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SNA TIG Week: Todd Honeycutt on Missing Data in Social Network Analysis

1 Comment / Social Network Analysis / October 3, 2011

Hello, my name is Todd Honeycutt and I’m a researcher at Mathematica Policy Research. We’ve used social network analysis (SNA) in several evaluations, and one challenge we’ve encountered is missing data. Even with high response rates on surveys, you can still have missing data from survey and item non-response. You can also have missing data …

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SNA TIG Week: Russell Cole on Using Social Network Analysis for Systems Change Evaluations

Leave a Comment / Social Network Analysis, Systems in Evaluation / January 17, 2012

I am Russell Cole, a researcher at Mathematica Policy Research. At Mathematica, we have used Social Network Analysis (SNA) in a number of systems change evaluations. The goals of system change interventions are to affect individuals, organizations, and communities, with changes in outcomes occurring at various levels. In our work, we have used SNA to …

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SNA TIG Week: Stacey Friedman on Defining Network Boundaries in Social Network Analysis

Leave a Comment / Social Network Analysis / September 29, 2011

My name is Stacey Friedman and I am co-chair of the Social Network Analysis (SNA) TIG. I work for a nonprofit agency that supports health professions educators around the world. One of our aims is to create and sustain an active international community of individuals interested in improving the education of doctors, nurses, dentists, and …

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SNA TIG Week: Rebecca Woodland on Social Network Analysis as a Tool for Improving Teacher Collaboration

Leave a Comment / Social Network Analysis / September 29, 2011

Hi, I am Rebecca Woodland, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Through the Collaborative School Leadership Network (CSLN), I work with superintendents and administrators to evaluate and strengthen teacher collaboration. Recently, I have begun to incorporate the use of social network analysis (SNA) into this work, which has strengthened my …

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SNA TIG Week: Irina Agoulnik on Evaluation of Scientific Interdisciplinary Teams with Social Network Analysis

Leave a Comment / Social Network Analysis / September 29, 2011

My name is Irina Agoulnik and I am the 2011 Program Chair of the Social Network Analysis (SNA) TIG. My day-to-day job involves management of a large Interdisciplinary Research Consortium (IRC) funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund. To assess the effect that interdisciplinary approaches might have on scientific productivity and innovation …

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SNA TIG Week: Maryann Durland on Measurements and Sociograms in Social Network Analysis – Why Both Are Important

Leave a Comment / Social Network Analysis / September 29, 2011

Hi AEA 365er’s. I’m Maryann Durland, founding Chair of the Social Network Analysis (SNA) AEA Topical Interest Group (TIG) and an independent consultant with specialization in SNA. My topic in this SNA TIG series is about the importance of both measurements (numeric data) and sociograms (visual graphics) in SNA. Lessons Learned: The field of sociometrics …

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Susan Kistler on Storytelling Tools

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / October 8, 2011

I’m Susan Kistler, AEA’s Executive Director, and I contribute each Saturday’s post. It’s been a busy week here at AEA. October 1 was the cutoff for earlybird registration for Evaluation 2011, Kylie Hutchinson offered a great eStudy course on Effective Reporting (eStudy is now on hiatus until the new year), and the conference program is …

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Tysza Gandha and Katherine Ryan on Extending the Focus Group Method

1 Comment / Qualitative Methods / October 7, 2011

Greetings to all! We are Tysza Gandha and Katherine Ryan from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. With our colleagues at the Illinois Assessment and Accountability Project, we have been evaluating policy consequences. Like many evaluators, we rely on focus groups to gain a deeper and richer understanding of people’s experiences and perspectives in a …

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Agata Jose-Ivanina on Identifying and Evaluating a Program’s Costs

1 Comment / Costs, Effectiveness, Benefits and Economics / October 6, 2011

Greetings all! I am Agata Jose-Ivanina and I am a Senior Associate with ICF International, a research and evaluation firm headquartered near Washington, DC. As the budget debate has been heating up and educational agencies have to make hard choices, we have seen an increased demand to include a cost component as part of program …

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Gary Huang on Improper Payment Studies

Leave a Comment / Costs, Effectiveness, Benefits and Economics, Government Evaluation / October 5, 2011

Hi, I’m Gary Huang, a Technical Director and Fellow at ICF Macro, Inc. in Calverton, Maryland. My colleagues, Sophia Zanakos, Erika Gordon, Gary McQuown, Rich Mantovani, and I are presenting at AEA’s upcoming conference on improper payment (IP) studies. We conduct research and evaluation relating to benefit eligibility and payment errors under rubric of IP. …

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