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Hello! My name is Dr. Ashley S Love.  I have spent over two decades exploring the intersection of public health, education, leadership, and innovation. Throughout my journey, I have seen evaluation serve as a powerful tool to improve programs, inform decisions, and address systemic inequities. As a proud member of LEEAD (Leaders in Equitable Evaluation …

LEEAD Scholars Week: Lessons Learned from the CDC’s Updated Framework by Ashley S. Love Read More »

Hello, fellow evaluators! I’m Eniola Idowu, a public health researcher and evaluator with a passion for using culturally responsive and participatory approaches to transform systems. My journey as a public health researcher and evaluator has taught me that evaluation is more than assessing outcomes; it is a tool for addressing inequities and fostering systemic change. …

LEEAD Scholars Week: Evaluating Transformation: How Courage and Equity Shape Our Work by Eniola Idowu Read More »

Hi there, AEA365! I’m Natalie Joseph, MPH, CPH. I’m a Research & Evaluation Associate Consultant at Mirror Group LLC and the founder of Dots and Data LLC. I am also a recent alumna of the LEEAD program, Cohort 5. As an evaluation consultant and data analyst, I focus on leveraging mixed methods and using a …

LEEAD Scholars Week: Small Choices, Big Impact: Building Equitable Systems Through Intentional Evaluation by Natalie Joseph Read More »

Hi, I’m Sharon Asonganyi, also known in the consulting space as Dr. Shar. I’m a systems strategist who sojourns with companies to redesign equitable systems and cultivate the talent within them. Systems fascinate me because at their core are people – people who design policies, implement processes, and reinforce practices. As I celebrate completing Cohort …

LEEAD Scholars Week: Reimagining Systems Through Equitable Evaluation by Sharon A. Asonganyi Read More »

I’m Dr. Tasha Parker, a LEEAD Cohort 5 Alumni (Leaders in Equitable Evaluation and Diversity) and founder of the Institute of Development. My journey through these fields has taught me that evaluation, like tending a garden, requires deep understanding of both the soil beneath our feet and the ecosystems of care we hope to nurture. …

LEEAD Scholars Week: Cultivating Healing Ground: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Equitable Evaluation by Tasha Parker Read More »

Salutations! I am David Hanson, Director of Evaluation and Social Equity at Cause IMPACTS Consulting and a Leaders in Equitable Evaluation and Diversity scholar. The year is 2024, and a watershed political event has just occurred in the US. In the face of this, many are seeking ways to educate, organize, and activate. I lean …

LEEAD Scholars Week: Rainbow Utopias and the Promise of Culturally Responsive and Equitable Evaluation: A Call for a More Just and Equitable Future by David Hanson Read More »

Hi, I am Mindelyn Anderson, Ph.D., Founder + CEO of Mirror Group LLC, where your data is made meaningful, accessible, and actionable. And hi, I am Kimberly Harris, Ph.D., Founder and Principal Evaluator and Researcher at Educa Consulting, Inc. where we are unapologetically collectivist because we understand people are at the center of our why. …

LEEAD Scholars Week: Cultivating Spaces and Communities for Emergent Evaluators by Mindelyn Anderson and Kimberly Harris Read More »

My name is Jacques P. Lesure and I am a member of GEDI 19 (CREEators) and a Peer Navigator for GEDI 20. I now hold a Ph.D. in Educational Policy Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. For the last two years, I’ve had the pleasure of working with teams across the National Science Foundation, primarily …

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My name is Priyanka Kohli, and I am passionate about bringing technology, program management, and public health together to enable healthy lives for children experiencing poverty. Hot Tips The American Evaluation Association is hosting Graduate Education Diversity Internship (GEDI) Program week. The contributions all this week to AEA365 come from AEA’s GEDI Program and its …

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My name is Alfred Rodriguez, and I am a graduate student at UIC in the PhD program of Community Psychology and Applied Developmental Psychology. Today, I want to share my journey of discovering my strengths and leaning into what truly drives my research and career interests. When I began the GEDI program, I grappled with …

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