Greetings colleagues. My moniker is Michael Quinn Patton and I do independent evaluation consulting under the name Utilization-Focused Evaluation, which just happens also to be the title of my main evaluation book, now in its 4th edition. I am a former AEA president. One of the challenges I’ve faced over the years, as many of us do, …
Greetings colleagues. My moniker is Michael Quinn Patton and I do independent evaluation consulting under the name Utilization-Focused Evaluation, which just happens also to be the title of my main evaluation book, now in its 4th edition. I am a former AEA president. One of the challenges I’ve faced over the years, as many of …
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Thank you for pausing during your busy day to read this post, I’m Michelle DiStefano. I am fortunate and humbled to combine my passions and work as the Community Research Associate Director for the Pace Center for Girls (Pace) in Jacksonville, FL. Pace believes in creating a just and equitable future where the young women we serve have power.
Hi! We are Keiko Kuji-Shikatani, Canadian Evaluation Society Fellow and Credentialed Evaluator, Wendy Rowe from the School of Leadership at Royal Roads University in Canada and Credentialed Evaluator, and Chi Yan Lam, Faculty of Education and Faculty of Health Sciences at Queen’s University and Credentialed Evaluator. Unimaginable violence against the children, youth and families of …
Greetings from Vidhya Shanker, convener of The May 13 Group. Art history taught me to ask why makers choose some forms and not others. In his video echoing the idea that Nicky Bowman, Jara Dean-Coffey, and myself have shared—to use a forest ecosystem instead of a single tree as a metaphor for the knowledge economy …
Hi folks, my name is Caitlin Showalter—I am a Technical Advisor in Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning with the Palladium Group and based in eastern North Carolina. This was my first year attending the AEA conference, and what an impressive gathering of minds, stories, and hopes for the future of evaluation! I presented as part of a group of panelists to discuss evaluation in global health programs, representing the USAID-funded Data for Impact (D4I) project and our work on the Second Periodic Assessment of USAID’s Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Strategy (MSNS).
Hello! We are Isaac D. Castillo and Colleen Coyne, and we represent the Learning and Evaluation team at KABOOM!. And we have a question for you: What do playgrounds, data, systemic racism, maps, and evaluation all have in common? Playgrounds should serve as a sanctuary for children – an escape from everyday pressures where they can just be kids. But not every child in the United States has access to a safe and high-quality playground. At KABOOM!, we refer to these disparities in access and quality as playspace inequity. KABOOM! builds playgrounds in partnership with others across the United States to end playspace inequity, so more kids can grow up happy and healthy. But how do we measure playspace inequity? That is where data, maps, storytelling, and evaluation come in.
Hello AEA friends –
This is Corrie Whitmore, the 2023 President of AEA. I’m thrilled to be in Indianapolis for EVAL2023: The Power of Story and hope to see many of you here, attending workshops and conference sessions and enjoying the great local attractions.
Our conference week kicks off on October 9, which is also “Indigenous People’s Day.” Indigenous People’s Day is special to me, because I’m the mother of Indigenous children, and also because it offers such a clear example of The Power of Story. Let me explain…
Hi! I’m Susan Foutz, Director of Research and Evaluation at Indiana’s most visited cultural organization, The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. Founded in 1925, we are proud to as our role as a community anchor and tourist attraction. I’m sure you know that Indianapolis is home sports teams and world-class sporting events, from the Colts, Pacers, and Fever, to Big Ten conference events, and the Indy 500. As a mid-sized city and state capital, Indianapolis also has a lot to offer in terms of arts and culture. Here’s a round-up of fall exhibits at local museums, organized by their distance from the conference location at the JW Marriott.
Our names are Nisaa Kirtman and Ayesha Boyce. In our prior post from yesterday, and today, we continue to reflect on the importance of generational wisdom. We all need a witness to our stories, as validation and evidence Stories carry significant meaning in all cultures and ethnicities. We bask in stories and shared lived experiences …
