Leslie Goodyear

Principal Research Scientist, Education Development Center; President, American Evaluation

Association

April 24, 2018

Nick Smith

Professor of Education, Syracuse University; Former President,

American Evaluation Association

April 25, 2018

Evaluation Café Series

Getting to Know the Newest IDPE Faculty Member and His Research Agenda

5-Minute Case Studies: Projects from The Evaluation Center

Using Data Driven Models to Analyze Community Outcomes at the Neighborhood Level

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One-Pagers: Simple and Engaging Reporting

Learning and Teaching the Most Significant Change Method to Capture Stories of

Impact

Opportunities and Challenges in Building a Community of Practice among Michigan

Evaluators

AEA17 Preview: Presentations from Staff and Students

Can You See Me Now? Lessons Learned from MDHHS’s Evaluation of the “Love Free

from HIV” PrEP Media Campaign

A Live SWOT Analysis of the American Evaluation Association’s Evaluator Competencies

Evaluation, Measurement, Research and Being the “Expert”

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Goal-Free Evaluation: In Theory and Practice

Sense Making in Evaluation

From Firefighting to Systematic Action: Toward a Research Agenda for Better Evaluation

of Unintended Consequences

Evaluation Prospects: The UN Experience

Evaluating with Narrative Change

Using Group Concept Mapping to Further Define, Develop, and Apply Impact Evaluation

in the International Labour Organization

Interpreting Social Life through Qualitative Discourse Analysis

Creating an Interactive Logic Model

BEER: Malt, Hops, Yeast, Water and Data!

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Measuring Influence: A Quagmire of Metrics

The Evolution of Evaluation at the CDC

What’s New in AEA, Evaluation Practice, and the Field?

Journal of Multidisciplinary Evaluation

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES PERFORMED AND DISSEMINATED

Presentations

BECHO, L. W.,

BECHO, L. W., & WINGATE, L. A. (

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CORYN, C. L. S., BECHO, L. W., Hobson, K. A.,

Fiekowsky, E. L., Abu-Oabid, R. N., & RAMLOW, M. (

HARNAR, M. A., Hillman, J., Kates, A., & Hunter, O.

HARNAR, M. A., WINGATE, L. A.

HARNAR, M. A Hillman, J.

HARNAR, M. A., Hillman, J. (

MAGURA, S., & WATTS, B. R.

CORYN, C. L. S.,

PERK, E.

PERK, E. BECHO, L. W.

PERK, E., BECHO, L. W

PERK, E., BECHO, L. W.

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PERK, E., BECHO, L. W.

PERK, E.,

PERK, E., ROBERSTON, K.

ROBERTSON, K. (

ROBERTSON, K

ROBERTSON, K.

WATTS, B.

Smith, C. D., BECHO, L. W.,

HARNAR, M. A.

WINGATE, L. A.

WINGATE, L. A.

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WINGATE, L. A.

WINGATE, L. A., BECHO, L. W.

Blog Posts

BECHO, L. W.

Dodd, E.

ROBERTSON, K., & WINGATE, L. A.

WINGATE, L. A.

WINGATE, L. A

WINGATE, L. A.

Publications

CORYN, C. L. S.

GULLICKSON, A.

Kates, A. W CORYN, C. L. S.

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WINGATE, L. A.,

WINGATE, L. A., PERK, E.

WINGATE, L. A.

Webinars

PERK, E., BECHO, L. W.

PERK, E., BECHO, L. W

WINGATE, L. A

WINGATE, L. A.,

Workshops

HARNAR, M. A.

BECHO, L. W.

WINGATE, L. A.

WINGATE, L. A.

WINGATE, L. A., BECHO, L. W.

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EXTERNAL FUNDING

2017-18 Grants and Contracts

Accelerating College Completion through Mindset Project Evaluation

Community Utilization of Evidence Based Program Registers

Center for Research and Excellence in Optical Sciences and Applications (CREOSA) Evaluation

EvaluATE: ATE Evaluation Support Center

Evaluation Checklist Project

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Evaluation of STEM Explorer at Delta

Goodwill Industries of Southwestern Michigan Life Guide Program Evaluation

Improving Teacher Quality Program Evaluation

ONEplace Evaluation

Optics for Space Technology and Applied Research Program Evaluation

Restorative Practices Evaluation

Seeking Safety Modification Project Evaluation

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Sowing Opportunities Now (SON) Program Evaluation

SRSLY Stockbridge and SRSLY Dexter Evaluation

Toolbox Impact Evaluation

Urban Core Collective Evaluation

Upward Bound-Kalamazoo Program Evaluation

Upward Bound-Van Buren Program Evaluation

AWARDS

Academic Leadership Academy, WMU—selected for 2017-18 cohort

WMU Excellence in Discovery Award: 2017-18

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CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND DEGREES GRANTED

IDPE Courses Taught in 2017-18

IDPE Dissertation Advising

Chris Coryn

Stephen Magura

Brad Watts

Lori Wingate

Non-IPDE Courses Taught by Evaluation Center Personnel in 2017-18

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Degrees Granted by the IDPE Program in 2017-18:

Todd Harcek, Ph.D.

Kristin Hobson, Ph.D.

Michael Kiella, Ph.D.

Corey Smith, Ph.D.

IDPE ENROLLMENTS

IMPACT ON THE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS OF THE UNIVERSITY

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PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

Lyssa Wilson Becho

Chris Coryn

Michael Harnar

Stephen Magura

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Stephanie Means

Emma Perk

Mary Ramlow

Kelly Robertson

Brad Watts

Lori Wingate