The OSU Evaluation Consortium is a group of seasoned OSU professionals from across campus who have extensive expertise for evaluating programs, policies and technologies.
What we do
We can help you:
- Assess community needs
- Demonstrate impact
- Identify program needs and improvements
- Meet grant requirements
We design and implement comprehensive services tailored to your program’s goals and strategies. We can help you develop proposals, design evaluations, collect and analyze data, create reports and visualizations, and provide training and facilitation.
We regularly serve as external evaluators for projects supported by government agencies, private foundations and corporate partnerships. We partner with researchers, community-based organizations, government agencies, preK-12 schools, and private industry.
We can tailor our services to meet a range of available budgets. See more about our Consortium members below and reach out to learn more!
Who we are
Collectively, we offer a wide variety of evaluation approaches, substantive expertise and methodological skills. Our Consortium members include the following groups:
Division of Extension and Engagement
As a trusted partner in Oregon communities and across campus, the Division of Extension and Engagement brings expertise, a statewide network, and commitment to community-engaged and evidence-based programming.
We offer a wide variety of substantive expertise, including youth development, public health, agriculture and environmental education.
We can support your internal and external needs assessment and evaluation through short-term consultations, referrals, customized professional development and longer-term projects.
Hallie E. Ford Center for Healthy Children and Families
We promote the development and well-being of children, youth and families by generating, translating and sharing research-based knowledge.
Our center has specialized expertise in content areas such as early childhood and youth development, nutrition and physical activity, and parenting and family, as well as public health programs and policies.
Our researchers focus on community-engaged research and translation and can help with: internal and external needs assessment, evaluation and reporting, and short- and long-term program evaluations.
We are experts in research and program evaluation design, quantitative and qualitative methods data collection and cost analyses.
Our team offers training in program evaluation and partnerships with students and external organizations.
Oregon Policy Analysis Lab (OPAL)
We collaborate with both on- and off-campus organizations to conduct policy-relevant social science research.
Our interests — like those of our clients — are wide-ranging, spanning social services, transportation, rural development and natural resource management.
Our faculty and students provide expertise in surveys, focus groups, document analysis and inter-organizational meeting facilitation.
STEM Research Center
The STEM Research Center bridges research and practice by offering expert evaluation and applied research services that enhance STEM teaching, learning, and community engagement.
Our team brings deep expertise in quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods across formal and informal learning environments.
We support projects through needs assessments, formative and summative evaluations, logic model development and advisory board facilitation — often serving as embedded research partners or external evaluators.
With a strong foundation in theory and practice, we lead multi-year, multi-site evaluations and provide tailored support for projects of all scales.
How to work with us
We are happy to talk with you about your needs. Initial conversations tend to touch on the following questions, which we can help you to address:
- What is the purpose of your evaluation?
- What types of service do you need?
- What are the expectations of your funders, supporters or stakeholders?
- What financial resources are available for the evaluation work?
- What is the project timeline?
If you are working on a proposal, we can help you to think through your evaluation needs.
Please feel free to reach out to any of our members directly.
Join the Consortium
Are you at OSU? Do you offer evaluation services? Consortium members meet regularly to network, share resources and grow awareness of OSU-based evaluation resources.
Virtual Evaluation Office Hour: Free Consultation with OSU Experts
Join our virtual Evaluation Office Hour for a free, one-hour session with university evaluation experts on May 15, 12-1 p.m.
Participants can ask questions, share evaluation challenges, and receive guidance on strategies and tools to support their work. Participants will meet in small topic-based groups, creating a collaborative space for discussion and shared learning.
Breakout rooms will cover: Social policy, Public health, PreK-12 education and programming, and STEM.