Dr. Abe Wandersman is a community psychologist and professor of psychology at the University of South Carolina. He is a co-author of Prevention Plus III and a co-editor of Empowerment Evaluation: Knowledge and Tools for Self Assessment and Accountability and of many other books and articles. In 1998, he received the Myrdal Award for Evaluation Practice from the American Evaluation Association. In 2000, he served as president of Division 27 of the American Psychological Association (Community Psychology), The Society for Community Research and Action. In 2008, The American Evaluation Association honored the his manual - Getting to Outcomes 2004: Promoting Accountability Through Methods and Tools for Planning, Implementing, and Evaluation - with its Outstanding Publication Award.

What: Promoting Real Use of Evidence-based Approaches: New Ways to Bridge Research and Practice

When:    February 18, 2010    

Where: University of Miami, School of Nursing, Room 428

Time:    4:00-5:30pm   

RSVP: Chris Gilbert or by phone at 305-284-3040