William Trochim, Cornell University
Professor
Ithaca, New York
wmt1@cornell.edu
Office:
(607) 255-0887
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Prof. Trochim's research is concentrated in the general area of evaluation and research methodology. His research is broadly on the development and assessment of new evaluation and research methodologies and their use in managing and enhancing social policies and programs. He primarily tests new ...
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Bio/Research
Prof. Trochim's research is concentrated in the general area of evaluation and research methodology. His research is broadly on the development and assessment of new evaluation and research methodologies and their use in managing and enhancing social policies and programs. He primarily tests new methods in several subject areas including in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education and in in the study of large-scale scientific and biomedical research. Dr. Trochim developed several important quasi-experimental alternatives to randomized experimental designs, including the regression discontinuity and regression point displacement designs. He created a structured conceptual modeling approach that integrates participatory group process with multivariate statistical methods and enables collaborative groups to generate concept maps and models useful for theory development, planning and evaluation. He has published widely in the areas of applied research methods and evaluation including the books: Research Design for Program Evaluation: The Regression-Discontinuity Approach (1984), Concept Mapping for Planning and Evaluation (2005), Research Methods: The Concise Knowledge Base (2005), and the Research Methods Knowledge Base (2007), and Research Methods: The Essential Knowledge Base (2016). Dr. Trochim is currently conducting research with the National Institutes of Health on the evaluation of biomedical clinical and translational research and with the National Science Foundation on evaluating science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education programs.
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