Anne T. Vo, PhD, MAEd

Biography

Senior Director for the Office of Assessment and Evaluation; Associate Professor

Health Systems Science

Prior to joining the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, Dr. Anne T. Vo served as Director of Educational Research, Associate Director of Evaluation, and Assistant Professor of Medical Education at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. Dr. Vo brings deep evaluation and research experience to her role as Senior Director of Assessment and Evaluation, in which she contributes to the development and execution of the school’s educational assessment, evaluation, and research strategies and policies. As a faculty member in the Health Systems Science Department, she helps students and faculty to build capacity in the conduct and dissemination of educational program evaluation.

Education and Training

Degrees: BA, University of California, Los Angeles
MA, University of California, Los Angeles
PhD, University of California, Los Angeles

Professional Positions

Lecturer, Charter College of Education: California State University, Los Angeles; 2013-2014

Associate Director, University of California Evaluation Center: University of California, Los Angeles; 2013-2015

Lecturer, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies: University of California, Los Angeles; 2014-2015

Lecturer, Eisner College of Education: California State University, Northridge; 2014-2017

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medical Education: Keck School of Medicine of USC; 2015-2019

Associate Director, Evaluation: Keck School of Medicine of USC; 2015-2018

Director, Educational Research: Keck School of Medicine of USC; 2018-2019

Honors and Awards

Marvin Alkin Outstanding Evaluation Publication Award: UCLA; 2013

Michael Scriven Outstanding Dissertation Award for Significant Contribution to Evaluation Theory, Methods, and Practice: Western Michigan University; 2015

Stephen Abramson Innovation in Medical Education Award: USC; 2017

Marcia Guttentag Early Career Award for a Promising New Evaluator: American Evaluation Association; 2018

Computer Resources in Medical Education Award: Association of American Medical Colleges Western Group on Educational Affairs; 2019

Scholarly Activities

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Peer-reviewed research manuscripts

Christie CA, Vo AT (2011). Promoting diversity in the field of evaluation: Reflections on the first year of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation evaluation fellowship program. American Journal of Evaluation, 32(4), 547-564.
Alkin MC, Vo AT, Christie CA (2012). The evaluator’s role in valuing: Who and with whom. New Directions for Evaluation, 133, 29-42.
Vo AT, Christie CA (2015). Advancing research on evaluation through research on evaluation context. New Directions in Evaluation, 148. DOI: 10.1002/ev.20156
Vo AT, Christie CA, Rohanna K (2016). Understanding evaluation practice within the context of social investment. Evaluation: The International Journal of Theory, Research, and Practice, 22(4), 470-488.
Vo AT (2017). Teaching through discussion: A mixed qualitative methods study of educator facilitation practices in a small group learning context using ethnographic and conversation analytic approaches. Studies in Educational Ethnography, 13, 211-245.
Vo AT, Christie CA (2018). Where Impact Measurement Meets Evaluation: Tensions, Challenges, and Opportunities. American Journal of Evaluation. First Published July 13, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1177/1098214018778813
Coryn CLS, Becho LW, Westine CD, Mateu PF, Abu-Obaid RN, Hobson KA, Schroter DC, Dodds EL, Vo AT, Ramlow M. (2019). Material Incentives and Other Potential Factors Associated with Response Rates to Internet Surveys of American Evaluation Association Members: Findings from a Randomized Experiment. American Journal of Evaluation. First Published January 30, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1177/1098214018818371
Chou JC, Schepel IRM, Vo AT, Kapetanovic S, Schaff PB. (In press). Community-based participatory medical education: Using personal narrative writing workshops to foster inter-subjectivity between patients with HIV and physicians-in-training. Journal of Medical Humanities.

Books and book chapters

Alkin MC, Christie CA, Vo AT (2012). Evaluation theory: A wider roots perspective. In M.C. Alkin (Ed.), Evaluation Roots: Tracing Theorists' Views and Influences (2nd ed.). (pp. 386-393). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Alkin MC, Vo AT, Hansen M (Eds.). (2013). Special Issue: Using Logic Models to Facilitate Comparisons of Evaluation Theory. Evaluation and Program Planning, 38.
Alkin MC, Vo AT (2017). Evaluation Essentials: From A to Z. Second Edition. New York, NY: Guilford Press.
Vo AT, Archibald T (Eds.). (2018). Evaluative Thinking. New Directions in Evaluation, 138.
Alkin MC, Vo AT (In Press). Fostering evaluation use. In D. Rog & L. Bickman (Eds.), Handbook on Evaluation. New York, NY: Guilford Press.

Peer-reviewed presentations

Vo AT (2014, November). Impact Measurement Practices in the Social Investment Space. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Social Impact Analysts Association in Toronto, Canada.
Vo AT (2015, November). Evaluation in Social Enterprises and Impact Investing— Is “Good Enough” Practice the Ideal to Which We Should Aspire? The Experience across Sectors and Countries. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Evaluation Association in Chicago, IL.
Vo AT (2016, November). Exploring the Intersection and Synergies Between Medical Education, Evaluation, and Research on Evaluation. Roundtable discussion at the Annual American Association of Medical Colleges Conference in Seattle, WA.
Park K, Fox R, Chou J, Schaff P, Vo AT (2017, February). Weight Stigma Reduction Among Medical Students Through Narrative Medicine. Poster presented at the Annual Innovations in Medical Education Conference in Los Angeles, California.
Vo AT, Fierro L, Codd H (2017, November). Thinking Evaluatively: Towards a Conceptual Framework for Evaluative Thinking. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Evaluation Association in Washington, DC.
Trost M, Vo AT (2018, February). Evaluation of a Trans-Disciplinary Introduction to Clinical Medicine (ICM) Course. Paper presented at the Annual Innovations in Medical Education Conference in Los Angeles, California.
Vo AT, Schreiber J, Nelson A (2019, February). Engaging Medical Students in the Assessment of Pre-Clinical Curricular Experiences and Faculty Teaching: Strategies and Lessons Learned from the Cohort Model. Poster presented at the Annual Innovations in Medical Education Conference in Los Angeles, California.
Agam M, Nelson A, Nguyen DT, Shah I, Stoneburner J, Tam C, Schooner L, Sampath M, Vo AT (2018, October). Keck Online Learning Initiative: Evaluating a Medical Education E-Learning Innovation. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Evaluation Association in Cleveland, OH.
Racine S, Schreiber J, Barlis M, Vo AT (2019, February). Data Visualization for Decision-Making in Medical Education. Poster presented at the Annual Innovations in Medical Education Conference in Los Angeles, California.
Vo AT, Nyquist J, Schreiber J, Teplitz P (2019, March). Promoting Well-Being in Transition to Residency through a Flexible Medical Student Elective. Paper presented at the Annual Association of American Medical Colleges–Western Group on Educational Affairs Meeting in Reno, Nevada.