{"id":22628,"date":"2024-03-07T12:37:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T12:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/?page_id=22628"},"modified":"2026-03-19T11:09:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:09:34","slug":"evaluation-methodology-concentration-masters-in-education-online","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/academic-programs\/evaluation\/evaluation-methodology-concentration-masters-in-education-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Evaluation Methodology Concentration | Master\u2019s in Education Online"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fw_orange--banner is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull banner__img is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/hero22.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/hero22.webp 2250w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/hero22-300x120.webp 300w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/hero22-1024x410.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/hero22-768x307.webp 768w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/hero22-1536x614.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/hero22-2048x819.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide banner_content is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><em>Evaluation Methodology Concentration<\/em><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:clamp(18.959px, 1.185rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.863), 30px);\">Master\u2019s in Education Online<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Evaluation is the systematic study of an organization or program\u2019s fidelity, merit, or worth, using a recognized set of national standards. The Evaluation Methodology concentration master\u2019s (MS) program is designed to provide students with a broad and rigorous study of the field of evaluation. Students will learn quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods evaluation designs, effective communication skills, cutting-edge reporting strategies, and hands-on application of evaluation procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/admissions-information\/contact-elps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Request More Information About EM<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Our program prepares professionals who are seeking to enhance their skills and develop new competencies in the rapidly growing field of evaluation methodology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students in this 30-credit hour graduate program complete core coursework in the latest evaluation principles, practice, and methodology, and engage in relevant field-based evaluation experiences, culminating in a portfolio-based comprehensive examination prior to graduation. The program is designed to be completed in two years (6 credits, 2 classes per semester), however students may take up to six years to complete their degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fancyLink\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/Copy-of-EMMS-Online_Final-Updated-31325-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click Here to view our Program Brochure <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class='sidebar__menu'>\n    <div class=\"menu-evaluation-container\"><ul id=\"menu-evaluation\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-22630\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-22630\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/academic-programs\/evaluation\/\">Evaluation<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-22631\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-22631\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/academic-programs\/evaluation\/evaluation-methodology-concentration-masters-in-education-online\/\">Evaluation Methodology Concentration | Master\u2019s in Education Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-22632\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-22632\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/academic-programs\/evaluation\/evaluation-statistics-methodology-phd\/\">Evaluation, Statistics &amp; 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Each semester students will also be required to attend at least one virtual advising session (either with their cohort or individually, depending on the semester) led by the Evaluation Methodology faculty where students will receive guidance regarding courses, practical experience opportunities, program activities, career planning, and be able to ask questions relevant to their needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Courses in the Evaluation Methodology program are taught by experienced professionals in the field of evaluation. Our instructors work as evaluation professionals, applied researchers, and full-time evaluation faculty, many of which have won prestigious teaching awards and routinely earn positive teaching evaluations. Lastly, the program does not require standardized test scores for admittance. Instead, admission decisions are made based on&nbsp; the whole student, their relevant work and life experiences, previous coursework, and their passion for exploring the world of evaluation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2vw\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fdcfc74e wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/volsonline.utk.edu\/programs-degrees\/education-evaluation-methodology-ms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn More About VolsOnline<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/academic-programs\/evaluation\/evaluation-methodology-concentration-masters-in-education-online\/em-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meet our Active EM Students<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vw\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet Our Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/Louis-Rocconi-Bio.jpeg\" alt=\"headshot\" class=\"wp-image-22824\" style=\"width:146px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/people\/louis-rocconi\/\">Louis Rocconi, PhD<\/a><\/strong><br><strong>Associate Professor<br>Program Coordinator, Evaluation Methodology Online<\/strong><br><strong>lrocconi@utk.edu<\/strong><br><strong>865-974-5479<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Rocconi is an Associate Professor in Evaluation, Statistics, and Methodology and the Program Coordinator for the Evaluation Methodology MS program.&nbsp; He is also an affiliated faculty member with the Intercollegiate Graduate Statistics and Data Science Program. He teaches both introductory and advanced applied statistics and educational measurement and psychometric courses. His research interests include program evaluation and assessment and methodological issues in educational research.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"481\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/05\/Jennifer-Morrow-Bio-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23655\" style=\"width:108px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/05\/Jennifer-Morrow-Bio-3.jpg 481w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/05\/Jennifer-Morrow-Bio-3-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/people\/jennifer-ann-morrow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jennifer Ann Morrow, PhD<\/a><\/strong><br><strong>Associate Professor<\/strong><br><strong>jamorrow@utk.edu<\/strong><br><strong>865-974-6117<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Morrow is an Associate Professor and the Program Coordinator for the Evaluation Statistics &amp; Methodology (ESM) PhD program and the CEHHS faculty representative for the IGSDSP interdisciplinary PhD program. She earned her in Experimental Psychology with a concentration in Research Methodology from the University of Rhode Island. Prior to coming to UTK in 2007, she was an Assistant Professor (tenured and promoted to Associate Professor in 2007) at Old Dominion University in the Psychology Department. She typically teaches graduate-level courses in survey research, educational research, statistics, and program evaluation and her research is focused on three main strands: higher education program evaluation and assessment, training emerging evaluation and assessment professionals, and college student development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/05\/Austin-2023-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23467\" style=\"width:124px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/05\/Austin-2023-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/05\/Austin-2023-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Austin Boyd<\/strong><br><strong>Adjunct Instructor<br><a href=\"mailto:aboyd26@vols.utk.edu\">aboyd26@vols.utk.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Boyd is a researcher at the American Reading Company, where he does efficacy and validity research on K-12 English and Spanish reading instructional material. He is also an adjunct professor in Evaluation Statistics and Methodology for the University of Tennessee Knoxville. Dr. Boyd graduated from the ESM doctoral program in May of 2022, and was awarded the Helen B. Watson Faculty\/Student Award for Outstanding Dissertation in April of 2023. His research interests include psychometric analyses, (social) network analyses, and the role parasocial relationships play in social media celebrity popularity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/05\/Brenna-Berry-Butler.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23341\" style=\"width:152px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brenna Butler<\/strong><br><strong>Adjunct Instructor<br><a href=\"mailto:bberry10@vols.utk.edu\">bberry10@vols.utk.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Brenna Butler (BS in Psychology from Penn State University, \u201917; PhD in Educational Psychology and Research \u2013 Evaluation, Statistics, and Measurement, \u201921) is an Evaluation Specialist for Penn State Extension, housed within the College of Agricultural Sciences. Brenna\u2019s primary responsibilities include designing, implementing, and analyzing the results of evaluations and assessments for educational programs and grants within Penn State Extension that deliver science-based information to Pennsylvanians. Brenna also coaches Extension faculty and staff on how to conduct a wide range of evaluation components across the evaluation lifecycle (e.g., logic models, needs assessments) to implement into their program development processes for their educational outreach programs. Brenna also has experience conducting organization-wide evaluations measuring employee engagement within Extension. Brenna\u2019s research interests include best practices in data visualization and evaluation report writing for both technical and non-technical audiences. Brenna received the UTK Educational Psychology &amp; Counseling (EPC) Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Award in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/S-Nicole-Jones.png\" alt=\"headshot\" class=\"wp-image-4091\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:161px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/S-Nicole-Jones.png 448w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/S-Nicole-Jones-235x300.png 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>S. Nicole Jones<\/strong><br><strong>Adjunct Instructor<br><a href=\"mailto:snicjo@utk.edu\">snicjo@utk.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jones is the Assessment and Accreditation Coordinator for the DVM program in the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Georgia (UGA). Her degrees include a PhD in Educational Psychology: Evaluation, Statistics, and Measurement (UT-Knoxville), MEd in College Student Affairs Administration (UGA), and a BS in Psychology (UGA). Dr. Jones has worked in higher education for 15 years and most of that time was spent in academic advising and academic\/career coaching before moving into STEM-related program evaluation and assessment in 2021. She also has 5 years of investigative\/analytical experience supporting counter-terrorism and counter-intelligence investigations through collecting, analyzing, and disseminating primarily qualitative data. Her current research interests include competency-based assessment methods and the use of artificial intelligence in higher education assessment and evaluation. Dr. Jones is a current member of the American Evaluation Association and the Association for the Asssessment of Learning in Higher Education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/05\/SkolitsGary_091014_S.Clark_42_1-768x1152-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23466\" style=\"width:117px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/05\/SkolitsGary_091014_S.Clark_42_1-768x1152-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/05\/SkolitsGary_091014_S.Clark_42_1-768x1152-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/05\/SkolitsGary_091014_S.Clark_42_1-768x1152-1-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gary Skolits<\/strong><br><strong>Adjunct Instructor<br><a href=\"mailto:Gskolits@utk.edu\">Gskolits@utk.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In my emeritus status. I seek to share my evaluation skills in service to community needs. First, I continue to mentor students and serve on ESM doctoral Committees. Second, seeking to put my evaluation competencies in action, I volunteer as an active, engaged board member and officer for<em> Good Neighbors of Blount County<\/em> \u2013 a former faith-based community organization serving community members\/families encountering a major crisis, especially in the form of unanticipated emergencies leading to substantive financial, food, and housing insecurities. In this role, I have engaged in supporting direct coaching activities with incoming clients (including assessment of the immediate presenting family financial crisis, offering some level of GNBC financial support for short-term emergency assistance for utilities and rent), as well as needs assessment for further community referrals such as food banks, housing, utility resources, and job acquisition\/training. I also reviewed the curriculum and supported our new free budgeting course for clients seeking longer term financial stability (Budgeting, Debt Payment Planning, and Building for the Future). I mainly&nbsp;engage in raising substantive funds for the organization, by helping manage and implement major fundraising activities across the year (events such as dinners, golf tournaments, direct mail solicitation, etc.). &nbsp;In addition, I have supported our initial successful grant effort, where we received a multi-year East Tennessee Collaborative from United Way of Blount and Knox County (part of a state program based on an experimental design in the service to <strong>ALICE <\/strong>(Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) population of the growing local \u201cworking poor\u201d populations. Finally, I am currently preparing a manuscript on strategic leadership and team development, especially within shared governance structures and contexts, based upon my evaluation experience as the executive director of the UT Institute for Assessment and Evaluation as well as my prior role the UTK senate president. I also volunteer for the UTK Faculty Senate \u2013 Committee on Appeals \u2013 where our team has identified gaps and misalignments in the UT faculty appeals processes and policies in light of AAUP recommended guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/05\/John-Walker.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23397\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>John Walker<\/strong><br><strong>Adjunct Instructor<br><a href=\"mailto:jwalk141@utk.edu\">jwalk141@utk.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. John Walker is a graduate of the Evaluation, Statistics, and Methodology (ESM) PhD program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Currently, John is a psychometrician at Renaissance Learning where his work is focused on the application of psychometric theories and machine learning processes in K-12 educational testing. His current research studies include methods to limit nonconvergence of maximum likelihood algorithms in 3PL IRT models, synthesizing machine learning and multidimensional psychometric models together to optimally and accurately measure student attainment of math and reading skills, linking and equating Renaissance Learning assessments with state-wide tests, and producing measures of validity and reliability for new and existing Renaissance Learning assessments. In addition, he serves as a part-time Lecturer in the ESM program at UTK where he has taught courses in statistics, assessment, educational research methods, and psychometrics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1206\" height=\"1917\" src=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/IMG_0204.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24486\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.6291331546023236;width:147px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/IMG_0204.jpeg 1206w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/IMG_0204-189x300.jpeg 189w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/IMG_0204-644x1024.jpeg 644w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/IMG_0204-768x1221.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/IMG_0204-966x1536.jpeg 966w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1206px) 100vw, 1206px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Paul Kirkland <\/strong><br><strong>Adjunct Instructor<\/strong><br><strong><a href=\"mailto:mkirkla5@utk.edu\">mkirkla5@utk.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. M. \u201cPaul\u201d Kirkland is the Grant Manager for Monroe County Schools, located in East Tennessee. His duties include Grant Management, Grow Your Own Program, School Safety, and STEM initiatives. He earned a Ph.D in Educational Psychology and Research with a concentration in Evaluation, Statistics, and Measurement from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in 2018. He has served as a high school mathematics teacher, dual enrollment instructor, and research coordinator. He is a first-generation college student from a rural community in Monroe County, Tennessee. He is the father to three children, Jacob, Karli, and Emma, and husband to Dr. Teresa Kirkland. His research interests are School Safety, Professional Learning Communities, and Math\/STEM Education. In the past four years, he has been awarded over $2,100,000 in external funding from a variety of local and federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Justice, the East Tennessee Foundation, the Tennessee Department of Education, and Battelle Education, and has written over 50 grant and evaluation reports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curriculum Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Master\u2019s in Education, Online Evaluation Methodology Concentration:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Evaluation is the systematic study of an organization or program\u2019s fidelity, merit, or worth using a recognized set of national standards. 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