iEval team members have  published evaluation findings and recommendations in journals and books.  Below is a listing where you may have recently read about our work.

PUBLICATIONS

Beemer. L.R.; Eisman, A.B.; Templin, T.; Robinson, L.E.; Miller, A.; Tackett, W.; Marenus, M.; & Hasson, R.E. (January 2025). Assessing Children’s Adherence to the Interrupting Prolonged Sitting With Activity at Home Intervention: A Mixed Methods Study. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. Found at: https://doi.org/10.1123/jtpe.2024-0017

Beemer, L.R.; Templin, T.; Robinson, L.E.; Miller, A.; Eisman, A.B.; Tackett, W.; Marenus, M.; & Hasson, R.E. (October 2024). A Mixed Methods Evaluation Of The Feasibility Of The InPACT At Home Intervention. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

Schwartz, A.; Beemer, L.R.; Schliebe, M.; Tackett, W.; Miller, A.; Eisman, A.B.; Robinson, L.E.; Templin, T.; & Hasson, R.E. (September 2023). Quality Of Amateur- Vs. Professionally-made Exercise Videos For Youth Physical Activity Promotion. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

Beemer, L.R.; Tackett, W.; Schwartz, A.; Schliebe, M.; Miller, A.; Eisman, A.B.; Robinson, L.E.; Templin, T.; Brown, S.H.; Hasson, R.E. (August 2023). Use of a Novel Theory-Based Pragmatic Tool to Evaluate the Quality of Instructor-Led Exercise Videos to Promote Youth Physical Activity at Home: Preliminary Findings. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 6561. Found at: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20166561

Beemer, L.R.; Tackett, W.; Kinnett-Hopkins, D.L.; & Hasson, R.E. (September 2022). Child Perceptions Of A Home-based, Virtual, Instructor-led, Physical Activity Program. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

Tackett, W. (2018). Having FUN with Evaluation! Embedding Engaging Activities to Facilitate Evaluation Use. KPD: Amazon. Video intro to book available here.

Tackett, W., Pasatta, K., & Pauken, E. (June 2018). Lessons learned from a summer melt prevention program. Journal for College Access, 4(1), article 5.

Tackett, W. (2018). Embedding FUN to facilitate evaluation use. UK Evaluation Society's The Evaluator, Conference 2017 edition, 8-9.

Tackett, W. and others. (Fall 2011). Local Evaluator's Guide for 21st Century Community Learning Centers.

Shen, J., Ma, X., Tackett, W., Lu, X., Brandi, K., Goodman, J., Till, L., Watson, G. (Fall 2011).Effects of quality improvement system on early childhood education practitioners. Advances in Early Education and Day Care, 129-154.

Hammerschmidt, P., Tackett, W., & Golzynski, M. (January 2011). Barriers to and facilitators of healthy eating and physical activity in low-income schools. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 43(1), 63-68.

Tackett, W.L. & Westjohn, C.L. (2008). A 21st century community learning center program: A success story. Perspectives, 14, 35-43.

Youth Participatory Evaluation Team and Wendy Tackett (2005). A new perspective: An evaluation of youth by youth. Reclaiming Children and Youth,14(1), 5-12.

Tackett, W.L. (2004). Perceived use of evaluation findings in Michigan's 21st century community learning center programs. (Doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, 2004).