Cherie M Avent
Biographic Data
| ID | 4411583 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cherie M Avent |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cherie M |
| FAMILY NAME | Avent |
| SIGNATURE | AVENT C M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9855-5239 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
I Know You See It”: Exploring the Impact of Physical Positionality as Black Evaluators
This article offers a nuanced exploration of positionality within culturally responsive evaluation, emphasizing its significance in relational practice, particularly for evaluators of color operating in predominantly white contexts. By broadening the concept of identity to encompass physical characteristics, the authors deepen the discourse on how positionality shapes relationship-building. Rooted in case studies of Black-centered educational ini…
The criticality of language: Exploring STEM education evaluators conceptualizations of equity, diversity, and inclusion and the influence on their roles and practice
Language is critical in evaluation. It influences understanding of goal attainment, judgments made about the quality of a program, interactions between stakeholder groups, interpretation of findings, and future actions. This paper reports research on language that unearths complexities related to the agenda of diversifying STEM and the utilization of evaluation in achieving its goal through an examination of STEM education evaluators' conceptuali…
Toward Racial Equity: Navigating Diverse Conceptualizations and Perspectives in Social Justice-Oriented Evaluation Practice
The effects of race can manifest in various ways in evaluation contexts, making it critical for evaluators to unpack how race and racism are “complex and destructive forces” for racially minoritized and Indigenous communities. The clarion calls by evaluators on the need for greater attention to issues of race and racism in evaluation underscore the profound urgency to investigate the topic now, given that evaluation can be an important driver in …
It Has to Be the Common Thread: Weaving Attention to Racial Equity and Justice Across Lines of Inquiry and Evaluative Criteria
Evaluators must attend to the destructive forces of racialization and racism to contribute to social transformation. Thus, evaluators are called to center culture, context, equity, and social justice during each step of the evaluation process. Here, we focus on the step(s) in which evaluators define program quality and specify evaluative lines of inquiry. We interviewed 29 social justice-oriented evaluators to examine lines of inquiry for program…
Employing Mixed-Methods Citation Analysis to Investigate Transnational Influence in Evaluation Theory
Mixed-methods citation analysis can be used to conduct research on evaluation (RoE) studies with a cross-country focus. In particular, this RoE study employs mixed-methods citation analysis to investigate the influence of an evaluation theorist’s concepts transnationally. We use Jennifer Greene’s program evaluation theories as a case example for observing the imprint of a theorists’ concepts on evaluators theorizing and practicing outside of the …
Navigating the Field While Black: A Critical Race Analysis of Peer and Elder Advice to and From Black Evaluators
The field of evaluation has experienced greater professionalization in the areas of evaluator education and training. Growth in these areas included sensitivity to issues of diversity, with efforts to attract and retain evaluators of color. Currently, there is limited scholarship on navigating a world with more opportunity but still dealing with being Black. Motivated by our identities as Black evaluators, we explored the education, training and …
Social Justice as Ontology: The Intersection of Black Evaluators’ Identities, Roles, and Practice
Violence, marginalization, oppression, exploitation, erasure, and injustice are cornerstones of the Black experience in the United States. Despite seemingly insurmountable challenges, Black people have worked diligently and competently to earn spaces within the present-day professional arena. While the experiences of Black professionals have been investigated in multiple fields, little is known about Black evaluators. This study aimed to investig…
It Has to Be the Common Thread: Weaving Attention to Racial Equity and Justice Across Lines of Inquiry and Evaluative Criteria
Evaluators must attend to the destructive forces of racialization and racism to contribute to social transformation. Thus, evaluators are called to center culture, context, equity, and social justice during each step of the evaluation process. Here, we focus on the step(s) in which evaluators define program quality and specify evaluative lines of inquiry. We interviewed 29 social justice-oriented evaluators to examine lines of inquiry for program…
Social Justice as Ontology: The Intersection of Black Evaluators’ Identities, Roles, and Practice
Violence, marginalization, oppression, exploitation, erasure, and injustice are cornerstones of the Black experience in the United States. Despite seemingly insurmountable challenges, Black people have worked diligently and competently to earn spaces within the present-day professional arena. While the experiences of Black professionals have been investigated in multiple fields, little is known about Black evaluators. This study aimed to investig…
Employing Mixed-Methods Citation Analysis to Investigate Transnational Influence in Evaluation Theory
Mixed-methods citation analysis can be used to conduct research on evaluation (RoE) studies with a cross-country focus. In particular, this RoE study employs mixed-methods citation analysis to investigate the influence of an evaluation theorist’s concepts transnationally. We use Jennifer Greene’s program evaluation theories as a case example for observing the imprint of a theorists’ concepts on evaluators theorizing and practicing outside of the …
Navigating the Field While Black: A Critical Race Analysis of Peer and Elder Advice to and From Black Evaluators
The field of evaluation has experienced greater professionalization in the areas of evaluator education and training. Growth in these areas included sensitivity to issues of diversity, with efforts to attract and retain evaluators of color. Currently, there is limited scholarship on navigating a world with more opportunity but still dealing with being Black. Motivated by our identities as Black evaluators, we explored the education, training and …
It Has to Be the Common Thread: Weaving Attention to Racial Equity and Justice Across Lines of Inquiry and Evaluative Criteria
Evaluators must attend to the destructive forces of racialization and racism to contribute to social transformation. Thus, evaluators are called to center culture, context, equity, and social justice during each step of the evaluation process. Here, we focus on the step(s) in which evaluators define program quality and specify evaluative lines of inquiry. We interviewed 29 social justice-oriented evaluators to examine lines of inquiry for program…
The criticality of language: Exploring STEM education evaluators conceptualizations of equity, diversity, and inclusion and the influence on their roles and practice
Language is critical in evaluation. It influences understanding of goal attainment, judgments made about the quality of a program, interactions between stakeholder groups, interpretation of findings, and future actions. This paper reports research on language that unearths complexities related to the agenda of diversifying STEM and the utilization of evaluation in achieving its goal through an examination of STEM education evaluators' conceptuali…
Toward Racial Equity: Navigating Diverse Conceptualizations and Perspectives in Social Justice-Oriented Evaluation Practice
The effects of race can manifest in various ways in evaluation contexts, making it critical for evaluators to unpack how race and racism are “complex and destructive forces” for racially minoritized and Indigenous communities. The clarion calls by evaluators on the need for greater attention to issues of race and racism in evaluation underscore the profound urgency to investigate the topic now, given that evaluation can be an important driver in …
I Know You See It”: Exploring the Impact of Physical Positionality as Black Evaluators
This article offers a nuanced exploration of positionality within culturally responsive evaluation, emphasizing its significance in relational practice, particularly for evaluators of color operating in predominantly white contexts. By broadening the concept of identity to encompass physical characteristics, the authors deepen the discourse on how positionality shapes relationship-building. Rooted in case studies of Black-centered educational ini…
Evaluation and Performance Assessment (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Equity (law (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works)