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PD Presenters: Michele Tarsilla on a new Framework for Evaluation Capacity Development

Leave a Comment / Organizational Learning and Evaluation Capacity Building / August 12, 2013

Hi All, my name is Michele Tarsilla and I am an Independent Evaluation Advisor and Capacity Development Specialist with extensive experience in designing, conducting and teaching evaluation in nearly thirty countries. I also serve as Program Chair of the International and Cross-Cultural Evaluation TIG at AEA. Having worked on Evaluation Capacity Development (ECD) and having …

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PD Presenters: Bob Kahle on Digital Qualitative Methods

Leave a Comment / Qualitative Methods / August 11, 2013

Hello! I am Bob Kahle and I have operated Kahle Research Solutions for nearly 20 years. I am a program evaluator and specialist in employing qualitative methods. I have written and trained extensively on managing difficult behaviors in groups (see Dominators, Cynics, and Wallflowers: Practical Strategies to Moderate Meaningful Focus Groups), but more recently have …

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GSNE Week: A Rae Clementz on Planning Your Best AEA Annual Conference Experience

1 Comment / Graduate Student and New Evaluators / August 9, 2013

My name is A Rae Clementz, and I am the senior Graduate Student and New Evaluator (GSNE) Topical Interest Group (TIG) Co-Chair. I’ve been attending the AEA annual conference now for seven years, and though it remains the best, friendliest, and most energizing professional conference I’ve ever attended, it has grown and changed a LOT …

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GSNE Week: Zoraya Cruz-Bonilla on How to Share and Track Changes in Excel

Leave a Comment / Graduate Student and New Evaluators, Integrating Technology into Evaluation / August 8, 2013

Greetings, I am Zoraya Cruz-Bonilla from Binghamton University in New York. As a data research assistant, I have come across all sorts of data both big and small. Regardless of the size, each project solicits the expertise of multiple evaluators; therefore, it is not unusual for more than one person to work on the same …

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GSNE Week: Laura Pryor and Nichole Stewart on Data Science for Evaluators

1 Comment / Data Visualization and Reporting, Graduate Student and New Evaluators / August 7, 2013

Greetings we are Laura Pryor and Nichole Stewart, graduate students and recent alumnae of AEA’s Graduate Education Diversity Initiative (GEDI) program (2011-2012 cohort). Laura is an incoming doctoral student at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Education and Nichole is a fifth year doctoral student in University of Maryland Baltimore County’s Public Policy department with a …

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GSNE Week: Kathayoon Khalil on Evaluating Informal Learning Environments

Leave a Comment / STEM Education and Training / August 6, 2013

My name is Kathayoon Khalil and I’m a Ph.D. candidate at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Education studying evaluation practices in informal learning environments. I also conduct exhibit and program evaluations for informal learning institutions including zoos, aquariums, and museums. This post gives a couple tips on staying up-to-date on evaluations happening throughout the country, …

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GSNE Week: Kate Svensson and Barbara Szijarto on Evaluating Knowledge Mobilization

1 Comment / Collaborative, Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation, Graduate Student and New Evaluators, Organizational Learning and Evaluation Capacity Building / August 5, 2013

Hello!  We’re Barbara Szijarto and Kate Svensson, graduate students at the University of Ottawa.  We’re involved in a Government of Canada funded knowledge mobilization project called ‘Engagement: Mobilizing Community Involvement’ through the Centre for Research in Educational and Community Services (CRECS).  Our role is to aid in the evaluation of the initiative. Evaluating a knowledge …

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GSNE Week: Kristin Woods on Gaining Practical Experience as a New Evaluator

Leave a Comment / Graduate Student and New Evaluators, Teaching of Evaluation / August 5, 2013

I am Kristin Woods, a co-chair for the Graduate Student and New Evaluators Topical Interest Group (GSNE TIG); I am a PhD student at Oklahoma State University in the Research, Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics program and a faculty member at Southwestern Oklahoma State University. As a graduate student, I took an applied program evaluation course …

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Denise Roosendaal on Becoming AEA’s New Executive Director

1 Comment / Business, Leadership, and Performance / August 3, 2013

Hello! I am Denise Roosendaal, AEA’s new Executive Director. I am thrilled to have been selected to lead the management team for American Evaluation Assocation. I appreciate the significant tenure of AEA Executive Director Emeritus  Susan Kistler, and look forward to her continued involvement in the organization in her new role. The AEA has a …

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