Oriana Eversole
Evaluation and Research Scientist
Dr. Eversole is currently an Evaluation and Research Scientist with the Wisconsin Evaluation Collaborative and was formerly an Operations Strategist and Project Lead for Region 10 Comprehensive Center (Wisconsin-Minnesota), a federally funded center to support capacity building and implementation of evidence-based practices for SEAs and LEAs. She has held multiple leadership positions, including the Director of the Research and Program Evaluation Office for Madison Metropolitan School District.
She holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Educational Measurement and Evaluation and a cognate in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of South Florida (USF). Dr. Eversole serves as a strategic partner with universities, nonprofits, school districts, and state agencies to provide technical assistance and evaluation. Her expertise includes evaluating and supporting large-scale federally funded initiatives. She works across multiple topic areas and sectors, including K-12 education, postsecondary education, professional development, public health, and mental health.
She is highly experienced in continuous improvement and systems change approaches. She holds a Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma, a certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP)--as well as training in Design Thinking, Improvement Science, and Implementation Science. Dr. Eversole has received multiple recognitions and awards, including Exceptional Woman of the Year Award (Network of Executive Women) and distinguished dissertation fellow (USF).
She can be directly contacted at eversole@wisc.edu.
SKILLS AND AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Program evaluation, metaevaluation, and needs assessment
- Participatory approaches to evaluation
- Quality Improvement (QI), Lean Six Sigma, Improvement Science, Implementation Science, and Design Thinking
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, strategic planning, and systems change
- Team leadership and employee management
- Strategic operations and integration
- Grant writing and grant management
- Policy analysis and research
- Educator effectiveness and evaluation systems
- School improvement planning, school mental health, and Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)
- Psychometric instrument development and validation including exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA)
- Quantitative data analysis including ANOVA, MANOVA, multiple regression, hierarchical linear modeling, and structural equation modeling
- Qualitative data approaches including focus groups, interviews, participant observation, field studies, thematic analysis, and social network analysis
SELECT PROJECTS
- WIDA Professional Development Evaluation
- Families and Schools Together (FAST) Evaluation and Survey Instrument Redevelopment (PI)
- WI DPI’s Strategic Planning Needs Assessment
- WI DPI’s Comprehensive School Mental Health (CSMH) and Trauma Sensitive Schools (TSS) Needs Assessment, Literature Review, Logic Model Development, and Evaluation Planning (PI)
- WI DPI’s Mental Health Toolkit and Instrument Development (Co-PI and Project Manager)
- Racine Community Schools Evaluation (PI)
- WI Coalition for Community Schools Technical Assistance (Project Lead, R10CC)
- WI Statewide Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) Evaluation and Technical Assistance (PI)
- UW-Madison’s HES Program with the College of Medicine and Public Health (PI)
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Select Publications
Eversole, O., Garbacz, A., & Bartley, C. (2024). The Wisconsin Mental Health Literacy Survey for Educators (WI-MHLSE) User Guide. Madison, WI. https://dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/sspw/pdf/WI-MHLSE_UserGuide.pdf
Eversole, O., & Bartley, C. (2023). Community Schools in Wisconsin Guidebook: A Resource for Starting and Improving Community Schools. Region 10 Comprehensive Center. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED627803
Eversole, O., Hudson, E., Katz, K., Maresh, A., & Turtenwald, A. (2019). WI Office of Children's Mental Health Annual Report to the Legislature. Madison, WI. https://children.wi.gov/Documents/2018%20OCMH%20Annual%20Report.pdf
Eversole, O. (2018). Toward a Better Understanding of Evaluation Use and Collaborative Approaches: A Case Study of a School Improvement Program Evaluation, In Cousins, J. B. (Ed.) Collaborative approaches to evaluation (CAE) principles in practice (part of a series entitled ‘Evaluation in Practice,’ edited by Alkin, M. & Christie, C.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Select Presentations
Eversole, O., Bartley, C., et al. (2023). Expanding the Impact of the Community Schools Model: Tools and Resources from Two Statewide Coalitions. Madison, WI.
Eversole, O. (author), Garza, C., Racine, J., & Motoviloff, K. (2023). Policy, Sustainability, and Improvement: Coming Together to Create a Community Schools Guidebook. Presented at the Institute for Educational Leadership’s National Community Schools and Family Engagement Conference. Philadelphia, PA.
Shoji, M., Good, A., & Eversole, O. (discussant) (2020, September). Right-Sizing Research to Make an Impact: A Pipeline Approach to Evidence-Building to Inform Solutions for Secondary Writing, Teaching and Learning. Virtual presentation as part of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) presentation series. Madison, WI.
Borman, T., Eversole, O., Frederick, C., & Taylor, K. (speaker and panelist) (2019, September). Non-Academic Careers in Educational Research. Presentation for the Interdisciplinary Training Seminar (ITP) in Education Sciences Series, Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER). Madison, WI.
Eversole, O. & Maresh, A. (2019, June). Youth Suicide in Wisconsin. Presentation for the (WI) Speaker’s Task Fore on Suicide Prevention Public Hearing. Ripon, WI.
Eversole, O. (2018, November). Collaborative Approaches to Evaluation (CAE) Principles in Practice. Presentation at the annual conference of the American Evaluation Association (AEA). Cleveland, OH.
Eversole, O. & Petit-Bois, M. (2016, October). A Seat at the Table: Exploring the Evolving Role of Evaluation in Organizational Decision-Making. Presented at the annual conference of the American Evaluation Association (AEA). Atlanta, GA.
Wang, Y. & Eversole, O. (2016, April). Self-Perceptions of RtI Skills Survey: Comparing Item Reduction and Parceling Models for Instrument Validation. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Washington, DC.
Eversole, O. (2014, October). Increasing the Impact: Engaging Stakeholders through a Collaborative Evaluation of a Teacher Preparation Program. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Evaluation Association (AEA). Denver, CO.
Contact Information
eversole@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 212-7990
Office: 1152A Ed Sciences
