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FIE TIG Week: Kathryn Sielbeck-Mathes and Rebecca Selove on Feminist Evaluation and Framing

Hi! We are Kathryn Sielbeck-Mathes and Rebecca Selove, co-authors of Chapter 6 of “Feminist Evaluation and Research: Theory and Practice”. In our article, based on three evaluations of substance abuse treatment programs for individuals with co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse issues, we discuss the importance of framing and shared understanding between evaluators and evaluation stakeholders. …

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FIE TIG Week: Silvia Salinas Mulder and Fabiola Amariles on Latin American Feminist Perspectives on Gender Power Issues in Evaluation

Hi! We are Silvia Salinas Mulder and Fabiola Amariles, co-authors of Chapter 9 of “Feminist Evaluation and Research: Theory and Practice”. Our article examines the fact that in our region, understanding and accepting gender mainstreaming as an international mandate is still slow and even decreasing in some political and cultural contexts, where the indigenous agenda and …

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FIE TIG Week: Tristi Nichols on A Feminist-Ecological Model for Evaluation

Bismillah! My name is Tristi Nichols, and with an advanced degree from Cornell University, I have been continuously involved in a wide-ranging evaluation practice over the past fifteen years. In my area of work – the international development arena – I find that I am frequently asked to evaluate the extent to which gender inequity …

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FIE TIG Week: Michael Bamberger on Identifying Unintended Outcomes of Programs Promoting Gender Equality

Hi!  This is Michael Bamberger, an Independent Consultant specializing in the evaluation of social development and gender programs.  Over the past few years I have worked with United Nations organizations, bi-lateral programs and NGOs helping strengthen their evaluations of their gender equity policies. Most international development agencies have now defined the promotion of gender equality …

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FIE TIG Week: Katherine Hay on Using Feminist Evaluation to Increase Equity in the Real World

Hi, I’m Katherine Hay. I’ve spent the last 20 years in India working on development, research, and evaluation. Lessons Learned: One thing I’ve learned, and say all the time is, “equity is not an intervention.” In societies where equity is the driving goal, perhaps fairly straightforward evaluations of interventions can increase equity. In such societies …

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FIE TIG Week: Donna Podems on the Difference Between Feminist Evaluation and Gender Approaches

Greetings from South Africa. I am Donna Podems, a Research Fellow at Stellenbosch University, and founder and director of OtherWISE: Research and Evaluation, a small monitoring and evaluation firm in Cape Town, South Africa. As a practitioner and academic, I often engage in discussions around evaluation theory and practice. One common discussion is around the …

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Dan McDonnell on Uncovering Interesting Facts About Your Twitter Network with Twitonomy

Hello, my name is Dan McDonnell and I am a Community Manager for the American Evaluation Association. With the plethora of social media tools, apps and platforms available, it can often be overwhelming to find the right one to best suit your needs. I recently came across a tool that I’m very excited to share with you …

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Judy Savageau and Kathy Muhr on Working with Different Data Sources

Hi. We’re Judy Savageau and Kathy Muhr from the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s Center for Health Policy and Research. Within our Research and Evaluation Unit, we work on a number of projects using qualitative and quantitative methods as well as primary and secondary data sources. We’ve come to appreciate that different types of data …

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Jeanne Hubelbank on Assessing Audience or Client Knowledge in a Sweet Way

Hello, my name is Jeanne Hubelbank. I am an independent evaluation consultant. Most of my work is in higher education where, most recently, I help faculty evaluate their classes, develop proposals, and evaluate professional development programs offered to public school teachers. Sometimes, I am asked to make presentations or conduct workshops on evaluation. When doing …

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Sue Griffey on Ready or Not: Mentor and Mentee Readiness

I’m Sue Griffey; I lead the Evaluation Center at Social & Scientific Systems, Inc. in Silver Spring MD. I mentor outside of work for professionals in evaluation and public health in both formal programs (Cherie Blair. Foundation (CBF), APHA-SA National Mentoring Program, Aspire, Foundation, Rollins School of Public Health Annual Mentoring Program) and through individual …

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