The Evaluation Center at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ maintains a directory of past Evaluation Cafe presentations for instructional purposes.
"Evaluation of the Federal Railroad Administration’s confidential close call reporting system"
Date: Sept. 18, 2007
Presenters: Jonny Morell, TechTeam Government Solutions Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Liesel Ritchie, senior research associate of The Evaluation Center, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥
"The Heifer hoofprint model: An approach to impact evaluations of international development projects"
Date: Sept. 25, 2007
Presenter: Thomaz Chianca, student in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation program, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥
"Getting to good: Evaluating a personnel selection system"
Date: Oct. 2, 2007
Presenter: Wes Martz, vice president, marketing, Kadant Inc., Three Rivers, Michigan, student in the interdisciplinary evaluation Ph.D. program, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥
"Making the most of your thesis or dissertation: Publication strategies for graduate students and recent graduates in evaluation and the social sciences"
Date: Oct. 9, 2007
Presenter: Chris L. S. Coryn, director of the interdisciplinary evaluation Ph.D. program, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥
"Evaluating the Kalamazoo Promise"
Date: Oct. 16, 2007
Presenter: Gary Miron, chief of staff, and Stephanie Evergreen, project manager, The Evaluation Center, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥
"Sustainability evaluation: A checklist approach"
Date: Oct. 23, 2007
Presenter: Daniela Schroeter, student in the interdisciplinary evaluation Ph.D. program, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥
"Summative confidence: An introductory overview"
Date: Oct. 30, 2007
Presenter: Cristian Gugiu, student in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation program, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥
"The adoption of an arts integration program for whole-school reform: Exploring the line between evaluation and research"
Date: Nov. 13, 2007
Presenters: Allison Downey, assistant professor of elementary education, and Claudia Ceccon, student in the educational leadership, research and technology doctoral program, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥
"RealWorld evaluation: Working under budget, time, data, and political constraints"
Date: Nov. 21, 2007
Presenter: Jim Rugh, consultant and former coordinator for design, Monitoring, and Evaluation for Care International
"Evaluation Cafe book group: Evaluation ethics for best practice"
Date: Nov. 27, 2007
Facilitator: Lori Wingate, assistant to the director, The Evaluation Center, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥
"Controlling for selection and endogeneity biases in estimating alcoholic anonymous’ outcomes in project MATCH"
Date: Dec. 4, 2007
Presenter: Stephen Magura, director of The Evaluation Center, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥
"Evaluating and synthesizing the research on school choice"
Date: Jan. 22, 2008
Presenters: Gary Miron, chief of staff; Stephanie Evergreen, project manager; and Jessica Urschel, research assistant, The Evaluation Center, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥
"Building strong collaboration between an academic institution and an international NGO through evaluation use: The case of Heifer International and The Evaluation Center"
Date: Jan. 29, 2008
Presenter: Tererai Trent, deputy director for planning of monitoring and evaluation, Heifer International, Little Rock, Arizona, and student in the interdisciplinary evaluation Ph.D. program, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥
"How to publish an article in the American Journal of Evaluation (and similar journals): Guidance for graduate students and first-time authors"
Date: Feb. 5, 2008
Presenter: Robin Miller, associate professor of psychology, Michigan State University, and editor, American Journal of Evaluation
"Evaluation of team performance in medical simulation"
Date: Feb. 12, 2008
Presenter: Amy Gullickson, student in the interdisciplinary evaluation Ph.D. program, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥
"The basic characteristics and experimental designs of group randomized trials funded by the Institute of Education Sciences"
Date: Feb. 19, 2008
Presenter: Jessaca Spybrook, senior research associate, The Evaluation Center, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥
"Concepts underlying evaluating organizational effectiveness"
Date: Feb. 26, 2008
Presenter: Wes Martz, vice president of marketing, Kadant Inc., Three Rivers, Michigan, and student in the interdisciplinary evaluation Ph.D. program, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥
"Tools for conceptualizing, planning, writing and evaluating a doctoral dissertation"
Date: March 11, 2008
Presenter: Chris L.S. Coryn, director of the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation program, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥
"Validating evaluation checklists"
Date: March 18, 2008
Presenter: Daniela Schroeter, student in the interdisciplinary evaluation Ph.D. program, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥
"The role of interaction and general adjustment in expatriate attitudes"
Date: April 1, 2008
Presenter: Jennifer Palthe, associate professor of management, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥
"Kingdom of ends: Developing a community of practice in advocacy evaluation"
Date: April 8, 2008
Presenter: Kristin Kaylor Richardson, student in the interdisciplinary evaluation Ph.D. program, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥
"Design issues re: An evaluation association to improve evaluation of development assistance programs"
Date: April 15, 2008
Presenter: Paul Clements, associate professor of political science and director of the Master of International Development Administration, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥