My name is Emily Spence-Almaguer and I am an Associate Professor of Behavioral and Community Health at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. I spend most of my professional time serving as an independent evaluator for community initiatives and conducting assessment studies. I am a social worker by training and have found that …
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Hello! My name is Aubrey Perry, the Coordinator for Data Collection and Analysis at the Gateway to College National Network. We work with two-year colleges, school districts, and state departments of education to provide opportunities for high school dropouts and underprepared college students to achieve college credentials. Hot Tip: As an internal evaluator for a …
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My name is Susan Wolfe and I am the owner of Susan Wolfe and Associates, LLC, a consulting firm that applies Community Psychology principles to strengthening organizations and communities. I serve as the local evaluator for four programs that are funded by Federal grants for a five year cycle. Each program was required to set …
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Hi, my name is Brian Hoessler and I’m a consultant who works with community-based organizations to build their capacity to make change. Previously, I worked in the non-profit sector in Ontario, most recently as a researcher at Kingston Community Health Centres for two projects including a support program for high school students called Pathways to …
I’m Tara Gregory, Research and Evaluation Coordinator for Wichita State University’s Center for Community Support and Research (CCSR). CCSR works with non-profit, community and faith-based organizations across Kansas and was originally supported through the Community Psychology graduate program at Wichita State University. Many of our staff members, myself included, are graduates of this program so …
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Hi aea365ers! Susan Staggs here. I’m an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin – Stout, coordinator of an online graduate certificate program in Evaluation Studies, and incoming Program Director of our Master’s in Applied Psychology program, which includes a concentration in Evaluation Research. I write today on behalf of the American Evaluation …
I’m Marybeth Neal, I am a cultural anthropologist that uses ethnographic methods to engage stakeholders in creating their own ongoing systems of evaluation. This summer I had the absolutely delightful experience working with a brilliant group of teens and young adults who train both youth and adult members of social change organizations on how to …
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My name is Susan Kistler, aea365’s usual Saturday contributor and guest weekday post provider this week on new tech tools. Have you ever found something that was just really cool but you aren’t quite sure how to make the most of it? Rad Resource – Wallwisher: Wallwisher allows you to create a free online virtual …
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I’m Susan Kistler, the American Evaluation Association’s Executive Director, and aea365 regular Saturday contributor. Earlier this year, I announced that AEA would be hosting a public series of our normally members-only coffee break webinars. The four video series, held in July, focused on different aspects of International Monitoring and Evaluation. First, thanks to everyone who …
Greetings I am Mark Griffin. At the time of writing this article I am fortunate enough to be in the middle of a world trip. Key events of my trip: last week I was in Fiji chairing the Pacific Conference for Statistics and Information Systems, my third trip to Fiji, with a rapidly developing workshop …
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