Education
PhD, Iowa State University, 1968; BE, Stevens Institute of Technology, 1964
Recent Consulting
U.S. General Accounting Office, 1992-present; U.S. Department of Education, 1990-present; U.S. Department of Justice, 1988-present; Pelavin Associates, 1992-present; Smith-richardson Foundtion, 1998; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 1998
Career and Recent Professional Awards; Teaching Awards
Fellow, American Statistical Association, 1989; Gunnar and Alva Myrdal Award for Evaluation, Evaluation Research Society, 1983; Fellow, Center for Advanced Study, 1985; Donald T. Campbell Award, Policy Studies Organization, 1989; Visiting Scholar, Max Planch Institute, Berlin, 1998.
Academic Positions Held
Wharton: 1990-present. University of Pennsylvania: 1989-present. Previous appointment: Northwestern University. Visiting appointment: University of Chicago
Other Positions
Staff Associate, Social Science Research Council, 1969-71; Research Associate, American Council on Education, 1968; Project Director, National Academy of Sciences, 1969.
Professional Leadership 2005-2009
Editorial Board, Evaluation Review, 1979-present; New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1985-present; Member, Board of Trustees, William T. Grant Foundation, 1995-present
Corporate and Public Sector Leadership 2005-2009
Member, Advisory Council on Education Statistics, National Center on Education Statistics, 1995-present; Member, Research and Education Advisory Panel, U.S. General Accounting Office, 1990-present; Member, Evaluation Review Panel, Office of the Undersecretary, U.S. Department of Education, 1989-present