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Cultural Competence Week: Blake Pearson on Just Good Evaluation: Conversations with Evaluators about Culturally Responsive Evaluation

Hello, I’m Blake Pearson, a doctoral student at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas and a member of the AEA Public Statement on Cultural Competence in Evaluation Dissemination Working Group. I am a part of a subgroup compiling supplemental materials (annotated bibliography, links, favorites) for the AEA website. Today, I’d like …

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Cultural Competence Week: Lisa Aponte-Soto and Leah Christina Neubauer on Increasing the AEA Latino/a Visibility and Scholarship

We are Lisa Aponte-Soto and Leah Christina Neubauer from Chicago.  Aponte-Soto teaches at DePaul University, is an independent consultant in the areas of cultural competency, Latino/a health, and diversity talent management; and, a member of the Graduate Diversity Internship Program (GEDI) 2009-2010 cohort. Neubauer is based in DePaul’s MPH Program and is the current President …

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Cultural Competence Week: Kenneth Kelty on AEA Student Travel Support Winners: Reflection and Discussion on Cultivating Cultural Competence in the Field of Evaluation

Hi, I’m Kenneth Kelty (with assistance from Seb Prohn*), a senior in Western Carolina University’s University Participant Program. I have intellectual disability (ID) and autism. I was a co-evaluator on a project this year where we looked at improving social inclusion for students with ID on my campus. I earned an AEA student travel award …

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Cultural Competence Week: Osman Ozturgut, Tamara Bertrand Jones, and Cindy Crusto on Cultural Competence in Evaluation Dissemination Working Group: Teaching in the 21st Century

Hi, we are Osman Ozturgut, assistant professor, University of the Incarnate Word, Tamara Bertrand Jones, assistant professor, Florida State University, and Cindy Crusto, associate professor, Yale School of Medicine. We are members of the AEA Public Statement on Cultural Competence in Evaluation Dissemination Working Group.  We’d like to update you on our conference session. The …

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Cultural Competence Week: Rupu Gupta, Dominica McBride and Leah C. Neubauer on Critical Self-Reflection and Cultural Competence: From Theory to Practice

Hello, we are Rupu Gupta, Dominica McBride and Leah C. Neubauer, members of the AEA Public Statement on Cultural Competence Dissemination Working Group. At AEA 2013, we participated in the Birds of a Feather session Critical Self-Reflection and Cultural Competence: From Theory to Practice with five others to learn from each other’s experiences in evaluation settings. We’d like to share some …

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Cultural Competence Week: Dominica McBride on AEA 2013 and Spreading the Word on Cultural Competence

Hi, I’m Dominica McBride, CEO of Become, Inc. and a member of the AEA Public Statement on Cultural Competence in Evaluation Dissemination Working Group. The working group is charged with spreading the word about the statement and helping evaluators integrate the information from the statement into practice, teaching, policy, etc. At this year’s conference, we …

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STEM Week: Alyssa Na’im on Using Culturally and Contextually Responsive Practices in STEM Education Evaluation

My name is Alyssa Na’im, Senior Research Associate at the Education Development Center, Inc., and I work on program evaluations of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education programs.  The goal of many STEM education programs is to diversify the STEM workforce by engaging populations who are traditionally underrepresented in these fields – racial/ethnic minorities, …

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SWB Week: Jim Cochran on Statistics Without Borders Statistical Capacity Building Efforts

Hi! I am Jim Cochran, co-founder and the Past Chair of Statistics Without Borders (SWB). SWB’s vision is to achieve better statistical practice, including statistical analysis and design of experiments and surveys, so that international health projects and initiatives are delivered more effectively and efficiently. Lessons Learned: Cultural competence is crucial. As Dominica McBride blogged …

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CC Week: Dominica McBride on Integrating Cultural Competence into Everyday Practice, Part 2: Cultural Competence through Self-awareness and Reflection

Hi, I’m Dominica McBride, President of The HELP Institute, Inc. and a member of the AEA Public Statement on Cultural Competence in Evaluation Dissemination Working Group. I also have my PhD in Counseling Psychology and have provided psychotherapy. This tip focuses on the affective and psychological side of cultural competence in everyday evaluation practice. Culturally …

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CC Week: Jori Hall on Integrating Cultural Competence into Everyday Practice, Part 1

Hello, I’m Jori Hall, assistant professor at the University of Georgia and a member of the AEA Public Statement on Cultural Competence in Evaluation Dissemination Working Group. This tip is focused on integrating cultural competence into everyday practice through values-engagement. Tips: As suggested in the AEA Public Statement on Cultural Competence in Evaluation, all evaluation …

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