Southern Illinois University Carbondale

	Jack McKillip
Degree	Ph.D., Loyola University of Chicago
Position	Emeritus Professor, Applied Psychology
Office	LSII, 73A
Email	jamckillip@verizon.net
Biosketch	Jack McKillip is an Emeritus Professor of Applied Psychology. His disciplinary specialties are program evaluation, need assessment, professional certification, and secondary data analysis. He has published 2 books and more than 50 articles and has had several large corporate research contracts. He was the founding director of Applied Research Consultants (ARC) in the Department of Psychology, and returned to direct ARC in 2006-07.
Research Interests	Needs Assessment Professional Certification Program Evaluation
Selected Publications	Recent Journal Articles: McKillip, J., & Cox, C. (1998). Strengthening the criterion-related validity of professional certifications. Evaluation and Program Planning, 21 (2), 191-197. McKillip, J., & Owens, J. A. (2000). Voluntary professional certifications: Requirements and validation activities. The Industrial Organizational Psychologist, 38, 50-57. (http://www.siop.org/tip/backissues/TipJuly00/09McKillip.htm McKillip, J. (2001). Affirmative action at work: Performance audit of two minority graduate fellowship programs, IMGIP and ICEOP. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 9 (12), ( http://olam.ed.asu.edu/epaa/v9n12/ ). McKillip, J. (2001). Ethical challenges: Negative findings then, negative consequences now? American Journal of Evaluation, 21(3), 381-382. McKillip, J. (2001). Case studies in job analysis and training evaluation. International Journal of Training and Development, 5 (4), 283-289. Books: Pitz, G. F., & McKillip, J. (1984). Decision analysis for program evaluators. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. McKillip, J. (1987). Need analysis: Tools for the human services and education. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.