My presentation at AEA 2025 is an Ignite Session that gives me all of five minutes to make the case that concepts from Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) can be valuable additions to how we think about how programs operate and what they accomplish. This is the one and only slide I am using.
Systems Evaluation, Meet Living Systems Science
This post explores the relationship between systems evaluation and concepts from Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
More Powerful Evaluation by Linking Systems Thinking With Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
A small interest group is exploring the integration of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) concepts into systems thinking for more robust evaluation. This post is part of a series that delves into applying EEB to various scenarios, such as early parenthood support programs and evaluating services for the homeless. It also discusses the technical elements and connections between EEB and systems.
Research Agenda: Can Evaluation Learn from Ecology and Evolutionary Biology?
Research agenda: Can Evaluation learn from Ecology and Evolutionary Biology?
Core Justification for Reasoning about Evaluation in Ecological Terms
Core Justification for Reasoning about Evaluation in Ecological Terms
Evolutionary and Ecological Constructs that may be Useful in Evaluation
I have been working on a research proposal to study whether and how constructs from Evolutionary Biology and Ecology might be useful in Evaluation. This is the second of two posts that come from the introductory material in the first proposal. The first is: Evolutionary and Ecological Thinking – Escaping Disciplinary Boundaries.
Evolutionary and Ecological Thinking – Escaping Disciplinary Boundaries
I have been working on a research proposal to study whether and how constructs from Evolutionary Biology and Ecology might be useful in Evaluation. This is the first of two posts that come from some of the introductory material in the proposal. The second is: Evolutionary and Ecological Constructs that may be Useful in Evaluation.
Webinar slides and recording for “Using Ecology to Evaluate Policy”
Webinar slides and recording for “Using Ecology to Evaluate Policy”
Using the Biotic Hierarchy as a Framework for Moving Policy Evaluation Away from a Program Evaluation-like Activity
Using the Biotic Hierarchy as a Framework for Moving Policy Evaluation Away from a Program Evaluation-like Activity
Slide deck and video – When and how can ideas from Evolutionary Biology and Ecology be useful in program and policy evaluation? February 2020
Slide deck and video – When and how can ideas from Evolutionary Biology and Ecology be useful in program and Policy evaluation? February 2020
Evaluation Uncertainty 