Kim Sabo
Curriculum Vitae
kimsabo@aol.com
(212) 817-1888

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. Environmental Psychology
Graduate School and University Center
The City University of New York

Master of Arts, City University of New York, Hunter, May 1995

Bachelor of Arts, Developmental Psychology
Empire State College
State University of New York, June 1993

Teacher Training, 1997-1998
Community Literacy Research Project

Participatory Evaluation Institute. August 1998
Bowne Foundation

Empowerment Evaluation Approaches. October 1998
Run by David Fetterman at the American Evaluation Association

DIRECTOR
INNOVATION NETWORK (InnoNet) NYC
THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK GRADUATE SCHOOL: 1999 - PRESENT

Oversee the creation and implementation of InnoNet NYC’s evaluation, organizational effectiveness, consulting and training efforts. Hire and manage a team of participatory evaluators. Write proposals, evaluation plans and final reports. Raise a quarter of a million dollars per year in contracts and grants. Present InnoNet’s work and participatory approach at conferences and workshops.

Developed and implemented participatory evaluations with the following programs and initiatives:

The Small Settlement Houses Collaborative After-School Initiative. Conducted an evaluation of ten after-school literacy programs. Held stakeholder meetings within each community and developed tools to support each program to monitor and document progress. Held training sessions with youth workers in order to teach strategic planning and monitoring skills. Conducted focus groups.

The Robert Bowne Re-Imagining After School Initiative. Conducted stakeholder meetings with foundation staff, grantees and their participatory evaluation coaches. Trained and coordinated a team of ten participatory evaluators, matching each with a after-school program. Hosted bi-monthly staff development sessions for all evaluators. Conducted a meta evaluation of the initiative focusing on common areas of interest.

The Rochester Effectiveness Partnership. Conducted an evaluation of the impacts of this partnership on both participants and the greater community of service providers and funders in Rochester. Conducted stakeholder meetings , created an evaluation plan and conducted focus groups with a representative sample of participants and community members. Conducted training sessions with grantees in the area of participatory evaluation and organizational effectiveness.

The Teasing and Bullying Program in East Harlem. Evaluated a violence prevention program within an after-school program. Documented all community meetings. Assessed youth worker training program, focusing on learning, change of attitude and change of practice within the classroom.

Listen Up! National Youth Media Program. Along with program staff, developed strategies to evaluate program success. Conducted site visits to ten programs nationally; youth were interviewed and observations were conducted. Developed internal monitoring procedures to track program outputs and outcomes.

SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
THE CHILDREN’S ENVIRONMENTS RESEARCH GROUP
THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK GRADUATE SCHOOL: 1992 – 1999

Projects Included:

Children’s Gardening Program. Created and implemented participatory methods for the evaluation of the Children’s Gardening Program. Ran focus groups and utilized Empowerment Evaluation strategies. Funded by the Trust for Public Land, New York.

Vygotsky ESL Program. Created and implemented research methodologies to examine the use of a Vygotskian Based "Performatory Approach" used in an ESL Classroom. Funded by Virginia Wellington Cabot

United Nations Drug Control Program - International Youth Conference. Developed Instruments for young people and adults to assess the drug culture in their community and evaluate their own drug prevention programs. Wrote two position papers for the youth conference and a handbook on the development of drug prevention programs.

Youth Evaluation and Facilitation Team at the UNDC Youth Vision Jeunesse in Alberta. Trained a youth evaluation and facilitation team at a youth forum sponsored by The United Nations Drug and Crime Program (UNDCP) and The Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission (AADAC).

The Bureau of Young G.R.A.P.E.s. A longitudinal participatory evaluation of a youth program. Worked with young people to create tools to assess their individual growth, monitor their daily group development and evaluate the overall program. Funded by The Voices of The Children, Norway, through UNICEF.

Survey of Participatory Evaluation, Monitoring and Assessment Techniques Used With Children and Youth. Was responsible for all aspects of survey development, implementation and analysis. Funded by Children and the Environment, University of California, Berkeley.

Children's Development and Community Participation: An Extensive Review of Literature. Responsible for collecting and distilling literature in all areas of participation and child development. Funded by Children and the Environment, University of California, Berkeley.

Post Occupancy Evaluation of the Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, RI. Developed and conducted protocols for interview tours, focus groups and surveys. Funded by The Hasbro Charitable Trust.

Case Study of a Performatory Approach for Learning and Development at The All Stars Talent Show Network. Conducted interviews and six months of participant observations.

Action Research at the High School For Environmental Studies. Facilitate youth involvement in the assessment of their high school environment. Conducted tours of schools, interviews, focus groups, surveys, a photo survey and participant observations.

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
TEACHING MATTERS, INC. 1996-1997

NYC Strategic Plan for Technology in Schools. Oversaw, all aspects of the needs assessment including , the development of research instruments, implementation strategies, and analysis. Funded by The Board of Education of the City of New York.

NYC Citizens Coalition for Technology. Organized large brain storming session, developed consensus building strategies and conducted focus groups. Funded by The New York City Trust.

 

PROGRAM DIRECTOR:
PREGNANT PRODUCTIONS 1996-1997

Co-directed a teen pregnancy prevention and Theater arts program located in Harlem, NY. Responsible for all aspects of program development and management. Sponsored by The New York Urban League and The Community Literacy Research Project, Inc.

Worked with children and youth in NYC and around the world to produce The Voices of Children in Print Media: A Book For Kids by Kids. Conducted research on international journalism programs. Developed surveys and interview protocols with young people. Facilitated the analysis of data and writing and layout of a book. Funded by UNICEF/Voice of the Children Norway.

TEACHING and Training: Courses Taught:

Participatory evaluation methods and strategies: Rochester Effectiveness Partnership, Fall 2000-present.

Adolescent and Developmental Psychology: Bronx Community College, City University of New York. Fall and Spring 1997-1998

Introduction to Psychology: St. John's University, St. Vincent's College. Sept. 1996- Dec. 1996

Drama, Performance and Participation: Pregnant Productions
Community Literacy Research Project, Inc. Sept. 1996-Cont.

Action Research Methods: The Bureau of Young Global Reporters, Artists, Producers and Editors (GRAPEs). Sept. 1993-Dec. 1996.

Action Research Methods: High School For Environmental Studies. Dec. 1993 - June 1994

Computers: St. Lucy's Primary School. Sept. 1991 - May 1992

Organizational Structures that Support Youth to Have an Impact on Their Programs. Poster Session for Children's Participation in Community Settings. A Research Symposium at the University of Oslo. Childwatch International in Collaboration with the MOST Programme of UNESCO. June 2000.

Invited discussant at Youth Participation on War Affected Children (WAC). Sponsored by The Canadian Government, October 1999.

Youth Participation in the Planning, Development and Evaluation of their own Programs. The Children's Rights Conference at the City University of New York, Graduate School, March 2000.

Conducting Participatory Evaluations in a Non-participatory Environments. Paper presented at American Evaluation Association. Orlando Florida, October 1999.

Supporting Young People Around the World to Evaluate Their Prevention Programs. Paper presented at American Evaluation Association. Orlando Florida, October 1999.

Participatory Evaluation with the Small Settlement House Collaborative. Talk given at the New York Youth Education Support Network Roundtable. October 1999.

Supporting Young People Around the World to Evaluate Their Prevention Programs. Paper presented at the 20th Annual Ethnography in Education Research Forum. Philadelphia, March 1999.

Young People's Involvement in Evaluating the Programs That Serve Them. Paper presented at the American Evaluation Association: Transforming Society Through Evaluation. Chicago, Nov. 1998

What Do Young People Around The World Think About Drug Issues and Prevention Programs, Key Note Speech. The United Nations Drug Control Program Banff Youth Event. April 1998.

Action Research With Children and Youth (with Cahill, K., and Lewis, M.). Led discussion during weekly brown bag. Environmental Psychology Department, City University of New York. May 1997.

Children's Participation Intensive Workshop (Chair person). Prepared session for The 26th Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association. Boston, Mass., (With Hart, R., & Iltus, S.). May 1995.

Learning and Development at The All Stars Talent Show Network: A Vygotskian Perspective. Paper presented, Castello Cultural Center. Oct. 1995.

Children's participation in school design. Paper presented, 1994 Summer Design Institute for Educators. The Board of Education of the City of New York and Cooper-Hewitt, National Museum of Design, Smithsonian Institution. June 1994.

Handbook For Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Projects. In Development with the U.N Drug Control Program (to be released in 2001).

Young People's Involvement in Evaluating the Programs that Serve Them: Overview of Contexts and Strategies. In review at New Directions in Evaluation Special Addition on Youth Involvement in Evaluation (2001).

The Robert Bowne Foundation: Building grantee evaluation capacity through the use of participatory evaluation coaches. Paper presented at American Evaluation Association (AEA) November 2000.

Immigrant Social Services: Evaluation Report, Commissioned by the Robert Bowne Foundation. June 1999.

Small Settlement House Collaborative: Meta Evaluation Report. (With Dana Fusco) Commissioned by the Small Settlement House Collaborative and The Robert Bowne Foundation. June 2000.

The Robert Bowne Foundation Re-imagining After-School Meta Evaluation Report. Commissioned by The Robert Bowne Foundation. September 2000. Performatory Developmental Learning in an ESL Classroom. In review. TESOL Journal. 1999.

Listen Up! Evaluation Report. Commissioned by Learning Matters and the Kellogg Foundation. July 2000.

Quit it! - The Teasing and Bullying Program: Evaluation Report. Commissioned by Stanely Isaacs Neighborhood Houses. June 2000.

Conducting Participatory Evaluations in Non-participatory Environments. Paper presented at American Evaluation Association. Orlando Florida, October 1999. ERIC 2000.

Performatory Developmental Learning in an ESL Classroom. In review. TESOL Journal. 1999.

What Do Young People Around The World Think About Drug Issues (With Selim Iltus) Position paper for the Canadian Youth Event. The United Nations Drug Control Program, 1998.

What Do Young People Around The World Think About Prevention Programs Issues (With Selim Iltus) Position paper for the Canadian Youth Event. The United Nations Drug Control Program, 1998.

Developmental Theory and Children’s Participation in Community Organizations (With Hart, R., Sabo, K., Diaute, C., Iltus, S., Kritt, D., and Roam, M.). Social Justice, Vol. 24, No.3. 1997

Participatory Approaches to Program and Project Evaluation with Children: (With Hart, R., and Iltus, S.). In Meeting Report 3 - Youth Participation: Challenges and Opportunities. Children and Youth Foundation of the Philippines, International Youth Foundation and the National Council for Children and Youth Development. August 1996.

Children's Development and Community Participation (With Hart, R., Sabo, K., Diaute, C., Iltus, S., Kritt, D., and Roam, M.). Children and the Environment, University of California, Berkeley. 1995.

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

MEMBER: American Evaluation Association. 1997-Cont.
MEMBER: American Psychological Association. 1995-Cont.
MEMBER: American Educational Research Association. 1995-Cont.
MEMBER: Society For Community Action and Research. 1997-Cont.

AWARDS: City University of New York Academic Scholarship 1995-1996

COMMUNITY: Student representative on the Executive Committee in the Environmental Psychology program at CUNY

Reference Contact Sheet

Roger Hart, PhD.
Professor/Director
Center for Human Environments
City University of New York, Graduate School
365 Fifth Ave. Rm 6203. 09
New York, NY 10016
Rhart@gc.cuny.edu

Joseph Glick, PhD.
Director of Psychology
City University of New York, Graduate School
365 Fifth Ave. Rm 6203. 09
New York, NY 10016
Jglick@gc.cuny.edu

Dana Fusco, PhD.
Professor
York College,
City University of New York
Department of Political Science and Psychology
94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd.
Jamaca, New York 11451
dfusco@msn.com