Chris Coryn

Dr. Chris L. S. Coryn leads the
Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Evaluation
program.

Welcome to IDPE


The Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Evaluation program (IDPE) develops thought leaders in evaluation who have:

  • Deep knowledge of evaluation theory, methodology, and practice
  • Superior skills in practical and critical thinking
  • A knack for seeing opportunities for innovation and improvement

   What's New

Past "What's New" Items   

Special Announcement

We are now accepting  applications for fall 2010.

Events

Notices

Gugiu, P. C., Coryn, C. L. S., Clark, R., & Kuehn, A. (2009). Development and evaluation of the short-version of the Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (PACIC) instrument. Chronic Illness, 5(4).

Cook, T. D., Scriven, M., Coryn, C. L. S., & Evergreen, S. D. H. (2010). Contemporary thinking about causation in evaluation: A dialogue with Tom Cook and Michael Scriven. American Journal of Evaluation, 31(1).

Evergreen, S. D. H. (2009). A practical guide to program evaluation planning [Review of the book A practical guide to program evaluation planning]. American Journal of Evaluation, 30(4), 607-609.

Evaluation Center Study on Grand Rapids Teens in the News.  more information

IDPE Summer 2009 Newsletter is now  online.

P. Cristian Gugiu, an IDPE student, has received a WMU Graduate College Gwen Frostic Doctoral Fellowship to support his dissertation titled "Summative Confidence."

Chris L. S. Coryn, director of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Evaluation, is the recipient of the American Evaluation Association's 2008 Marcia Guttentag Award, which is presented to a promising new evaluator during the first five years after completion of his or her Masters or Doctoral degree and whose work is consistent with the AEA Guiding Principles for Evaluators.

The  twelfth issue of the Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation  is now online.

Additional evaluation-related news and events can be found on The Evaluation Center  Web site.