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Northeastern University Public Evaluation Lab

OVERVIEW

NU-PEL is an interdisciplinary lab comprised of faculty and student teams conducting evaluation research on what is/is not successful in various community programs that leads to healthier communities and enhances the lives of those living within them. The lab is a collaboration of the Institute on Health Equity and Social Justice Research in Bouvé College of Health Sciences and the Institute on Race and Justice in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities.

WHAT WE DO

Community Partners

NU-PEL works collaboratively with organizations to determine their unique evaluation needs and provide appropriate evaluation assistance.

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Faculty

NU-PEL brings together faculty from multiple colleges and different disciplines who share an interest in evaluation and supports their work.

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Student

NU-PEL offers students at the undergraduate and graduate levels from across the University an opportunity to gain knowledge, skills & hands-on experience in the growing field of evaluation.

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NU-PEL Annual Reports

2019-2020
2020-2022

  • How to Build In CRE into Design of an Evaluation

    The Northeastern University Public Evaluation Lab (NU-PEL) and the Greater Boston Evaluation Network (GEBN) co-hosted a virtual event to continue their Culturally Responsive Evaluation (CRE) series. To embed and center diversity, equity, and inclusion in evaluation and assessment practices, there is an increasing need to focus on the role of culture. Dr. Mindelyn Anderson, founder of Mirror Group, LLC, led a […]

  • Culturally Responsive Evaluation (CRE): Introduction and Inquiry

    As a community-academic collaborative response to the ongoing social injustices and be in solidarity with Black Lives Matter, the Northeastern University Public Evaluation Lab (NU-PEL)’s Director, Tiana Yom, and the Greater Boston Evaluation Network (GBEN)’s Programming Team, Kelly Washburn and Calpurnynia Roberts, have partnered to create a virtual, year-long professional development and training series, focusing […]

  • Panel Presentation on Impact Evaluations

      Northeastern University’s Public Evaluation Lab (a collaboration between the Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research and the Institute for Race and Justice) and the Greater Boston Evaluation Network co-sponsored a panel presentation on impact evaluations on February 5th at Northeastern University.  This collaboration brought together five internal and external evaluation leaders who […]

  • Health Equity Change Project

      The College of Social Sciences and Humanities (CSSH) is offering Experiential Learning Opportunities through their Summer 2019 March Incentive Initiative for Stipend Graduate Assistants (SGA) funding.