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Bessa Whitmore

Adjunct Professor

Degrees:Ph.D. (Cornell)
Email:elizabeth.whitmore@carleton.ca

Areas of Interest: participatory action research; collaborative approaches to evaluation; grassroots organizing; social work and activism

Selected Recent Publications:

Whitmore, Elizabeth ; Al Hudib, Hind ; Cousins, J. Bradley ; Shulha, Lyn M ; Gilbert, Nathalie. (2017). Reflections on the Meaning of Success in Collaborative Approaches to Evaluation: Results of an Empirical Study. Canadian journal of program evaluation, Vol.31 (3)

Cousins, J. Bradley ; Whitmore, Elizabeth ; Shulha, Lyn (2014) Let There Be Light: Response to Fetterman et al. The American journal of evaluation, Vol.35 (1), p.149-153

Cousins, J. Bradley ; Whitmore, Elizabeth ; Shulha, Lyn (2013). Arguments for a Common Set of Principles for Collaborative Inquiry in Evaluation. The American journal of evaluation, Vol.34 (1), p.7-22

Projects:

Grassroots activism

  • GottaGo campaign (advocating for a network of safe, clean and accessible public toilet in the city).
  • support committees of Hassan Diab (www.justiceforhassandiab), and Mohamed Harkat (www.JusticeforMohamedHarkat).
  • Raging Granny
  • Canadian Solidarity Committee for Indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities in Colombia.