
Goldie MacDonald
Health Scientist, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Goldie MacDonald is a Health Scientist at the Center for Global Health (CGH) at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. Most recently, she co-led design and implementation of a multisite evaluation of Field Epidemiology Training Programs in 10 countries. The American Evaluation Association (AEA) selected this work as an exemplar of internal evaluation practice earlier this year. She authored two evaluation checklists: Criteria for Selection of High-Performing Indicators: A Checklist to Inform Monitoring and Evaluation and Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health: A Checklist of Steps and Standards. Currently, she teaches program evaluation for the CDC and partner organizations at regional training events held annually in the Americas, Africa, and Asia.