Program Evaluation: Embedding Evaluation into Program Design and Development

About Susan P. Giancola

Sue Giancola Ph.D. has over 20 years of experience as an evaluator in both academia and private business. Prior to becoming an evaluator she worked in corporate and higher education settings on process improvement initiatives. Dr. Giancola is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvanias Policy Research Evaluation and Measurement program. She also has a bachelors degree from the University of Virginia in systems engineering and a masters degree from Pennsylvania State University in management. She is currently Senior Associate Director of the Center for Research in Education and Social Policy (CRESP) at the University of Delaware. Her work focuses on research and evaluation of programs to improve human services primarily in the areas of education and health. She evaluates many local state and federal initiatives including projects funded through NIH NSF U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Education. Dr. Giancola is a member of the American Evaluation Association and the American Educational Research Association. She lives in Kennett Square Pennsylvania with her husband and two daughters.