Jennifer Pacheco Villalobos, PhD (she/her/ella), is an Assistant Professor of Practice at Claremont Graduate University (CGU), where she serves as Chair of the Evaluation Concentration and Director of the Doctorate of Evaluation Practice (D.Eval) program. She holds faculty appointments in the Drucker School of Management and with the Claremont Flourishing Center. She is also a highly rated TEI faculty member known for practical workshops on ethical evaluation, AI-informed practice, and leader development for evaluators.
Dr. Villalobos is an organizational psychologist and evaluator with more than 20 years of experience working across education, healthcare, philanthropy, and social impact sectors. She has led and collaborated on numerous contracts as a core affiliate of the Claremont Evaluation Center and as the founder of her independent consulting practice, Liki Evaluation & Organizational Psychology Consulting, Inc. Her portfolio includes multi-year, mixed-methods evaluations; strategic planning engagements; leadership development initiatives; and capacity-building efforts for mission-driven organizations.
Her practice and scholarship integrate culturally responsive evaluation, positive psychology, and equity-centered design to support systems change and organizational learning. Her research interests include psychological capital, social justice evaluation, and ethical applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in applied research, psychology, and evaluation. Her work has appeared in journals such as the American Journal of Evaluation, New Directions for Evaluation, Organizational Dynamics, and the International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management.
A frequent speaker and facilitator, Dr. Villalobos has delivered invited lectures and workshops on evaluation, positive psychology, and AI for local, national, and international audiences. She also serves as Program Chair for the American Evaluation Association’s Use & Influence TIG, Managing Editor for the Evaluation and Society book series, and a peer reviewer for several academic journals.
A Southern California native, Dr. Villalobos is deeply committed to advancing culturally responsive and socially just evaluation. She works with mission-driven organizations to bridge scholarship and practice in ways that promote equitable systems change and meaningful organizational learning.