Doctorate in Organizational Leadership, Policy,and Development, with emphasis in Evaluation Studies

This program equips students with the knowledge, experience, and resourcefulness needed to be a professional evaluator, evaluation researcher, or educator in a variety of settings. In this program, students will hone an interdisciplinary set of skills for designing and implementing effective evaluation strategies. Through advanced research techniques, students will be able to quickly and astutely discern issues in processes and systems, develop incisive solutions to bottlenecks and roadblocks, and manage organizational paradoxes with confidence. Students will gain experience in a full array of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods, and will sharpen their skills in designing evaluation studies, data collection, data analysis, and how to effectively communicate results to improve policies and programs. Through new and ongoing organizational partnerships, students will work in real-life evaluation cases and get hands-on experience.