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Full Schedule

  • Thursday, October 12, 2023
  • 7:30 AM – 6:30 PM ET
    Registration Open
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM ET
    Plenary - Data Driven DEI
  • 10:00 AM – 7:30 PM ET
    Exhibit Hall Open
    Location: Griffin Hall
  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    "We're ALL In": A mixed-method evaluation of social justice youth development program for high achieving youth of color

    Presenter: Edmond P. Bowers, Ph.D. – Clemson University

    Author: Luke Rapa, Ph.D. – Clemson University

    Author: John Geldhof, Ph.D. – Oregon State University

    Author: Samuel McQuillin, Ph.D. – University of South Carolina

    Author: Brian Hipp, LMSW – Boys Hope Girls Hope

    Author: Laura Stevens, MPA – Boys Hope Girls Hope

    Author: Makayla Stark, M.Ed. – Clemson University

    Location: Room 209

    Youth Focused Evaluation

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    A Novel Approach to Evaluating Health Equity: Contributory Complex System Equity-based (CCSE) Evaluation

    Presenter: Jennifer S. Latham (she/her/hers) – RI Department of Health & Brown University

    Author: Jennifer S. Latham (she/her/hers) – RI Department of Health & Brown University

    Location: White River Ballroom D

    Health Evaluation

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    A story of partner engagement using data synthesis and social network analysis as evaluation approaches

    Presenter: Bilquis Khan, MSc, MBA, MSc (she/her/hers) – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Division of Workforce Development)

    Author: Omoshalewa Bamkole, MPH – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Division of Workforce Development)

    Author: Erin Black, MS, MPH – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Division of Workforce Development)

    Author: Stephanie Dunson, MPH – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Division of Workforce Development)

    Location: Room 209

    Internal Evaluation

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    A story to tell: Case studies from a Global Developmental Evaluation

    Presenter: Ron dwyer-Voss, n/a – Pacific Community Solutions

    Presenter: Maggie Bangser, n/a – N/A

    Location: Room 309/310

    International and Cross Cultural Evaluation

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    “Seen and Heard”: Implementing Youth’s Feedback to Enhance Inclusion in Relationship Education Programming

    Presenter: Je'Kylynn Steen, MS (she/her/hers) – Auburn University, Dept. of Human Development and Family Science

    Author: Je'Kylynn Steen, MS (she/her/hers) – Auburn University, Dept. of Human Development and Family Science

    Author: Kim Gregson, PhD, LMFT – Gregson Consulting

    Author: Francesca Adler-Baeder, PhD – Auburn University, Dept. of Human Development and Family Science

    Author: Julianne McGill, PhD – Auburn University, Dept. of Human Development and Family Science

    Author: Erin Cooper, MS – Auburn University, Dept. of Human Development and Family Science

    Author: Menglin Wei, MS – Auburn University, Dept. of Human Development and Family Science

    Author: Jenna Lawlor, MS – Auburn University, Dept. of Human Development and Family Science

    Location: Room 209

    Lesbian, Gay Bisexual and Transgender Issues

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    Addressing Missing Data – Tell the Right Story

    Presenter: Saori Iwamoto, MIDP (she/her/hers) – FHI 360

    Presenter: Marcio Vargas Sejas, MS – FHI 360

    Location: Room 209

    College Access Programs

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    All that glitters isn’t gold: stories, lessons learned, and tips from arts-based evaluation practice

    Presenter: Maya Lefkowich, PhD (she/her/hers) – AND implementation

    Presenter: Jennica Nichols, MPH, CE (she/her/hers) – AND implementation

    Location: Room 205

    Arts, Culture, and Museums

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    Amplifying Voices: Techniques for Qualitative Data Analysis

    Presenter: Noelle Wyman Roth, MEM – Duke University, Social Science Research Institute

    Presenter: Anupama Shekar, n/a – Southern Methodist University

    Location: White River Ballroom C

    Qualitative Methods

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    Assessing Needs of Texas Family Caregivers: Telling the Story from a Recent Mixed-Method Study

    Presenter: Nandita Chaudhuri, Ph.D. – Public Policy Research Institute, Texas A&M

    Presenter: Anthony Jackson, MA – Public Policy Research Institute, Texas A&M

    Presenter: Laila Alvi, MPA – Public Policy Research Institute, Texas A&M University

    Location: Room 209

    Needs Assessment

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    Bringing Your Data to Life: Using Interactive Dashboards for Storytelling

    Presenter: Syed Latifi, PhD, MS, MEd. – Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar

    Author: Syed Latifi, PhD, MS, MEd. – Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar

    Facilitator: Syed Latifi, PhD, MS, MEd. – Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar

    Author: Mark Healy, MSc. – Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar

    Location: Room 209

    Systems in Evaluation

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    Building Capacity: Teacher Professional Development (PD) for Cultural Competence and Computer Science Micro-Credential

    Presenter: Xiaoxia Newton, n/a – University of North Carolina Charlotte

    Author: Jada Deiderich, n/a – University of North Carolina Charlotte

    Author: Audrey Rorrer, n/a – University of North Carolina Charlotte

    Author: David Pugalee, n/a – University of North Carolina Charlotte

    Location: Room 209

    STEM Education and Training

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    Children Formerly Associated with Armed Forces/Groups (CAAFAG) in South Sudan who received vocational training open a carpentry business, prompting an evaluation that shows widespread success.

    Presenter: Julia P. King, MPA (she/her/hers) – Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB)

    Location: Room 209

    Internal Evaluation

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    Collaboratively designing SCM certification: What’s the moral of the story?

    Presenter: Daniela Zahn, PhD (she/her/hers) – Brinkerhoff Evaluation Institute

    Author: Daniela Zahn, PhD (she/her/hers) – Brinkerhoff Evaluation Institute

    Presenter: Daniela Schroeter, PhD (she/her/hers) – Western Michigan University

    Author: Daniela Schroeter, PhD (she/her/hers) – Western Michigan University

    Location: Room 209

    Teaching of Evaluation

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    Context Monitoring and Resilience Analysis Using High Frequency Data

    Presenter: Gregory Makabila, MBA, Ph.D – Catholic Relief Services - Ethiopia

    Presenter: Maria Alemu, MA Development Studies – Catholic Relief Services

    Location: Room 208

    Disaster & Emergency Management Evaluation

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    Creating a New Approach in Ethiopia: When Evaluation is the Story

    Presenter: Julie Krause, MSPH – Last Mile Health

    Presenter: Mark Begley, MS – Last Mile Health

    Location: Room 209

    Use and Influence of Evaluation

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    Creative Practices to (Re)Examine the Stories We Tell Ourselves

    Presenter: Chantal Hoff, MPH – MXM Research Group

    Presenter: Kayla Benitez Alvarez, MA – MXM Research Group

    Location: White River Ballroom I

    Organizational Learning & Evaluation Capacity Building

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    DISCAPAZ: Utilizing Inclusive Storytelling to Amplify Disability Experiences in the Borderlands

    Presenter: Jacy Farkas, MA, ABD (she/her/hers) – Sonoran Center for Excellence in Disabilities, University of Arizona

    Author: Celina Urquidez, MPH – Sonoran Center for Excellence in Disabilities, University of Arizona

    Author: Bianca Aguilar, BS – Sonoran Center for Excellence in Disabilities, University of Arizona

    Author: Abraham Venegas, BA – Sonoran Center for Excellence in Disabilities, University of Arizona

    Author: Sarah Robles, -- – Sonoran Center for Excellence in Disabilities, University of Arizona

    Author: Paulette Nevarez, -- – Sonoran Center for Excellence in Disabilities, University of Arizona

    Author: Yumi Shirai, PhD – Family & Community Medicine, University of Arizona

    Author: Julie Armin, PhD – Family & Community Medicine, University of Arizona

    Location: Grand Ballroom 7

    Disabilities and Underrepresented Populations

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    How can AI Language Models help evaluators tell better stories?

    Disscussant: Linda Raftree, BA in Anthropology – MERL Tech

    Disscussant: Kerry Bruce, DrPH (she/her/hers) – North End Consulting

    Presenter: Paul Jasper (he/him/his)

    Chair: Stephanie Coker, MPA; BA in Political Science and Government – CVS Health

    Location: Room 104

    Integrating Technology into Evaluation

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    In Search of Evidence-Use Stories: Mining Annual Performance Reports for Examples of Adaptive Management

    Presenter: Todd M. Anderson, Master of Public Policy (MPP) – U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

    Facilitator: Todd M. Anderson, Master of Public Policy (MPP) – U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

    Chair: Todd M. Anderson, Master of Public Policy (MPP) – U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

    Disscussant: Reena Nadler, Master of Arts – U.S. Agency for International Development

    Presenter: Eli Marin, Master, Public Administration and International Relations – U.S. Agency for International Development

    Presenter: Kellie Haddon, Master, International Development – U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

    Presenter: Ari Cooper, Master of Public Health – U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

    Presenter: MiKell Brough-Stevenson, Master, International Business/Trade/Commerce – U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

    Facilitator: MiKell Brough-Stevenson, Master, International Business/Trade/Commerce – U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

    Chair: MiKell Brough-Stevenson, Master, International Business/Trade/Commerce – U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

    Location: Grand Ballroom 8

    Use and Influence of Evaluation

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    Innovations in Complexity-Responsiveness: Practical and Operational Realities

    Chair: Kate Krueger, n/a – Pact

    Presenter: Alysson Akiko A. Oakley, PhD (she/her/hers) – Pact

    Presenter: Rebekah Usatin, MPA – National Endowment for Democracy

    Presenter: Megan Guidrey, n/a – Internews

    Presenter: Lauren Serpe – Pact

    Presenter: Kate Krueger, n/a – Pact

    Location: White River Ballroom H

    Democracy and Governance

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    Meet the Editors: Learn About the What, Why and How of Peer-Reviewed Evaluation Journals
    Location: Room 101
  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    Representation Matters: Engaging a Community Advisory Board to Shape & Refine the Emory COMPASS Center's Community-Led Grantmaking & Capacity Building Initiative for Southern HIV service organizations

    Facilitator: Candace Meadows, MPH – Emory University Rollins School of Public Health

    Presenter: Candace Meadows, MPH – Emory University Rollins School of Public Health

    Presenter: Guilemere Cox, JD – Emory COMPASS Coordinating Center

    Presenter: Kia Colbert, MPH, CHES – Emory University Rollins School of Public Health

    Presenter: Rebecca Fils-Aime, MPH – Center for Program Evaluation and Quality Improvement, Emory Centers for Public Health Training and Technical Assistance

    Presenter: Christopher Roby, PhD – Emory COMPASS Coordinating Center

    Location: White River Ballroom G

    Nonprofit and Foundations

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    Rubrics as a powerful tool to turn children’s stories of change into rich, trackable outcomes: Save the Children’s journey in child-led development and evaluation.

    Presenter: E. Jane Davidson, Ph.D. – Real Evaluation

    Presenter: Thomaz K Chianca, PhD – COMEA Relevant Evaluations

    Chair: Thomaz K Chianca, PhD – COMEA Relevant Evaluations

    Presenter: Nicole Dulieu, M.A. – Save the Children

    Presenter: Margarita Franco, MA (she/her/hers) – Save the Children

    Co-Presenter: Erika Barrera, Juridical Science (she/her/hers) – Save the Children

    Location: Room 102

    Youth Focused Evaluation

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    Supported Storytelling: Building a Learning Culture for the Equitable Use of Data

    Presenter: Stephanie Hood, MSW – Kaye Implementation & Evaluation

    Presenter: Indra Amaro Gomez, MPH – Kaye Implementation & Evaluation

    Presenter: Leah Bartley, PhD, MSW – Kaye Implementation & Evaluation

    Disscussant: Jaymie Lorthridge, PhD, MSW (she/her/hers) – Kaye Implementation & Evaluation

    Location: Room 206

    Organizational Learning & Evaluation Capacity Building

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    Teacher RePlay: A new formative self-assessment tool for teachers engaging students in learning through play

    Presenter: Brian Dooley, EdM – FHI 360

    Location: Room 203

    PreK-12 Educational Evaluation

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    The power of stories for evaluating DEI programming in Extension and beyond

    Presenter: Mary Emery, PhD – University of Nebraska, Lincoln

    Facilitator: Mary Emery, PhD – University of Nebraska, Lincoln

    Chair: Mary Emery, PhD – University of Nebraska, Lincoln

    Presenter: Michael Stout, PhD – Oklahoma State University at Tulsa

    Presenter: Nicole Breazeale, PhD – University of Kentucky

    Presenter: Jennifer Aranda, EdD – University of Minnesota Extension

    Location: Room 204

    Extension Education Evaluation

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    The Story of the Underrepresented: Being Attentive to the Diverse Populations Served by Networks for Clinical and Translational Research

    Presenter: Beth Tigges, PhD, RN, PNP, BC – University of New Mexico

    Author: Sabina Malik, PhD – University of Nevada Reno

    Author: Kathrene Conway, BS – University of Montana

    Author: Jospeh Guerrero Lopez, PhD – University of Nevada Las Vegas

    Author: Francisco Sy, MD, MS, DrPH – University of Nevada Las Vegas

    Presenter: Mary Culnane, PhD – University of Delaware

    Presenter: Sue Giancola, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Delaware

    Presenter: Stephen Kogut, PhD – University of Rhode Island

    Author: John Stevenson, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Rhode Island

    Author: Anthony Hayward, MD – Brown University

    Author: Meghan Tenca, MA – Brown University

    Chair: Judy Kimberly, PhD – Brown University

    Disscussant: Rechelle Paranal, MSW, MA (she/her/hers) – Medical University of South Carolina

    Presenter: Rechelle Paranal, MSW, MA (she/her/hers) – Medical University of South Carolina

    Location: Room 301

    Translational Research Evaluation

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    Use your hands to build MUVA’s evidence story! Sharing complex evaluation results using physical objects in low-income communities

    PD Workshop Presenter: Iana Barenboim, n/a – MUVA

    Presenter: Iana Barenboim, n/a – MUVA

    Facilitator: Iana Barenboim, n/a – MUVA

    PD Workshop Presenter: Kerry Selvester, n/a – MUVA

    Author: Kerry Selvester, n/a – MUVA

    Facilitator: Kerry Selvester, n/a – MUVA

    Location: Grand Ballroom 3

    Collaborative, Participatory & Empowerment Evaluation

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    Using ChatGPT to Enhance Program Evaluation's Storytelling

    Presenter: Crystal Luce, n/a – Aurora Research Institute

    Presenter: Antonio Olmos, Ph.D. – Aurora Research Institute

    Presenter: Rachel Carlson, n/a – Aurora Research Institute

    Location: Grand Ballroom 9

    Integrating Technology into Evaluation

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    Using Most Significant Change Stories in Social Finance System Change Initiatives that Advance Racial Equity

    Presenter: Jasmine Johnson, MPP (she/her/hers) – Jasmine Johnson Consulting

    Presenter: John Sherman, MPH (he/him/his) – Sherman Impact Consulting

    Location: Room 201

    Social Impact Measurement

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    Using Multiple Modalities to Tell Evaluation Stories over Time and Space

    Presenter: Katie Rose Dailey, MA – FHI 360

    Presenter: Sanskriti Thapa, MSW – FHI 360

    Presenter: Amy Detgen, MPA – FHI 360

    Location: Room 105

    College Access Programs

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    Using Narrative to Learn How Systems Change Happens in Red States

    Presenter: Elizabeth Cain, n/a – TCC Group

    Presenter: Deepti Sood, n/a – TCC Group

    Presenter: Katie Wiggins, n/a – The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation

    Location: Room 202

    Advocacy and Policy Change

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    Using participatory narrative methods to conduct rigorous causal analysis

    Presenter: Hippolyt Akow Saamwan Pul, PhD (he/him/his) – Institute for Peace and Development

    Facilitator: Hippolyt Akow Saamwan Pul, PhD (he/him/his) – Institute for Peace and Development

    Facilitator: Kofoworola Olutoyin Akpan, Dr – Auricle Services

    Chair: Carlisle Levine, PhD (she/her/hers) – BLE Solutions

    Disscussant: Marina Apgar, n/a – Institute of Development Studies

    Presenter: Yulianto Dewata, n/a – Freelance

    Presenter: Kofoworola Olutoyin Akpan, Dr – Auricle Services

    Location: White River Ballroom B

    Collaborative, Participatory & Empowerment Evaluation

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    What's So Special About Being an Evaluator? A Framework to Consider for Capacity Building

    Presenter: Chiharu Kato, PhD – Michigan Public Health Institute

    Author: Chiharu Kato, PhD – Michigan Public Health Institute

    Location: Room 103

    Teaching of Evaluation

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    Whose Real and Whose Not? Preventing and Mitigating Fraudulent Responses in Online Evaluations of Population-wide Programs and Hard-to-Reach Populations

    Presenter: Danielle Augustine, PhD – University of Georgia

    Author: Danielle Augustine, PhD – University of Georgia

    Chair: Danielle Augustine, PhD – University of Georgia

    Presenter: Melinda Moore, MSW, PhD – University of Georgia

    Author: Melinda Moore, MSW, PhD – University of Georgia

    Presenter: Brian Simmons, MSW, PhD – University of Georgia

    Author: Brian Simmons, MSW, PhD – University of Georgia

    Presenter: Gretchen King, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Georgia

    Author: Gretchen King, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Georgia

    Presenter: Erik Thompson, MSW – University of Georgia

    Author: Erik Thompson, MSW – University of Georgia

    Presenter: Linda Emanor, MSW – University of Georgia

    Author: Linda Emanor, MSW – University of Georgia

    Presenter: Elizabeth Bocz, MSW – University of Georgia

    Author: Elizabeth Bocz, MSW – University of Georgia

    Location: Grand Ballroom 10

    Mixed Methods Evaluation

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    Transforming Mental Health Care: Innovation, Evaluation, and Community Engagement

    Chair: Elizabeth Evans

    Location: White River Ballroom F

    Behavioral Health

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    The right tools for the job: Using logic models and big data to improve program evaluation and better understand the impact of career mobility

    Chair: Gavin Reddick

    Location: Grand Ballroom 2

    Research, Technology & Development Evaluation

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    Multicultural Reflections on Evaluation Capacity

    Chair: Jake Meyers, MDP (he/him/his) – iDE

    Location: Grand Ballroom 4

    Organizational Learning & Evaluation Capacity Building

  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    More than Monitoring: Evaluation Analyses for Finding the Story's Deeper Meaning

    Chair: David A. Larwin

    Location: Grand Ballroom 1

    Quantitative Methods: Theory and Design

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    A panel discussion on the importance of the story of Health Equity in Latinx communities

    Presenter: Arthur E. Hernandez, PhD (he/him/his) – University of the Incarnate Word

    Presenter: Gabriela Castro-Mikhaylov, MS (she/her/hers) – RAND Corporation / Claremont Graduate University

    Presenter: Susana Morales, MA – Texas Health Institute

    Presenter: Tatiana E. Bustos, PhD – RTI International, Transformative Research Unit for Equity

    Disscussant: Lisa Aponte-Soto, MHA, PhD – Tanoma Consulting LLC

    Location: Room 203

    Latinx Responsive Evaluation Discourse

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    A Story of the Future of Theory-Driven Evaluations: From Better Theory Visualizations to Artificial Intelligence
    Location: White River Ballroom B
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Building Support for Evaluators through Local Affiliates of AEA
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Data is the Beginning: Using Story as a Collaborative Tool in Community Needs Assessments

    Presenter: Lauren Dixon, n/a – Centerstone's Research Institute

    Location: Room 209

    Collaborative, Participatory & Empowerment Evaluation

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    DATA LITERACY DOESN’T WORK: Why data literacy efforts almost always fail (and what to do instead)

    Presenter: Joseph Travers, n/a – Travers Data

    Location: Room 102

    Evaluation Managers and Supervisors

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Delayed Ignition: Investing more evaluation time and resources to better convey the story for undeserved participants.

    Presenter: Andrew Grillo-Hill, PhD – WestEd

    Author: Rasha Elsayed, MA – WestEd

    Author: Karen Melchior, n/a – WestEd

    Author: Kimberly Nguyen, n/a – WestEd

    Author: Josh Valcarcel, n/a – WestEd

    Location: Room 209

    Use and Influence of Evaluation

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Diversity, Equity, and Inclusiveness in Research Funding Programs: Data Issues and Pathways Forward

    Chair: Josh Schnell, PhD – Clarivate

    Presenter: Madeleine F. Wallace, PhD – Windrose Vision

    Presenter: Lena Leonchuk, PhD – RTI International

    Presenter: Jeffrey Alexander, PhD – RTI International

    Location: Grand Ballroom 10

    Research, Technology & Development Evaluation

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Doubling Up: Joining Two Indigenous Program Evaluations for Greater Engagement and Impact

    Presenter: Alicia Suen, n/a – Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

    Location: Room 209

    Indigenous Peoples in Evaluation

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Empowering Leaders of Summer Learning Programs to Tell Stories of Impact For Long-term Sustainability

    Presenter: Bryan Hall, M.S. – Sperling Center for Research and Innovation (SCRI)

    Presenter: Carrie Underwood, M.A. – Sperling Center for Research and Innovation (SCRI)

    Location: Room 209

    PreK-12 Educational Evaluation

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Engaging Stakeholders in an Ongoing Conversation: Using an Adapted Know-Want to Learn-Learned (KWL) Chart to Plan an Evaluation

    Presenter: Samantha E. Bos, Ph.D. – Gibson Consulting

    Presenter: Cathy malerba, Ph.D. – Gibson Consulting

    Presenter: David Osman, PhD – Gibson Consulting

    Location: Room 209

    PreK-12 Educational Evaluation

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Evaluating ‘inoculation’ theory in the fight against online mis and disinformation

    Presenter: Sarah Eve Barr, MA Hons, MSc, FRSA – Purpose Europe Ltd.

    Location: Room 209

    Health Evaluation

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Evaluating Impact of SI Models on Underserved Student Success in a Texas Border Region University: Lessons from Best Practices

    Presenter: Nandita Chaudhuri, Ph.D. – Public Policy Research Institute, Texas A&M

    Presenter: Anthony Jackson, MA – Public Policy Research Institute, Texas A&M

    Presenter: Laila Alvi, MPA – Public Policy Research Institute, Texas A&M University

    Location: Room 209

    Assessment in Higher Education

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Evaluating the impact of teaching mindfulness to Educators in nine Wisconsin schools.

    Presenter: Elizabeth K. Hagen, BS, PS – Eau Claire City-County Health Department

    Location: Room 209

    Behavioral Health

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Evaluation tools to promote equitable research partnerships in international development

    Presenter: Katharina Anton-Erxleben, PhD – Pulte Institute for Global Development

    Facilitator: Katharina Anton-Erxleben, PhD – Pulte Institute for Global Development

    Presenter: Paul Perrin, PhD – Pulte Institute

    Chair: Paul Perrin, PhD – Pulte Institute

    Author: Alexandra Towns, PhD – Catholic Relief Services

    Author: Laura Riddering, PhD – Catholic Relief Services

    Author: Maria Estela Rivero, PhD – Pulte Institute for Global Development

    Location: White River Ballroom A

    International and Cross Cultural Evaluation

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Freeing the Story: Data Warehousing, Secondary Analysis, and Emergent Qualitative Methods

    Presenter: Claire Fontaine, PhD – Inciter

    Author: Claire Fontaine, PhD – Inciter

    Location: Room 209

    Independent Consulting

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    From Beginning to End: Engaging Stakeholders in Program Evaluation in a Rural, Historically Marginalized Community

    Presenter: Miriam Tardif-Douglin, MSPH – North Carolina Healthcare Association

    Presenter: LaPonda Edmondson, DrPH – North Carolina Healthcare Association

    Location: Room 209

    Health Evaluation

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    From the Field: How Local Teams Improved their Storytelling to Increase their Impact

    Presenter: Thao Dinh, n/a – USAID/Vietnam Learns

    Presenter: Kesly Felizor, n/a – Haiti Evaluation and Survey Services Plus

    Chair: Julie Younes

    Location: White River Ballroom H

    Organizational Learning & Evaluation Capacity Building

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Introducing the AEA Student Evaluation Case Competition: A case of the Indiana storytelling organization
    Location: Grand Ballroom 3
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Invisible until it's exercised: Defining and measuring the results of evaluation capacity strengthening with local stakeholders in low- and middle-income countries

    Presenter: Tory M. Taylor, MPH (she/her/hers) – Data for Impact

    Author: Emmanuel Adegbe, n/a – Data for Impact

    Author: Adekunle David Fasiku, n/a – Data Research and Mapping Consult, Ltd. (DRMC)

    Author: David Hotchkiss, n/a – Data for Impact

    Author: Siân Curtis, PhD – Data for Impact

    Author: Titus Ojewumi, n/a – USAID/Nigeria

    Author: Liz Millar, n/a – Data for Impact

    Presenter: Justus Uzim, n/a – USAID/Nigeria

    Presenter: Janna Wisniewski, PhD (she/her/hers) – Data for Impact / Tulane University

    Author: Samson Babatunde Adebayo, PhD – Data Research and Mapping Consult, Ltd. (DRMC)

    Location: Room 204

    Organizational Learning & Evaluation Capacity Building

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Journey Mapping for Program Evaluation: Applications in Formative Evaluation and Evaluation Design

    Presenter: Carly E. Levitz, MPH (she/her/hers) – Center for Community Health and Evaluation

    Presenter: Emily A. Bourcier, MPH, MHA – Center for Community Health and Evaluation

    Location: White River Ballroom G

    Collaborative, Participatory & Empowerment Evaluation

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Living the story we wanted to tell: Using mixed methods developmental evaluation to build and weave a network to reduce COVID-19 vaccination disparities

    Presenter: Nicole Kuiper, MPH – CDC

    Author: Nicole Kuiper, MPH – CDC

    Author: Yulia E. Chuvileva, PhD, MA, MSc – CDC

    Author: Alyssa Jeffers, MPH – CDC

    Author: Aparna Ramakrishnan, MA, MSW – Devi Partners

    Author: Isabella Chan, PhD, MA, CPH – Karna

    Author: Kenneth Goodman, MA – Karna

    Author: Hepsi Swarna, M.Sc. – Karna

    Location: Room 208

    Social Network Analysis

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Power, Proximity, and Tradeoffs in the International Evaluation Ecosystem
    Location: Room 101
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Qualitative Approaches to Capturing Outcomes Resulting from Community Health Workers’ Barrier-Reducing Work in the Mississippi Delta

    Presenter: Kelsi O. Jackson, MPH (she/her/hers) – Cherokee Federal

    Author: Kelsi O. Jackson, MPH (she/her/hers) – Cherokee Federal

    Author: Shaquira Robinson, MPH – ASRT

    Author: Cagney Stigger-Morns, MPH – CDC

    Author: Amena Abbas, MPH – ASRT, Inc.

    Author: Amma Boakye, MPH – CDC

    Location: Room 206

    Community Development

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Recasting the story of accountability. Who’s in the lead role? Who’s a supporting actor? (Spoiler: it should be completely different to how it typically is.)

    Presenter: Rhonda Schlangen, MA (she/her/hers) – Rhonda Schlangen Consulting, LLC

    Chair: Jim Coe, n/a – Independent consultant

    Presenter: Irit Houvras – AJWS

    Location: Grand Ballroom 4

    Nonprofit and Foundations

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Scaling Considerations in Planning a Needs Assessment Survey

    Presenter: Hsinling Sonya Hung, PhD (she/her/hers) – VCU Center on Health Disparities

    Author: Hsinling Sonya Hung, PhD (she/her/hers) – VCU Center on Health Disparities

    Presenter: Yi-Fang Lee, Professor – National Taiwan Normal University

    Author: Yi-Fang Lee, Professor – National Taiwan Normal University

    Author: James Altschuld, Ph. D. – The Ohio State University

    Location: Room 105

    Needs Assessment

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Shifting Power from International NGOs to Women-Led Organizations in the Global South: Operationalizing Locally Led Feminist Evaluation

    Presenter: Brittany N. Dernberger, PhD (she/her/hers) – CARE

    Facilitator: Tamara Jurberg Thomer (she/her/hers) – CARE

    Presenter: Maria Luisa Ramirez, n/a – GENFAMI

    Presenter: Prabha Paudel, n/a – WOREC Nepal

    Location: Grand Ballroom 7

    Feminist Issues in Evaluation

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Stories from Evaluators at a University-Based Center on Navigating Their Work with University Clients

    Chair: Tammiee Dickenson, Ph.D. – University of South Carolina

    Presenter: Ashlee A. Lewis, PhD – University of South Carolina

    Presenter: Jennifer Crooks Monastra, Ph.D. – University of South Carolina

    Presenter: Leigh D'Amico, Ed.D. – University of South Carolina

    Presenter: Tammiee Dickenson, Ph.D. – University of South Carolina

    Author: Dawn Coleman, Ph.D. – University of South Carolina

    Author: Hall West, Ph.D. – University of South Carolina

    Location: Room 202

    University-Based Center

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Systems Learning Studio: Giving currency to positionality

    Presenter: Carlos Romero, MBA – Apex Evaluation

    Location: White River Ballroom I

    Lesbian, Gay Bisexual and Transgender Issues

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Telling the Stories of challenging but well succeeded evaluation projects in the Amazon

    Presenter: ANA LUCIA L. LIMA, n/a – CONHECIMENTO SOCIAL

    Author: ANA LUCIA L. LIMA, n/a – CONHECIMENTO SOCIAL

    Presenter: Martina Rillo Otero, n/a – Climate and Society Institute

    Author: Martina Rillo Otero, n/a – Climate and Society Institute

    Presenter: Juliana Vilhena, n/a – Fundo Vale

    Author: Juliana Vilhena, n/a – Fundo Vale

    Presenter: Nathalia Cipoleta, n/a – Fundo Vale

    Author: Nathalia Cipoleta, n/a – Fundo Vale

    Presenter: Aline Calahani, n/a – Associação Vagalume

    Author: Aline Calahani, n/a – Associação Vagalume

    Presenter: nathalia Flores, n/a – Associação Vagalume

    Author: nathalia Flores, n/a – Associação Vagalume

    Presenter: Michele Costa, n/a – Fundação Amazônia Sustentável

    Author: Michele Costa, n/a – Fundação Amazônia Sustentável

    Disscussant: Camilla Cirillo, n/a – GIFE

    Location: Room 104

    Environmental Program Evaluation

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Testimonial Evidence and the Evidence Act: Findings from Federal Managers Survey on the Use of Evaluation Evidence

    Presenter: Terell P. Lasane, n/a – US Government Accountability Office

    Author: Terell P. Lasane, n/a – US Government Accountability Office

    Co-Presenter: Gergana Danailova-Trainor, n/a – US Government Accountability Office

    Co-Presenter: Valerie Caracelli, n/a – US Government Accountability Office

    Location: Grand Ballroom 9

    Government Evaluation

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Three Stories from the Land of Cost-Inclusive Evaluation: Failure, Success, and Yes!

    Presenter: Brian T. Yates, PhD – American University

    Author: Brian T. Yates, PhD – American University

    Location: Room 301

    Costs, Effectiveness, Benefits, and Economics

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Unveiling Two Decades of Progress: A Bibliometric Analysis of Culturally Responsive and Equitable Evaluation
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Using a mix of complexity-responsive qualitative MERL methods to help develop a holistic narrative on the life of project impact in Cambodia

    Author: Chhork Boeurng, MDM – Pact

    Author: Tripti Pande, MScPH (she/her/hers) – Pact

    Facilitator: Tripti Pande, MScPH (she/her/hers) – Pact

    Author: Sabine Joukes, n/a – Pact

    Author: Lody Peng, n/a – Pact

    Author: Sum Setha, n/a – Pact

    Presenter: Tripti Pande, MScPH (she/her/hers) – Pact

    Location: Grand Ballroom 8

    Qualitative Methods

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Using empowerment evaluation methods as a tool for social change within an equity-focused K-12 STEAM learning CBO

    Presenter: Abigail Sanders, BA – Center for Program Evaluation and Quality Improvement, Emory Centers for Public Health Training and Technical Assistance

    Location: Grand Ballroom 1

    Collaborative, Participatory & Empowerment Evaluation

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Visualizing Evaluation Theory: Trees, Periodic Tables, Metro Maps and Beyond

    Presenter: John Lavelle, PhD – University of Minnesota

    Presenter: Sebastian Lemire, PhD – Abt Associates

    Chair: Sebastian Lemire, PhD – Abt Associates

    Presenter: Katrina L. Bledsoe, PhD – Abt Associates

    Presenter: Melvin M. Mark, PhD – Penn State University

    Disscussant: Melvin M. Mark, PhD – Penn State University

    Location: Room 201

    Theories of Evaluation

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Young people’s stories shaping complex data collection and analysis in Uganda

    Chair: James Robinson, n/a – Itad

    Presenter: Julian K. Bagyendera, Dr. (PhD) (she/her/hers) – Provide and Equip (P&E)

    Location: Room 103

    Mixed Methods Evaluation

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Innovative strategies to better design, analyze, and communicate learnings, to advance violence prevention and education practices

    Chair: Jenica Reed, DrPH, MS – Deloitte Consulting

    Location: White River Ballroom F

    Cluster, Multi-site and Multi-level Evaluation

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Storytelling and Equity in Educational Evaluation

    Chair: George Chitiyo, PhD – Tennessee Tech University

    Location: Grand Ballroom 2

    PreK-12 Educational Evaluation

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    (RE-) Telling Methods Stories: Conducting Research on Evaluation to Shape The Narrative

    Presenter: Debra J. Rog, PhD – Westat

    Facilitator: Debra J. Rog, PhD – Westat

    Chair: Debra J. Rog, PhD – Westat

    Disscussant: Christina Christie, PhD – UCLA School of Education and Information Studies

    Disscussant: Thomas Archibald, PhD (he/him/his) – Virginia Tech

    Disscussant: Melvin M. Mark, PhD – Penn State University

    Disscussant: Tarek Azzam, PhD – University of California, Santa Barbara

    Disscussant: Leslie Fierro, PhD, MPH – McGill University

    Disscussant: John Lavelle, PhD – University of Minnesota

    Location: Room 204

    Research on Evaluation

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    A Military Chaplain and Evaluator's Perspective on Storytelling

    Presenter: Spencer Barr, MA – ICF

    Location: Room 206

    Military and Veteran Evaluation

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    “Our Words Are Vulnerable”: Storytelling Through Anti-Racist Methodology that Centers Care and Authenticity

    Presenter: Stacy Huff, M.S. – University of North Carolina Greensboro

    Author: Stacy Huff, M.S. – University of North Carolina Greensboro

    Presenter: Reginald Jackson, M.S. – University of North Carolina Greensboro

    Author: Reginald Jackson, M.S. – University of North Carolina Greensboro

    Presenter: Tiffany Tovey, PhD – UNC Greensboro

    Author: Tiffany Tovey, PhD – UNC Greensboro

    Author: Chris Kelly, Ph.D. – University of North Carolina Greensboro

    Author: Kimberly Kappler hewitt, Ph.D. – Eastern Michigan University

    Author: Onna Jordan, M.S. – University of North Carolina Greensboro

    Author: Mark Rumley, Ph.D. – University of North Carolina Greensboro

    Author: Annie Wimbish, Ph.D. – University of North Carolina Greensboro

    Location: White River Ballroom C

    Collaborative, Participatory & Empowerment Evaluation

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    Advancing equity through storytelling and community voice: A Creative Evaluation Story

    Presenter: Molly O'Connor, MS (she/her/hers) – Coco Canary Consulting, LLC

    Facilitator: Molly O'Connor, MS (she/her/hers) – Coco Canary Consulting, LLC

    Presenter: Sully Moreno, MA (she/her/hers) – Culture Shift Consulting

    Facilitator: Sully Moreno, MA (she/her/hers) – Culture Shift Consulting

    Location: Room 202

    Advocacy and Policy Change

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    Beyond Short Stories: Exploring Long-Term Impacts of a STEM Education Initiative Through Purposively-Sampled Focus Groups

    Presenter: Alicia Kiremire, PMP (she/her/hers) – FlowStream Management LLC

    Presenter: Benjamin K. Williamson, Ed.M. – CYBER.ORG

    Location: Room 208

    STEM Education and Training

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    Can we use deliberation to change evaluation systems?

    Presenter: Peter Dahler-Larsen, PhD, dr scient pol – University of Copenhagen, Denmark

    Author: Peter Dahler-Larsen, PhD, dr scient pol – University of Copenhagen, Denmark

    Location: White River Ballroom G

    Democracy and Governance

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    Creating a Powerful Programme Story: Combining Motivations into a Theory of Change

    Author: Nils Riemenschneider (he/him/his) – Oxford Policy Management

    Presenter: Paul Jasper (he/him/his)

    Location: Grand Ballroom 9

    Program Design

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    Efficiency, ethics, and transparency: the tensions at the heart of modern evaluation ethics

    Facilitator: Alfred T. Rizzo, M.A. (he/him/his) – Millennium Challenge Corporation

    Facilitator: Cecilia Papariello, MSc – Encompass, LLC

    Location: Room 203

    Evaluation Managers and Supervisors

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    Ethnographic and Participatory Approaches to Storytelling in Evaluation: Who does the Thematic Analysis?

    Presenter: Eve C. Pinsker, PhD – University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health

    Facilitator: Eve C. Pinsker, PhD – University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health

    Chair: Eve C. Pinsker, PhD – University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health

    Facilitator: Kim Falk, n/a – Allegheny County Dept of Human Services

    Location: White River Ballroom I

    Collaborative, Participatory & Empowerment Evaluation

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    Experiences using online focus groups with participant voting

    Presenter: Kristin Duppong Hurley, Ph.D. – Boys Town National Research Hospital

    Author: Patrick Tyler, Ph.D. – Boys Town National Research Hospital

    Location: Room 103

    PreK-12 Educational Evaluation

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    Health Theater & Vaccine Deliberation: How Evaluators & Artists Used Storytelling to Address COVID hesitancy & confidence with Black Citizens in Rural Georgia

    Presenter: Marcel Foster, MPH – Center for Arts in Medicine at University of Florida

    Facilitator: Thomas Brazzle, MFA – Out of Hand Theater

    Location: Grand Ballroom 7

    Arts, Culture, and Museums

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    Introducing new information technologies to development partners: Stories from the field

    Presenter: Kerry Bruce, DrPH (she/her/hers) – North End Consulting

    Presenter: Swapil Shekhar, Indian Institute of Forest Management (he/him/his) – Sambodhi Research and Communications

    Presenter: Michael Bamberger, Ph.D – International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie)

    Chair: Kecia Bertermann, n/a – Luminate

    Location: Room 201

    Integrating Technology into Evaluation

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    Making Sense of our Development as Novice Evaluators through Narrative Story-Telling on Social-Justice Themed Practicums

    Presenter: Paapa Nkrumah-Ababio, n/a – University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

    Presenter: Cecilia Vaughn-Guy, n/a – University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

    Presenter: Shiyu Sun, n/a – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Location: White River Ballroom D

    Graduate Student and New Evaluators

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    My Evaluation is Over, Now What? Storytelling Tips for Fostering Post-Eval Action

    Presenter: Kelly Zimmerman, n/a – Guidehouse

    Presenter: Lindsay Scanlon, n/a – Guidehouse

    Location: Grand Ballroom 3

    Use and Influence of Evaluation

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    Needs Assessment: Adding new tools to the toolbox 2023 (Needs Assessment Ignite Session)
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    Normalizing unseen dimensions in M&E design: How to advocate for vibrant local storytelling that includes intangibles (e.g., hope, trust)

    Presenter: KURT WILSON, PhD (he/him/his) – Effect X LLC

    Presenter: Travis Mayo, MA – USAID

    Location: Room 102

    International and Cross Cultural Evaluation

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    Quant/Qual Café: Advice on Research Designs and Analyses: Session 1
    Location: Room 105
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    Stories are the foundation of everything: program design and cultural evaluation methods in three Indigenous organizations across Hawai’i

    Presenter: Dawn Mahi, None – Consuelo

    Presenter: Kaui Nichols, None – Hoʻokuaʻāina

    Location: Room 209

    Indigenous Peoples in Evaluation

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    Stories of Professionalization: Using Narratives to Move Evaluation and Evaluators Forward Together
    Location: Room 101
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    Talk Saves Lives: The Power of Voice and Story in Community-Engaged and Culturally Responsive Evaluation

    Presenter: Corbin Standley, PhD (he/him/his) – American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

    Chair: Corbin Standley, PhD (he/him/his) – American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

    Presenter: Alexis Lucero, MPH, CHES (she/her/hers) – American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

    Presenter: Valerie Ratner-Smith, M.A. (she/her/hers) – American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

    Location: White River Ballroom F

    Collaborative, Participatory & Empowerment Evaluation

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    Telling stories through strategic state health planning

    Presenter: Emily Groebner, MPH (she/her/hers) – Professional Data Analysts

    Chair: Emily Groebner, MPH (she/her/hers) – Professional Data Analysts

    Presenter: Kate LaVelle, PhD – Professional Data Analysts

    Presenter: Melissa Chapman Haynes, PhD – Professional Data Analysts

    Location: White River Ballroom H

    Health Evaluation

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    The power of participation: A story of how a child labor systems-change initiative made visible causal pathways to drive change

    Chair: Carolina De La Rosa Mateo, MPH (she/her/hers) – Causal Pathways

    Presenter: Marina Apgar, n/a – Institute of Development Studies

    Disscussant: Jewlya Lynn, Ph.D. – PolicySolve

    Location: White River Ballroom B

    Systems in Evaluation

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    The SAMHSA NOMS: Three stories about a major change in an outcome measure

    Presenter: Crystal Luce, n/a – Aurora Research Institute

    Author: Crystal Luce, n/a – Aurora Research Institute

    Presenter: Brian Dates, M.A. (he/him/his) – University of Michigan-Dearborn

    Author: Brian Dates, M.A. (he/him/his) – University of Michigan-Dearborn

    Presenter: Rachel Carlson, n/a – Aurora Research Institute

    Author: Rachel Carlson, n/a – Aurora Research Institute

    Presenter: Antonio Olmos, Ph.D. – Aurora Research Institute

    Facilitator: Antonio Olmos, Ph.D. – Aurora Research Institute

    Location: Room 301

    Behavioral Health

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    Toward Equitable and Ethical Data Use in Evaluation: An Ethical Thinking Workshop

    Presenter: AnnJanette Rosga, PhD – Informing Change

    Presenter: Caitlin Stanton, MPA (she/her/hers) – Informing Change

    Presenter: Andrea Lozano, Evaluation and Learning Officer – The Packard Foundation

    Location: Room 205

    Organizational Learning & Evaluation Capacity Building

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    Using innovative story telling and non-traditional data collection techniques to understand the needs of women in the cut-flower and sugarcane sectors in Colombia

    Presenter: Maria Camila Chaparro, BA – Pact

    Author: Diana Morales, MA – Pact

    Author: Tripti Pande, MScPH (she/her/hers) – Pact

    Author: Patricia Henao, MSc – Pact

    Location: Room 309/310

    Qualitative Methods

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    Using Stories to Create Practical Tools that Support M&E Resource Allocation

    Presenter: Jennifer Heettner, MPP – Peter G. Peterson Foundation

    Presenter: Arun Karpur, MD, MPH – Peterson Center on Healthcare

    Presenter: Sarah Berk, MPH – Peterson Center on Healthcare

    Location: White River Ballroom A

    Organizational Learning & Evaluation Capacity Building

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    Visualizing Survey Data in Tableau

    Presenter: Robert D. Blagg, PhD – UCLA

    Location: Room 104

    Data Visualization and Reporting

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    Needs Assessment: Adding new tools to the toolbox 2023 (Needs Assessment Ignite Session)
    Location: Grand Ballroom 2
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    The Arc of Evaluation: Incorporating Story for Social Change

    Chair: Rebecca M. Teasdale, PhD – University of Illinois Chicago

    Location: Grand Ballroom 1

    Arts, Culture, and Museums

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    Current and Emerging Research on Evaluation

    Chair: Amanda Sutter, MA, MSW (she/her/hers) – University of Connecticut

    Location: Grand Ballroom 8

    Research on Evaluation

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    Building Blocks of Analysis: From Data to Story

    Chair: Haiyan Bai, Ph.D. – University of Central Florida

    Location: Grand Ballroom 4

    Quantitative Methods: Theory and Design

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    10 strategies for conducting virtual focus groups: Considerations for the virtual newcomer, persons living with disabilities, farmworkers, and Tribal communities.

    Presenter: Becky Garrow, MPH – Garrow Consulting, Inc.

    Author: Becky Garrow, MPH – Garrow Consulting, Inc.

    Location: Room 202

    Disabilities and Underrepresented Populations

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    Advancing evaluation theories and approaches through attention to problem-solving philosophies: Reductionism, systems thinking, and pragmatic synthesis

    Presenter: Huey Chen, PhD – Department of Public Health, Mercer University

    Author: Huey Chen, PhD – Department of Public Health, Mercer University

    Chair: Stewart I. Donaldson, Ph.D. – Claremont Graduate University

    Disscussant: Stewart I. Donaldson, Ph.D. – Claremont Graduate University

    Co-Author: Liliana Morosanu

    Location: White River Ballroom C

    Program Theory and Theory-Driven Evaluation

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    All that glitters is not gold - Humanitarian evaluation in Northeast Syria

    Author: Gary Glass, Jr., n/a – Blumont Inc.

    Presenter: Christy Lazicky, n/a – Causal Design

    Presenter: Gary Glass, Jr., n/a – Blumont Inc.

    Location: Room 105

    Design and Analysis of Experiments

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    Artificial Intelligence Chat4 GPT, Wordtune, and Empowerment Evaluation: Real World Applications for Evaluation

    Presenter: John Baek, PhD (he/him/his) – NOAA Office of Education

    Facilitator: John Baek, PhD (he/him/his) – NOAA Office of Education

    Facilitator: David M. Fetterman, PhD (he/him/his) – Fetterman & Associates

    Disscussant: Susan M. Wolfe, PhD (she/her/hers) – Susan Wolfe and Associates, LLC

    Location: Room 309/310

    Collaborative, Participatory & Empowerment Evaluation

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    Conversations with Friends of Evaluation: Perspectives on Evaluation to Support Diverse Student Populations

    Author: Julia Siwierka, PhD – The Rucks Group

    Presenter: Grayson McKeown, M.Ed. – Columbus State Community College

    Presenter: Morakinyo Kuti, PhD – Central State University

    Facilitator: Linda Thomas, Ph.D. – Central State University

    Chair: Kathleen Dean, PhD – The Rucks Group

    Location: Room 301

    Assessment in Higher Education

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    Creative and engaging strategies to promote evaluation capacity-building in Cooperative Extension

    Presenter: Madeleine deBlois, Sc.D. (she/her/hers) – University of Arizona

    Presenter: Rachel Leih, MPH, MEd – University of Arizona

    Presenter: Terrace Ewinghill, ABD, M.Ed (they/them/theirs) – University of Arizona

    Presenter: Rachel Gildersleeve, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Arizona

    Presenter: Deirdre Avery, MPH – University of Arizona

    Presenter: Kara Haberstock Tanoue, MA (she/her/hers) – University of Arizona

    Location: Room 204

    Organizational Learning & Evaluation Capacity Building

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    Disentangling the story of systemic change: how can we leverage hypotheses as an alternative to logframes?

    Presenter: Kecia Bertermann, n/a – Luminate

    Presenter: Julia Coffman, n/a – Center for Evaluation Innovation

    Presenter: Dorcas Mutheu (she/her/hers) – Luminate

    Presenter: Alex Ash, n/a – M&C Saatchi World Services

    Location: White River Ballroom I

    Nonprofit and Foundations

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    Equivalence Tests in Evaluation: Statistical Methods for Proving That Groups Don’t Differ Meaningfully

    Presenter: Steven J. Pierce, PhD (he/him/his) – Michigan State University

    Location: Grand Ballroom 9

    Quantitative Methods: Theory and Design

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    Evaluating Storytelling: Voices of Veterans and Youth in Ukraine

    Presenter: Justin Lawrence, MPA – Resonance Global

    Chair: Justin Lawrence, MPA – Resonance Global

    Presenter: Olga Schetinina, MA – Resonance Global

    Presenter: Kaitlan Havlicek-McClenahan, MA – Resonance Global

    Presenter: Zumrat Salmorbekova, MA – Resonance Global

    Presenter: Sarah McLaughlin, MA – Department of State

    Presenter: George Mesthos

    Location: Grand Ballroom 7

    Disaster & Emergency Management Evaluation

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    Evaluation Frameworks for Addressing Cultural Sensitivity in Shaping and Telling a Story from Conflict Zones

    Presenter: Liudmila K. Mikhailova, PhD (she/her/hers) – Coalescion

    Presenter: Lexi Vollmer Rivera, Ph.D. – Q-Q Research Consultants, Inc.

    Presenter: Martha Muco, Ph.D. – Khulisa

    Location: White River Ballroom G

    International and Cross Cultural Evaluation

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    Family Voice Journey Maps: A Storytelling Approach to Evaluation that Informs Early Childhood System Building

    Presenter: Callie Lambarth, MSW (she/her/hers) – Center for Improvement of Child & Family Services, Portland State University

    Presenter: Ron Joseph, BA (he/him/his) – Center for Improvement of Child & Family Services, Portland State University

    Location: Grand Ballroom 3

    Data Visualization and Reporting

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    Flipping the Script on Evaluating Preventing or Countering Violent Extremism Program in Somalia

    Presenter: Akugizibwe Byenkya, MA – USAID

    Disscussant: Akugizibwe Byenkya, MA – USAID

    Presenter: Chris Thompson, MPA – Social Impact

    Disscussant: Chris Thompson, MPA – Social Impact

    Presenter: Joseph Mungai, n/a – Social Impact

    Disscussant: Joseph Mungai, n/a – Social Impact

    Presenter: Marzia Faraz, n/a – USAID

    Disscussant: Marzia Faraz, n/a – USAID

    Facilitator: Stephen Okoth

    Location: White River Ballroom D

    Systems in Evaluation

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    From Stories to Narratives: Capturing System-Level Work in a Community Grant Program

    Presenter: Mia Robillos, MS (she/her/hers) – Minnesota Department of Health Center for Health Equity

    Author: Kara Beckman, MA, BA – University of Minnesota Healthy Youth Development - Prevention Research Center

    Location: Room 209

    Health Evaluation

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    From the launch (note)pad to the cloud(s): The explosive power of centralized data storage to rocket program evaluation skyward!

    Presenter: Samantha Wasala, MPH, CPH – DC Health

    Author: Senkuta Riverson, MPH – DC Health

    Author: Tariku Mekonnen, MPH – DC Health

    Author: Tesha Coleman, MS – DC Health

    Author: Katherine Michel, PhD – DC Health

    Location: Room 209

    Data Visualization and Reporting

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    Getting down to the essentials: How to effectively measure need on a needs assessment survey using a gap analysis approach

    Presenter: Brenna Butler, PhD (she/her/hers) – Penn State Extension

    Location: Room 209

    Needs Assessment

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    Getting Kids to Share Their Stories: Lessons Learned in Obtaining Youth Feedback

    Presenter: Isaac Castillo, M.S. (he/him/his) – KABOOM!

    Location: Room 209

    Nonprofit and Foundations

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    Going with the flow: How letting go of outcomes can improve your evaluation practice

    Presenter: Shannon Wichlacz, EdM, MA, PhD – CCNY, Inc.

    Location: Room 209

    Organizational Learning & Evaluation Capacity Building

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    Government Results Indicators: How Effectively They Narrate the Success Story

    Presenter: Rashid Nikzad, Ph.D. – Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

    Author: Rashid Nikzad, Ph.D. – Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

    Author: Charles Bouwer, Evaluator – Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

    Author: Matthew Serson, n/a – Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

    Location: Room 209

    Government Evaluation

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    Growing the evaluation workforce for more than two decades: stories from graduate students trained in a public health evaluation team

    Presenter: Meghan D. McGurk, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Hawaii Office of Public Health Studies

    Author: Alena K. Shalaby, BA – University of Hawaii Office of Public Health Studies

    Author: Rebekah Rodericks, MSc – University of Hawaii Office of Public Health Studies

    Author: L. Brooke Keliikoa, DrPH (she/her/hers) – University of Hawaii Office of Public Health Studies

    Location: Room 209

    University-Based Center

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    How Do Listeners Listen and Readers Read? 8 Considerations for Centering Intended Users in Our Reports

    Author: Kathryn Orzech, PhD – University of Arizona, Department of Nutritional Sciences & Wellness

    Author: Laurel Jacobs, DrPH., MPH – University of Arizona, Department of Nutritional Sciences & Wellness

    Location: Room 209

    Use and Influence of Evaluation

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    How to Center Valuing and Values through Evaluation Purpose, Questions, and Criteria

    Presenter: Tamara M Walser, n/a – UNC Wilmington

    Presenter: Michael S Trevisan, n/a – Washington State University

    Location: Room 203

    Teaching of Evaluation

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    How to connect your TIG or Affiliate by telling your story: A round table session about the IC Topic Chats

    Presenter: Matthew L. Feldmann, PhD – Goshen Consulting

    Presenter: Ann Webb Price, PhD – Community Evaluation Solutions

    Presenter: Kurt Steuck, PhD – Steuck & Associates LLC

    Presenter: Leigh Rauk, PhD (she/her/hers) – Collaborators Consulting Group

    Presenter: Jessica Metcalfe

    Location: White River Ballroom B

    Independent Consulting

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    Identifying Program Achievements

    Author: Amanda Geller, MPH – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Author: Nida Ali, PhD, MPH – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Author: Kendra Wilson, DrPH, MS – CDC

    Presenter: Kendra Wilson, DrPH, MS – CDC

    Location: Room 209

    Government Evaluation

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    Internal Evaluation of Three Unique Projects Funded through the American Rescue Plan Act

    Presenter: Natalie B. Wilson, MPA (she/her/hers) – West Virginia University Health Affairs Institute

    Presenter: Edis Osmanovic, MHA (he/him/his) – West Virginia University Health Affairs Institute

    Author: Jayne Harris Esposito, MPH – West Virginia University Health Affairs Institute

    Author: Thomas Bias, PhD, MA – West Virginia University Health Affairs Institute

    Location: Room 209

    Internal Evaluation

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    Localization and evaluation contracting: When, why and how to contract local evaluators and contribute to a robust and equitable global evaluation community
    Location: Room 101
  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    Now What? The SCOTUS Decision on Affirmative Action and What It Means for the Evaluation Talent Pipeline
    Location: White River Ballroom F
  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    Participa-Stories: Virtual tools for journey mapping and photovoice to engage youth and globally dispersed participants

    Presenter: Sojourner White, MSW (she/her/hers) – UBUNTU Research & Evaluation, LLC

    Presenter: Shelby Andersen-Holt, MSW – Q-Q Research Consultants

    Location: Grand Ballroom 1

    Collaborative, Participatory & Empowerment Evaluation

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    Past, Present, and Future: How Context Affects People's Lives

    Presenter: Dominica McBride, PhD – BECOME

    Presenter: Tatiana Cortes, MA – BECOME

    Presenter: CJ Pruitt, BA – Love Thy Neighbors Network

    Location: Room 206

    Community Psychology

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    Story's Power for Measuring Impact in a Decolonizing World

    Presenter: Andrea G. Nelson Trice, PhD – National Institute for Social Impact

    Location: Room 104

    Social Impact Measurement

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    Storytelling in the Context of International Development: Discussion of an Innovative Evaluation Framework used to tell our Social Impact Story to Stakeholders and to inform Organizational Learning

    Presenter: Sarah Randolph – U.S. Trade and Development Agency

    Presenter: Sandra Williams, Ph.D. – Q-Q Research Consultants, LLC

    Presenter: Laura A. Robinson (she/her/hers) – U.S. Trade and Development Agency

    Location: Grand Ballroom 8

    Government Evaluation

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    Telling the Story of Harms, Risks, and Needs: Using Participatory Action Research for Community-Based Child Protection Mapping in Humanitarian Settings in Africa and the Americas

    Presenter: Radwa El Manssy, n/a – ChildFund International

    Author: Darcy Strouse, PhD – ChildFund International

    Facilitator: Darcy Strouse, PhD – ChildFund International

    Author: David Arango, n/a – ChildFund International

    Author: MARIA Landazuri De Mora, n/a – ChildFund Ecuador

    Author: Juan José Castellanos Piedrahita Castellanos Piedrahita, n/a – War Child

    Presenter: Darcy Strouse, PhD – ChildFund International

    Presenter: Maria Landazuri De Mora, MA (she/her/hers) – CHILDFUND INTERNATIONAL USA

    Presenter: Jessica Castro, n/a – ChildFund International

    Location: Grand Ballroom 10

    Collaborative, Participatory & Empowerment Evaluation

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    Telling the story of potential Impacts in clinical and translational science

    Author: Sue Giancola, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Delaware

    Chair: Sue Giancola, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Delaware

    Disscussant: Bill Trochim, PhD – Cornell University

    Presenter: Mary Culnane, PhD – University of Delaware

    Presenter: Clara Pelfrey, PhD (she/her/hers) – Case Western Reserve University

    Presenter: Jessica Sperling, PhD – Duke University

    Author: Stella Quenstedt, MA – Duke University

    Author: Perusi Muhigaba, PhD – Duke University

    Location: Room 208

    Translational Research Evaluation

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    Telling the Training Story Using the Kirkpatrick Training Evaluation Model

    Facilitator: Salome Tsereteli-Stephens, MEL Expert – American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative

    Presenter: Jeanette Tocol, MEL Expert – American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative

    Presenter: Paola Suarez, MEL Expert – American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative

    Presenter: Victoria Alegre, MEL Expert – American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative

    Location: Room 103

    Democracy and Governance

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    The Seductive Danger of Stories: How narratives can mislead evaluators and evaluation managers

    Presenter: Jerome Gallagher, n/a – US Department of State

    Chair: Jerome Gallagher, n/a – US Department of State

    Presenter: Melissa Chiappetta, MS – USAID

    Presenter: Mateusz Pucilowski – Social Impact

    Disscussant: Adam Trowbridge, MIDP – U.S. Department of State & USAID

    Location: Room 201

    Evaluation Managers and Supervisors