The EERS Invited Author Award is a special academic honor that recognizes exceptional scholarship by recently-published authors in the field of program evaluation.  The EERS Conference provides a forum for honorees to share their work with EERS members, while also introducing new evaluators to EERS.  

Selection is done by a team of experienced evaluators based on a review of peer reviewed journals in evaluation and related fields.  Honorees receive free conference registration and are highlighted in the conference program.

Eligibility criteria for the Invited Author Award have evolved in recent years to more fully reflect the EERS mission.  Currently, an individual would be eligible for consideration for the EERS Invited Author Award if he or she:

·        Is the author or co-author of an evaluation-related article published in a peer-reviewed journal in the relatively recent past.

·        Is relatively new to the evaluation field.

In addition, preference is given to individuals who reside in the EERS core area (Mid-Atlantic and lower New England States).

 

2012 Invited Authors

 

S. Marshall Perry, Dowling College.  Political Psychology in Evaluation: a Theoretical Framework.  In S. Mathison (Ed.) Really New Directions on Evaluation: Young Evaluators’ Perspectives. New Directions for Evaluation, 2011.

 

Tanner LeBaron Wallace, University of Pittsburgh.   An argument-based Approach to Validity in Evaluation. Evaluation: The International Journal of Theory, Research, and Practice. 2011.

 

Di Xu and Shanna Jaggars, Columbia University Teachers College.  The Effectiveness of Distance Education Across Virginia’s Community Colleges: Evidence from Introductory College-Level Math and English Courses. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2011,

 

 

Previous EERS Invited Authors

 

2011

Ronald Holm, Temple University.   Assessing the Utility of Targeted Outreach to Intervene with 18 to 24 year old Non-Treatment Seeking Tobacco Users.  Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 2010.

 

Ning Rui, Research for Better Schools.  Four Decades of Research on the Effects of Detracking Reform: Where Do We Stand? – A Systematic Review of the Evidence.  Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2009.

 

2010

Tania Bogatova, Keystone Research Corporation. Quality Improvements in the Early Care and Education Workforce: Outcomes and impact of the T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Project. Evaluation and Program Planning, 2009.

 

Allison Ann Payne, Villanova University. Do Predictors of the Implementation Quality of School-Based Prevention Programs Differ by Program Type?  Prevention Science, 2008.

 

Yen Yen Jocelyn Woo, Long Island University. Engaging New Audiences: Translating Research into Popular Media.  Educational Researcher, 2008.

 

2009

Kimberly Fredericks, Sage Colleges, & Joanne G. Carman, University of North Carolina at Charlotte.  Nonprofits and Evaluation: Empirical Evidence from the Field.  New Directions for Evaluation, 2008.

 

Stuart Shapiro, Rutgers University. Evaluating the Benefits and Costs of Regulatory Reforms: What Questions Need to be Asked?  Evaluation and Program Planning, 2008

 

2008

Daniel Hart, Rutgers University. High School Community Service as a Predictor of Adult Voting and Volunteering.  American Educational Research Journal, 2007.

 

Peter Schochet & John Burghardt, Mathematica Policy Research. Using Propensity Scoring to Estimate Program-Related Subgroup Impact in Experimental Program Evaluations.  Education Review, 2007.

 

2007

Christopher Hoadley, Penn State University.   Investigating the Potential of Using Social Network Analysis in Educational Evaluation. American Journal of Evaluation, 2006.

 

Embry Howell, Urban Institute.  An Assessment of Evaluation Designs: Case Studies of 12 Large Federal Evaluations. American Journal of Evaluation, 2006.

 

Susan Jenkins, CSR Incorporated. Adapting Job Analysis Methodology to Improve Evaluation Practice.  American Journal of Evaluation, 2006.

 

2006

Katrina Bledsoe & James A. Graham, The College of New Jersey.  The Use of Multiple Evaluation Approaches in Program Evaluation. American Journal of Evaluation, 2005.

 

Anne Chamberlain, Success for All Foundation.  Success for All: First-Year Results from the National Randomized Field Trial.  Educational Evaluation & Policy Analysis, 2005.

 

Jennifer E. Iriti, University of Pittsburgh.  Using recommendations in Evaluation: a Decision-Making Framework for Evaluators. American Journal of Evaluation, 2005.

 

2005

Michael C. Barth, ICF Consulting.  A Low-Cost, Post Hoc Method to Rate Overall Site Quality in a Multi-Site Demonstration. American Journal of Evaluation, 2004.

 

Jennifer Goldstein, Baruch College, City University of New York.  Making Sense of Distributed Leadership: the Case of Peer Assistance and Review.  Educational Evaluation & Policy Analysis, 2004.

 

Michael Morris, University of New Haven. Ethical Challenges. American Journal of Evaluation, (Ethical Challenges Section Editor).

 

Mengli Song, American Institutes for Research.  Passing Reading First: Prominence and Processes in an Elite Policy Network.  Educational Evaluation & Policy Analysis, 2004.

 

2004

Kevin P. Mulvey, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, US Department of Health & Human Services.  The Treatment Improvement Protocols (TIPs) Evaluation Project: a Theory-Driven Approach to Dissemination Research.  Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 2003.

 

Roger B. Straw, Health Resources and Services Administration, US Department of Health & Human Services.  A Framework for Understanding and Improving Multisite Evaluations.  New Directions for Evaluation, 2002.