Hi, my name is Heidi Gegax and I am a Minneapolis-based independent evaluator. In my business, I focus on clients who work with youth in out-of-school time programs. Most of the work I do is solo, which leaves me craving professional development without the cost and time needed for conferences or workshops. Rad Resource: Create …
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I’m Cheri Hoffman, a program evaluator with Centerstone Research Institute in Nashville, Tennessee, evaluating two System of Care grants for children’s mental health. The values of a System of Care demand that the entire process, including the evaluation, be youth-guided. We recently trained selected members of the program’s youth council in research and program evaluation …
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Greetings colleagues. I’m Kathleen Kelsey, a professor of Agricultural Education, Communications and Leadership at Oklahoma State University. I teach a variety of graduate courses including Program Evaluation. My students come from the agricultural sector and will work as agricultural teachers, Cooperative Extension educators, and in agricultural sales and services. They most likely won’t become professional …
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My name is Sally Honeycutt, and I am the Evaluation Team Lead for the Emory Prevention Research Center (EPRC). The EPRC primarily works in rural Southwest Georgia and focuses on strategies to make rural home and neighborhood environments more supportive of cancer prevention behaviors, including physical activity and healthy eating. We also provide technical assistance …
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I am Dana DeHart, Research Associate Professor at The Center for Child & Family Studies, a multidisciplinary evaluation and training unit within the University of South Carolina’s College of Social Work. I conduct grant-funded research dealing with violence and victimization. Some of my recent projects have included studies on incarcerated women, prior victimization, trauma histories …
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My name is Susan Kistler. I am the American Evaluation Association Executive Director and the contributor of each Saturday’s aea365 post. This week is one of my favorites each year as it marks the start of the 2010 AEA conference ramp-up. Registration is open, the program is online, and we’re making plans for an amazing …
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My name is Debra Thrower, and I am a social worker and a former university administrator. I have served as the Project Director for federally funded, community and faith-based after-school programs. Additionally, I have external evaluation experience, as well as meta-evaluation experience. I would like to share what I have learned and monitored over a …
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I’m Jim Burdine, Assistant Dean for Public Health Practice and Co-PI/Director of a Prevention Research Center at the School of Rural Public Health, Texas A&M. Over the last 30 years I’ve used community health status assessment as both a community organizing tool and intervention planning tool. In more than 200 different communities (including multiple iterations …
Jim Burdine on Presenting Community Assessment Data to its Community – What to Present Read More »
Hi, I’m Dawn Hanson Smart, Senior Associate at Clegg & Associates, Inc. in Seattle, a consulting firm focused on planning and evaluation with nonprofits, state and local governments, tribal organizations, and foundations. I’ve been an evaluator for more than 25 years, with an eclectic mix of clients and projects. I think it is this diversity …
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I’m Leslie Goodyear, and I’m a Program Officer at the National Science Foundation, in the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL). The programs in DRL include: Informal Science Education (ISE), Discovery Research K-12 (DR K-12), Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE), and Innovative Technology Experiences for …
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