My name is John Colon and I work for Better Questions Better Answers. I’m amazed by what is available, for free, for my computer. Here are some of my favorite, can’t live without, better than sliced bread tools. Rad Resources: I’d like to share 9 tools that make my life easier. 10: Gantzilla: Free version …
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My name is Linda F. Delaney and I serve as a program evaluator for my own company, LFD Consulting, LLC, in Cordova, Tennessee. In addition to independent consulting, I am currently employed as the Learning Coordinator for the City of Memphis Academy of Learning and Development. In this role, one of my primary concerns is …
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AEA365 began on January 1, 2010. Before we promoted this resource, we reached out to dedicated authors who believed in the project in order to populate the site with starter content. Those who contributed in week 1 wrote for an audience of fewer than 10. One year later we have over 1500 subscribers and are …
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My name is Michelle Jay and I am an Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina. I am an independent evaluator and also an evaluation consultant with Evaluation, Assessment and Policy Connections (EvAP) in the School of Education at UNC-Chapel Hill. Currently I serve with Rita O’Sullivan as Directors of AEA’s Graduate Education Diversity Internship …
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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 Laura Myerchin Sklaroff and I am a Project Manager, Researcher, and Evaluator with Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, Clinical Resource Management (LAC DHS CRM). My focus is on health care quality improvement for low income and underrepresented populations; prior to LAC DHS CRM I coordinated the nationally recognized practice-based research …
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My name is Susan Kistler and I contribute each Saturday’s post to the aea365 blog. This past week, I had the pleasure of attending the annual conference of the Eastern Evaluation Research Society (EERS), an AEA Local Affiliate. At the opening session, George Grob lead a discussion that ultimately focused heavily on tactics evaluators are …
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My name is Mike Morris and I’m Professor of Psychology at the University of New Haven, where I direct the Master’s Program in Community Psychology. My research focuses on ethical issues in evaluation, and I am an Associate Editor of the American Journal of Evaluation. The best book I’ve ever read for managing my relationships …
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My name is LaMarcus Bolton, and I am the American Evaluation Association’s Technology Director, as well as a doctoral student in Industrial-Organizational Psychology. Today, I wanted to let you know of a few really good (and free) resources for manipulating files online. Rad Resource: Have you ever been sent a PDF form that you needed …
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My name is Stephanie Evergreen and I work both at The Evaluation Center and at Evergreen Evaluation, LLC. I juggle a lot of projects and I’m always looking for ways to make life a little easier. Here are some of my recent discoveries. Rad Resource: With multiple contracts, it is important to keep careful track …
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