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Curriculum Vitae Chris L. Coryn 1

Chris L. Coryn

Western Michigan University 4445 Ellsworth Hall, Mail Stop 5237

Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA 49008-5237 Telephone: 269-267-8228

E-mail: [email protected]

Education

2007 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Evaluation Western Michigan University (WMU) Cognate: Evaluation theory and methodology Advisor: Dr. Michael Scriven Examination committee: Drs. Michael Scriven, David J. Hartmann, & Arlen R. Gullickson Dissertation committee: Drs. Michael Scriven, John A. Hattie, & David J. Hartmann Dissertation: Evaluation of Researchers and Their Research: Toward Making the Implicit Explicit [Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF)]

2004 Master of Arts (M.A.) in Social and Experimental Psychology Indiana University (IU) Advisor: Dr. Catherine Borshuk Thesis committee: Drs. Catherine Borshuk, Kevin Ladd, & Dé Bryant Thesis: “They’re not Real Americans”: Nationalism and Justice for Arab Americans

2002 Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Psychology Indiana University (IU) Advisor: Dr. Catherine Borshuk Honors research project: Antecedents of Attitudes Toward the Poor [Recipient of the James R. Haines Award for Outstanding Research in Psychology]

Honors and Awards

2017 Western Michigan University (WMU) Excellence in Discovery: Research and External Funding over $1 Million for 5 Years 2011-2016 Award

2016 Western Michigan University (WMU) Excellence in Discovery: Research and External Funding over $1 Million for 5 Years 2010-2015 Award

2014 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Research on Evaluation Distinguished Scholar Award

2013 Western Michigan University (WMU) Emerging Scholar Award

2008 American Evaluation Association (AEA) Marcia Guttentag Award

2008 Michigan Association for Evaluation (MAE) John A. Seeley Friend of Evaluation Award

2008 Quasi-Experimental Design and Analysis in Education [Competitively selected to attend T. D. Cook and W. R. Shadish’s five-day workshop at Northwestern University]

2007 National Science Foundation (NSF) Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant

2006 Western Michigan University (WMU) Graduate Student International Travel Award

2006 Western Michigan University (WMU) Graduate Student Research and Travel Award


2006 European Evaluation Society (ESS)/United Kingdom Evaluation Society (UKES) Bursary

2004 Indiana University (IU) Award for Graduate Research Excellence

2004 American Evaluation Association (AEA) Travel Award

2004 Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) Travel Award

2004 Western Michigan University (WMU) Graduate Student Research and Travel Award

2002 Indiana University (IU) SMART (Student Mentor Academic Research Teams) Merit Award for Outstanding Research

2002 Indiana University (IU) SMART (Student Mentor Academic Research Teams) Research Expense Grant

2002 Indiana University (IU) James R. Haines Award for Outstanding Research in Psychology

2002 Indiana University (IU) Chapter of Psi Chi (National Honor Society of Psychology)

2000 Alpha Sigma Lambda, Eta Nu Chapter

Post-Doctoral Professional Development and Continuing Education

2010 Participatory Evaluation Up-Close. One-day workshop given by J. B. Cousins, University of Ottawa.

2010 The Logic of Evaluation. Two-day workshop given by M. Scriven, Claremont Graduate University.

2009 What Counts as Credible Evidence in Evaluation and Applied Research? Two-day workshop given by S. I. Donaldson, Claremont Graduate University.

2009 Exploring a Utilization-Focused Evaluation Option: Developmental Evaluation Using Systems Thinking and Complex Nonlinear Dynamics. One-day workshop given by M. Q. Patton, Independent Consultant.

2009 Cost Analysis. One-day workshop given by B. Yates, American University.

2009 Logic Modeling: Beyond the Traditional View. One-day workshop given by J. A. Morell, TechTeam Government Solutions.

2009 The Domain of Evaluation. Two-day workshop given by M. Scriven, Claremont Graduate University.

2009 The Success Case Method: Simple, Strategic, and Convincing Evaluation. One-day workshop given by R. O. Brinkerhoff, Western Michigan University.

2009 Basics of Evaluation & Applied Research Methods. One-day workshop given by S. I. Donaldson and C. A. Christie, Claremont Graduate University.

2008 Quasi-Experimental Design and Analysis in Education. Five-day workshop given by T. D. Cook and W. R. Shadish, Northwestern University.

Research Interests and Agenda

Dr. Coryn’s research interests include—but are not limited to—history of evaluation; research on evaluation theories, methods, and practices; quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods of research; measurement theory and psychometrics; and research synthesis and meta-analysis.


Summary Bibliometrics (Google Scholar)

Citations = 3,435

h-index = 23

i10-index = 36

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Coryn is the Director of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Evaluation (IDPE) program and a Professor of Evaluation in the Graduate College at Western Michigan University (WMU). He received a B.A. in Psychology from Indiana University (IU) in 2002 and a M.A. in Social and Experimental Psychology in 2004, also from IU. He earned his Ph.D. in Evaluation in 2007 at WMU. He has published more than 50 scholarly, peer-reviewed papers in journals such as the Albanian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, American Journal of Evaluation, Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal, Chronic Illness, Computers & Education, Current Research in Social Psychology, Energy Efficiency, Evaluation & The Health Professions, Evaluation and Program Planning, Evaluation Journal of Australasia, International Criminal Justice Review, Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, Journal of Materials Education, Journal of Mixed Methods Research, Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, New Directions for Evaluation, The Journal of Social Psychology, The Qualitative Report, World Medical & Health Policy, and has also authored and/or edited several books, book chapters, and monographs, and authored or coauthored nearly 100 commissioned evaluation and research reports. He is currently the Executive Editor of the Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation and also serves on the Editorial Advisory Boards of the American Journal of Evaluation and Evaluation and Program Planning. He is also the coauthor (with Daniel L. Stufflebeam) of the second edition of Evaluation Theory, Models, & Applications and coeditor (with Carl D. Westine) of the four-volume Contemporary Trends in Evaluation Research.

He has been involved in and led numerous research studies and evaluations, funded by the Department of Justice (DOJ), National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes for Health (NIH), nonprofits, and many others, across several substantive domains, including research and evaluation in education, science and technology, science policy, health and medicine, community and international development, and social and human services. Since obtaining his first graduate degree in 2004, he has served as the Principal Investigator, Co-Principal Investigator, or Methodologist for numerous research and evaluation grants and contracts totaling more than $3,000,000.

He has given numerous lectures, speeches, and workshops, both nationally and internationally, including Albania, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, India, Japan, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Nepal, New Zealand, Russia, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, and United States. From 2010 to 2011 he provided instruction at The Evaluators’ Institute (TEI), held annually in Chicago, Ottawa, San Francisco, and Washington. Additionally, he has worked and published with many of the field’s leading scholars including Tom D. Cook, J. Bradley Cousins, E. Jane Davidson, John A. Hattie, Patrick McKnight, Robin L. Miller, Michael Q. Patton, Jim Rugh, James R. Sanders, Michael Scriven, and Daniel L. Stufflebeam, among others.

Current Positions

2008 – Director of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Evaluation (IDPE), Western Michigan University (WMU)

2019 – Professor of Evaluation, Western Michigan University (WMU)

Previous Positions

2012 – 2019 Associate Professor of Evaluation, Western Michigan University (WMU)


2008 – 2012 Assistant Professor of Evaluation, Western Michigan University (WMU)

2007 – 2008 Program Manager of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Evaluation (IDPE), Western Michigan University (WMU)

2006 – 2007 Senior Research Associate, Western Michigan University (WMU), The Evaluation Center

2006 – 2007 Teaching Assistant, Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Evaluation (IDPE), Western Michigan University (WMU)

2003 – 2006 Research Assistant, Western Michigan University (WMU), The Evaluation Center

2002 – 2003 Research Assistant, Indiana University (IU), Department of Psychology

2002 – 2003 Teaching Assistant, Indiana University (IU), Department of Psychology

2002 – 2003 Director of Family Programs, Elkhart Youth Services Bureau, Inc.

2000 – 2002 Employment Specialist/Career Counselor, Goodwill Industries of Michiana, Inc.

1999 – 2001 Mental Health Worker/Emergency Services Counselor, Oaklawn Psychiatric Hospital

Grant-Funded and Contracted Research and Evaluation

2015– 2016 CLEAResult

Upper Peninsula Housing Baseline Study

Principal Investigator

Western Michigan University, The Evaluation Center, Kalamazoo, MI. [$16,421]

2015– 2016 United Nations (UN) International Labour Organization (ILO)

Quality Appraisal of International Labour Organization (ILO) Project Evaluations Conducted between 2014-2015



2015 Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR)

Evaluation the CORE Selection Process



2014 – 2015 National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA)

Economic Analysis



2013 – 2015 National Science Foundation (NSF)

Exploratory Identification of Project Effectiveness Principles for Professional Development in Elementary Science Teaching

Co-Principal Investigator



2013 – 2015 Springfield Technical Community College

Evaluation of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Center



2012 Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)

Evaluation of the Overall Quality and Transparency of Evaluation at the SNSF



2012 Dmitry Zimin’s Dynasty Foundation of Russia

Performance Evaluation



2012 World Vision International

Development of Strategies and Tools for Cluster Sampling



2011 – 2014 United States Department of Justice (DOJ)

Field Initiated Research and Evaluation


Western Michigan University, The Evaluation Center, Kalamazoo, MI. [$499,983; DOJ# 2011-MU-FX-0009]

2011 – 2013 National Institutes for Health (NIH)

Critical Review of Evidence-Based Program Repositories for Behavioral Health Treatments


Western Michigan University, The Evaluation Center, Kalamazoo, MI. [$409,750; NIH# 1R21DA032151-01]

2011 – 2012 International Development Research Center (IDRC)

Strategic Evaluation on Research Excellence



2011 – 2012 Western Michigan University (WMU)

Visiting Scholars and Artists Program (VSAP) Grant

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI. [$1,000]


2011 Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)

Preliminary Concept for an Evaluation of Overall Quality Assurance and Transparency of Evaluation at the Swiss National Science Foundation



2011 Heifer Project International (HPI)

Impact Evaluation of HPI Programming in Albania, Nepal, and Uganda



2011 Hawai’i Department of Education (HIDOE)

Two-Day Workshop on Evaluation Theory and Methodology


2010 – 2012 Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra (KSO)

Evaluation of the Marvelous Music! Program



2010 Kalamazoo Public Schools (KPS)

Evaluation of Title I Behavioral Support Positions




Evaluation of Title I Jail Program




Evaluation of Title I Juvenile Home Youth Center School




Assessment for Learning Research Scholars: Capacity Building in Mathematics and Science Education


Western Michigan University, The Evaluation Center, Kalamazoo, MI. [$1,312,499; NSF# 0733590]


2009 – 2010 National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) of India

North American Study Tours

Facilitator/Instructor


2009 – 2012 National Research Center for Career and Technical Education (NRCCTE)

Evaluation of the NRCCTE Against Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Metrics

Methodologist


2009 – 2011 Public Sector Consultants (PSC)

Evaluation of Michigan Saves

Methodologist


2009 United Nations (UN) International Labour Organization (ILO)

Quality Appraisals of ILO Independent Project Evaluation Reports

Methodologist


2009 United States Department of Transportation (DOT) Human Factors Coordinating Committee (HFCC)

Evaluation of the Evaluation Track of the 2009 International Conference on Fatigue Management in Transportation Operations



2009 Center for Student Opportunity (CSO)

Needs Assessment for the College Access & Opportunity Guide

Methodologist


2008 – 2012 Integrated Health Partners (IHP)

Evaluation of the IHP Chronic Care Model II



2008 – 2009 Share Our Strengths (SOS)

Process Evaluation of SOS’s Operation Frontline (OFL)

Methodologist



2008 – 2009 City of Grand Rapids

Our Community’s Children



2008 Heifer Project International (HPI)

Impact Evaluation of HPI Programming in Cambodia, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, and Vietnam

Senior Evaluator

Western Michigan University, The Evaluation Center, Kalamazoo, MI.

2008 – 2010 W. K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) and Battle Creek Community Foundation (BCCF)

Evaluation of the Latino Hispanic Community Project (LHCP)



2007 – 2011 Board of Education of the City of Chicago

Program Evaluation Services Task Order



2007 – 2009 Integrated Health Partners (IHP)

Evaluation of the IHP Chronic Care Model I



2007 – 2008 Kamehameha Schools (KS)

Hierarchical Growth Model Project




Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant


Western Michigan University, The Evaluation Center, Kalamazoo, MI. [$2,000; NSF# 0721097]

2007 Harold K. L. Castle Foundation (HKLCF)

Hierarchical Growth Model Project Focusing on Native Hawaiian Students




2007 Achievement in Great Lakes’ Charter Schools

Data Analyst



Evaluation of Title I Behavioral Services



2006 – 2007 Rapides Foundation

Evaluation of the Rapides Foundation Systematic Initiative

Data Analyst


2006 – 2007 American Evaluation Association (AEA)

Birth of the American Evaluation Association

Senior Research Associate


2006 – 2007 Hawai’i Department of Education (HIDOE) and Kamehameha Schools (KS)

Successful Schools for Hawaiians Study



2006 – 2007 Kamehameha Schools (KS)

Evaluation of Summer School Programs

Research Associate


2005 – 2006 Heifer Project International (HPI)

Impact Evaluation of HPI Programming in Peru and United States

Junior Evaluator


2005 – 2007 Kalamazoo Public Schools (KPS)

Evaluation of Title I Parent Involvement Programs



2004 – 2006 Kalamazoo Public Schools (KPS)

Evaluation of Middle School Summer Enrichment Programs in 2004, 2005, and 2006





Evaluation of the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Program

Research Associate


2003 – 2004 Helping HAND (Homeless Access New Directions)


Indiana University, Department of Psychology, South Bend, IN. [$2,000]

2003 Appalachia Educational Laboratory

Data Analyst


2002 Goodwill Industries of Michiana, Inc. (GWI)

Principal Researcher

Indiana University, Department of Psychology, South Bend, IN. [$2,000]

2002 Indiana University (IU)

Antecedents of Attitudes Toward the Poor

Principal Researcher

Indiana University, Department of Psychology, South Bend, IN [awarded the James R. Haines Award for Outstanding Research in Psychology].

2001 – 2004 Indiana University (IU)

Impact of September 11th, 2001

Co-Principal Researcher

Indiana University, Department of Psychology, South Bend, IN.

Consultancy-Related Research and Evaluation

2014 State University of New York (SUNY)

Review of validity study by Center for Human Services Research study of persons with developmental disabilities

Methodological Advisor

2012 Insight Policy Research

Advisory Panel for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Research on Gender in Science and Engineering (GSE) program

Panel Member

2010 – 2011 Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE)

Interrater Reliability Panel

Panel Member


2009 – 2012 National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) of India

Evaluation Capacity Building in India

External Expert

2008 – 2010 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada

Cluster Evaluation of the Standard Research Grants Program and the Research Development Initiative Program

Expert Advisor

2008 Barry County Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS)

Leadership Barry County (LBC) Alumnus Survey


2006 – 2007 Hispanic American Council of Kalamazoo (HAC)

Evaluation of HAC Programs


2006 Four Winds Waldorf School

School Satisfaction Survey Analysis

Consultant

2004 – 2006 Goodwill Industries of Southwestern Michigan (GWI), Kalamazoo County Department of Human Services (DHS), and Housing Resources, Inc. (HRI)

Evaluation of the Making It Work (MIW) Program

Evaluator

2004 Educational Testing Services (ETS)/World Links

Evaluation of World Links Discourse Software Project


Service-Related Research and Evaluation

2018 – 2019 Read and Write Kalamazoo (RAWK)

Evaluation of RAWK Programming and Activities

Consultant

2017 – 2018 Urban Roots (UR)

Evaluation of UR Programming and Activities

Consultant

2017 – 2018 Kalamazoo Institute of Arts (KIA)

Evaluation Capacity Development

Consultant


2017 Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra (KSO)

Evaluation of the Kalamazoo Kids in Tune (KKIT) Program

Consultant

2014 – 2015 Western Michigan University (WMU) College of Fine Arts (CFA)

Climate Survey

Consultant

2014 The Learning Village

Parent Satisfaction Survey

Consultant

2013 – 2014 Western Michigan University (WMU) Bronson School of Nursing

Alumni Survey

Consultant

2013 Western Michigan University (WMU) Summer Golf League

Participant Satisfaction Survey

Consultant


Title I Parent Involvement Survey Development and Evaluation

Consultant

2010 Western Michigan University (WMU) Police

Tazer Use Survey Analysis

Consultant

2010 Pretty Lake Vacation Camp

Development of Evaluation Metrics

Consultant

2007 – 2008 Kalamazoo Communities in Schools (KCIS)

Social-Emotional Needs of Kalamazoo Public Schools (KPS) Students

Consultant

2007 – 2008 American Evaluation Association (AEA)

Oral History Project

Oral History Project Team Member

Expert Testimony

2010 Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan et al. versus Hunt et al. (case # 1:09-cv-00593) on behalf of Miller, Canfield, Paddock, & Stone, P.L.C.


Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

Coryn, C. L., Becho, L. W., Westine, C. D., Mateu, P. F., Abu-Obaid, R. N., Hobson, K. A., Schröter, D. C., Dodds, E. L., Vo, A. T., & Ramlow, M. (2020). Material incentives and other potential factors associated with response rates to Internet surveys of American Evaluation Association members: Findings from a randomized experiment. American Journal of Evaluation.

Ozeki, S., Coryn, C. L., & Schröter, D. (2019). Evaluation logic in practice: Findings from two empirical investigations of American Evaluation Association members. Evaluation and Program Planning, 76, 101681.

Hobson, K. A., Coryn, C. L., Fierro, L. A., & Sherwood-Laughlin, C. M. (2019). Instruction of evaluation competencies in Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)-accredited Master of Public Health (MPH) degree programs. American Journal of Evaluation, 40(4), 590-606.

Kates, A. W., Huang, W., & Coryn, C. L. (2018). The effects of mobile phone use on academic performance: A meta-analysis. Computers & Education, 127, 107-112.

Coryn, C. L. (2018). In memoriam: Daniel L. Stufflebeam (1936-2017). American Journal of Evaluation, 39(1), 140-141.

Coryn, C. L., Wilson, L. N., Westine, C. D., Hobson, K. A., Ozeki, S., Fiekowsky, E. L., Greenman II, G. D., & Schröter, D. C. (2017). A decade of research on evaluation: A systematic review of research on evaluation published between 2005 and 2014. American Journal of Evaluation, 38(3), 329-347.

Carlson, L., Mikeska, J., Harrison III, R. L., & Coryn, C. L. (2017). The influence of parental and communication style on consumer socialization: A meta-analysis informs marketing strategy and considerations involving parent-child interventions. Journal of Advertising Research, 57(3), 319-334.

Coryn, C. L., Ozeki, S., Wilson, L. N., Greenman II, G. D., Schröter, D. C., Hobson, K. A., Azzam, T., & Vo, A. T. (2016). Does research on evaluation matter? Findings from a survey of American Evaluation Association members and prominent evaluation theorists and scholars. American Journal of Evaluation, 37(2), 159-173.

Awgu, E., Magura, S., & Coryn, C. L. (2016). Social capital, substance use disorder and depression among youth. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 42(2), 213-221.

Coryn, C. L., Hobson, K. A., & McCowen, R. H. (2015). Meta-analysis as a method of multi-site evaluation: An example from international development. Evaluation Journal of Australasia, 15(3), 4-14.

Magura, S., Burkhardt, J. T., Schröter, D. C., Means, S. N., Vladimirovna, Y., & Coryn, C. L. (2015). Assessing standards of evidence in evidence-based program registers for behavioral health treatments. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 146, e191.

Burkhardt, J. T., Schröter, D. C., Magura, S., Means, S. N., & Coryn, C. L. (2015). An overview of evidence-based program registers (EBPRs) for behavioral health. Evaluation and Program Planning, 48, 92-99.

Means, S. N., Magura, S., Burkhardt, J. T., Schröter, D. C., & Coryn, C. L. (2015). Comparing rating paradigms for evidence-based program registers in behavioral health: Evidentiary criteria and implications for assessing programs. Evaluation and Program Planning, 48, 100-116.

Schröter, D. C., Magura, S., & Coryn, C. L. (2015). Introduction: Deconstructing evidence-based practice. Evaluation and Program Planning, 48, 90-91.

Coryn, C. L., Schröter, D. C., & McCowen, R. H. (2014). A mixed method study of some of the factors associated with successful school strategies for native Hawaiian students in the state of Hawai’i. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 8(4), 377-395.


Gugiu, P. C., Westine, C. D., Coryn, C. L., & Hobson, K. A. (2013). An application of a new evidence grading system to research on the Chronic Care Model. Evaluation & The Health Professions, 36(1), 3-43.

Roy, A. R., Hobson, K. A., & Coryn, C. L. (2012). What’s in a Scriven number? Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 8(19), 41-45.

Coryn, C. L., Schröter, D. C., Cullen, A., Semen, L., & McLaughlin, J. (2012). Assessing implementation fidelity of a national nutrition education program: A case study of Share Our Strength's Operation Frontline. Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 8(19), 15-25.

Hobson, K. A., Mateu, P., Coryn, C. L., & Graves, C. D. (2012). Measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines and diagnoses of autism spectrum disorders among children: A meta-analysis. World Medical & Health Policy, 4(3), 1-14.

Richardson, M. M., Coryn, C. L., Henry, J., Black-Pond, C., & Unrau, Y. (2012). Development and evaluation of the Trauma-Informed System Change Instrument: Factorial validity and implications for use. Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal, 29(3), 167-184.

Schröter, D. C., Coryn, C. L., Cullen, A., Robertson, K. N., & Alyami, M. (2012). Using concept mapping for planning and evaluation of a statewide energy efficiency initiative. Energy Efficiency, 5(3), 365-375.

Coryn, C. L., & Hobson, K. A. (2011). Using nonequivalent dependent variables to reduce internal validity threats in quasi-experiments: Rationale, history, and examples from practice. In S. Mathison (Ed.), Really new directions in evaluation: Young evaluators’ perspectives. New Directions for Evaluation, 131, 31-39. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Koleci, X., Coryn, C. L., Hobson, K. A., & Keci, R. (2011). Probability sampling designs for veterinary epidemiology. Albanian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 3(10), 1-16.

Coryn, C. L., Pellegrini, B., Evergreen, S. D. H., Heroux, K., & Turner, K. (2011). Psychometric properties of the Science Esteem Inventory. Journal of Materials Education, 33(3-4), 189-202.

Cullen, A., E., & Coryn, C. L. (2011). Forms and functions of participatory evaluation in international development: A review of the empirical and theoretical literature. Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 7(16), 32-47.

Cullen, A. E., Coryn, C. L., & Rugh, J. (2011). The politics and consequences of including stakeholders in international development evaluation. American Journal of Evaluation, 32(3), 345-361.

Coryn, C. L., Noakes, L. A., Westine, C. D., & Schröter, D. C., (2011). A systematic review of theory-driven evaluation practice from 1990 to 2009. American Journal of Evaluation, 32(2), 199-226.

Gugiu, P. C., Coryn, C. L., & Applegate, E. B. (2010). Structure and measurement properties of the Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care instrument. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 16(3), 509-516.

The Oral History Project Team (Miller, R. L., Coryn, C. L., & Schröter, D. C.). (2010). The oral history of evaluation: The professional development of James R. Sanders. American Journal of Evaluation, 31(1), 118-130.

Davey, J. W., Gugiu, P. C., & Coryn, C. L. (2010). Quantitative methods for estimating the reliability of qualitative data. Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 6(13), 140-162.

Cook, T. D., Scriven, M., Coryn, C. L., & 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), 105-117.

Coryn, C. L., Stufflebeam, D. L., Davidson, E. J., & Scriven, M. (2010). The Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Evaluation: Reflections on its development and first seven years. Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 6(13), 118-129.

Gugiu, P. C., Coryn, C. L., 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), 268-276.


Coryn, C. L., Spybrook, J. K., Evergreen, S. D. H., & Blinkiewicz, M. V. (2009). Development and evaluation of the Social-Emotional Learning Scale. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 27(4), 283-295.

Cumings, L., & Coryn, C. L. (2009). A job analysis for K-8 principals in a national charter school system. Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 6(12), 157-176.

Coryn, C. L. (2009). The fundamental characteristics of international models and mechanisms for evaluating government-funded research. Access: Critical Perspectives on Communication, Cultural & Policy Studies, 27(1&2), 9-25.

Coryn, C. L., Schröter, D. C., & Hanssen, C. E. (2009). Adding a time-series design element to the Success Case Method to improve methodological rigor: An application for nonprofit program evaluation. American Journal of Evaluation, 30(1), 80-92.

Scriven, M., & Coryn, C. L. (2008). The logic of research evaluation. In C. L. S. Coryn & M. Scriven (Eds.), Reforming the evaluation of research. New Directions for Evaluation, 118, 89-106. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Coryn, C. L., & Scriven, M. (2008). Editors’ notes. In C. L. S. Coryn & M. Scriven (Eds.), Reforming the evaluation of research. New Directions for Evaluation, 118, 1-6. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

The Oral History Project Team (Miller, R. L., Coryn, C. L., & Schröter, D. C.). (2008). The oral history of evaluation: The professional development of Daniel L. Stufflebeam. American Journal of Evaluation, 29(4), 555-571.

Schröter, D. C., Coryn, C. L., & Montrosse, B. E. (2008). Peer review of abstracts submitted to the Graduate Student and New Evaluators Topical Interest Group for the 2006 American Evaluation Association conference. Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 5(9), 25-40.

Coryn, C. L., Gugiu, P. C., Davidson, E. J., & Schröter, D. C. (2008). Assessing needs in hidden populations using respondent-driven sampling. Evaluation Journal of Australasia, 7(2), 3-11.

Coryn, C. L., Hattie, J. A., Scriven, M., & Hartmann, D. J. (2007). Models and mechanisms for evaluating government-funded research: An international comparison. American Journal of Evaluation, 28(4), 437-457.

Coryn, C. L., & Scriven, M. (2007). Are national-level research evaluation models valid, credible, useful, cost-effective, and ethical? Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 4(8), 92-96.

Coryn, C. L., & Scriven, M. (2007). Why does the evaluation of research need to be reformed? Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 4(8), 77-78.

Coryn, C. L. (2007). Using hierarchical linear modeling for proformative evaluation: A case example. Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 4(7), 53-60.

Miron, G., Coryn, C. L., & Mackety, D. M. (2007). Evaluating the impact of charter schools on student achievement: A longitudinal look at the Great Lakes’ states. Tempe, AZ: Arizona State University, Education Policy Research Unit.

Coryn, C. L. (2007). The holy trinity of methodological rigor: A skeptical view. Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 4(7), 26-31.

Coryn, C. L. (2006). A conceptual framework for making evaluation support meaningful, useful, and valuable. Evaluation Journal of Australasia, 6(1), 45-51.

Coryn, C. L., & Borshuk, C. (2006). The scope of justice for Muslim Americans: Moral exclusion in the aftermath of 9/11. The Qualitative Report, 11(3), 586-604.

Coryn, C. L. (2006). The fundamental characteristics of research. Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 3(5), 124-133.

Coryn, C. L., & Hattie, J. A. (2006). The transdisciplinary model of evaluation. Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 3(4), 107-114.


Coryn, C. L. (2006). The use and abuse of citations as indicators of research quality. Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 3(4), 115-120.

Coryn, C. L., Schröter, D. C., & Scriven, M. (2005). A call to action: The first International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 2(3), 155-165.

Coryn, C. L. (2005). Evaluation in Canada. Journal of Multidisciplinary Evaluation, 2(3), 166-171.

Coryn, C. L., Schröter, D. C., & Zeller, P. A. (2005). Practical ethics for program evaluation: Client impropriety. Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 2(2), 72-75.

Coryn, C. L. (2005). An update on evaluation in Canada. Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 2(2), 130-131.

Coryn, C. L., Beale, J. M., & Myers, K. (2004). Response to September 11th: Prejudice, patriotism, and anxiety in the aftermath of terror. Current Research in Social Psychology, 9(12), 165-184.

Coryn, C. L. (2004). The state of evaluation in Canada. Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 1(1), 55-68.

Coryn, C. L. (2002). Antecedents of attitudes toward the poor. Indiana University South Bend Undergraduate Research Journal, 5, 13-19.

Books and Book Chapters

Coryn, C. L., & Westine, C. D. (Eds.). (2015). Contemporary trends in evaluation research (Vols. I-IV; Sage benchmarks in social research methods). London, UK: Sage.

Stufflebeam, D. L., & Coryn, C. L. (2014). Evaluation theory, models, & applications (2nd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Awgu, E., Magura, S., & Coryn, C. L. (2014). Social capital's effect on depression among adolescents. Scholars Press: Saarbrücken, Germany.

Coryn, C. L. (2008). Research governance by evaluation: A meta-evaluation of international systems for evaluating government-funded research. In A. C. Besley (Ed.), Assessing the quality of educational research in higher education (pp. 59-82). Rotterdam, Netherlands: Sense.

Coryn, C. L. (2008). Models for evaluating scientific research: A comparative analysis of national systems. Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM Verlag.

Reviewed in the American Journal of Evaluation: MacDonald, W. (2010). Models for evaluating scientific research: A comparative analysis of national systems. American Journal of Evaluation, 31(4), 584-587.

Coryn, C. L. (2008). Nationalism and justice for social out-groups: The case for Arab Americans following September 11th. Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM Verlag.

Edited Special Issues of Journals

Schröter, D. C., Magura, S., & Coryn, C. L. (Eds.). (2015). Deconstructing evidence-based practice: Progress and ambiguities. Evaluation and Program Planning, 48.

Coryn, C. L., & Scriven, M. (Eds.). (2008). Reforming the evaluation of research. New Directions for Evaluation, 118. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Glossary and Encyclopedia Entries

Evergreen, S. D. H., & Coryn, C. L. (2011). Social-emotional learning scale. In N. M. Seel (Ed.), Encyclopedia of the sciences of learning (p. 3124-3126). New York, NY: Springer.

Coryn, C. L. (2009). Job analysis. In L. E. Sullivan (Ed.), The Sage glossary of the social and behavioral sciences (p. 276). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.


Coryn, C. L. (2009). Personnel evaluation. In L. E. Sullivan (Ed.), The Sage glossary of the social and behavioral sciences (p. 379). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Coryn, C. L. (2009). Modus operandi. In L. E. Sullivan (Ed.), The Sage glossary of the social and behavioral sciences (p. 328). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Coryn, C. L. (2009). Realist evaluation. In L. E. Sullivan (Ed.), The Sage glossary of the social and behavioral sciences (p. 436). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Coryn, C. L. (2009). Theory-driven evaluation. In L. E. Sullivan (Ed.), The Sage glossary of the social and behavioral sciences (p. 518). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Book Reviews

Coryn, C. L. (2011). Introduction to meta-analysis [Review of the book Introduction to meta-analysis, by M. Bornstein, L. V. Hedges, J. P. T. Higgins, & H. R. Rothstein]. Evaluation and Program Planning, 34(2), 160-161.

Coryn, C. L. (2011). Evaluating research: Methodology for people who need to read research [Review of the book Evaluating research: Methodology for people who need to read research, by F. C. Dane]. American Journal of Evaluation, 32(1), 152-154.

Coryn, C. L. (2009). The psychology of goals [Review of the book The psychology of goals, by G. B. Moskowitz & H. Grant]. The Journal of Social Psychology, 149(4), 541-544.

Coryn, C. L. (2008). The Sage dictionary of social research methods [Review of the book The Sage dictionary of social research methods, by V. Jupp]. Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, 23(1), 226-228.

Coryn, C. L. (2008). Program theory-driven evaluation science [Review of the book Program theory-driven evaluation science, by S. I. Donaldson]. American Journal of Evaluation, 29(2), 215-220.

Coryn, C. L. (2007). Dyadic data analysis [Review of the book Dyadic data analysis, by D. A. Kenny, D. A. Kashy, & W. Cook]. American Journal of Evaluation, 28(2), 221-223.

Coryn, C. L. (2006). Review of research evaluation, volumes 13(3), 14(1), and 14(2). Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 3(4), 204-213.

Coryn, C. L. (2006). Applied multivariate research: Design and interpretation [Review of the book Applied multivariate research: Design and interpretation, by L. S. Meyers, G. C. Gamst, & A. J. Guarino]. Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, 21(1), 182-184.

Coryn, C. L. (2005). How Americans get away with murder: Illegal wars, collateral damage, and crimes against humanity [Review of the book How Americans get away with murder: Illegal wars, collateral damage, and crimes against humanity, by M. Mandel]. International Criminal Justice Review, 15(2), 86-87.

Coryn, C. L. (2005). Practical program evaluation: Assessing and improving planning, implementation, and effectiveness [Review of the book Practical program evaluation: Assessing and improving planning, implementation, and effectiveness, by H. T. Chen]. American Journal of Evaluation, 26(3), 405-407.

Doctoral Dissertation and Master’s Thesis

Coryn, C. L. (2007). Evaluation of researchers and their research: Toward making the implicit explicit. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo.

Coryn, C. L. (2004). “They’re not real Americans”: Nationalism and justice for Arab Americans. Unpublished master’s thesis, Indiana University, South Bend.


Pre-Publication Book Reviews

Kline, R. B. (2014). Principles and practice of structural equation modeling (4th ed.). New York, NY: Guilford.

King, J. A., & Stevahn, L. (2011). Interactive evaluation practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Simon, M., Ercikan, K., & Rousseau M. (Eds.). (2010). Improving large-scale assessments: Theory, issues, and practice. New York, NY: Routledge.

Morell, J. A. (2010). Evaluation in the face of uncertainty: Anticipating surprise and responding to the inevitable. New York, NY: Guilford.

Kline, R. B. (2008). Becoming a behavioral science researcher: A guide to producing research that matters. New York, NY: Guilford.

Pre-Publication Research Report Reviews

Acosta, J. D., Gonzalez, G. C., Gillen, E. M., Garnett, J., Farmer, C. M., & Weinick, R. M. (2011). Characterizing programs to support psychological health and care for traumatic brain injury: The RAND program analytic tool (DRR-5453-OSD). Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation.

White Papers

Coryn, C. L., Held, S., McKnight, P., Sattler, D., Naney, L., & Mathis, R. (2010). Interrater reliability white paper. Oak Ridge, TN: Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education.

Statistical Tools

McCowen, R. H., Roy, A. R., Coryn, C. L., & Robertson, K., N. (2012). World Vision sample size calculators for simple random sampling, systematic sampling, stratified sampling, and cluster sampling. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Technical Reports

Coryn, C. L., Kates, A. W., Tilton, Z. D., & Hillman, J. A. (2018). Energy and housing in Michigan’s upper peninsula: A baseline study. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Hunter, O. C., Tsuzaki, T., & Coryn, C. L. (2018). RAWK summer camp 2019 report. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Hunter, O. C., Kates, A. W., Hillman, J. A., Abu-Obaid, R., Harnar, M. A., & Coryn, C. L. (2018). My Hero! An exploratory evaluation of a Kalamazoo Institute of Arts exhibition. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Watts, B., Coryn, C. L., Fiekowsky, E. L., Wilson, L. N., & Mateu, P. (2016). Quality assessment brief: Analysis of Evaluation Manager Certification Programme impact on quality and practice. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Watts, B., Coryn, C. L., Fiekowsky, E. L., Wilson, L. N., & Mateu, P. (2015). Quality appraisal of ILO projects. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Coryn, C. L., Fiekowsky, E. L., Wilson, L. N., Applegate, E. B., Endres, C. L., & Holley, S. E. (2015). An evaluation of the Luxembourg National Research Fund CORE selection procedure: Final report. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.


Greenman II, G. D., Smith, C. D., Wilson, L. N., & Coryn, C. L. (2015). Investigation into the impact of a change in professional degree of athletic training: Final report. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Greenman II, G. D., Amough, T. E., Wilson, L. N., & Coryn, C. L. (2014). Learning Village parent satisfaction report. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Mateu, P., Coryn, C. L., Schröter, D. C., & Robertson, K. N. (2013). FIPSE student questionnaire: Factor analysis, reliability statistics, and group comparisons. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Coryn, C. L., Applegate, E. B., Schröter, D. C., Martens, K. S., & McCowen, R. H. (2012). An evaluation of the overall quality and transparency of evaluation at the Swiss National Science Foundation: Final report. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Coryn, C. L., Applegate, E. B., Schröter, D. C., Martens, K. S., & McCowen, R. H. (2012). An evaluation of the overall quality and transparency of evaluation at the Swiss National Science Foundation: Interim report. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Schröter, D. C., Coryn, C. L., Risukhin, V., Applegate, E. B., Means, S., McCowen, R. H., & Roth, Y. (2012). Dynasty performance evaluation: Phase I technical report. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Almueed, S. M., Hobson, K. A., Smith, C. D., Alexander, K. L., Calco, M. P., Allaboon, F. A., & Coryn, C. L. (2012). Evaluation of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra Marvelous Music! Program: Year 2 final report. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Coryn, C. L., Robertson, K. N., McCowen, R. H., & Roy, A. R. (2012). A background guide for basic probability sampling methods. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Robertson, K. N., Coryn, C. L., McCowen, R. H. & Roy, A. R. (2012). Field guide for using the World Vision sample size calculators for simple random sampling, systematic sampling, stratified sampling, and cluster sampling. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Schröter, D. C., Robertson, K., Zinser, R., Noakes, L., Burkhardt, J., McCowen, R., Hobson, K. A., Subramain, M., Westine, C., Almued, S. M., Fields, J., Coryn, C. L., & Veeder, S. (2012). The external evaluation of NRCCTE’s technical assistance: Green programs of study. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Martens, K. S., McCowen, R. H., Schröter, D. C., Coryn, C. L., & Applegate, E. B. (2012). Evaluation of the overall quality and transparency of evaluation at the Swiss National Science Foundation: Inception report. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Schröter, D. C., Hobson, K. A., Coryn, C. L., & Mateu, P. (2012). Strategic evaluation on research excellence: Interview management plan. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Hobson, K. A., & Coryn, C. L. (2012). Evaluation of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra Marvelous Music! program: Year 2 interim report. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Coryn, C. L., Schröter, D. C., Hobson, K. A., & Mateu, P. (2012). Strategic evaluation on research excellence inception report. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Robertson, K. N., Wilson, K., & Coryn, C. L. (2011). Office of Title I and School Improvement Title I Part D Supplemental Educational Services at the Kalamazoo County Jail. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Schröter, D. C., Robertson, K. N., Zinser, R., Noakes, L. A., Burkhardt, J. T., McCowen, R. H., Hobson, K. A., Subramain, M., Westine, C. D., Almueed, S. M., Fields, J., & Coryn, C. L. (2011). External Evaluation of NRCCTE’s Technical Assistance Project: Green-Focused POS. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Coryn, C. L., Hobson, K. A., & McCowen, R. H. (2011). Evaluation of Heifer International impact in Albania: Final report. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.


Coryn, C. L., & Hobson, K. A. (2011). Evaluation of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra Marvelous Music! program: Year 1 final report. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Evergreen, S. D. H., Fields, J. K., Westine, C. D., & Coryn, C. L. (2011). 2011 Integrated Health Partners chronic care model evaluation report. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Hobson, K. A., Ludwig, M. A., Burkhardt, J. T., & Coryn, C. L. (2011). Evaluation of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra Marvelous Music! program: Year 1 interim report 2. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Schröter, D. C., Zinser, R., Coryn, C. L., Robertson, K. N., Mateu, P., Neldon, A., & Neldon, J. (2010). External evaluation of the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education’s effectiveness and performance on Government Performance and Results Act measures. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Evergreen, S. D. H., Fields, J. K., Westine, C. D., & Coryn, C. L. (2010). 2010 Integrated Health Partners chronic care model evaluation report. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Hobson, K. A., Burkhardt, J. T., Coryn, C. L., Ludwig, M. A., Borgos-Colon, M., Tchamba, G., & Awgu, E. (2010). Evaluation of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra Marvelous Music! program: Year 1 interim report. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Mateu, P., & Coryn, C. L. (2010). A summary of participant feedback from professional development offerings by the Michigan Association for Evaluation. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Schröter, D. C., Cullen, A., Coryn, C. L., Robertson, K. N., & Peach, G. (2010). Michigan $aves! Cherryland pilot project evaluation report. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Pratt, B., & Coryn, C. L. (2010). Western Michigan University visit report of the 2010 North American study tour: Programme evaluation capacity building support to the National Council for Educational Research and Training, India. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Schröter, D. C., Coryn, C. L., & Robertson, K. N. (2010). Michigan $aves! concept mapping: Technical report. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Evergreeen, S. D. H., & Coryn, C. L. (2010). Youth Master Plan process evaluation. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Schröter, D. C., Zinser, R., Coryn, C. L., & Robertson, K. N. (2009). National Research Center for Career and Technical Education—Final report on fiscal year 2008-2009. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Cousins, J. B., Simone, M., & Coryn, C. L. (2009). Report on phase 3: Programme evaluation capacity building support to the National Council for Educational Research and Training, India—Evaluation design and instrument development. Ottawa, Canada: University of Ottawa, Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services.

Schröter, D. C., Cullen, A., Robertson, K., & Coryn, C. L. (2009). Comparison of the independent quality appraisals of the United Nations’ International Labour Organization 2007 and 2008 independent project evaluation reports. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Schröter, D. C., Zinser, R., Coryn, C. L., & Robertson, K. N. (2009). National Research Center for Career and Technical Education—Final report on fiscal year 2007-2008. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Coryn, C. L., Schröter, D. C., & Robertson, K. N. (2009). An end-user study of the Center for Student Opportunity’s College Opportunity & Access Guide. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Schröter, D. C., Zinser, R., Coryn, C. L., & Robertson, K. N. (2009). National Research Center for Career and Technical Education—Feedback from the panel study: Thoughts for future iterations (Briefing Paper No. 3). Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.


Schröter, D. C., Zinser, R., Coryn, C. L., & Robertson, K. N. (2009). National Research Center for Career and Technical Education—Usefulness of technical assistance and quality of professional development: Findings from a sample survey (Briefing Paper No. 2). Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Schröter, D. C., & Coryn, C. L. (2009). Process monitoring of Operation Frontline’s national nutrition education program. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Schröter, D. C., Zinser, R., Coryn, C. L., & Robertson, K. N. (2009). National Research Center for Career and Technical Education—Research relevance and product quality: Findings from the panel study (Briefing Paper No. 1). Kalamazoo: MI, Western Michigan University.

Schröter, D. C., Cullen, A., Robertson, K., & Coryn, C. L. (2009). Independent quality appraisal of the United Nations International Labour Organization’s 2008 independent project evaluation reports. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Ritchie, L. A., Wingate, L., Gullickson, A., Schröter, D. C., Thomas, W., & Coryn, C. L. (2009). Birth of the American Evaluation Association: The merger of the Evaluation Network and Evaluation Research Society. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Coryn, C. L., Evergreen, S. D. H., Pratt, B., The Grand Rapids Youth Commission, The Mayor’s Youth Council, & Our Community’s Children (2009). Grand Rapids teen profile. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Coryn, C. L., Schröter, D. C., Zinser, R. W., & Robertson, K. N. (2009). Methodology for assessing NRCCTE’s performance against GPRA metrics. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Coryn, C. L., & Schröter, D. C. (2009). Preconference survey results for the 2009 International Conference on Fatigue Management in Transportation Operations. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Schröter, D. C., Coryn, C. L., & Cullen, A. (2009). Process evaluation of Operation Frontline’s national nutrition education program: Final report. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Gugiu, P. C., & Coryn, C. L. (2009). Development and evaluation of the short version of the Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (PACIC) instrument. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Davey, J., & Coryn, C. L. (2009). Sample size requirements for evaluation of Integrated Health Partners’ chronic care model. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Evergreen, S. D. H., Pratt, B., & Coryn, C. L. (2008). Needs assessment design for the Grand Rapids Youth Master Plan. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Coryn, C. L., Bruss, M. B., Cullen, A., & Schröter, D. C. (2008). Process evaluation of Operation Frontline’s national nutrition education program: Briefing paper #1. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Gugiu, P. C., & Coryn, C. L. (2008). Evaluation of the Integrated Health Partners’ chronic care model: Phase II. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Coryn, C. L., Evergreen, S. D. H., Spybrook, J. K., & Trent, T. (2008). Impact evaluation of Heifer Project International in Honduras: Final report. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Gugiu, P. C., & Coryn, C. L. (2008). Evaluation of the Integrated Health Partners’ chronic care model: Phase I. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Schröter, D. C., Coryn, C. L., & Ramlow, M. (2007). The interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in evaluation: Status report 2007. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Coryn, C. L., & Zadeh, M. (2007). Assessing the performance of public schools in Hawai’i: A comparison of adequate yearly progress and Florida’s A+ model. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Spybrook, J. K., & Coryn, C. L. (2007). Modeling the academic performance of public schools in Hawai’i. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.


Carlson, S. M., Coryn, C. L., & Urschel, J. L. (2007). A value-added model of student achievement: An alternative lens for assessing the performance of public schools in Hawai’i. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Coryn, C. L., & Urschel, J. L. (2007). Adequate yearly progress? An alternative lens for assessing the performance of public schools in Hawai’i. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Coryn, C. L., Schröter, D. C., Miron, G., Kana’iaupuni, S. K., Tibbets, K., Watkins-Victorino, L. M., & Gustafson, O. W. (2007). School conditions and academic gains among Hawaiian children: Identifying successful school strategies. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Hudachek-Lantz, S. G., Coryn, C. L., & Gustafson, O. W. (2007). The impact of behavioral services on students in Kalamazoo’s public schools. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Miron, G., Coryn, C. L., & Mackety, D. (2007). Evaluating the impact of charter schools on student achievement: A longitudinal look at the Great Lakes’ states. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Coryn, C. L., Schröter, D. C., Miron, G., Kana’iaupuni, S. K., Tibbets, K., Watkins-Victorino, L. M., & Gustafson, O. W. (2007). A study of successful schools for Hawaiians: Identifying that which matters. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Coryn, C. L., Schröter, D. C., & Miron, G. (2006). A study of successful schools for Hawaiians: Identifying that which matters—Interim report. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Gullickson, A. R., Wingate, L., Lawrenz, F. A., & Coryn, C. L. (2006). Advanced Technology Education Program: Final evaluation report. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Coryn, C. L., & Schröter, D. C. (2006). Current status of Hispanic American Council programs. Kalamazoo, MI: CS Evaluation, LLC.

Miron, G., Cullin, A., & Coryn, C. L. (2006). Evaluation of the Systematic Initiative in Education: Year 1 report. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Hanssen, C. E., Coryn, C. L., & Schröter, D. C. (2006). Evaluation of the Making It Work program—Year 2: Final report. Ada, MI: Hanssen Consulting, LLC.

Coryn, C. L., Schröter, D. C., Youker, B. W., & Bakerson, M. A. (2006). Kalamazoo Public Schools Middle School Summer Enrichment Program: Year three evaluation. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Thomas, W. H., Coryn, C. L., & Schröter, D. C. (2006). Kalamazoo Public Schools parent involvement evaluation—Phase II: Parent focus groups. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Coryn, C. L., Schröter, D. C., & Miron, G. (2006). Successful schools for Hawaiians study—Phase II: Methodological framework. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Coryn, C. L., Schröter, D. C., & Miron, G. (2006). Successful schools for Hawaiians study—Phase I: Quantitative analysis. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Gullickson, A. R., Coryn, C. L., & Hanssen, C. E. (2006). ATE indicators of productivity: Six year trends 2000-2005. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Gullickson, A. R., Coryn, C. L., & Ritchie, L. A. (2006). Program evaluation (Advanced Technological Education Program Evaluation Briefing Paper No. 1). Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Ritchie, L. A., Gullickson, A. R., & Coryn, C. L. (2006). Workforce needs assessment (Advanced Technological Education Program Evaluation Briefing Paper No. 3). Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Gullickson, A. R., Coryn, C. L., & Ritchie, L. A. (2006). Materials development, professional development, and program improvement: Productivity and quality (Advanced Technological Education Program Evaluation Briefing Paper No. 6). Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.


Coryn, C. L., Ritchie, L. A., & Gullickson, A. R. (2006). Assessing the quality of materials development, professional development, and program improvement (Advanced Technological Education Program Evaluation Briefing Paper No. 5). Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Coryn, C. L., Schröter, D. C., Youker, B. W., Bakerson, M. A., Thomas, W. H., Lyke, R. E., Obure, J., & Yuan, W. (2006). Kalamazoo Public Schools parent involvement evaluation—Phase I: Administrators and teachers. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Schröter, D. C., Coryn, C. L., & Youker, B. W. (2006). Evaluation of the 2005 Kalamazoo Public Schools Middle School Summer Enrichment Program: Synthesis. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Thompson, A. M., & Coryn, C. L. (2006). Four Winds Waldorf School parent satisfaction report. Warrenville, IL: AMT Consulting.

Scriven, M., Chianca, T., Gullickson, A. R., Coryn, C. L., Hite, A., Persaud, N., Schröter, D. C., Youker, B., & Hoey, L. (2005). An evaluation of a sample of HPI projects in South Central USA and Peru. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Coryn, C. L., & Schröter, D. C. (2005). Goal-based evaluation of the 2005 Kalamazoo Public Schools Middle School Summer Enrichment Program: Final report. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Coryn, C. L., Hanssen, C. E., & Gullickson, A. R. (2005). The National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education program: 2005 survey technical report: Processes, procedures, and results. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Schröter, D. C., Coryn, C. L., & Hanssen, C. E. (2005). Evaluation of the Making It Work program: Context assessment. Ada, MI: Hanssen Consulting, LLC.

Hanssen, C. E., Coryn, C. L., & Schröter, D. C. (2005). Evaluation of the Making It Work program: Year 1: Current status, preliminary findings, and looking forward. Ada, MI: Hanssen Consulting, LLC.

Coryn, C. L., Schröter, D. C., & Hanssen, C. E. (2005). Evaluation of the Making It Work program: Program design and status. Ada, MI: Hanssen Consulting, LLC.

Coryn, C. L., Gullickson, A. R., Schröter, D. C., & Hanssen, C. E. (2004). Assessing the impact and effectiveness of the ATE program—Survey 2004: Volume III: Status of the ATE projects and articulation partnerships. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Coryn, C. L., Gullickson, A. R., & Hanssen, C. E. (2004). Assessing the impact and effectiveness of the ATE program—Survey 2004: Volume II: Status of the ATE centers. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Schröter, D. C., & Coryn, C. L. (2004). The effectiveness of the World Links Discourse software pilot program in Burkina Faso, Philippines, India, Senegal, and Uganda. Washington, DC: Educational Testing Services/World Links.

Coryn, C. L., Risley, J. S., & Schröter, D. C. (2004). Evaluation of the KPS Middle School Summer Enrichment Program. Kalamazoo, MI: Kalamazoo Public Schools, Title I and School Improvement.

Coryn, C. L. (2004). The impact and effectiveness of the Helping HAND program. South Bend, IN: Indiana University, Department of Psychology.

Coryn, C. L. (2003). Needs of the homeless in Elkhart County. South Bend, IN: Indiana University, Department of Psychology.

Coryn, C. L., McIntosh, J. L., & Borshuk, C. (2002). The impact of the WorkOne vocational training program. South Bend, IN: Indiana University, Department of Psychology.


Presentations

Keynote Speeches and Plenary Addresses

Coryn, C. L. (2016, January). An evaluation of the Luxembourg Research Fund CORE selection procedure. Keynote speech given at the Luxembourg Research Fund annual InfoDay, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.

Coryn, C. L. (2015, April). A brief glimpse into five current investigations of evaluation theories, methods, and practices. Keynote speech given at the business meeting of the Research on Evaluation (RoE) Special Interest Group (SIG) of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, IL.

Coryn, C. L. (2013, July). Evaluator competency: Just because you have a library card does not make you Yoda. Keynote speech given at the meeting of the Aotearoa New Zealand Evaluation Association (ANZEA), Auckland, New Zealand.

Coryn, C. L. (2011, January). Using research and evaluation to inform and improve educational quality. Keynote speech given at the meeting of the Kasetsart University International Conference on Education, Bangkok, Thailand.

Coryn, C. L. (2010, September). Graduate training in evaluation: North American experiences and perspectives. Keynote speech given at the meeting of the French Evaluation Society, Lille, France.

Patton, M. Q., Comperatore, C., Doucette, A., Czeisler, C., Coryn, C. L., von Thaden, T., Morell, J., Belenky, G., Snow, J., Balkin, T., & Hatry, H. (2009, March). Closing plenary: Evaluation across the FRMS conference. Plenary address given at the Fatigue Management in Transportation Operations International Conference, Boston, MA.

Radio

Coryn, C. L. (2013, July). Evaluation Schweizerischer Nationalfonds. Schweizer Radio und Fersehen. Available at http://www.srf.ch/sendungen/wissenschaftsmagazin/bessere-impfungen-fuer-senioren.

Refereed Presentations

Ozeki, S., Coryn, C. L., Schroeter, D. C., & Azzam, T. (2017, November). An empirical investigation into the logic of evaluation. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Washington, DC.

Coryn, C. L., Becho, L. W., Westine, C., & Hobson, K. (2017, November). Do incentives increase response rates to internet surveys of American Evaluation Association members?: Findings from a randomized experiment. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Washington, DC.

Means, S., Greenman, G., Schroeter, D. C., Snow., J., Ozeki, S., Fiekowski, E., Coryn, C. L., & McCowen, R. (2015, November). A systematic review of evaluation approaches and reports: The status of evaluation reporting in professional development in elementary science teaching. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Chicago, IL.

Ozeki, S., Schroeter, D. C., Coryn, C. L., & Haitova, N. (2015, November). The logic of evaluation in professional development evaluation practice. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Chicago, IL.

Schroeter, D. C., Fiekowsky, E., Coryn, C. L., Means, S., Greenman, G., Snow, J., & Ozeki, S. (2015, November). A metaevaluation of professional development evaluations in science education and implications for evaluation reporting. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Chicago, IL.


Wilson, L., Coryn, C. L., Westine, C., Greenman, G., Ozeki, S., Fiekowsky, E., & Hobson, K. (2015, November). A decade of research on evaluation: A systematic review. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Chicago, IL.

Greenman, G., Coryn, C. L., Schroeter, D., Amough, T., Endres, C., Fiekowsky, E., & Holley, S. (2015, November). At what cost? A systematic review of cost analysis in evaluation. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Chicago, IL.

Coryn, C. L., Ozeki, S., Azzam, T., Schroeter, D. C., Greenman, G., Wilson, L., Vo, A., & Hobson, K. (2015, November). Does research on evaluation matter?: Findings from a survey of American Evaluation Association members and prominent evaluation theorists and scholars. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Chicago, IL.

Coryn, C. L. (2013, November). Central findings and lessons learned from an evaluation of the Swiss National Science Foundation. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Conference on Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) Policy Evaluation, Vienna, Austria.

Morrow, J., Coryn, C. L., Hernandez, A., Hubelbank, J., Owen, J., Perry, K., Rosenstein, B., Skolits, G., & Stabile, B. (2013, October). Advice to novice evaluators and graduate students: A discussion with expert evaluators. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Washington, DC.

Burkhardt, J., Schroeter, D., Morell, J., Magura, S., Means, S., & Coryn, C. L. (2013, October). Lessons learned from a critical review of evidence-based program repositories in behavioral health. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Washington, DC.

Hobson, K. A., Roy, A. R., & Coryn, C. L. (2013, July). Influences of hierarchical linear modeling in evaluation. Paper presented at the meeting of the Aotearoa New Zealand Evaluation Association (ANZEA), Auckland, New Zealand.

Hobson, K. A., Mateu, P., & Coryn, C. L. (2011, October). A meta-analysis of studies of the effects of measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines on the development of autism among children. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC.

Coryn, C. L., Tarsilla, M, & Hobson, K. A. (2010, November). The dependability of Campbell Collaboration, Cochrane Collaboration, and What Works Clearinghouse research reviews. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Evaluation Association, San Antonio, TX.

Coryn, C. L., Noakes, L. A., Schröter, D. C., & Westine, C. D. (2009, November). An empirical review of theory-driven evaluation practice from 1990-2008. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Orlando, FL.

Cullen, A., Seman, L., Kunins, L., Schröter, D. C., & Coryn, C. L. (2009, November). Context sensitivity in a multi-site process evaluation. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Orlando, FL.

Coryn, C. L. (2007, November). Where do I begin? Transforming student research into a publishable manuscript. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Baltimore, MD.

Coryn, C. L., & Scriven, M. (2007, April). The great research evaluation horse race. Poster presented at the Western Michigan University Graduate College Research Day, Kalamazoo, MI.

Sasaki, R., & Coryn, C. L. (2006, December). Elucidating Scriven’s logic of evaluation. Paper presented at the meeting of the Japanese Evaluation Society, Tokyo, Japan.

Coryn, C. L. (2006, November). A comparative analysis of international research evaluation systems. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Portland, OR.

Coryn, C. L., Schröter, D. C., Youker, B. W., & Bakerson, M. A. (2006, November). The consequences of competing and complimentary evaluation approaches: A case study. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Portland, OR.


Ritchie, L. A., Ladd, A. E., Gill, D. A., Marszalek, J., & Coryn, C. L. (2006, October). Blaming Katrina: Perceptions of the disaster as a na-tech event among New Orleans’ college students. Paper presented at the meeting of the Mid-South Sociological Association, Baton Rouge, LA.

Coryn, C. L. (2006, October). The validity, utility, credibility, cost-effectiveness, and ethicality of research evaluation systems: A comparative analysis of seventeen national-level systems. Paper presented at the meeting of the European Evaluation Society/United Kingdom Evaluation Society, London, UK.

Schröter, D. C., Coryn, C. L., & Risley, J. S. (2005, October). Developing and completing a doctoral dissertation. Think tank held at the meeting of the American Evaluation Association/Canadian Evaluation Society, Toronto, ON.

Schröter, D. C., & Coryn, C. L. (2005, October). The Success Case Method in human and social service contexts: A different meaning of the terms success and return on investment. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Evaluation Association/Canadian Evaluation Society, Toronto, ON.

Coryn, C. L., Hanssen, C. E., Gullickson, A. R., & Ritchie, L. A. (2005, October). Identifying relevant evaluative criteria in the multi-site context: A conceptual approach for diverse needs, values, and goals. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Evaluation Association/Canadian Evaluation Society, Toronto, ON.

Coryn, C. L., & Schröter, D. C. (2005, October). Practical ethics for program evaluation: Client impropriety. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Evaluation Association/Canadian Evaluation Society, Toronto, ON.

Hanssen, C. E., & Coryn, C. L. (2004, November). Theory-driven evaluations of multi-site programs. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Atlanta, GA.

Coryn, C. L. (2004, November). Paradigms of inquiry: Guiding and informing evaluation. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Atlanta, GA [awarded the American Evaluation Association Travel Award].

Coryn, C. L. (2004, June). Social constructions of nationalism and out-group marginalization. Paper presented in the Hate Crimes: Legal, Sociocultural, and Forensic Issues Symposium at the meeting of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Washington, DC.

Coryn, C. L., & Borshuk, C. (2004, June). “They’re not real Americans”: Nationalism and justice for Arab Americans. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Washington, DC [awarded the SPSSI Travel Award].

Coryn, C. L., & Schröter, D. C. (2004, May). Strategies for data collection with marginalized populations: Challenges, methodological constraints, and ethical considerations. Paper presented at the meeting of the Canadian Evaluation Society, Saskatoon, CA.

Beale, J. M., Coryn, C. L., Jones, E., & Myers, K. (2003, June). Response to September 11th: Anxiety, patriotism, and prejudice in the aftermath of terror. Paper presented at the International Conference on Social Sciences, Honolulu, HI.

Coryn, C. L. (2002, November). Assessing the impact of the WorkOne program. Paper presented at the Indiana University Undergraduate Research Conference, Indianapolis, IN.

Coryn, C. L. (2002, April). Antecedents of attitudes toward the poor. Paper presented at the meeting of the Mid-America Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference, Charleston, IL.

Coryn, C. L. (2001, December). Antecedents of attitudes toward the poor. Poster presented at the Indiana University South Bend Undergraduate Psychology Research Colloquium, South Bend, IN.

Invited Presentations

Kretovics, J., Coryn, C. L., & Fila, M. J. (2018, March). Demystifying the three-article-format dissertation. Paper presented at The Tate Grant and Innovation Center, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI.


Coryn, C. L. (2017, November). Do incentives increase response rates to Internet surveys of American Evaluation Association members?: Findings from a randomized experiment. Paper presented at The Evaluation Center’s Evaluation Café, Kalamazoo, MI.

Rallis, S. F., Brandon, P. R., Morell, J., & Coryn, C. L. (2015, April). Publishing research on evaluation: Insights and advice from editors of leading evaluation journals. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, IL.

Coryn, C. L., Greenman II, G. D., Hobson, K. A., Ozeki, S., & Wilson, L. N. (2015, March). Research on evaluation at WMU: An overview of current investigations and their relevance to evaluation theory, method, and practice. Paper presented at The Evaluation Center’s Evaluation Café, Kalamazoo, MI.

Coryn, C. L. (2015, March). How to conduct a meta-analysis: A conceptual introduction. Paper presented at The Tate Grant and Innovation Center, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI.

Coryn, C. L., Wilson, K., & Westine, C. D. (2013, February). The three-paper dissertation: Guidelines and panel discussion. Paper presented at The Evaluation Center’s Evaluation Café, Kalamazoo, MI.

Coryn, C. L., Hobson, K. A., & McCowen, R. H. (2013, February). Meta-analysis as a method of multi-site evaluation: An example from international development. Paper presented at The Evaluation Center’s Evaluation Café, Kalamazoo, MI.

Coryn, C. L., Applegate, E. B., Schröter, D. C., Martens, K. S., & McCowen, R. H. (2013, February). Evaluating large-scale research funding policies and procedures: Lessons from an evaluation of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). Paper presented at The Evaluation Center’s Evaluation Café, Kalamazoo, MI.

Hopson, R., Stufflebeam, D. L., & Coryn, C. L. (2011, September). The Program Evaluation Standards: A talk with three scholars. Paper presented at The Evaluation Center’s Evaluation Café, Kalamazoo, MI.

Coryn, C. L. (2011, January). The role of evaluation in improving school quality: Experiences from North America. Paper presented at the 2nd Kasetsart University International Conference on Education, Bangkok, Thailand.

Coryn, C. L. (2010, October). Applications of mathematics in research and evaluation. Paper presented at the meeting of the Western Michigan University Math Club, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI.

Coryn, C. L., & Hobson, K. A. (2010, September). Using nonequivalent dependent variables to reduce internal validity threats: Rationale, history, and examples from practice. Paper presented at The Evaluation Center’s Evaluation Café, Kalamazoo, MI.

Coryn, C. L., & Tarsilla, M. (2010, March). Evaluation in the nonprofit sector: Past, present, and future. Paper presented at the School of Public and Nonprofit Administration, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI.

Coryn, C. L. (2010, March). An introduction to analyzing text data with MAXQDA. Paper presented at The Evaluation Center’s Evaluation Café, Kalamazoo, MI.

Coryn, C. L. (2010, January). Empirical research on evaluation: Identifying problems, research strategies, and funding opportunities. Paper presented at The Evaluation Center’s Evaluation Café, Kalamazoo, MI.

Coryn, C. L. (2009, September). Contemporary trends and movements in evaluation: Evidence-based, participatory and empowerment, and theory-driven evaluation. Paper presented at The Evaluation Center’s Evaluation Café, Kalamazoo, MI.

Coryn, C. L. (2009, May). Method and measurement: An international comparison with an emphasis on Canada. Paper presented at the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Ottawa, Canada.

Coryn, C. L., Noakes, L. A., Schröter, D. C., & Westine, C. (2009, March). An empirical review of theory-driven evaluation practice. Paper presented at The Evaluation Center’s Evaluation Café, Kalamazoo, MI.


Lewis, L., & Coryn, C. L. (2009, January). Leadership Barry County: Survey of alumnus. Paper presented at the Leadership Barry County endowment fund meeting, Hastings, MI.

Coryn, C. L. (2008, September). Your pathway to publication. Paper presented at the Graduate Student Advisory Committee (GSAC) Research and Publication Panel, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI.

Coryn, C. L. (2008, September). Unscientific science? Some possible answers to questions about evaluation “theory”. Paper presented at The Evaluation Center’s Evaluation Café, Kalamazoo, MI.

Coryn, C. L. (2008, March). Tools for conceptualizing, preparing, writing, and evaluating a doctoral dissertation. Paper presented at The Evaluation Center’s Evaluation Café, Kalamazoo, MI.

Coryn, C. L. (2007, October). Making the most of your thesis or dissertation: Publication strategies for graduate students and recent graduates in evaluation and the social sciences. Paper presented at The Evaluation Center’s Evaluation Café, Kalamazoo, MI.

Coryn, C. L. (2007, May). Concluding comments. Paper presented at the UNICEF ROSA and World Bank Institute conference for Establishing an Evaluation Culture in South Asia, Katmandu, Nepal.

Coryn, C. L. (2007, April). Models and mechanisms for evaluating publicly-funded research: An international comparison. Paper presented to the Tertiary Education Commission, Wellington, New Zealand.

Coryn, C. L. (2007, January). I think…therefore I need funding. Paper presented at The Evaluation Center’s Evaluation Café, Kalamazoo, MI.

Schröter, D. C., & Coryn, C. L. (2005, November). Identifying relevant evaluative criteria: Lessons learned from the evaluation of a middle school enrichment program. Paper presented at The Evaluation Center’s Evaluation Café, Kalamazoo, MI.

Coryn, C. L. (2004, March). Using Microsoft Project for evaluation planning, organizing, and monitoring. Paper presented at The Evaluation Center’s Evaluation Café, Kalamazoo, MI.

Workshops and Lectures

Coryn, C. L., & Wilson, L. N. (2015, March). Applying the Tailored Design Method to increase the quality of surveys. One-day workshop given at the meeting of the Michigan Society of Association Executives, Lansing, MI.

Coryn, C. L., & Hobson, K. A. (2014, October). Introduction to meta-analysis. One-day workshop given at the meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Denver, CO.

Coryn, C. L. (2013, October). Experimental and quasi-experimental methods. One-day workshop given at the meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Washington, DC.

Coryn, C. L. (2013, July). Contemporary evaluation practice: An overview of approaches and how to use them. Half-day workshop given at the meeting of the Aotearoa New Zealand Evaluation Association (ANZEA), Auckland, New Zealand.

Coryn, C. L., & McCowen, R. H. (2012, October). Experimental and quasi-experimental designs for evaluation. One-day workshop given at the meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Minneapolis, MN.

Coryn, C. L., & Rogers, D. (2011, October). Foundations of evaluation: Theory, design, and practice. Three-day workshop given to the Hawaii Department of Education, Honolulu, HI.

Coryn, C. L. (2011, January). Advanced evaluation topics: Evidence-based approaches, theory-driven evaluation, participatory evaluation, and empowerment evaluation. One-day workshop given at the 2nd Kasetsart University International Conference on Education, Bangkok, Thailand.

Coryn, C. L. (2010, November). Experimental and quasi-experimental designs for evaluation. One-day workshop given at the meeting of the American Evaluation Association, San Antonio, TX.


Coryn, C. L. (2010, October). Foundations of evaluation: Theory, design, and practice. Two-day workshop given at The Evaluation Conclave, New Delhi, India.

Westine, C. D., & Coryn, C. L. (2010, June). Univariate and multivariate statistical analysis and interpretation. Six-day workshop given to the National Council for Educational Research and Training, Dharamsala, India.

Coryn, C. L., Westine, C. D., & Daniels, K. (2009, April). Evaluation 101: Making evaluation useful, meaningful, and valuable. One-day workshop given to the Department of Institutional Research and Assessment, Davenport University, Grand Rapids, MI.

Coryn, C. L. (2009, September). Quasi-experimental design and sampling. One-day workshop given to the National Council for Educational Research and Training, New Delhi, India.

Coryn, C. L., & Wingate, L. A. (2009, May). CliffsNotes for evaluation: Using checklists for designing, conducting, managing, and assessing evaluations. Half-day workshop given at the meeting of the Michigan Association for Evaluation, Lansing, MI.

Coryn, C. L., & Schröter, D. C. (2008, November). Foundations of evaluation: Theory, method, and practice. Skill-building workshop given at the meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Denver, CO.

Coryn, C. L., Gullickson, A. R., & Cummings, K. (2008, May). Foundations of metaevaluation. Two-day workshop given to The Division of Educational Research and Evaluation of Kasetart University, Bangkok, Thailand at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI.

Coryn, C. L., & Schröter, D. C. (2008, March). Evaluation 101. Half-day workshop given at the meeting of the Michigan Association for Evaluation, Lansing, MI.

Coryn, C. L. (2007, January). Ex post and ex ante evaluations of research. Guest lecture given at EVAL 6970 Advanced Evaluation Topics, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI.

Schröter, D. C., Coryn, C. L., & Beywl, W. (2006, October). Weshalb Empfehlungen in der Evaluation sinnlos sind…und weitere Denkanstösse aus Michael Scriven’s “Key Evaluation Checklist” (Why recommendations don’t make sense…and other food for thought from Michael Scriven’s KEC). Discussion group at Koordinationsstelle für Weiterbildung, Universität Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

Schröter, D. C., Coryn, C. L., & Beywl, W. (2006, October). “Goal-free evaluation”—Wirkungspotentiale eines Evaluationsansatzes der aus dem Rahmen fällt (Potentials of an evaluation approach that falls out of the frame). Full-day workshop given at Koordinationsstelle für Weiterbildung, Universität Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

Scriven, M., Coryn, C. L., & Schröter, D. C. (2006, March). The field of evaluation 101: Are you new to the field of evaluation or considering it as a career? Half-day workshop given at the meeting of the Michigan Association for Evaluation, Lansing, MI.

Coryn, C. L. (2005, November). Dealing with the causation issue. Guest lecture given at EDLD 6010 Evaluation of Non-Profit Organizations, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI.

Teaching

2019 EMR 6610: Data Analytics II. Western Michigan University (WMU).

2018 – present EVAL 6970: Reporting and Communicating Evaluations [Advanced Evaluation Topics]. Western Michigan University (WMU).

2018 – present EVAL 6970: Sampling and Survey Methods for Evaluation [Advanced Evaluation Topics]. Western Michigan University (WMU).

2017 EVAL 6970: Evaluation Practice [Advanced Evaluation Topics]. Western Michigan University (WMU).


2015 – present EVAL 6970: Research on Evaluation [Advanced Evaluation Topics]. Western Michigan University (WMU).

2014 EVAL 6970: Cost Analysis for Evaluation. Western Michigan University (WMU).

2014 EMR 7100: Independent Research. Western Michigan University (WMU).

2013 – 2015 EMR 6550: Quasi-Experimental and Experimental Designs. Western Michigan University (WMU).

2013 EMR 6400: Fundamentals of Evaluation, Measurement, and Research. Western Michigan University (WMU).

2013 EVAL 6970: Research on Evaluation [Advanced Evaluation Topics]. Western Michigan University (WMU). [co-taught with C. D. Westine]

2012 – 2015 EMR 6500: Survey Research. Western Michigan University (WMU).

2011 – present EVAL 6970: Meta-Analysis [Advanced Evaluation Topics]. Western Michigan University (WMU).

2011 EVAL 6970: Metaevaluation [Advanced Evaluation Topics]. Western Michigan University (WMU). [co-taught with D. L. Stufflebeam]

2010 – 2011 Foundations of Evaluation: Theory, Method, and Practice. The Evaluators’ Institute (TEI), George Washington University (GWU).

2010 EMR 7120: Professional Field Experience. Western Michigan University (WMU).

2009 – 2012 EVAL 6970: Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Design for Applied Research and Evaluation [Advanced Evaluation Topics]. Western Michigan University (WMU).

2009 EVAL 6970: Metaevaluation [Advanced Evaluation Topics]. Western Michigan University (WMU). [co-taught with L. A. Wingate]

2008 EVAL 6970: Theory-Driven/Theory-Based Evaluation [Advanced Evaluation Topics]. Western Michigan University (WMU).

2007 – present EVAL 6000: Foundations of Evaluation. Western Michigan University (WMU).

2007 – present EVAL 6010: Interdisciplinary Seminar in Evaluation. Western Michigan University (WMU).

2007 OT 4710: Research in Health and Human Services. Western Michigan University (WMU).

2007 – 2008 EMR 6430: Personnel Evaluation. Western Michigan University (WMU).

2007 – present EVAL 7110: Readings in Doctoral Specialization. Western Michigan University (WMU).

2006 – present EVAL 7120: Professional Field Experience. Western Michigan University (WMU).

2006 – present EVAL 7100: Independent Research in Evaluation. Western Michigan University (WMU). [teaching assistant to M. Scriven]

2006 EVAL 6000: Foundations of Evaluation. Western Michigan University (WMU). [teaching assistant to M. Scriven]

2004 P 211: Methods of Experimental Psychology. Indiana University (IU). [teaching assistant to J. Beale]

2004 P 103: General Psychology. Indiana University (IU). [teaching assistant to J. McIntosh]

2003 P 103: General Psychology. Indiana University (IU). [teaching assistant to L. Talcott]


Dissertation and Thesis Committees

2019 Becho, L. W. (2018). An exploratory investigation into the role of evaluation theory in evaluative thinking. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. [Chair]

2019 Dodds, E. L. (2018). Values in evaluations of maternal and child health programs. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. [Chair]

2018 Smith, C. D. (2018). An integrated mixed method study to construct a usable model for impact evaluation capacity development. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. [Committee Member]

2018 Kiella, M. L. (2018). Preformative and developmental evaluation theories used to reveal dimensions of merit when implementing an ethics committee into a hospice organization. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. [Chair]

2017 Hobson, K. A. (2017). Evaluation instruction in Council on Education for Public Health Accredited Master of Public Health schools and programs. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. [Chair]

2016 Ozeki, S. (2016). Three empirical investigations into the logic of evaluation and valuing practices. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. [Chair]

2016 Woodhouse, M. (2016). An analysis of evaluation practices of two training programs in the healthcare sector using the New World Kirkpatrick Model. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. [Chair]

2016 Means, S. (2016). Investigating personality traits of registered nurses: Implications for personnel evaluation. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. [Committee Member]

2016 Roy, A. R. (2016). Building an evaluation model of academic advising’s impact on progression, persistence, and retention within university settings. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. [Committee Member]

2016 French, S. (2016). A metaevaluation of the Commission on Fire Accreditation International agency accreditation process. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. [Chair]

2016 Almueed, S. (2016). A metaevaluation of school counseling program evaluations. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. [Chair]

2016 Manga, A. W. (2016). Crowd sourced product reviews: A study of evaluation standards used. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. [Committee Member]

2015 Frieswyky, T. J. (2015). Graduate medical education retention rates: A single institution study. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. [Committee Member]

2015 Mateu, P. (2015). Failing to replicate? Hypothesis testing as a crucial key to make direct replications more credible and predictable. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. [Committee Member]

2014 Rogers, D. R. (2014). The development of an assessment for learning pyramid conceptual framework: A case study on formative assessment pedagogy in preservice preparation.


Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. [Committee Member]

2014 Fields, J. K. (2014). A metaevaluation of evaluations of health care programs that employ the Chronic Care Model. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. [Chair]

2014 Westine, C. D. (2014). Improving the design of cluster-randomized trials in education: Informing the selection of variance design parameter values for science achievement studies. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. [Committee Member]

2014 Wilson, K. (2014). Harnessing complexity: Analysis, methodology, and ethical framework to facilitate utilization of video data in evaluations. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. [Chair]

2014 Brown, B. (2014). A metaevaluation of energy efficiency evaluations. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. [Chair]

2013 Everett, K. M. (2013). Collaboration between grant-making organizations, evaluators and program staff related to standardized evaluation requirements. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. [Committee Member]

2013 Alyami, M. (2013). Modification and adaptation of The Program Evaluation Standards in Saudi Arabia. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. [Chair]

2012 Tarsilla, M. (2012). From building evaluation capacity to supporting evaluation capacity development: The cases of Democratic Republic of Congo, Niger and South Africa. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. [Chair]

2012 Awgu, E. (2012). An evaluation of social capital’s effect on depression among adolescents. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. [Committee Member]

2012 Shafloot, F. (2012). Human resource managers’ perceptions of training practices, knowledge transfer, and performance improvement: A study of Saudi private sector organizations. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. [Chair]

2011 Youker, B. W. (2011). An analog experiment comparing goal-free evaluation and goal-achievement evaluation utility. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. [Chair]

2011 Bodnar, J. W. (2011). Bayesian item response theory: Statistical inference and power analysis. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. [Committee Member]

2011 Evergreen, S. D. H. (2011). Death by boredom: The role of visual processing theory in written evaluation communication. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. [Chair]

2011 Bauer, A. (2011). Avaliacão de impacto de formacão docente em service: o Programa Letra e Vida. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. [External Examiner]

2011 Shameem, S. (2011). A study on multiple intelligences and reflective thinking on attitude towards empowerment of women among student teachers of Tamil Nadu. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Mother Teresa Women's University, Tamil Nadu, India. [External Examiner]


2010 Richardson, M. (2010). Development of the trauma informed system change instrument: Evaluation of factorial validity and implications for use. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. [Chair]

2010 Gullickson, A. M. (2010). Mainstreaming evaluation: Four case studies of systemic evaluation integrated into organizational culture and practices. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. [Committee Member]

2009 Wingate, L. A. (2009). The Program Evaluation Standards applied for metaevaluation purposes: Investigating interrater agreement and its implications for use. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. [Chair]

2009 Cullen, A. (2009). The politics and consequences of stakeholder participation in international development evaluations. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. [Chair]

2009 Mafukidze-Trent, T. B. (2009). Metaevaluation of HIV/AIDS prevention intervention evaluations with a specific emphasis on women and girls. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. [Chair]

2007 Risley, J. S. (2007). Legislative program evaluation conducted by state legislatures in the United States. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. [Committee Member]

Memberships in Professional Organizations

American Evaluation Association (AEA)

American Educational Research Association (AERA)

American Psychological Association (APA)

Australasian Evaluation Society (AES)

Canadian Evaluation Society (CES)

European Evaluation Society (EES)

International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP)

Michigan Association for Evaluation (MAE)

Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI)

United States Golf Association (USGA)

Washington Research Evaluation Network (WREN)

World Research Evaluation Network (WREN)

Journal Editorial Offices

2015 – Editorial Advisory Board, Evaluation & Program Planning

2015 – Editorial Advisory Board, American Journal of Evaluation

2014 – (Guest) Editor, Sage OPEN

2011 – Editorial Board, Substance Use & Misuse

2008 – Executive Editor, Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation

2007 – 2008 Editor, Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation


2004 – 2007 Associate Editor, Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation

Ad Hoc Reviews for Journals

Access: Critical Perspectives on Communication, Cultural & Policy Studies

African Evaluation Journal

American Journal of Evaluation

American Journal of Public Health

BMC Health Services Research

Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation

Education Policy Analysis Archives

Educational Researcher

Environmental Health Perspectives

Evaluation: The International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice

Evaluation & Program Planning

Evaluation Review

Evidence & Policy

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Journal of Applied Statistics

Journal of Integrated Care

Journal of Mixed Methods Research

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Journal of Social Issues

Methodology: European Journal of Research Methods in Behavioral and Social Sciences

Milbank Quarterly

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

Research Evaluation

Sage OPEN

Studies in Educational Evaluation

Substance Use & Misuse

Professional Service

Departmental and University

2018 – 2021 Honorary Degree Committee, Western Michigan University (WMU) [Committee Member]

2015 – 2018 Research Policies Council (RPC), Western Michigan University (WMU) [Elected Member]


2015 – 2018 Support for Faculty Scholars Award (SFSA), Western Michigan University (WMU) [Reviewer]

2015 – 2018 Faculty Research and Creative Activities Award (FRACAA), Western Michigan University (WMU) [Reviewer]

2015 – 2017 Survey Coordination Committee (SCC), Western Michigan University (WMU) [Elected Member]

2014 – 2015 Academic Program Review & Planning, Western Michigan University (WMU) [Observation Committee]

2013 – 2014 Academic Program Review & Planning, Western Michigan University (WMU) [Beta Testing]

2012 – 2014 Tenure and Promotion Committee, Department of Educational Leadership, Research, and Technology (ELRT), Western Michigan University (WMU) [Committee Member]

2010 – 2011 Dissertation Completion Fellowships and the Gwen Frostic Doctoral Fellowships, Western Michigan University (WMU) [Fellowships Committee Member]

2010 – 2011 Graduate Research and Creative Activities Poster Day, Western Michigan University (WMU) [Chair]

2010 – 2014 Evaluation, Measurement, and Research (EMR) Doctoral Admissions Committee, Western Michigan University (WMU) [Committee Member]

2009 – 2011 Research Policies Council (RPC), Western Michigan University (WMU) [Elected Member]

2009 – 2011 Support for Faculty Scholars Award (SFSA), Western Michigan University (WMU) [Reviewer]

2009 – 2011 Faculty Research and Creative Activities Award (FRACAA), Western Michigan University (WMU) [Reviewer]

2008 – 2009 Graduate Studies Council (GSC), Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs Subcommittee, Western Michigan University (WMU) [Member-at-Large]

2007 – Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Evaluation (IDPE) Doctoral Admissions Committee, Western Michigan University (WMU) [Committee Chair]

Discipline and Profession

2019 West Virginia University, School of Public Health [External Tenure and Promotion Reviewer]

2015 Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS), New Pathways for Fathers and Families (NPFF) [Grant Application Reviewer]

2015 Brigham Young University, Department of Instructional Psychology and Technology [External Tenure and Promotion Reviewer]

2014 – American Evaluation Association (AEA) Research on Evaluation (RoE) Topical Interest Group (TIG) [Webmaster]

2014 – Centre for Program Evaluation (CPE), University of Melbourne, Australia [International Advisory Panel Member]

2012 University of Tennessee, Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling [External Tenure and Promotion Reviewer]

2010 – 2012 American Evaluation Association (AEA) Thought Leaders Working Group (TLWG) [Board Member]


2010 – Faster Forward Fund (3F) [Advisory Board Member]

2010 University of Melbourne, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, Australia [External Referee for Associate Professor in Evaluation Selection Committee]

2010 International Development Evaluation Association (IDEAS) [Competency Assessment Framework Reviewer]

2009 National Science Foundation (NSF), Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) [Grant Application Reviewer]

2009 National Council for Educational Training and Research (NCERT) of India [Advisory Panel]

2009 U.S. Department of Transportation, Human Factors Coordinating Committee, Fatigue Management in Transportation Operations International Conference [Technical Committee]

2008 Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation, Program Evaluation Standards (3rd ed.) [Field Trials]

2008 – 2009 Special Panel on Evaluating Research Impact for the Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) [External Expert]

2008 – 2012 Michigan Association for Evaluation (MAE) [Professional Development Committee Member]

2008 – 2012 Michigan Association for Evaluation (MAE) [Conference Committee Member]

2008 – 2012 Michigan Association for Evaluation (MAE) [Board Member-at-Large]

2008 – American Evaluation Association, (AEA) Program Theory and Theory-Driven Evaluation Topical Interest Group (TIG) [Conference Submission Reviewer]

2008 – American Evaluation Association, (AEA) Teaching Evaluation Topical Interest Group (TIG) [Conference Submission Reviewer]

2007 New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) [International Refereeing Panel]

2007 American Evaluation Association (AEA), Diversity Project Task Force [Committee Member]

2007 American Evaluation Association (AEA), Professional Development Pipeline Project Task Force [Committee Member]

2007 American Evaluation Association (AEA), Research, Technology, and Development Topical Interest Group (TIG) [Program Co-Chair]

2007 – American Evaluation Association (AEA), Research on Evaluation Topical Interest Group (TIG) [Conference Submission Reviewer]

2007 American Evaluation Association (AEA) Research, Technology, and Development Topical Interest Group (TIG) [Conference Submission Reviewer]

2006 – 2007 American Evaluation Association (AEA), Graduate Student and New Evaluators Topical Interest Group (TIG) [Chair]

2006 The Evaluation Center, Western Michigan University (WMU), Evaluation Café Series [Facilitator]

2005 – 2006 American Evaluation Association (AEA), Graduate Student and New Evaluators Topical Interest Group (TIG) [Chair-Elect]

2004 – 2007 Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Evaluation (IDPE), Western Michigan University [Student Ombudsman]


2004 – 2005 American Evaluation Association (AEA), Graduate Student and New Evaluators Topical Interest Group (TIG) [Program Chair]

2004 – American Evaluation Association (AEA) Quantitative Methods: Theory and Design Topical Interest Group (TIG) [Conference Submission Reviewer]

2004 – American Evaluation Association (AEA), Theories of Evaluation Topical Interest Group (TIG) [Conference Submission Reviewer]

2004 American Evaluation Association’s (AEA), Graduate Student and New Evaluators Topical Interest Group (TIG) [Conference Submission Reviewer]

2004 Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) [Conference Submission Reviewer]

Documents

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