Stephanie Means


Stephanie Means
stepmeans@yahoo.com

Robert McCowen


Robert McCowen
robert.mccowen@gmail.com

Krystin Martens


Krystin Martens
krystin.s.martens@wmich.edu

Matthew Ludwig


Matthew Ludwig
maludwig@gmail.com

Amy Bentz


Amy Bentz
amy.e.bentz@wmich.edu

Jeff Barney


Jeff Barney
jeffrey.a.barney@wmich.edu

Lee Balcom


Lee Balcom
lee.a.balcom@wmich.edu

Evaluation Checklists


This site provides refereed checklists for designing, budgeting, contracting, staffing, managing, and assessing evaluations of programs, personnel, students, and other evaluands; collecting, analyzing, and reporting evaluation information; and determining merit, worth, and significance.  Each checklist is a distillation of valuable lessons learned from practice.

The site’s purpose is to improve the quality and consistency of evaluations and enhance evaluation capacity through the promotion and use of high-quality checklists targeted to specific evaluation tasks and approaches.

Evaluation Café


The Evaluation Café features the brightest minds in evaluation, as part of a weekly series presented throughout the academic year. Guest speakers bring a fresh perspective on a wide range of evaluation topics. Attend in person – pizza provided! – or catch up on the latest discussion through our web library. Learn more.

Evaluation Checklists


To improve the quality and consistency of evaluations and enhance evaluation capacity, we promote the use of high-quality checklists targeted to specific evaluation tasks and approaches. The checklist site provides evaluation specialists and users with refereed checklists for designing, budgeting, contracting, staffing, managing, and assessing evaluations of programs, personnel, students, and other evaluands; collecting, analyzing, and reporting evaluation information; and determining merit, worth, and significance. Learn more.