Some recent publications include:

• Dance From the Campus to the Real World (and Back Again): A Resource Guide for Artists, Faculty, and Students (2005).
  The culmination of four years of activity, this book is designed to benefit faculty, administrators, and emerging and professional artists, as well as the next generation of dancers throughout the country. It responds to a major trend: colleges once again are primary sites for the dance field's development. "Residencies 101" guides artists and faculty in working together to plan successful residencies. "Universities 101" guides those who are considering faculty positions on what to expect and ask. "Real World 101" orients young dancers (and faculty) to what life will be like once they graduate from college and begin a career. Published by Dance/USA's National College Choreography Initiative (NCCI). Available through Dance/USA.
  
• Tap in the US: An Assessment of the Field for the International Tap Association (ITA)
  illustrated the challenges the field faces, its extensive reach through grass-roots tap festivals, and its potential for growth across the US. Read the full report or executive summary of Tap in the US: An Assessment of the Field.
  
• Serving Dance in Chicago for the Chicago Community Trust
  Extensive research culminated in a plan for dance service provision. It illuminated artists' needs to dance leadership in the city, including artists and funders. Read the full report or executive summary of Serving Dance in Chicago.
  
• Reports on the National College Choreography Initiative
  These three publications on the funding program that Callahan Consulting runs for Dance/USA capture the effect that prestigious dance artists had on campuses across the country, not only through their profound engagement with students, but also in the waves of activity they generated on the local level:
  
  
  • National College Choreographer Initiative: Bringing it Home - A Third Wave of Creative Collaboration. Round 3, 2004-05.
  • National College Choreography Initiative: Encore - A Year of Success. Round 2, 2003-04.
    
  • National College Choreography Initiative: Supporting the Past, Present and Future of American Dance. Round 1, 2001-02.
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• Artist-College Collaboration: Issues, Trends and Vision (2003)
  Developed from college faculty and professional artists in a series of national forums, the report documents the profound changes in ways of working that are facing artists and college dance departments, and makes recommendations about steps that might be taken to increase the quality of collaborations for both working artists and colleges.
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• Reaffirming the Tradition of the New: A Report on the National Performance Network's Regional Roundtables (2001).
  This report on the NPN's strategic planning process documents the major issues facing community-based arts organizations and the vital role this network plays in supporting artists, their work and the communities they serve.
  Read the Executive Summary. (719 kb pdf)
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• The Art of Evaluation: Transforming the Research Process into a Creative Journey (1999).
  This three-part series of articles takes the mystery and fear out of evaluation, charging arts practitioners to plan for and document their own success. Published in the Dance/USA Journal in 1999, and later reprinted by Theatre Communications Group.
  Read and download Part 1.
  Request a free copy of Parts 2 and 3