Thomas D. Cook

Thomas D. Cook
Born
Thomas Dixon Cook

(1941-07-31) 31 July 1941 (age 83)
Birkenhead, England, United Kingdom
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
United States
EducationOxford University
Stanford University
Known forProgram evaluation
Social science research methods
AwardsPeter H. Rossi Award for Contributions to the Theory or Practice of Program Evaluation from the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (2012)
Scientific career
FieldsSociology
InstitutionsNorthwestern University
Mathematica Policy Research
ThesisAttitude change as a function of the interaction of reception and source competence (1967)

Thomas Dixon Cook (born 31 July 1941)[1] is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Northwestern University and Emeritus Fellow at their Institute for Policy Research, where he was formerly the Joan and Sarepta Harrison Chair of Ethics and Justice.[2] In 2014, he became a senior fellow at Mathematica Policy Research.[3]

  1. ^ "Thomas Dixon Cook CV" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-11-11.
  2. ^ "Northwestern Emeritus Sociology Professor to Give Lecture Friday on Program Evaluation". University of Arkansas News. 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
  3. ^ Mark, Melvin M.; Caracelli, Valerie; McNall, Miles A.; Miller, Robin Lin (2017-08-29). "The Oral History of Evaluation". American Journal of Evaluation. 39 (2): 290–304. doi:10.1177/1098214017720066. ISSN 1098-2140. S2CID 149398550.