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Program and Policy Evaluation

About this Research Theme

How do we know if programs and policies work? How can we implement programs and policies to make them more effective? Carleton has one of the only schools in Canada active in evaluation in public policy. Research in this area covers policy and program evaluation that can occur at the national government, sub-government, and international levels.  

Faculty

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Ardyn Nordstrom

  • Assistant Professor — program and policy evaluation; development economics; education; cu_event_cost-benefit analysis; mixed-methods evaluation; machine learning
  • ardyn.nordstrom@carleton.ca
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José Galdo

  • Professor — labour economics; development economics; applied econometrics; program evaluation
  • jose.galdo@carleton.ca
  • ext 2939
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Mehdi Ammi

  • Associate Professor, Graduate Supervisor (PhD in Public Policy) — health economics; health policy; applied microeconomics
  • mehdi.ammi@carleton.ca
  • 613-520-2600 ext 3227
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Robert Shepherd

  • Professor, Graduate Supervisor (Public Policy and Program Evaluation) — Canadian public management; comparative public management; audit and federal program evaluation; performance measurement and management; First Nations governance; ethics and accountability in government
  • robertp.shepherd@carleton.ca
  • 613-520-2600 ext 2257
Vivian Hoffman

Vivian Hoffmann

Recent Publications

Robert Shepherd co-authors “Smarter Government for Turbulent Times”

SPPA Professor Robert Shepherd co-authors report with Evert Lindquist “Smarter Government for Turbulent Times”, calling for strategic spending reviews by…

Vivian Hofmann: Self-selection versus population-based sampling for evaluation of an agronomy training program in Uganda

SPPA Associate Professor Vivian Hoffmann By Vivian Hoffmann  Miki Khan Doan, Tomoko Harigaya Published online: 16 Jul 2023 Journal of…

Robert Shepherd

Rob Shepherd: Spending reviews and the Government of Canada: From episodic to institutionalized capabilities and repertoires

By Evert Lindquist and Robert P. Shepherd First published: 19 June 2023, in IPAC’s Canadian Public Administration Journal https://doi.org/10.1111/capa.12532 Abstract…