Stewart Donaldson
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Stewart I. Donaldson is a psychologist, specializing in evaluation science and optimal human and organizational functioning. He holds appointments as Professor and Chair of Psychology, Director of the Institute of Organizational and Program Evaluation Research, and Dean of the School of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences, Claremont Graduate University
in Claremont, California.
He was born in West Bromwich, England on February 28, 1961 but was raised and educated in California. He received a B.A. in Behavioral Science with a minor in Marketing Management from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
, M.A. in General Experimental Psychology from California State University, Fullerton
, and his Ph.D. in Psychology specializing in Organizational Behavior and Evaluation Research from Claremont Graduate University. Before joining the faculty at Claremont Graduate University in 1995, he was on the faculty at the University of Southern California
(USC), 1990-1995.
As Director of the Institute of Organizational and Program Evaluation Research he has provided organizational consulting, research, and evaluation services to more than 100 different organizations during the past decade.
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont Graduate University is a private, all-graduate research university located in Claremont, California, a city east of downtown Los Angeles...
in Claremont, California.
He was born in West Bromwich, England on February 28, 1961 but was raised and educated in California. He received a B.A. in Behavioral Science with a minor in Marketing Management from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, or Cal Poly Pomona, is a public university located in Pomona, California, United States...
, M.A. in General Experimental Psychology from California State University, Fullerton
California State University, Fullerton
California State University, Fullerton is a public university located in Fullerton, California. It is the largest institution in the CSU System by enrollment, it offers long-distance education and adult-degree programs...
, and his Ph.D. in Psychology specializing in Organizational Behavior and Evaluation Research from Claremont Graduate University. Before joining the faculty at Claremont Graduate University in 1995, he was on the faculty at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
(USC), 1990-1995.
Research
He works with a wide range of colleagues and graduate students on applied research and evaluation projects focused on promoting optimal human, program, community, and organizational functioning. His work has been funded by The National Institute of Mental Health; The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; National Science Foundation; U.S. Department of Education; National Office of Justice Programs; Office of Juvenile Justice Planning; Center for Substance Abuse Prevention; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; The Rockefeller Foundation; The California Wellness Foundation; The Howard Hughes Foundation; The David and Lucille Packard Founation; The Hillcrest Foundation; The Weingart Foundation; The Robert Ellis Simon Foundation; The Irvine Foundation; The Fletcher Jones Foundation; The John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation; Riverside County Department of Mental Health; State of California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program; and First 5 Los Angeles among many others.As Director of the Institute of Organizational and Program Evaluation Research he has provided organizational consulting, research, and evaluation services to more than 100 different organizations during the past decade.
Professional activities
Professor Donaldson has been chair or member of more than 40 doctoral dissertation committees at Claremont, and he also works with professionals enrolled in the Non-residential Certificate of Advanced Study in Evaluation program there. He is currently serving a 3 year term on the Board of the American Evaluation Association. He also serves on the Editorial Boards of the American Journal of Evaluation, New Directions for Evaluation, Journal of Multidisciplinary Evaluation, and SAGE Research Methods Online, is co-founder and leads the Southern California Evaluation Association, and served as Co-Chair of the Theory-Driven Evaluation and Program Theory Topical Interest Group of the American Evaluation Association (AEA) from 1994-2002. Dr. Donaldson was a 1996 recipient of the AEA's Marcia Guttentag Early Career Achievement Award, in recognition of his work on theory and method and for accomplishments in teaching and practice of program evaluation. In 2001, he was honored with Western Psychological Association's Outstanding Research Award.Selected Books
- Donaldson, Stewart I., Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly, & Nakamura, Jeanne (2011). Applied Positive Psychology: Improving Everyday Life, Health, Schools, Work and Society. Routledge Academic.
- Mark, Melvin, Donaldson, Stewart I., & Campbell, Bernadette (2011). Social Psychology and Evaluation. Guilford.
- Donaldson, Stewart I., Christie, Christina A., & Mark, Melvin M. (2008). What Counts as Credible Evidence in Applied Research and Evaluation Practice? Newbury Park, CA: Sage. ISBN 1-4129-5707-9
- Donaldson, Stewart I. (2007). Program Theory-Driven Evaluation Science: Strategies and Applications. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. ISBN 0-8058-4671-9
- Donaldson, Stewart I., Berger, Dale E., & Pezdek, Kathy (2006). Applied Psychology: New Frontiers and Rewarding Careers. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. ISBN 0-8058-5349-9
- Donaldson, Stewart I. & Scriven, Michael (2003). Evaluating Social Programs and Problems: Visions for the New Millennium. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. ISBN 0-8058-4185-7
selected peer-reviewed journal articles
- Donaldson, Stewart I. & Ko, Ia. (2010). Positive organizational psychology, behavior, and scholarship: A review of the emerging literature and evidence base. Journal of Positive Psychology, 5 (3), 177-191.
- LaVelle, John & Donaldson, Stewart I. (2010). University-based evaluation training programs in the United States 1980-2008: An empirical examination. American Journal of Evaluation, 31 (1), 9-23.
- Preskill, Hallie, & Donaldson, Stewart I. (2008). Improving the evidence base for career development programs: Making use of the evaluation profession and positive psychology movement. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 10(1), 104-121.
- Donaldson, Stewart I. (2005). Using program theory-driven evaluation science to crack the Da Vinci Code. New Directions for Evaluation, 106, 65-84.
- Donaldson, Stewart I., & Gooler, Laura E. (2003). Theory-driven evaluation in action: Lessons from a $20 million statewide work and health initiative. Evaluation and Program Planning, 26, 355-366.
- Donaldson, Stewart I., Gooler, Laura E., & Scriven, Michael (2002). Strategies for managing evaluation anxiety: Toward a psychology of program evaluation. American Journal of Evaluation, 23(3), 261-273.
- Donaldson, S.I., & Grant-Vallone, Elisa J. (2002). Understanding self-report bias in organizational behavior research. Journal of Business and Psychology, 17(2), 245-262.