Researching Evaluation and Evaluating Youth Programs

Hi, I’m Dana.

I am an assistant professor and evaluation consultant in Wisconsin. I hold an MA in Positive Developmental Psychology and a PhD in Evaluation and Applied Research Methods from Claremont Graduate University. My primary research is in evaluation, and I also conduct evaluation in a variety of youth-focused organizations like after-school programs and computer science curriculum programs. I have been a member of the American Evaluation Association since 2014 and I am currently chairing the Student Evaluation Case Competition and associate editor for the American Journal of Evaluation.

Areas of Scholarship

  • Research on Evaluation

    I primarily conduct research examining the profession and practice of evaluation, as well as meta-research on evaluation.

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  • Evaluation Projects

    I also conduct evaluations with a variety of programs, mostly youth programs like after-school and CS education programs.

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  • Other Scholarship

    I have also conducted a variety of other research projects and published other non-empirical scholarship.

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