Larry Martin, Ph.D. on Designing, Managing and Evaluating Programs

Insights Into Program Design and Management EvalNetwork Podcast with Larry Martin
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James Pann, Ph.D. interviews with Larry Martin, Ph.D. who is co-author of Designing & Managing Programs: An Effectiveness-Based Approach and a  professor at the University of Central Florida about program design and evaluation.

OUTLINE:

00:00 – Introduction
00:22 – Background and Larry’s interest in program design and management
03:13 – Reasoning behind publishing the book
05:57 – How this book can be helpful for Master’s students in health and human services for their future careers
08:29 – Approaches to learning the material covered in the text
14:24 – Challenges and struggles students might encounter with the book and material
18:08 – Suggested resources regarding program design and management

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Designing & Managing Programs: An Effectiveness-Based Approach

A brief biography of Larry and his accomplishments.

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James Pann, Ph.D. is Principal Consultant at EvalNetwork with more than 25 years of experience in program evaluation, research, and applied psychology. He is also a Professor and licensed psychologist. James partners with health, human services, and education nonprofits to design evaluations that strengthen programs and demonstrate impact.

He holds a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology and an M.S. Ed. from the University of Miami, and a BBA in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin. He has published peer-reviewed research, co-authored a book on mental health and criminal justice, and presents at conferences on evaluation and related topics. Learn more about EvalNetwork.

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