Tarek Azzam, PhD, is director of The Evaluators’ Institute and associate professor in the Division of Behavioral & Organizational Sciences at Claremont Graduate University. His 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.