We are Linda Vo-Green, Krista Collins and Lindsey Barranco of the Atlanta-area Evaluation Association (AaEA), and your chairs for the Local Arrangements Working Group for Evaluation 2016 in Atlanta. AaEA was initiated in 2000 to provide our 400+ community of local evaluators with networking and professional development opportunities. We work closely with the local Independent …
This is part of a series remembering and honoring evaluation pioneers leading up to Memorial Day in the USA (May 30). My name is Ernest House and I’ve been writing about social justice and democratic evaluation for four decades. Barry MacDonald was an early colleague, ally, and friend in developing these ideas. He directed the …
Greetings. My name is Tiffeny Jimenez and I identify first as a Community Psychologist (CP). I am also an Assistant Professor of the Community Psychology Doctoral program at National Louis University in Chicago. As a CP, I inherently very quickly identify inequalities, injustices, and potential for collaboration where others may be more likely to see …
I am Elizabeth Williams, assistant professor in the Department of Public Health, Health Administration and Health Sciences at Tennessee State University. As a scholar/practitioner of color who teaches emerging public health leaders and works as a health equity researcher, I think a lot about cultural competence and what it means in research and practice. In …
MSI Fellowship Week: Elizabeth Williams on Is Cultural Competence Enough? Read More »
Hello All! I’m Sheila B Robinson, aea365’s Lead Curator and very tired conference-goer, sharing some closing thoughts from some of evaluation’s thought leaders. Today we celebrated the end of #Eval15 week in song,* much the same way as we have in past years. Throughout the week we listened, we learned, we observed, we met, and we …
#Eval15 Week: Sheila B Robinson on the Journey from Failure to Exemplar and Back! Read More »
Hello! We are Ghada Jiha and Bessa Whitmore, Program Co-Chairs of the Feminist Issues in Evaluation Topical Interest Group (Feminist TIG). The TIG was established to highlight and promote feminist approaches in the field of evaluation. Feminist approaches acknowledge multiple perspectives and realities by examining the intersections of gender, race, class and sexuality in the …
Greetings. My name is Judah Viola. I am a community psychologist, long time member of the Chicago Evaluation Association, and Dean of the College of Professional Studies and Advancement at National Louis University in Chicago. My evaluation experiences are separated into the two distinct settings in which I work: 1) institutional work within universities and …
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We are Rebecca Stewart, Chief Practice Officer, and Samantha Hagel, Chief Administrative Officer, both with The Improve Group, a firm based in St. Paul, Minnesota, with a mission to help mission-driven organizations make the most of information, navigate complexity, and ensure their investments of time and money lead to meaningful, sustained impact. This year, we …
Hello! My name is Alicia Anderson and I am a student at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology in the Masters of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis Program. I am also a Leader Fellow with Become, Inc – a nonprofit team dedicated to community engagement, community involvement, and social justice. In the short time that …
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Hello fellow culturally-responsive evaluation lovers! My name is Scott Tharp and I am the Associate Director for the Center for Intercultural Programs at DePaul University. It’s a simple fact that we live in a multicultural world where multiple values and experiences are present. While some might think evaluation is inherently “neutral”, it never is. Social …
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