My name is Sarah Sadeghi and I currently work as an Associate Evaluation Consultant at Assist Management Consulting, LLC. In my current role I have conducted data analysis and written evaluation plans for grants. Rad Resource: Having practiced evaluation in a number of different industries, I have realized the importance of understanding the unique factors …
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My name is SaraJoy Pond, and I am a doctoral candidate at Brigham Young University. I’m particularly interested in evaluation capacity-building for social change. Cool Trick: Chances are, if you’ve worked at all with qualitative data sets, you know the feeling of “drowning in data.” The end of an evaluation engagement often leaves me swimming …
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Hello, fellow evaluators! My name is Gladys Rowe, PhD, and I love getting creative. You may be thinking, great, but why are you writing about this in an AEA blog?? Stick with me… I love playing around with creative practices and am deeply invested in the intersections of Indigenous evaluation, decolonization, and reflexivity. And combining …
I’m Steven J. Pierce, a statistician with a background in community psychology. I’ve been contributing to evaluations for about 20 years, focusing on study design and applying quantitative methods. Over the last few years, I’ve been exploring how evaluators can benefit from adopting some tools and practices for reproducible research. The foundation of reproducible research …
Hi! My name is Antonio Olmos, Executive Director of the Aurora Research Institute (ARI) in Aurora, Colorado. ARI, a subsidiary of Aurora Mental Health and Recovery, provides evaluation services in Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Law Enforcement (Crisis Response Teams), and Public Health. We have extensive experience with federal and state grants. When we conduct evaluations, …
We, Courtney Stone, Ayesha Boyce, and Audrey Amrein-Beardsley are a graduate student, associate professor, and a professor, respectively, at the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University. We work in the Department of Educational Leadership and Innovation, with specializations in Educational Policy and Evaluation, and collective research interests surrounding culture and climate study …
Hi! Our names are Haiyan Bai, Mende Davis, Vajeera Dorabawila, Karen Larwin, Antonio Olmos, and Lana Yampolskaya, the leadership of the Quantitative Methods: Theory and Design Topical Interest Group (Quant TIG). Our goal is to promote the effective use of quantitative methods in evaluation by helping members understand advanced techniques, providing training in core methods, …
I am Bret Barrowman, and I manage evaluation and research projects for IRI, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that advances democracy around the world. USAID, a major funder of our work, released a new policy for democracy, human rights, and governance (DRG) assistance, including a commitment to four key principles, two of which are related to …
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Happy International Day of Democracy! We are Yana Ropaieva, Marian Ware, Ramsey Rodriguez, Alyson Kozma, and Marcia Mundt from the Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS) Inclusive Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (IMEL) working group. We are excited that USAID’s new Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance (DRG) Policy emphasizes inclusion as the first of …
My name is Linda Stern, Global Director for Design, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (DMEL) at the National Democratic Institute. I’m also the Evaluation Lead for the Fundamental Freedoms Fund (FFF), a consortium of nine leading INGOs dedicated to advancing democracy, human rights and governance through a rapid response democracy assistance mechanism. Challenges of Rapid Response …
