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Heather Gillich
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Pronouns: she/her/hers
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Doctoral Student, Evaluation Studies
I am interested in the role of evaluation in supporting accountability and learning in public sector governance.
- MPA, Public Policy, Harry S Truman School of Government and Public Affairs, University of Missouri
- BS, Social Psychology, Hood College
- Complex social problems in public sector governance
- Evaluation theory and use
- Professionalization and boundaries in evaluation
- Accountability and learning
- Public participation and civic engagement
I am an evaluation scholar and practitioner working in public sector governance. My scholarly interests focus on how evaluation is used to address complex social problems in government settings. I am focused on evaluation not only as a methodology, but as a form of professional judgment that produces and legitimizes knowledge for decision-making.
My work draws on evaluation theory and systems thinking to examine relationships between evaluation and adjacent fields, and the implications of these relationships for evaluation use, learning, and accountability. I am especially interested in how evaluative evidence is interpreted and acted upon in contested settings, and in the role of evaluation in supporting public participation, organizational learning, and accountability in democratic governance.
