Hi! We are Val Marshall, Megan Zelinsky, and Lyssa Wilson Becho from EvaluATE, the evaluation hub for the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program. For over two decades, EvaluATE has administered an annual monitoring survey to capture ATE program activities. We refer to this survey as the ATE Survey. Over time, we’ve …
Hello! We are Karen Peterman (www.consultkp.com) and David Sul (www.sulandassociates.com), the outgoing and current Chairs of the STEM Education and Training TIG. Until last year, our TIG had a small and active leadership team and we met as a larger community at the annual meeting. The pandemic changed that. Today’s blog, and those that follow …
Greetings AEA365 readers! Happy to see you here today! I’m Sheila B. Robinson, AEA365 Lead Curator and sometimes Saturday contributor with a few tips for increasing your involvement with what I hope is your favorite professional association! Lesson Learned: TIGs. When you join AEA, you can select up to five Topical Interest Groups (TIGs) to …
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Hi everyone! My name is Jen Gathings (she/her) and I’m a Senior Research Associate with ETR Services, LLC in Durham, North Carolina. In 2018, I had the honor of conducting a health impact assessment of NC’s HB2 and HB142 legislative actions, what came to known as NC’s “Bathroom Bills.” These bills attempted to regulate the …
Hello. I’m Robert Picciotto from the University of Auckland. I recently joined the organising committee of the International Evaluation Academy, a global movement of volunteers committed to evaluation policy influence, professionalism, and transformative impact across borders. This initiative is much needed at a time when science is under attack, public confidence in institutions is at …
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Hi there! I’m Elayne McIvor, an evaluation consultant with Catalyst Consulting. We support non-profits, government agencies and foundations to create social change more effectively and efficiently. Over the last decade, we have seen extensive uptake of the ‘Collective Impact’ (CI) approach in attempt to solve complex social problems at scale. I’ve had the opportunity to …
Hello! We are Katie Allen and Tameka Porter, Managing Consultants at McREL International and the Deputy Director and State Lead for the State of Kansas at the Region 12 Comprehensive Center. Our work supports Colorado, Kansas, and Missouri as they implement, scale, and sustain evidence-based programs, practices, and interventions for improving educator and student outcomes. …
Hi, I’m Christy King an internal evaluator on PA’s state GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) grant and a doctoral candidate at Immaculata University. For my dissertation, I investigated the implementation of emotional support animal policies on college campuses and the resulting staff experiences. After an extensive search for a theoretical …
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Hello! I’m Brian Yates. Since 1976 I have supervised program evaluation theses and dissertations in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program at American University in Washington DC. Hot Tip: The primary focus of our Program Evaluation Research Lab (PERL) is cost-inclusive evaluation of mental health and drug abuse services. Our more comprehensive definition of costs includes …
Happy weekend! I’m Elizabeth DiLuzio, volunteer curator for AEA365. I recently had the honor of facilitating a participatory evaluation workshop for a group of New Yorkers who provide domestic violence services. The workshop was designed to both teach and give a first-hand experience of participatory evaluation structures by conducting a real-time evaluation. As such, we …
