Hello, my name is Tamarah Moss, PhD, MPH, MSW I am the program co-chair for AEA Social Work TIG and an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research, Bryn Mawr College. As a social work educator and a health and mental health services delivery researcher, I often think about self-care, …
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Hi, we are Djosy Charles, Leon Moraes, and Lisa Melchior from The Measurement Group LLC, a consulting firm focused on evaluating health, behavioral health, and social services for at-risk and vulnerable populations. We would like to share some thoughts about the Health Stigma and Discrimination Framework, which we recently found useful in the context of …
Hi, I am Dr. Aaron Kates. I am a clinical social worker and an independent evaluation consultant from Northwest Indiana. I am a recent graduate of the Interdisciplinary PhD in Evaluation Program at Western Michigan University. In this post, I will be sharing the valuable contributions social workers can make to your evaluation team. I …
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Hello! I’m Beverly Peters, faculty member in Measurement and Evaluation at American University. I am here today with three students from our Human Resource Analytics and Management (HRAM) program: Corlene Dixon, Diane Hamilton, and Kenya Richardson-El. These three students recently took my Principles and Theories in Evaluation course as an elective in their HRAM Master’s program. They came …
Hello! I’m Matteah Spencer Reppart, Founder and Principle of Proponents LLC. I live and serve at the intersection of the multitude of our humanity and the complexity of our systems. I love supporting people towards systems transformation. In our evaluation practice, we will inevitably encounter uncomfortable situations and difficult interactions. How we navigate our discomfort and manage …
My name is Matthew Von Hendy, and I am the founder and principal of Green Heron Information Services, which I founded in 2012. My professional background is as a research librarian and I have actively worked with AEA Independent Consulting TIG members for the past 7 years. One of the major challenges for evaluators starting an …
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Hi, I am María Montenegro and I am the co-founder and Chair of EvalYouth North America. EvalYouth North America is a recently formed chapter of the EvalYouth global network that aims to support young and emerging evaluators and to promote inclusion of youth in evaluation processes. Our chapter is the latest of several regional EvalYouth chapters, and …
Hello! I am Kavita Mittapalli, Ph.D. I own a K-16 research and evaluation firm, MN Associates, Inc. (MNA) just outside Washington DC metropolitan area. I founded MNA in 2004 as a graduate student at George Mason University. I have a Ph.D. in Research Design and Methodology in Education. We are a team of five evaluators …
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Hey there, I’m Michael Moses, a Senior Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist at EnCompass LLC. We work with U.S. government agencies, private foundations, multilateral organizations, and others that are tackling complex development challenges, from systemic corruption to human trafficking. We help our clients and their partners: Develop and implement strategies for addressing these challenges Collect …
Hi, we are Andrew Taylor and Ben Liadsky from Taylor Newberry Consulting. In the past, we’ve written about how nonprofits and funders can develop an evaluation relationship that prioritizes shared learning. In other words, our work has focused on helping nonprofits and funders to better understand each other and to develop the skill sets needed …
