Environmental Program Evaluation

Hi, We are Rupu Gupta, Program-Chair of AEA’s Environmental Program Evaluation Topical Interest Group, and Co-Chair of the Community Resilience Cluster within Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP), and Arika Virapongse, Chair of ESIP’s Community Resilience Cluster, Director of Middle Path EcoSolutions, and Community Director of the Ronin Institute. With multiple hats on, we’re raising a …

EPE TIG Week: Evaluators as Data Shepherds by Rupu Gupta and Arika Virapongse Read More »

Hi there! My name is Greta Landis and I’m an Evaluation Specialist at the Natural Resources Institute, part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension. I’m also Co-chair of the Environmental Program Evaluation TIG. At the last two Eval Reimagined virtual conferences, our TIG was thrilled to see new faces from a wide range …

EPE TIG Week: What We Talk About When We Talk About Environmental Program Evaluation by Greta Landis Read More »

Hi!  I’m Kristi Lekies, Associate Professor in the School of Environment and Natural Resources at The Ohio State University.  Although my main area of work relates to youth and their interactions with community and natural environments, I’m also known as ‘the evaluator’ for my background in teaching evaluation, developing evaluation measures for colleagues, and serving …

EPE TIG Week: Evaluation for the Environment: Transdisciplinary Teams and the Next Generation by Kristi Lekies Read More »

Hi, my name is Dawn Valentine, and I am the founder of the Variable Scoop, based in Washington DC. Our work is centered on building capacity to create better programs that end human suffering and support social change. As a person who loves the outdoors, I have always been aware of environmental initiatives; I just …

EPE TIG Week: Getting Started as an Environmental Advocate by Dawn Valentine Read More »

Hi, I’m Rupu Gupta, Program-Chair of AEA’s Environmental Program Evaluation Topical Interest Group, and Conservation Psychologist at Knology, an interdisciplinary social science research organization.  This year has brought a lot of excitement and momentum for the environmental movement to be able to comprehensively address the complex challenges related to climate and the environment. As I …

EPE TIG Week: Empowering Evaluators to Create a Just Environmental Movement by Rupu Gupta Read More »