My name is Jim Dudley and I am a faculty member at UNC Charlotte. Currently, when I conduct evaluations, I tend to conduct small community evaluations that have a social justice component. Hot Tip: Recently, in working with a board of directors of a grassroots organization, I was reminded of how important it is to …
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My name is Susan Kistler, and I am the American Evaluation Association’s Executive Director. It is my pleasure to contribute each Saturday’s post to the aea365 blog. One challenge is staying abreast of what’s being said about an evaluand or about you or your practice. For me, for instance, I want to know what’s being …
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My name is Jacquelyn Christensen and I am an Evaluation Associate at a non-profit mental health agency in Los Angeles, as well as an advanced graduate student in Applied Developmental Psychology at Claremont Graduate University. I work closely with my organization to report program outcomes and monitor service quality. When working directly with staff or …
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My name is Katya Petrochenkov and I am a Study Manager with Gatti Evaluation. I work on educational efficacy studies with numerous research participants all over the country, which makes data collection a full time job. Luckily, advances in easily accessible online survey tools have helped to streamline the process. Rad Resource: After interacting with …
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My name is Ann Marie Isbell, and I am an advanced graduate student at Claremont Graduate University and a research associate at a national nonprofit. In my experience conducting evaluations, I have found logic models to be essential first step to understanding the program being evaluated and planning an evaluation, and have listed some useful …
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My name is Susana Bonis, and I am an advanced graduate student at Claremont Graduate University. I work with small to mid-size nonprofit organizations in fundraising, strategic planning, and evaluation. Most of the organizations I work with focus on outcome measurement, and many are looking to develop their own internal evaluation capacity. I introduce nearly …
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My name is Susan Kistler, and I am the American Evaluation Association’s Executive Director. It is my pleasure to contribute each Saturday’s post to the aea365 blog. For many, blogging is still a new concept. Here are three ways to make the most of this – or any – blog. Hot Tip: Subscribe to the …
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My name is Stefanie Leite and I am a Research Assistant for Advanced Empirical Solutions and an Independent Evaluation Consultant. Interviewing is my favorite means of information gathering. There is something immensely satisfying about asking people to tell their stories, capturing them accurately and artfully, and then relaying them to the decision makers in an …
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My name is Matt Galen, and I am a master’s student at Claremont Graduate University. I am primarily interested in evaluating educational and medical programs, and I have had the pleasure of contributing to several evaluations recently. I have had the opportunity to fulfill many roles, including an immensely satisfying period as a project manager. …
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My name is Theresa Murphrey and I am on the faculty at Texas A&M University. I teach both traditional classroom based student as well as distance-based learners from around the world. I have been working with a new tool that I have found to be extremely useful in facilitating teaching and learning. Rad Resource: Jing …
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