ROBERT FISCHER

Robert L. Fischer

Ph.D.,Vanderbilt University
M.P.P., Vanderbilt University
A.B., Duke University

Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Case Western Reserve University
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106-7164
216/368-2711

Biographical Sketch   (PDF Format)

Curriculum Vitae   (PDF Format)

Affiliations

• Co-Director, Center on Urban Poverty & Social Change -- http://povertycenter.case.edu
• Program Faculty, Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations -- www.case.edu/mandelcenter/
• Board President, Ohio Program Evaluators' Group -- www.opeg.org

Course List

• MAND 410   Quantitative Analysis for Nonprofit Leaders  
• MAND 422   Organizational Assessment & Program Evaluation in Nonprofit Organizations
• MAND 444   Program Design for Nonprofit Organizations

Recent Publications

Fischer, R. L. (in press). Foundation impact evaluation and accountability. Chapter for Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations,   K. Agard (ed.). Sage Publications. Accepted June 2009.

Fischer, R. L. (in press). Evaluating the effects of community-based health interventions: Seeking impact and saving lives via organ and tissue donation promotion efforts. Chapter in book – Understanding Organ Donation: Applied Behavioral Science Perspectives, E. M. Alvaro &   J. T. Siegel (eds.). Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.

Fischer, R. L., & Beimers, D. (2009). Executive coaching in the nonprofit sector: Preliminary experiences and outcomes. Nonprofit Management & Leadership, 19(4), 507-522.

Yung, B., Leahy, P., Deason, L., Fischer, R. L., Perkins, F., Clasen, C., & Sharma, M. (2008). Capacity building needs of minority health nonprofits. Evaluation and Program Planning, 31, 381-392.

Fischer, R. L., Lalich, N., & Coulton, C. (2008). Taking it to scale: Evaluating the scope and reach of a community-wide initiative on early childhood. Evaluation and Program Planning, 31, 199-208.

Fischer, R. L., Nelson, L., Mikelbank, K., & Coulton, C. (2008). Space to learn and grow: Assessing early childhood and education in a large urban county. Child and Youth Care Forum, 37(2), 75-86.

Beimers, D., & Fischer R. L. (2007). Pathways to employment: The experiences of TANF recipients with employment services agencies in the journey from welfare to work. Families in Society, 88(3). 391-400.

Methodological interest/expertise: 

• Program evaluation
• Social/behavioral intervention research Mixed methods approach with
• Quantitative emphasis (e.g., administrative data, survey studies)
• Research synthesis techniques/meta-analysis
  

Content interest/expertise:

• Child and family interventions
• Nonprofit programming
• Faith-based human services
• Public policy studies
  

How I chose this profession:

In my undergraduate and graduate training in public policy, I came to see the importance of understanding the role of evaluation in guiding the policy process and as a way to inform program development.