I’m Brandon Coffee-Borden, an Associate at Community Science and Program Co-chair for the Systems in Evaluation TIG. In this post, I will discuss the use of social network analysis (SNA) as a way to describe and analyze systems. SNA is an approach to understanding structures and connections through the use of network theory. Networks are …
I’m Chris Weiss, president of the New York City chapter of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (NYAAPOR). Our organization brings together a wide variety of evaluators and other research professionals who are engaged in the methods, applications, analysis and findings from public opinion research. We host a slate of programmatic workshops and panel …
Hi! My name is Katie Paschall and I am a doctoral candidate in Family Studies and Human Development at the University of Arizona. The AEA365 blog is a great space to learn about relevant statistical tools, so I wanted to weigh on in the utility of cluster analysis for evaluation research. Cluster analyses help you …
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We are Mansoor A.F. Kazi and Yeongbin Kim (University at Albany), realist evaluators for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) System of Care Expansion grant at Chautauqua County, New York. We use research methods drawn from both epidemiology and effective research traditions in partnership with human service agencies to investigate what programs …
My name is Natalia Woolley. I am a GEDI scholar from the 2014-15 cohort, and a graduate student in the Community Health Sciences department at UCLA. As part of the GEDI program, I interned at Kaiser Permanente (KP), in the Community Benefit Department’s evaluation unit. At KP, I provided support for the Community Health Needs …
My name is Sheena Horton, Senior Analyst at MGT of America, Inc., and Board Member for the Southeast Evaluation Association (SEA). It is no surprise that the use of data visualization in reporting and marketing is thriving. Studies have shown that humans process visual information better and faster than text. Data visualization can provide viewers …
Greetings evaluation enthusiasts! We are Katherine Haugh, Smriti Bajracharya and Kat Athanasiades from Innovation Network. We have found timelines to be an incredibly useful tool, and believe they are underutilized in the evaluation world. We’d like to change that! For the past few years, we have incorporated timelines into our data analysis process, integrated visual …
My name is Kylie Hutchinson and I’m an independent evaluator and owner of Community Solutions Planning & Evaluation. Each year, I adapt a Christmas carol to share with my colleagues and clients. Seasons greetings, and enjoy! I’m Dreaming of a Data Party (sung to the tune of “White Christmas”) I’m dreaming of a data party …
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Hi. I am Don Glass, an independent consultant who is a visual artist, learning designer, and developmental evaluator. Hot Tips: One of the things that I love about attending the AEA annual conference is getting the opportunity to better understand how my work can relate to and be informed by recent debates and developments in the …
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Veronica Olazabal (Rockefeller Foundation) and Linda Raftree (Kurante) here on considerations for data dashboards. Linda recently organized a Tech Salon on this at The Rockefeller Foundation. A session around dashboards had to include Stephanie Evergreen. We also wanted to hear from others, so we included Shawna Hoffman (MasterCard Foundation) and John DeRiggi (DAI). Dashboards might …
