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Discovering what works and why.
Throughout almost every education and social service program, the question arises: How are things going? Sometimes it is asked by those running the program, sometimes by the people who are funding it.
The search for answers often leads to WestEd's Evaluation Research (ER) Program. ER performs dozens of analyses each year, including evaluation studies, program design and policy formation, and professional development and training. Staff scrutinize programs involving everything from national school reform to community-based social services, including elementary and secondary education; curriculum and instruction; higher education; organizational change; school reform; community development; social services; and research methodology.
These evaluations lead to better understanding of whether a program is effective, whether a policy is having the desired impact, whether a chosen approach is the most cost-effective way of accomplishing agreed-upon goals, how an effort can be improved, and whether an initiative should be continued.
ER's current work includes:
 Download the ER brochure (PDF)
Director: Martin Orland
Contact: Stephannie Reizuch
Tel: 562.799.5421
Email: sreizuc@WestEd.org
Topics we address:
Evaluation
Services we offer:
Projects associated with this program:
WestEd staff involved with this program:
- Noraini Abdullah-Welsh, Senior Research Associate
- Sara Allender, Policy & Evaluation Research Associate II
- Julie Aronson, Senior Research Associate
- Mitra Jane Asgarian, Research Assistant
- Jerry Bailey, Senior Statistician
- Juan Carlos Bojorquez, Senior Research Associate
- John Bosma, Associate Director, Evaluation Research
- Daniel Bugler, Senior Research Associate
- John Carr, Senior Research Associate
- Carol Cohen, Senior Research Associate
- Marycruz Diaz, Senior Research Associate
- Rebeca Diaz, Research Associate
- Neal Finkelstein, Senior Research Scientist
- John Flaherty Jr., Senior Research Associate
- Norman Gold, Senior Research Associate
- April Haagenson, Research Assistant
- Sara Hahn, Research Associate
- Alberto Heredia, Senior Research Associate
- Sharon Herpin, Senior Research Associate
- Jerry Hipps, Project Director
- Amanda Hoffman, Policy & Evaluation Research Associate II
- Jodie Hoffman, Research Associate
- Mike Huang, Research Assistant
- Victor Kuo, Senior Research Associate
- Shannon Ladymon
- Christina Long, Intern
- Laurie Maak, Senior Research Associate Web-based Communication
- Treseen McCormick, Senior Project Director
- Joseph McCrary, Senior Research Associate
- Isabel Montemayor, Research Associate
- Jonathan Nakamoto, Research Associate
- Martin Orland, Director of Evaluation and Policy Research
- Valentin Pedroza, Research Associate
- Michelle Ramos, Research Associate
- Stephannie Reizuch, Program Coordinator
- Stephen Ruffini, Senior Research Associate
- Khadijah Salaam, Research Associate
- Jim Schmidt, Research Associate
- Marisela Sifuentes, Research Assistant
- Sandy Sobolew-Shubin, Project Director
- Armando Tafoya, Research Associate
- Jaclyn Tejwani, Research Associate
- Emanda Thomas, Research Associate I
- Julie Torres, Administrative Assistant
- Naida Tushnet, Senior Scientist
- Jennifer Verrier, Administrative Assistant
- Adrienne Quinn Washington, Research Associate
- Donna Winston, Research Associate
Resources related to this program:
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