Ignite Session 3

Thursday, October 12, 2023

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET

Location: Room 209

Location: Room 209

Presentations:

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
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
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
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!
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET

Going with the flow: How letting go of outcomes can improve your evaluation practice
Presenter: Shannon Wichlacz, PhD – CCNY, Inc.
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
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET

How Do Listeners Listen and Readers Read? 8 Considerations for Centering Intended Users in Our Reports
Presenter: Theresa LeGros, MA – University of Arizona
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
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 (she/her/hers) – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Author: Kendra Wilson, DrPH, MS (she/her/hers) – CDC
Presenter: Kendra Wilson, DrPH, MS (she/her/hers) – CDC
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