Bios

Kim Sabo Flores is the director of the Studio for Participatory Evaluation and Development (The Studio) and has been working in the field of evaluation for the past decade, with a particular focus in the area of youth participatory evaluation. Drawing upon her training in developmental and environmental psychology, Dr. Flores introduces hundreds of adults and young people, their programs and their communities to the empowering impact of creative and sustained participation, reflection and evaluation.  In addition, she has worked with numerous foundations to help build their evaluation capacities, supporting them to measure their “community” impacts and progress toward achieving their missions.  Her unique approach highlights the performatory nature of participatory evaluation and the contribution of performance to human learning and development.  As founder and principal of The Studio, Dr. Flores generates collaborative projects that educate both program staff and their funders about ways that participatory evaluation can help to build organizational capacity.  Dr. Flores is also a senior research associate in the Children’s Rights Research Group and has conducted several large-scale evaluations for UNICEF that examine the extent to which children’s rights are being implemented within various countries.