2012 Winter

About the Authors

Stephanie Evergreen

Amy Gullickson

Amy Gullickson earned her PhD from Western Michigan University in 2010, where she did her research on ATE centers that had integrated evaluation into their daily practice. She now works as a Senior Lecturer and Academic Coordinator for the Centre for Program Evaluation at the University of Melbourne in Australia. She serves as Co-PI on the FAS4ATE project and enjoys being connected to the ATE community – even when it means webinars happen at 3 a.m. her time.

Kirk Knestis

Dr. Kirk Knestis is CEO of Hezel Associates, a Syracuse, NY, research, evaluation, and planning firm with particular expertise studying STEM and workforce development innovations and programs. Dr. Knestis leads Hezel Associates’ team of nine researchers, managing a portfolio that includes contributions to more than a dozen NSF projects across seven programs. He came to manage the firm having earned a Ph.D. in education policy and evaluation, and has experience as a small business owner, STEM and career technology classroom teacher, higher education faculty member, and researcher affiliated with university and nonprofit agencies.

Lori Wingate

Lori has a Ph.D. in evaluation and more than 20 years of experience in the field of program evaluation. She is co-principal investigator of EvaluATE and leads and a variety of evaluation projects at WMU focused on STEM education, health, and higher education initiatives. Dr. Wingate has led numerous webinars and workshops on evaluation in a variety of contexts, including CDC University and the American Evaluation Association Summer Evaluation Institute. She is an associate member of the graduate faculty at WMU.