{"id":68014,"date":"2023-06-09T21:37:07","date_gmt":"2023-06-10T01:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/?post_type=bu-program-page&#038;p=68014"},"modified":"2023-08-14T16:37:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T20:37:19","slug":"community-engaged-research-evaluation-graduate-certificate","status":"publish","type":"bu-program-page","link":"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/degree-program\/applied-human-development\/community-engaged-research-evaluation-graduate-certificate\/","title":{"rendered":"Community-Engaged Research &#038; Evaluation Graduate Certificate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The graduate certificate in Community-Engaged Research &amp; Evaluation at Boston University Wheelock College of Education &amp; Human Development develops students as researchers or evaluators who can work with communities to construct questions and methods, collect data, and interpret results to resolve locally relevant problems. You&#8217;ll be prepared with the knowledge, attitudes, and skills to conduct authentic community-engaged research and evaluation, and you&#8217;ll develop the practical knowledge and tools to help communities resolve locally relevant problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a student in the Community-Engaged Research &amp; Evaluation certificate program, you\u2019ll be trained on theories, methods, and practical skills for implementing research and evaluation projects that engage communities as true partners in the inquiry process. You&#8217;ll learn a variety of professional skills, including engaging communities in conducting research or evaluation; working with community partners to interpret data; and communicating findings in clear and usable ways. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-dark-color has-text-color has-text-align-center\">Dates &amp; Deadlines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column date-deadline\">\n<h6>Spring &amp; Fall 2024 <\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h4>Aug 15, 2023<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Application Open<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column date-deadline\">\n<h6>Spring 2024 Semester<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h4>Dec 15, 2023<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Application Deadline<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column date-deadline\">\n<h6>Fall 2024 Semester<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h4>Jan 15, 2024<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Deadline to Receive Priority Scholarship Consideration<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column date-deadline\">\n<h6>Fall 2024 Semester<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h4>Aug 1, 2024<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Application Closes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-background-color has-background person-spotlight\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h2 class=\"has-tertiary-color has-text-color has-text-align-center\">Featured Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The faculty in BU Wheelock&#8217;s Community-Engaged Research &amp; Evaluation graduate certificate program bring expertise in various areas related to community engagement, research methodologies, and program evaluation. In addition to BU Wheelock faculty, students may work with faculty from Boston University&#8217;s School of Public Health and School of Social Work.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-50233 profile type-profile status-publish hentry research-interest-educational-leadership research-interest-educational-leadership-policy-studies research-interest-elementary-education research-interest-secondary-education research-interest-technology sed-affiliation-faculty department-educational-leadership-policy-studies program-educational-leadership-policy-studies\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/profile\/andrew-bacher-hicks\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2020\/07\/Andrew-Bacher-Hicks_16_-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Andrew Bacher-Hicks\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Andrew Bacher-Hicks<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Professor<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-21981 profile type-profile status-publish hentry research-interest-counseling-psychology sed-affiliation-faculty sed-affiliation-retired-emeritus-faculty department-counseling-psychology-applied-human-development program-counseling\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/profile\/hardin-coleman\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2016\/06\/Hardin-Coleman-headshot-April-2021-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Hardin Coleman\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Hardin Coleman<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor &#038; Dean Emeritus<br \/>\r\nDirector, Center for Character &#038; Social Responsibility<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-22044 profile type-profile status-publish hentry research-interest-language-literacy-education sed-affiliation-faculty department-language-literacy-education program-language-literacy-education program-teaching-english-to-speakers-of-other-languages-tesol\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/profile\/yasuko-kanno\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2016\/07\/Yasko-Kanno_18_-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Yasuko Kanno\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Yasuko Kanno<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-22706 profile type-profile status-publish hentry research-interest-language-literacy-education sed-affiliation-faculty department-language-literacy-education program-language-literacy-education\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/profile\/beth-warren\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2016\/09\/Warren-Beth-Cropped.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Beth Warren\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Beth Warren<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Sylvia Earl Professor<br \/>\r\nDirector, Earl Center for Learning &#038; Innovation<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-22256 profile type-profile status-publish hentry research-interest-educational-leadership research-interest-educational-leadership-policy-studies sed-affiliation-faculty department-educational-leadership-policy-studies program-educational-leadership-policy-studies\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/profile\/marcus-a-winters\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2016\/07\/marcus-winters_20_-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Marcus Winters\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Marcus A. Winters<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Chair, Educational Leadership &#038; Policy Studies<br \/>\r\nProfessor<br \/>\r\nFaculty Director, Wheelock Educational Policy Center<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-21965 profile type-profile status-publish hentry research-interest-applied-human-development research-interest-positive-youth-development sed-affiliation-faculty department-counseling-psychology-applied-human-development program-applied-human-development\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/profile\/jonathan-f-zaff\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2016\/06\/Jonathan-Zaff_15_-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Jonathan Zaff\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Jonathan F. Zaff<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Research Professor, Applied Human Development<br \/>\r\nDirector, CERES Institute for Children &#038; Youth<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-background-color has-background career-outcomes\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color\">Career Outcomes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The graduate certificate in Community-Engaged Research &amp; Evaluation at BU Wheelock prepares researchers and evaluators who believe that communities have the best understanding of their assets, needs, values, and activities. You&#8217;ll be prepared for a variety of professionals roles, including: <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<ul><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">Evaluator for a community organization or a state or local agency<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">Evaluation consultant<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">Community-engaged practitioner<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<ul><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">Policy maker or influencer<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">Applied social scientist<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">Advocate<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">Researcher<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\">More Information about the Community-Engaged Research &amp; Evaluation Graduate Certificate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column promo-block\">\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/degree-program\/applied-human-development\/\">Applied Human Development<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn about Boston University&#8217;s Applied Human Development program, which trains professionals to use research and knowledge to develop practical interventions, policies, and programs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column promo-block\">\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/bu-article\/example-article\/\">Graduate Admissions <\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have questions about deadlines, applications, and other admissions-related topics? 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