Institute of Organizational and Program Evaluation Research

The Institute of Organizational and Program Evaluation Research (IOPER) is an organized research unit of the School of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences (SBOS) at Claremont Graduate University.

The mission of IOPER is to provide services and to conduct research to improve the effectiveness of a wide range of programs and organizations. Using “state of the art” scientific knowledge and methodologies, IOPER has provided applied research, evaluation, and organizational consulting services to more than 100 different organizations in the past decade.

Services Provided by IOPER

IOPER is currently comprised of leading researchers, evaluators, and consultants who provide the following services to a wide variety of organizations:

Program Design & Development
Program Evaluation
Research and Evaluation Design Consultation
Research and Evaluation Proposal Consultation and Evaluation
Human Resource Evaluation
Organizational Evaluation
Needs Assessments
Applied Research in Organizational, Behavioral, and Social Sciences
Organizational Effectiveness Research
Human Resource and Organizational Development
Training and Development
Management Consulting

IOPER Leadership

IOPER services and projects are administered under the leadership of:

Dr. Stewart I. Donaldson Director of IOPER	Dr. Christina A. Christie Associate Director of IOPER	Dr. Michael Scriven Faculty	Dr. Tarek Azzam Research Faculty
Dr. Eusebio Alvaro Director of IOPER Arizona Branch Office	Dr. Rebecca M. Eddy Research Faculty	Dr. Tiffany Berry Research Faculty	Dr. Jason Siegel Research Faculty

Drs. Donaldson, Christie, Scriven, Alvaro, Eddy, Berry, and Azzam typically organize teams of expert faculty, alumni, and graduate students to provide the highest quality services possible to IOPER clients.

Please click here to view a list of interests and expertise of the School of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences faculty.

To view a sample of professional positions held by our alumni, click here.

No-Cost Initial Project Consultation

Please feel free to contact Shabnam Ozlati (shabnam.ozlati2@cgu.edu or 909-607-9013), School of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences Research and Jobs Coordinator, to arrange a complimentary project consultation via phone or onsite meeting.

Links

Professional Development Workshops in Evaluation & Applied Methods

Evaluation and Applied Methods Programs

Non-residential Evaluation Certificate Program

Organizational Behavior and Industrial and Organizational Psychology programs

Health Behavior Research program

Free Resources for Program Evaluation and Social Research Methods

Homepage of the American Evaluation Association (AEA) for current topics and evaluation resources.

A list of professional Evaluation societies around the globe

Homepage of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP)

Summary of the Evaluation of The California Wellness Foundation’s Work and Health Initiative

READ ABOUT THE FUTURE OF EVALUATION PRACTICE. Preview of Evaluating Social Programs and Problems: Visions for the New Millennium