Dr. Tarek Azzam is a Professor in the Department of Education and Director of the Center for Evaluation and Assessment. Dr. Azzam’s research focuses on developing new methods suited for real-world evaluations. These methods attempt to address some of the logistical, political, and technical challenges that evaluators commonly face in practice. His work aims to improve the rigor and credibility of evaluations and increase its potential impact on programs and policies. His research work involves studying the impact of politics on the evaluation process, and the integration of new technologies and resources to develop new evaluation specific methodologies.
Dr. Azzam has also been involved in multiple research and evaluation projects that have included the evaluation of student academic and retention programs at the K–12 and higher education levels, Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) education programs, children’s health programs, and international schools and development program. Dr. Azzam received his PhD in Social Research Methods from UCLA School of Education and is an active member of the American Evaluation Association.