Hi, I’m Lorraine Graves, an Assistant Professor from North Carolina Central University in the Department of Social Work and a 2019 Minority Serving Institute fellow with American Evaluation Association. I teach program evaluation to Master of Social Work (MSW) students. I find program evaluation is a course that increases students’ anxiety because of its connection …
Hello! I am Candace Carter, PhD an Assistant Professor of Social Work at Mississippi Valley State University. I had the unique opportunity to serve as a fellow in the 2019 cohort of the American Evaluation Association Minority Serving Institution (MSI) Faculty Initiative. I teach methods of social work research, needs assessment and program evaluation in the …
I’m Sharla Berry, PhD, a Fellow of the Minority Serving Institutions initiative of the American Evaluation Association and Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Education at California Lutheran University. Education leaders are often on the receiving end of evaluation. When government agencies or accrediting bodies make decisions about evaluation, they often fail to collect …
My name is Omari Jackson, Ph.D. I am an Assistant Professor of Urban Educational Leadership at Morgan State University and a member of the 2019 cohort of the Minority Serving Institutions initiative of the American Evaluation Association. Lesson Learned: Culturally responsive leadership is commonly discussed as a necessity in K-12 schools serving black and brown …
My name is Art Hernandez and I am a Professor at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio Texas. I participated in one of the very early yearlong experiences as an AEA MSI Fellow and have served as the Director for several cohorts most recently this past year. I serve and have served …
Hi, I’m Cynthia Gonzalez, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban Public Health and Associate Director in the Division of Community Engagement at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU). At CDU, I am able to teach courses in public health, community engagement, health disparities, and health equity, while also running …
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Hello! My name is Lu Liu and I am an Assistant Professor in the La Fetra College of Education at the University of La Verne. I am faculty in the Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership Program teaching research method courses and I am interested in developing evaluation courses that integrate Culturally Responsive Evaluation (CRE) …
Greetings, everyone! I am Tiffany J. Davis, a Clinical Assistant Professor of Higher Education at the University of Houston, and a Fellow in the AEA Minority Serving Institution (MSI) Faculty Initiative. I teach courses related to assessment, evaluation, and research methods in postsecondary education. Throughout our MSI Fellowship year, we have been introduced to the …
Hello! This is Tiberio Garza, an Assistant Professor and Associate Director for the Center of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment (CREA) at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Translating cultural responsive theory to evaluation practice is not always an easy task. The biggest struggles we see reported in the literature central around five areas: a) working …
Hi, my name is Shetay Ashford-Hanserd. I am entering my third year as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Occupational, Workforce, and Leadership Studies at Texas State University, where I developed a course entitled Program Evaluation in Career and Technical Education. Since my research agenda focuses on broadening participation of women and historically underrepresented minorities …
