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Liz Zadnik on Evaluation at the 2015 National Sexual Assault Conference

3 Comments / Uncategorized / September 12, 2015 September 10, 2015

Hello all! Liz Zadnik here with another Saturday post to start the weekend off right! I’ll be bringing you a rundown on some of the evaluation-minded workshops from this year’s National Sexual Assault Conference (NSAC). The conference was in Los Angeles, CA and was hosted by the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA). Rad Resource: …

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CP TIG Week: Norma Seledon and Susan Ryerson Espino on “Walk the Talk”

Leave a Comment / Community Psychology / September 4, 2015 August 26, 2015

Greetings readers! We are Norma Seledon and Susan Ryerson Espino and we are members of the Community Psychology (CP) TIG. Over the past two years, the CP TIG has organized a “Walk the Talk” session at the AEA annual meeting. This is a way to provide members with opportunities to learn more about the conference …

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CP TIG Week: Chris Michael Kirk on Mapping Health Disparities

Leave a Comment / Community Psychology / September 3, 2015 August 26, 2015

Hello. My name is Chris Michael Kirk and I am the Director of Mission Development at Atlantic Health System in New Jersey where I lead our Center for Population Health Sciences. At the Center, we conduct applied population health research and disseminate and evaluate community health interventions, including our Healthy Communities Initiative designed to reducing …

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CP TIG Week: Kyrah Brown on Building a Culture-specific Evaluation Approach at Ubunto Village

2 Comments / Community Psychology / September 2, 2015 August 26, 2015

My name is Kyrah Brown. I am a community psychologist and the program evaluator at Ubuntu Village, a grassroots African-centered community education program in Kansas. I would like to share some lessons from my experience working with an African-centered program that is addressing health disparities through community education and grassroots collaboration. Ubuntu Village operates as …

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CP TIG Week: Julianne Manchester on Strengthening programming with organization readiness

1 Comment / Community Psychology / September 1, 2015 August 26, 2015

Hello! I am Julianne Manchester of the Community Psychology Topical Interest Group. In this discussion of reducing health disparities and achieving health equity, I’d like to focus on organizational readiness and practice as a starting point for delivering effective programs, products, and services within the context of improving healthcare access, raising standards of cultural and …

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CP TIG Week: Susan Wolfe on Cultural Awareness and Authenticity in Working with Communities on Health Disparities

1 Comment / Community Psychology / August 30, 2015 August 26, 2015

My name is Susan Wolfe and I am a Senior Consultant at CNM Connect where I provide evaluation and capacity building services to non-profit organizations. I am also the incoming chair for the CP TIG. This week, the CP TIG will be presenting AEA 365 blogs related to working with initiatives to reduce health disparities. …

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Rebecca Stewart and Samantha Hagel on Committing to Creating an Inclusive and Accountable Evaluation Organization

2 Comments / Uncategorized / August 19, 2015 August 13, 2015

We are Rebecca Stewart, Chief Practice Officer, and Samantha Hagel, Chief Administrative Officer, both with The Improve Group, a firm based in St. Paul, Minnesota, with a mission to help mission-driven organizations make the most of information, navigate complexity, and ensure their investments of time and money lead to meaningful, sustained impact. This year, we …

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Leah Goldstein Moses on Tips for Facilitating Active Participant Engagement

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / August 18, 2015 August 13, 2015

I’m Leah Goldstein Moses, Founder and CEO of The Improve Group and adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs. The Improve Group’s evaluation practice embeds capacity building – building the skills, systems and tools needed for organizations to conduct evaluations. In the last few years, we teach more and more …

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Saville Kushner on Asking What’s on your mind besides your hat?

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / August 16, 2015 August 14, 2015

Hello there! Saville Kushner, Professor of Public Evaluation at the University of Auckland. I am here to share some reflections on fear and formulas. I was in a seminar recently, listening to a woman talk about her fear of entering into evaluation. I remembered fears of mine from when I was new to evaluation and …

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