Jennifer P. Villalobos, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at Claremont Graduate University (CGU), where she serves as Chair of the Evaluation and Applied Research Methods concentration and oversees graduate programs in evaluation. She has more than 20 years of experience in applied research, program evaluation, and organizational consulting, working with organizations and initiatives at the local, national, and international levels.
Her work focuses on translating rigorous evaluation methods into practical approaches that evaluators and organizations can use to strengthen programs, inform decisions, and support meaningful change. Her areas of interest include culturally responsive evaluation, evaluation capacity building, data visualization and communication, positive organizational psychology, leader development, and the responsible integration of artificial intelligence into evaluation practice.
As a faculty member with TEI, Jennifer teaches courses on artificial intelligence in evaluation, leader development for evaluators, and effective data visualization and communication. Across her courses, she emphasizes hands-on, practice-based learning that gives evaluators opportunities to apply new tools and approaches to realistic evaluation challenges. Her teaching is grounded in the belief that strong evaluation practice requires not only methodological expertise, but also thoughtful leadership, effective communication, cultural and contextual awareness, and the ability to adapt as the field evolves.