Hello, my name is Emilia Gonzalez. I am a Knowledge & Evaluation Doctoral Research Assistant with the International and Canadian Children’s Rights Partnership and a PhD student at Toronto Metropolitan University. Over the past ten years, I have been working with young people to better understand and address complex social issues that affect their lives. …
Hello there! We are Samantha Holquist, Quiana Lewis Wallace, and Deja Logan, researchers at Child Trends, an independent research organization committed to enhancing the well-being of children and youth. As community-engaged researchers, we partner with youth as co-researchers across many of our projects. Because youth typically do not learn how to conduct research in schools, …
Hi! Our names are Brianna, Serrah, and Diamond and we are youth researchers in Minnesota. Alyssa Scott is a researcher at Child Trends supporting us in writing this blog and sharing what we think works for keeping youth engaged in research projects. The project we’re working on is Adapted Measures of Math Engagement (AM-ME), a …
Greetings! We are Diane Hsieh (research scientist) and Lex Nappa (research and practice associate) at Search Institute, an applied research non-profit organization focused on Positive Youth Development (PYD). We would like to share some main takeaways from a project that aimed to integrate PYD principles into a digital, LGBTQ+ social network platform in order to …
Hello! My name is Heather Sauyaq Jean Kwamboka Gordon. I am both Iñupiaq from Alaska as well as a part of a Kenyan Kisii family that I joined through marriage. I am the Owner/Principal Consultant for Sauyaq Solutions, a consulting organization supporting Indigenous Nations, organizations, and projects in research and evaluation. My evaluation work seeks …
I’m Natalie De Sole (she/her), a white, multicultural, independent consultant and founder of the evaluation firm Rooted-Growth. Elevating youth voice requires me to walk the tightrope of values and relationships. My outsider status often goes beyond that of a third-party party evaluator; my race, ethnicity, gender, culture, lived experiences, education, and community usually differ from …
Hello! My name is Heather Worker, and I am the Program Data Manager for a Food for Thought in northern California. My former evaluation roles advanced outcomes for youth and young adults, where evaluation and program design activities involved youth voice to varying degrees. Lessons Learned Rad Resources Do you have questions, concerns, kudos, or …
Hey everyone! I’m Greta Landis, an Evaluation Specialist at the Natural Resources Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Division of Extension, and a Co-Chair of the Environmental Program Evaluation TIG.
My name is Delaney Wellington (she/her), and I’m an Evaluation Associate at the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). WCS runs five New York City wildlife parks – the Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, New York Aquarium, Prospect Park Zoo, and Queens Zoo – and conducts conservation work and research around the world. I study the impacts …
Aye! I’m David Hanson, a Leaders in Equitable Evaluation and Diversity (LEEAD) scholar and a fellow in the Environmental Leadership Program Delaware River Watershed Network (DEWN). Recently, during an in-person DEWN meetup, we dove into a fascinating conversation about power dynamics in environmental leadership. Since the concept of power is something I’ve delved into deeply …
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