Samuel Whalen
Director of Research, Center for Urban Education Leadership
Educational Policy Studies
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ETMSW 3036
Address:
1040 W. Harrison St. (MC 147), Chicago, IL 60607
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About
Samuel P. Whalen is the Research Director for the Center for Urban Education Leadership at the University of Illinois Chicago. He is a quantitative and qualitative methodologist with expertise in program evaluation and the design of robust data infrastructures for use with evaluation and continuous program improvement. His areas of content expertise include school leadership preparation/development, professional learning designs, early childhood leadership support, and school-community partnerships within community school designs. His work has appeared in several journals, book chapters, and policy/research briefs (see link to CV above). Most recently his work has examined CEO leadership for continuous improvement within the context of the Chicago Public Schools. As research director Dr. Whalen has contributed to the development of a wide range of leader development materials and has consulted with organizations throughout the US on the design of data infrastructures to support evaluation and continuous improvement in leadership education. He holds a Master and Doctoral degree in Education from the University of Chicago, and an undergraduate degree in History from Princeton University.