Evaluation Specialist
University of Wisconsin-Madison
About
Evelyn Hammond is an Evaluation Specialist at the Evaluation Unit. She joined the Unit as a graduate student evaluator in 2017 and moved into her current position in 2019. Her interests include multidisciplinary research in natural resources use and management and applying evaluation to environmental issues and decision-making to achieve environmental sustainability. In her position, Evelyn evaluates projects, programs, conferences, and workshops related to natural resources and agricultural programming and provides recommendations relevant to stakeholders’ evaluation needs. Additionally, Evelyn loves teaching and has over 10 years’ experience teaching both undergraduate and graduate classes.
EVALUATION EXPERTISE
Evelyn can help you with:
- Planning, designing, and conducting an evaluation
- Developing interview and focus group questions
- Collecting and analyzing qualitative data (interviews and focus groups) using MAXQDA
- Designing and implementing mail surveys
- Designing and administering surveys in Qualtrics (an online survey software)
- Analyzing evaluation data and making relevant recommendation
- Writing and presenting evaluation reports
EDUCATION
PhD Environment and Resources
Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
MSc. Air quality, Solid waste, and Wastewater Process Engineering,
University of Stuttgart, Germany
BSc. (Hons.) Biochemistry,
Department of Biochemistry
University of Ghana, Ghana
SELECTED PUBLICATION
Campbell T, Shaw B, Hammond E, Bao L, Yang S, Jurich P, Fox S (2021). Qualitative interviews of practitioners of Buddhist life release rituals residing in the United States: Implications for reducing invasion risk. Management of Biological Invasions 12
Hammond, E.A.S. (2019). Effect of public perceptions on support/opposition of frac sand mining development. The Extractive Industries and Society, ISSN: 2214-790X, Vol: 6, Issue: 2, Page: 471-479
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
2020 – Hammond, E., Campbell, T. and Ozdemir Okur A. Wisconsin Boaters’ and Angler’s Perceptions of Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention. Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference (on Zoom)
2019 – Hammond, E., Campbell, T. and Ozdemir Okur A. Aquatic Invasive Species Survey 2018, Aquatic Invasive Species Conference, Ashland, Wisconsin
2017 – Hammond, E. Public Perceptions of frac sand mining in western Wisconsin. Bouchet Conference on Diversity and Graduate Education, Yale University, New Haven
2016 – Hammond, E. The Intricacies of Natural Resources Management – A look at Perceptions of Local Communities toward Frac Sand Mining in Trempealeau County, International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, Houghton, Michigan