Debra Rog, PhD, is a Westat Vice President and President of the Rockville Institute with 30 years of experience in evaluation. She is currently leading the multi-site evaluation of the MARC initiative. She has to her credit numerous publications on evaluation and research methods, as well as homelessness, housing, poverty, and mental health. Dr. Rog co-edited the Handbook of Applied Social Research Methods, and Applied Social Research Methods Series for Sage Publications. She was the 2009 President of the American Evaluation Association, has served twice on its Board of Directors, and is also is a member of the American Psychological Association and the American Public Health Association. Before joining Westat in 2007, Dr. Rog directed the Washington Office of Vanderbilt University’s Center for Evaluation and Program Improvement for 17 years. 

Plenary: Lessons from the MARC Cross-Site Evaluation