Yvonne Belanger
Email: yvonne.belanger@duke.edu
Phone: 919-660-6936
Fax: 919-668-2578
Physical location: 030 Bostock Library
Mailing address:
Box 90198
Duke University
Durham, NC 27708
Head, Program Evaluation
Responsibilities
Yvonne leads program evaluation for CIT and for Duke's Clinical Research Training Program and provides leadership to library assessment efforts. Her work has included serving on library- and university-wide planning committees and working groups. She also serves on the Association for Clinical Research Training's Evaluation Committee.
Background
Yvonne joined CIT and Duke Libraries in 2003. Previously she worked for three years with the Information Institute of Syracuse (IIS) at Syracuse University where she collaborated with senior IIS researchers on many successful grant proposals and awards, managed the AskERIC Q&A Service and served as Project Manager for the AskNSDL project. Prior to her 1999 shift into higher education and research, she spent four years as a middle school math educator. Her background includes the NSF Summer Evaluation Institute at The Evaluation Center of Western Michigan University; a Masters degree in Instructional Design, Development and Evaluation from Syracuse University; and a Bachelors degree from St. John's College, Annapolis. She is also a recent graduate of the BRIDGES Academic Leadership program.
Publications
Belanger, Y. (2007). Tools for creating a culture of assessment: The CIPP Model and Utilization-focused evaluation. Proceedings of the Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment, September 25-27 2006, Charlottesville, VA. Association of Research Libraries.
Earp, S., Belanger, Y., and O’Brien, L. Duke Digital Initiative 2005-2006 End of Year Report. (July 2006).
Belanger, Y. Duke University iPod First-Year Experience Final Evaluation Report. (June 2005).
Pomerantz, J., Nicholson, S., Belanger, Y., & Lankes, R. D. (2004). The Current State of Digital Reference: Validation of a General Digital Reference Model through a Survey of Digital Reference Services. Information Processing & Management, 40(2), 347-363.
Belanger, Y., Lankes, R.D., & Shostack, P. (2003). Managing Statistics for Real Time Reference. Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 8(1/2), 137-148. [Also reprinted in S.E. Kimmel, J.H. Heise (eds.) Virtual Reference Services: Issues and Trends. CRC Press, 2003.]
Belanger, Y. (May 2000). ERIC Digest: Laptops in the K-12 Classroom. [Also reprinted in Branch, R.M., Fitzgerald, M.A., and Orey, M. (eds.) Educational Media and Technology Yearbook 2002, Volume 27. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2002.]
Presentations
Translational research: Definition and impact on clinical research training. Mar 2008. Association for Clinical Research Training Annual Meeting. (Washington, DC) [roundtable facilitator with Doris Rubio, University of Pittsburgh]
Aligning Evaluation of Instructional Technology Programs to the Innovation Cycle: The Case of the Duke Digital Initiative. Evaluation 2007: Evaluation and Learning (Nov 7-10, Baltimore, MD)
Assessment-Driven Models for Implementation and Adoption of Emerging Technologies, Mar 2007. UNC Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference (Raleigh, NC) [co-presenter with Samantha Earp, Duke University]
Tools for Creating a Culture of Assessment: The CIPP Model and Utilization-Focused Evaluation, Sep 2006
ARL Library Assessment Conference (Charlottesville, VA)
Transitioning Academic Technologies from Experimentation to Institutional Support, Oct 2006
EDUCAUSE National Conference (Dallas, TX) [co-presenter with Samantha Earp, Lynne O'Brien]
Persuasive Pervasive: Real Learning or Hype?, Jan 2005
Featured session - panel presentation
National Learning Infrastructure Initiative (NLII) Meeting (New Orleans, LA)
Planning and sustaining evaluations of educational technology support programs, Oct 2004
EDUCAUSE National Conference (Denver, CO)
Lead presenter with Lynne O’Brien, Duke and Joan Getman, Cornell University
Planning Comprehensive Evaluations of Instructional Technology Support Programs, Nov 2004
American Evaluation Association (Atlanta, GA)
Upcoming Presentations
(Paper)Assessment-based strategies for building connections with academic departments. August 2008.
Library Assessment Conference (Seattle, WA)
Professional Activities and Memberships
- Participant, BRIDGES XV (2007)
- Reviewer, American Evaluation Association Conference (2007)
- Member, Association for Clinical Research Training Evaluation Committee (2006-present)
- Program Advisory Committee, PepsiCo K-12 Technology Mentor Program (2006-present)
- Duke University Library Strategic Planning Committee (2005-2006)
- Member, American Evaluation Association
- Member, Association for Institutional Research
