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University-Based Centers TIG Week: Working with Students at a University-Based Evaluation and Research Center by Rae Jing Han, Liz Litzler, Erin Carll, Emily Knaphus-Soran, and Daniel Mackin Freeman

Leave a Comment / University-Based Centers / January 27, 2024

Hi! We are Rae Jing Han, Liz Litzler, Erin Carll, Emily Knaphus-Soran, and Daniel Mackin Freeman from the University of Washington Center for Evaluation & Research for STEM Equity. Our center usually employs 6-10 students (graduate and undergraduate) to help us with our evaluation and research projects. We love the energy and perspective students bring, and over time, we have learned a few things about the strengths students bring to our work and some strategies for supporting them in their role.  We have incorporated student voices in quotes.

A Systematic Approach to Addressing Data Management by Kavita Mittapalli

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / December 4, 2023

Hello! I am Kavita Mittapalli, Ph.D. I own a K-16 research and evaluation firm, MN Associates, Inc. (MNA) just outside Washington DC metropolitan area. I founded MNA in 2004 as a graduate student at George Mason University. I have a Ph.D. in Research Design and Methodology in Education. We are a team of five evaluators and an administrative staff with a combined 65 years of experience conducting a wide variety of social science and STEM education research and evaluation projects across the country.

Staff Making Meaning from Evaluation Data by Lenka Berkowitz and Elena “Noon” Kuo

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / December 2, 2023

Greetings! I’m Paula Richardson from Salanga, an organization dedicated to reimagining monitoring and evaluation practices for community ownership, gender equality, and transformative change. Through our work with 50+ communities worldwide, we have gained insights and identified key takeaways from implementing a Community-Led monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning approach (CoLMEAL).

SIM TIG Week: Social Impact in Indianapolis by Courtney Bolinson, Morgan Buras-Finlay, Heather Esper, Lala Kasimova

Leave a Comment / Social Impact Measurement / March 5, 2024

Hi AEA! We are Courtney Bolinson, Morgan Buras-Finlay, Heather Esper and Lala Kasimova and we are members of the Social Impact Measurement TIG. This year at the AEA conference, we brought together Indianpolis’ impact investing and social enterprise community and AEA evaluators for a conversation about creating and telling the story of community-level change. This …

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EvalSDGs Week: Institutionalization of Evaluation in Small Island Developing States: Case Study Mauritius by Rooba Moorghen

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / December 17, 2023

I am Dr (Mrs) Rooba Moorghen, former Hubert Humphrey Fellow, and former Permanent Secretary. As a government practitioner in Mauritius, I have acquired more than forty-five years of experience in public sector Management, Public Administration and Public Policy. In the context of the 2023 American Evaluation Association (AEA) Conference valuing stories, I find it befitting …

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Needs Assessment TIG Week: ChatGPT’ing with Needs Assessment Experts by Ryan Watkins

Leave a Comment / Needs Assessment / August 3, 2023

I am Ryan Watkins and as a Professor at George Washington University in Washington DC my work focuses on needs, needs assessments, and how people collaborate in making decisions with increasingly ‘intelligent’ technologies. Since December of last year, the world has been captivated by the possibilities presented by Large Language Models (LLMs) like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s BARD. These tools have garnered significant attention for their capabilities in tasks such as writing, editing, and generating code. As an evaluator at George Washington University, I recently undertook the challenge of allowing visitors to our knowledge hub, NeedsAssessment.org, to interact with Artificial Intelligence (AI) versions of leading needs assessment experts (see image). In this blog, I provide some insights into how these AI tools work and their potential applications in Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E).

ICCE TIG Week: Birth Story of Mongolian Evaluation Association (MEA) by Erdenechimeg (Chimgee) Ulziisuren

Leave a Comment / International and Cross-cultural Evaluation / May 19, 2023

Greetings! I’m Erdenechimeg (Chimgee) Ulziisuren, Founder & President of Mongolian Evaluation Association (MEA). I am also a CEO & Founder of Cognos International LLC – Research and Evaluation Company. I would like to share with you the story of MEA’s birth On September 7, 2021, I founded MEA with a vision to promote professionalization and institutionalization …

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This is Dedicated to the AEA Volunteers (Past, Present, and Future)! by Zachary Grays

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / May 1, 2023

Greetings! My name is Zachary Grays and I am the Membership and Operations Manager here at the American Evaluation Association (AEA). This coming May I will be celebrating 10 years serving AEA, joining a team of many talented staff members who brought AEA to Smithbucklin way back when my fashions were quieter and my hair …

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