AEA365 – Page 117 – A Tip-a-Day by and for Evaluators

A Call to Check out AEA’s Policy Advocacy Work by Sheila B. Robinson

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / August 7, 2021 August 6, 2021

Hi! I’m Sheila B Robinson, aea365’s lead curator, and sometimes Saturday contributor. From time to time I write about various aspects of our association, events or learning opportunities AEA offers. To date however, I haven’t written about the policy advocacy that AEA engages in, and this is critically important work. Lesson Learned: According to our …

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Best of AEA365: Leveraging Libraries for Evaluation Success by Rick Stoddart

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / August 6, 2021 August 4, 2021

My name is Rick Stoddart and I am Head of User & Research Services at the University of Idaho. Libraries offer evaluators many useful tools including access to community data, methodological resources for evaluation, research expertise, and even public spaces to present findings. Here are some tips to get you started: Rad Resource: Library Card …

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Using a Storytelling Model for Evaluation Reporting by Amanda Kelley Corbin

Hi there, my name is Amanda Kelley Corbin. I am an evaluation analyst at The Human Development Institute (HDI), Kentucky’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, University of Kentucky. We help to improve lifelong opportunities and services for individuals with disabilities, their families, and the community. Before becoming an evaluator, I received an MFA in fiction …

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Best of AEA365: Setting Yourself Up For Success in Qualitative Data Collection by Ayana Perkins

3 Comments / Qualitative Methods / August 4, 2021 August 3, 2021

Hi, my name is Ayana Perkins, the programming Co-Chair of the Atlanta-area Evaluation Association as well as Senior Research Analyst and Evaluator at Infinite Services and Solutions. I am a qualitative enthusiast and often train other evaluators and researchers in these methods. What I have noticed is that participants are more likely to right to …

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As an evaluator, do I use words (e.g., stakeholder) that can be harmful to others? by Goldie MacDonald & Anita McLees

7 Comments / Uncategorized / August 3, 2021 August 4, 2021

Hello, we’re Goldie MacDonald and Anita McLees from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In 2020, CDC scientists and communication specialists prepared principles and preferred terms for non-stigmatizing, bias-free language to guide employees engaged in COVID-19 response activities. At the time, we were both deployed to this response and read the document …

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Using a Journalism Model for Evaluation Reporting by Amanda Kelley Corbin

1 Comment / Data Visualization and Reporting / August 1, 2021 May 28, 2021

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GAO Week: Supporting the Congress by Providing Foresight and Policy Analysis to Solve Wicked Problems, by Jenny Chanley

Leave a Comment / Government Evaluation / July 31, 2021 July 24, 2021

Greetings! This is Jenny Chanley, a methodologist from the Applied Research Methods team at the US Government Accountability Office (GAO). I work with analysts, evaluators, and other specialists from across GAO to help design and implement performance audits, evaluations, and more directly strategic efforts, such as Comptroller General forums and technology assessments. I joined GAO in …

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GAO Week: GAO’s 100th Celebration: Examples of How Agencies have Addressed Some Evaluation Challenges by Elaine Vaurio

1 Comment / Government Evaluation / July 30, 2021 July 24, 2021

Hello, I am Elaine Vaurio, a Senior Analyst with the Center for Evaluation Methods and Issues (CEMI) in the Applied Research and Methods (ARM) team at the U.S Government Accountability Office (GAO). I have proudly been associated with evaluation at GAO for 30 years! GAO has produced many hidden gems over the years that I …

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GAO Week: An Updated Classic on Key Terms and Concepts: Using the 4 “Ps” and an “I” by Terell P. Lasane

Leave a Comment / Government Evaluation / July 29, 2021 July 24, 2021

Greetings Evaluators. My name is Terell P. Lasane, and I lead the Center for Evaluation Methods and Issues (CEMI) at the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Our center is located in the Applied Research and Methods (ARM) Team and operates to improve the quality of evaluation information and evidence used in federal decision-making. Out team offers …

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