ACE-D/HH "Capacity" Grant Effort
Project Evaluator
Posted by: Harold Johnson (4/20/99)
Dr. Donna Mertens has agreed to serve as the "Evaluator" for our grant effort. Donna was recommended by David Martin and as you can see by her Vita, that recommendation was well founded. In addition, as a result of my phone conversation with Donna, I am very confident that we are extremely fortunate to have her as our grant Evaluator.
DONNA M. MERTENS, Ph.D.
4600 Marie Street
Beltsville, MD 20705
I. EDUCATION
Ph.D. 1977 University of Kentucky Educational Psychology
M.S. 1973 University of Kentucky Educational Psychology
B.A. 1972 Thomas More College Psychology
II. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
August 1983 to present. Gallaudet University, Department of Educational Foundations and Research. Assistant Professor (1983). Associate Professor (1987 to 1993). Full Professor (1993 to present). TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES: Research methods, evaluation, statistics, educational psychology. Students: deaf and hearing, B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. levels. Approach: Interactive teaching strategies that maximize motivation and learning. RESEARCH: Improvement of the educational process for special populations in nontraditional settings; alternative perspectives in research. ACTING CHAIR: 1994-1995. President: American Evaluation Association (1998).
June 1983 to August 1983. Consultant to the Evaluation Division, Xerox International Center for Training and Management Development. Validation and revision of skill tests and instructional materials. Observational assessment of trainers' performance. Conduct surveys and statistical analyses.
September 1979 to June 1983. Research Specialist for the National Center for Research in Vocational Education, Ohio State University. Direct projects in evaluation and policy analysis. Write proposals, hire and supervise staff, manage budgets, conduct secondary analysis of national data bases; conduct surveys and observational studies of work place behavior. Design and conduct training on various evaluation and instructional design topics. Evaluate the Peace Corps' aquaculture training program.
October 1975 to August 1979. Coordinator of Evaluation for the Appalachian Community Service Network. Coordinate the planning and implementation of a formative and summative evaluation strategy for a region-wide telecommunications project that provided television-based post-secondary training to a diverse group of professionals, such as teachers, social workers, nurses, and engineers. Write proposals, hire and supervise staff, manage budgets.
August 1974 to June 1975. Haggin Memorial Fellowship recipient.
July 1973 to June 1974. Coordinator of Research and Evaluation, Section for Educational Resources, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine. Produce evaluation instruments and training manuals. Assist faculty in conducting research.
III. SAMPLE PUBLICATIONS: Journal Articles, Chapters in Books, Books
Mertens, D. M., Sass-Lehrer, M., & Scott-Olson, K. (In press). Sensitivity in the family-professional relationship: Parental experiences in families with young deaf and hard of hearing children. In P. S. Spencer, C. Erting, & M. Marschark (Eds.), The deaf child in the family and at school. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Mertens, D. M. (In press). Deaf and hard of hearing people in court: Using an emancipatory perspective to determine their needs. In C. Truman, D. M. Mertens,& B.Humphries (Eds.) Research in an Unequal World. London: Taylor & Frances.
Mertens, D. M. (1999). Building an international evaluation community. In C. Russon & A. Love (Eds.), Creating a world-wide evaluation community. Kalamazoo, MI: University of Michigan.
Balch, G. & Mertens, D. M. (In press). Focus group design and group dynamics: Lessons from deaf and hard of hearing participants. American Journal of Evaluation.
Mertens, D. M. (In press). Inclusive evaluation: Implications of transformative theory for evaluation. American Journal of Evaluation, 20(1), Winter, 1999.
Mertens, D. M. (1998). Research Methods in Education and Psychology: Integrating Diversity. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Ryan, K., Greene, J., Lincoln, Y., Mathison, S., & Mertens, D. M. (1998). Advantages and challenges of using inclusive evaluation approaches in evaluation practice. American Journal of Evaluation, 1(1).
Meadow-Orlans, K. P., Sass-Lehrer, M., Scott-Olson, K., & Mertens, D. M. (1998). Children who are hard of hearing: Are they forgotten? Perspectives, 16(3), 6-9.
Meadow-Orlans, K. P., Mertens, D. M., Sass-Lehrer, M., & Scott-Olsen, K. (1997) Support services for parents and their children who are deaf or hard of hearing: A national survey. American Annals of the Deaf,142(4), 278-293.
Mertens, D. M. & McLaughlin, J. (1995). Research Methods in Special Education. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Mertens, D. M. (1996). Breaking the silence about sexual abuse of deaf youth. American Annals of the Deaf, 141(5), 352-358.
Mertens, D. M. (1995). Identify and respect differences among participants in evaluation studies. In W. Shadish et al. (Eds.), The American Evaluation Association’s Guiding Principles. (Pp. 91-98). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Mertens, D. M., Berkeley, T., & Lopez, S. (1995). Using participatory evaluation in an international context. In J.B. Cousins & L. M. Earl (Eds.), Participatory evaluation in education. (Pp. 140-156). Washington, D.C.: Falmer Press.
Dr. Mertens has published 24 journal articles, 18 chapters in books, 7 books or monographs (with 2 more in preparation), and has made over 90 presentations at national and international professional meetings, and is the author, co-author, or editor of 43 technical reports.