Hi I’m Carolyn Fonseca, PhD, Technical Director at Management Systems International (MSI) TetraTech. I have experience conducting evaluations for clients such as USAID, managing third-party monitoring platforms, and conducting special studies/research activities testing new technologies and methods. I, like many of you, am often under time, budget, and data constraints when carrying out work for …
This post was originally released on AEA365 in 2022, and was so popular the first time around, it is being reshared from the archives at the request of the Teaching of Evaluation TIG. I’m JoAnna Hillman, Owner and Principal Evaluator for Hillman Associates, LLC, a consulting firm providing evaluation services, technical assistance, and training for …
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Hi, we are Michele D Sadler and Hope Gilbert from Deloitte’s Evaluation and Research for Action Center of Excellence, along with Shilpa Londhe from New York University. As evaluation consultants, we know that social determinants of health (SDOH) data are critical in identifying and evaluating the scope and magnitude of non-medical experiences which influence health. Most often, researchers use SDOH …
Hello! I’m Felicia Seibert, an evaluator and member of the Evaluation and Research for Action Center of Excellence at Deloitte Consulting LLP. I support federal health agencies with data collection, including pulling in large quantities of program implementation data from medical providers nationwide. I work with federal grantees, ensuring that the data systems in place …
Hello! I’m Chandria Jones, Principal Research Scientist in Public Health and Affiliate Staff at the Center on Equity Research at NORC at the University of Chicago. I’m also one of the editors of the book Culturally Responsive and Equitable Evaluation: Visions and Voices of Emerging Scholars. In the realm of public health and social sciences, …
Hello! My name is Dr. Kinsey Simone, and I am an instructor of graduate Quantitative Research Methods at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, Tennessee. My PhD is in Program Planning & Evaluation, and my primary research and evaluation interests pertain to the effectiveness of large-scale events to decrease stigmas towards and increase awareness of invisible disorders, …
Hi! I’m Emily Parrott, PhD, Senior Director of Research & Evaluation at Thrive Scholars. I have over 15 years of experience in research, evaluation, and nonprofit management—including serving as in-house evaluation staff and an external consultant—and I’ve learned a lot about the impact that strategic data collection and utilization can have on nonprofits. I’m writing to pass on four key takeaways from my experience that can help evaluators build data capacity at their organizations.
Hi, I’m Liane M. Ventura, MPH. I am a Research Associate in the Center for Applied Research and Evaluation in Women’s Health at East Tennessee State University. My primary role is leading a longitudinal qualitative research study to evaluate a statewide contraceptive access initiative. I also have a community health consulting practice where I provide technical assistance to practice-based organizations, including program evaluation services.
I’m Taj Carson, founder and CEO of Inciter (formerly Carson Research Consulting). In the early days of conducting evaluations, I realized I was inadvertently gatekeeping a valuable asset by collecting and storing data in a way that only I could get to. Over time, I heard from many organizations that they wanted more – more access to their data, and more ?exibility to use their data to construct stories for a wider range of audiences. Although the standard, PDF format reports often take up the bulk of an evaluation budget, I don’t believe they provide the bulk of the value. For instance, clients may wish to explore evaluation data sets to inform programmatic decision-making, re?ect on progress, and share feedback with constituents long after the funder receives their report. Too often the resources spent on study design, data collection, analysis, and reporting did not usefully live on after the reporting stage.
Hello! I am Kavita Mittapalli, Ph.D. I own a K-16 research and evaluation firm, MN Associates, Inc. (MNA) just outside Washington DC metropolitan area. I founded MNA in 2004 as a graduate student at George Mason University. I have a Ph.D. in Research Design and Methodology in Education. We are a team of five evaluators and an administrative staff with a combined 65 years of experience conducting a wide variety of social science and STEM education research and evaluation projects across the country.
