Full Schedule

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

Advancing Research Methods: Innovations in Measurement, Modeling, and Meta-Analysis

Quantitative Methods: Theory and Design

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

Machine Learning methods for handling missing covariates in meta-analysis

Presenter: – University of Central Florida

Submitter: – University of Central Florida

Co-Presenter: – University of Central Florida

Quantitative Methods: Theory and Design

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

Method variance in scales due to negatively worded items

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Quantitative Methods: Theory and Design

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

Small Sample SEM Estimators for (Quasi-) Experiments With Complex Structures

PD Workshop Presenter: – University of Cincinnai

Presenter: – University of Cincinnai

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Presenter: – University of Cincinnati

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Submitter: – University of Cincinnai

Quantitative Methods: Theory and Design

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

The Dynamic Self: Capturing Situational Identities in Surveys for Inclusive Insights

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Submitter: – Aurora Research Institute

Quantitative Methods: Theory and Design

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

Building Capacity and Shared Leadership to Advance Health Equity through the Rhode Island HEZ Training and Technical Assistance Program

Presenter: – RI Department of Health, Brown University

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Submitter: – RI Department of Health, Brown University

Community Development

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

Building Evaluation Capacity Through AI-Enhanced Learning and Development Techniques

Presenter: – University of Arizona

Submitter: – University of Arizona

Internal Evaluation

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

Co-Designing Dashboards for Equity in Informal STEAM Education: Visualizing Agency, Identity & Engagement

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Education Evaluation

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

Costs, Effectiveness, Benefits, and Economics Multipaper

Costs, Effectiveness, Benefits, and Economics

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Customer Churn and High-Value Customer Identification Using Random Forest on Online Retail Data

Presenter: – University of Central Florida

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Presenter: – University of Central Florida

Submitter: – University of Central Florida

Costs, Effectiveness, Benefits, and Economics

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

Sharing Knowledge, Preparing Next-Generation Leaders: The Mentee-Mentor Initiative for Cost-Inclusive Evaluators

Facilitator: – American University

Submitter: – American University

Costs, Effectiveness, Benefits, and Economics

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

Understanding the Texas HPV Vaccination Program: A Data-Driven Evaluation of Health Outcomes and Cost-Effectiveness

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Costs, Effectiveness, Benefits, and Economics

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

Empowering Diverse Voices: Applications of Culturally Responsive Evaluation in Various Programs

Facilitator: – University of Florida

Discussant: – University of Florida

Presenter: – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Facilitator: – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Presenter: – University of Nevada Reno

Facilitator: – University of Nevada Reno

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Facilitator: – University of California-Davis

Chair: – University of California-Davis

Facilitator: – University of California, Merced

Chair: – University of California, Merced

Submitter: – University of Florida

Extension Education Evaluation

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

Engaging Community in Concepts of Program Fidelity and Implementation Evaluation

Presenter: – FIRST

Chair: – FIRST

Presenter: – EDC

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Submitter: – FIRST

Cluster, Multi-site and Multi-level Evaluations

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

Eval Gals: A decade of shared leadership strategies in evaluation practice

Presenter: – Education Development Center (EDC)

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Submitter: – Education Development Center (EDC)

Evaluation Managers and Supervisors

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

Gleaning Insights from Research on Evaluation (RoE) PhD Dissertations: Trends, Implications, and Future Directions

Presenter: – Claremont Graduate University

Chair: – Claremont Graduate University

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Presenter: – Claremont Graduate University

Submitter: – Claremont Graduate University

Research on Evaluation

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

How to Center Humans in Evaluation: Practical guidance to embrace the complexity of human experience, benefit participants, and address program leader needs

Presenter: – Effect X LLC

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Submitter: – Effect X LLC

Systems in Evaluation

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

In the blink of an eye: the crisis of international program evaluation amidst the impact of US foreign assistance terminations

PD Workshop Presenter: – Pact

Presenter: – Pact

Facilitator: – Pact

Chair: – Pact

Facilitator: – Northeastern University

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Submitter: – Pact

International and Cross Cultural Evaluation

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

Interactive Approaches for Collaborative Decision-Making & Evaluation to Foster Authentic Engagement

Presenter: – University of Arizona

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Submitter: – University of Arizona

Collaborative, Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

Needs Assessment Mulitpaper

Needs Assessment

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

An Intentional Process to Engage Community Members in Priority Setting: An Example from a SC Needs Assessment

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Needs Assessment

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

Applying a meta-analysis protocol to Needs Assessments: Findings and insights from Vermont's early childhood systems

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Needs Assessment

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

Integrating Community Voices: An Iterative Needs Assessment for the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Portal Development

Presenter: – Texas Advanced Computing Center

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Submitter: – Texas Advanced Computing Center

Needs Assessment

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

Needs Assessment Toolbox: Ignite Approach for Sharing Experiences in Engaging Communities

Presenter: – World Bank

Chair: – World Bank

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Chair: – university of massachusetts boston

Chair: – St. David's Foundation

Presenter: – University of Alabama

Presenter: – National Taiwan Normal University

Submitter: – World Bank

Needs Assessment

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

Non Profit and Foundations Multipaper 2

Nonprofit and Foundations

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

Centering the Heart Instead of a Chart: Elevating participant experience and program impact through a collaborative process between program grantees and funder to create stories of impact

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Nonprofit and Foundations

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

Communicating Impact: Data Storytelling and Cross-Departmental Collaboration

Presenter: – American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Submitter: – American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Nonprofit and Foundations

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

Learning Together: Insights From a Participatory Evaluation

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Nonprofit and Foundations

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

Planting a SEEED of Community Engagement in Evaluation

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Nonprofit and Foundations

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

Pigments + Power: Using Color Theory as a Strategy for Community-Led Storytelling

PD Workshop Presenter: – Milwaukee Evaluation

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Submitter: – Milwaukee Evaluation

Qualitative Methods

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Come and Co-create Recommendations with Me!

PD Workshop Presenter: – Guidehouse

Submitter: – Guidehouse

Organizational Learning and Evaluation Capacity Building

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

Social Work Multipaper

Social Work

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

Empowering Communities, Transforming Lives: Collaborative Leadership in Rehabilitation

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Social Work

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

Engaging Community, Sharing Leadership, And Enhancing Realist Evaluation Together: How to Build Partnerships Utilizing Big Data: From Human Service Agencies: Examples from England & New York State

Presenter: – Realist Evaluation Inc

Submitter: – Realist Evaluation Inc

Social Work

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

Trauma Informed Evaluation: Reducing Fear in Working with Traumatized Populations

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Presenter: – Effect X LLC

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Social Work

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

Technology is reshaping evidence synthesis—what we uncover, what we overlook, and what we question.

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Integrating Technology into Evaluation

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

The Learning Edge of Implementation: Developmental Evaluation in an Engineering Research Center

Presenter: – Goff Group, LLC

Translational Research Evaluation

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST

A Continuing Conversation: Indigenous Evaluators on What Matters Now

Chair: – Independant Consultant

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Submitter: – Independant Consultant

Indigenous Peoples in Evaluation

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST

Advancing Methodology in Educational Evaluation

Education Evaluation

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST

A Qualitative-Only, Joint Display-Facilitated Reverse Logic Analysis in Education

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Submitter: – University of Oregon

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Education Evaluation

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST

Harnessing Double-Robust Machine Learning for Causal Evaluation: The Impact of Teacher Induction Supports on Teacher Burnout and Attrition

Presenter: – University of Cincinnati

Submitter: – University of Cincinnati

Education Evaluation

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST

Impactful Insights: Exploring the Importance and Implications of Centering in Evaluation.

Presenter: – Community Evaluation Programs, University Outreach and Engagement, Michigan State University.

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Submitter: – Community Evaluation Programs, University Outreach and Engagement, Michigan State University.

Education Evaluation

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST

Listening Beyond the Data: Community-Responsive Approaches to Chronic Absenteeism

Presenter: – SDCOE

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Submitter: – SDCOE

Education Evaluation

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST

Community Needs Assessments Made Doable: Centering Voices, Driving Impact

Presenter: – CAI Global

Needs Assessment

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST

Engage. Share. Transform: Rethinking Institutional Effectiveness from the Inside Out

Facilitator: – UNICEF

Leadership and Organizational Performance

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST

Exploring emerging AI as subject and object in democracy-focused evaluation - Updating our shared perspective

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Facilitator: – The MERL Tech Initiative

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Democracy and Governance

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST

Fix My Dashboard!: Exploring Best Practices and Pitfalls in Dashboard Design

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Data Visualization and Reporting

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST

From Reactive to Proactive: How “Stand-by” Evaluators Can Enhance Organizational Learning and Adaptability

Presenter: – Center for Community Health and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute

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Submitter: – Center for Community Health and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute

Internal Evaluation

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST

Grounding Collective Impact in Black Feminist Epistemology: Reimagining Shared Leadership and Dismantling Power Dynamics

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STEM Education and Training

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST

New modalities for engaging AI as a stakeholder at the table

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Presenter: – The Oceanic Partners

Submitter: – The Oceanic Partners

Integrating Technology into Evaluation

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST

Non Profit and Foundations Multipaper 1

Nonprofit and Foundations

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST

Breaking Down Silos in Foundations: Using Evaluation and Learning to Drive Strategy

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Nonprofit and Foundations

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST

How to Evaluate Faith-Based Programs: Practical guidance and principles relevant for 73% of the nonprofit sector in the USA

Presenter: – Effect X LLC

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Submitter: – Effect X LLC

Nonprofit and Foundations

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST

Shared Learnings: Engaging Grantees and Staff in Participatory Evaluation of New Grantmaking Pathways at the Kauffman Foundation

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Nonprofit and Foundations

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST

Strengthening Philanthropic Next-Generation Place-Based Evaluations & Community Power

Presenter: – The Foundation Review, Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Facilitator: – The Foundation Review, Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Chair: – The Foundation Review, Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Presenter: – Colorado Health Foundation

Facilitator: – Colorado Health Foundation

Discussant: – KEL Advising

Discussant: – W.K. Kellogg Foundation

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Submitter: – The Foundation Review, Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Nonprofit and Foundations

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST

Racial Healing is Measurable: Perspectives from a Funder, External Evaluator, and Educator-Serving Nonprofit on Measuring the Impact of Racial Healing Programs

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Theories of Evaluation

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST

Safe Stories: How to Tell Impactful Stories While Keeping Communities Safe

Presenter: – Camini Consulting

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Presenter: – Lost&Found

Submitter: – Camini Consulting

LGBTQ+ Voices in Evaluation

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST

Swipe Left, Swipe Right: Choosing the Right AI to Engage with Your Community

PD Workshop Presenter: – Chesapeake Public Schools

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Submitter: – Chesapeake Public Schools

Collaborative, Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST

Systems In Evaluation Multipaper

Systems in Evaluation

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST

How Can Evaluators Navigate Conflict, Migration, and Cultural Complexity for transformative Evaluaion on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights in Hard-to-Reach Areas?

Presenter: – Monitoring and Evaluation Professionals Association of Kenya

Facilitator: – Monitoring and Evaluation Professionals Association of Kenya

Discussant: – Monitoring and Evaluation Professionals Association of Kenya

Submitter: – Monitoring and Evaluation Professionals Association of Kenya

Systems in Evaluation

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST

Reimagining Educational Evaluation for Systemic Change: Community-Driven Ecosystems for Adolescent Girls in India

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Systems in Evaluation

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST

Using Systems-Thinking Approaches in Implementation Evaluation of Education Programs

Presenter: – Virginia Commonwealth University

Presenter: – VCU School of education

Submitter: – Virginia Commonwealth University

Systems in Evaluation

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST

The Power of Partnership: Co-Designing an Evaluation Strategy for the Arts

Presenter: – Hatch Creative Strategy

Chair: – Houston Endowment

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Submitter: – Hatch Creative Strategy

Arts, Culture, and Museums

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST

The Recipe Approach to Cost-Inclusive Evaluation: Beyond Ingredients and Into Action! … Including Sustainability and Dissemination.

Presenter: – American University

Submitter: – American University

Costs, Effectiveness, Benefits, and Economics

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST

The Ripple Effect: Building Social Capital to Transform Organizational Culture

PD Workshop Presenter: – Brighter Strategies

Submitter: – Brighter Strategies

Social Network Analysis

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST

When Gender Becomes Political: Feminist Evaluation in an Era of Polycrisis

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Feminist Issues in Evaluation

11:00 AM - 12:00 AM CST

AI as a Catalyst for Qualitative Research: Reconciling Analytical Innovation with Ethical Responsibility

PD Workshop Presenter: – University of Nevada Reno

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Submitter: – University of Nevada Reno

Qualitative Methods

11:00 AM - 12:00 AM CST

Applications of AI in Support of Theory-Driven Evaluation

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Presenter: – Claremont Graduate University

Presenter: – Fetterman & Associates

Presenter: – Kaiser Permanente

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Program Theory and Theory-Driven Evaluation

11:00 AM - 12:00 AM CST

Applying Participatory Evaluation Principles to Real-World Design, Implementation, and Dissemination: Examples from the Evaluation of the Richmond Fund for Children and Youth

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Youth Focused Evaluation

11:00 AM - 12:00 AM CST

From the Ground Up: Developing an Evalutation to Measure Success of a Program

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Mixed Methods Evaluation

11:00 AM - 12:00 AM CST

Leveraging Program Evaluation for Cross-Organizational Collaboration and Decision-Making

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Submitter: – WestEd

Disabilities and Underrepresented Populations

11:00 AM - 12:00 AM CST

Moments of Transformation: The Relevance of Diversity and New Perspectives for Mentoring and Shared Leadership in Evaluation

Chair: – University of Georgia

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Submitter: – University of Georgia

Graduate Students and New Evaluators

11:00 AM - 12:00 AM CST

Safeguarding Knowledge in Times of Transition — Leveraging Shared Leadership to Retain Evaluation Capacity

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Organizational Learning and Evaluation Capacity Building

11:00 AM - 12:00 AM CST

The Cross-Sector Health Equity Evaluation Framework (CHEEF): A Think Tank for Transformative Evaluation Practice

Facilitator: – University of the Incarnate Word

Submitter: – University of the Incarnate Word

Health Evaluation

11:00 AM - 12:00 AM CST

Transforming climate action through evidence and learning: a multi-perspective invitation to action

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Environmental Program Evaluation

11:00 AM - 12:00 AM CST

Unifying Funders, Grantees, and Researchers in Shared Learning and Evaluation—Opportunities for Impact

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Nonprofit and Foundations

11:00 AM - 12:00 AM CST

Use of Evaluation: Why Management Matters

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Presenter: – University of Cincinnati Evaluation Services Center

Submitter: – University of Cincinnati Evaluation Services Center

Use and Influence of Evaluation

11:00 AM - 12:00 AM CST

We Are In This Together: Evaluating the Impact Of/On Community For Translational Research/Research Commercialization Programs

Presenter: – RTI, International

Chair: – RTI, International

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Submitter: – RTI, International

Research, Technology, and Development Evaluation

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST

Accessible AI for Evaluation: Examples of Practical Applications

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Chair: – Deloitte Consulting

Discussant: – Deloitte Consulting

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Use and Influence of Evaluation

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST

Evaluating College to Career Readiness by Engaging Various Communities

Higher Education

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST

A Retrospective Pre-Post Evaluation Measures Intervention’s Impact on Undergraduate Smart Agriculture Knowledge and Career Awareness

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Higher Education

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST

Preparing a Robust Public Health Informatics Workforce: An Academic-Industry Partnership

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Higher Education

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST

Social Engagement in Postdoctoral Training: The Role of Community and Social Capital in Scholarly Productivity

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Higher Education

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST

Utilizing Group Concept Mapping for Program Development and Evaluation of T32 Graduate Training Programs Focused on Increasing Trainee Diversity

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Presenter: – West Virginia University, Department of Cancer Prevention and Control

Higher Education

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST

Graduate Students and New Evaluators Multipaper

Graduate Students and New Evaluators

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST

Culturally Responsive Evaluation as the Compass: Cultivating Community Engagement and Shared Leadership within Constraints

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Graduate Students and New Evaluators

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST

Evaluation as Servant Leadership

Presenter: – University of Denver

Submitter: – University of Denver

Graduate Students and New Evaluators

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST

From Lived Experience to Evaluation Praxis: A Collaborative Autoethnography of Early Career Latinx Evaluators in STEM Education

Presenter: – University of California, Santa Barbara

Submitter: – University of California, Santa Barbara

Graduate Students and New Evaluators

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST

YEEs AS CATALYSTS: BRIDGING THE SKILLS GAP AMONG THE YOUNG AND EMERGING EVALUATORS (YEEs) IN UGANDA.

Presenter: – Africa Evaluation Association (AfrEA).

Submitter: – Africa Evaluation Association (AfrEA).

Graduate Students and New Evaluators

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST

Human Services Evaluation Multipaper

Human Services Evaluation

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST

Addressing the Usage Gap in Child Development and Care (CDC) Scholarships through Transformative Evaluation

Presenter: – Michigan State University

Submitter: – Michigan State University

Human Services Evaluation

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST

Focus, Align, Execute: Using the 4 Disciplines of Execution to Drive Evaluation and Strategic Learning

Presenter: – Loyola University Chicago

Submitter: – Loyola University Chicago

Human Services Evaluation

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST

Sweat Free Strategy: Logic Model Design Reimagined An accessible, power-sharing approach using reflection to challenge narratives, surface assumptions & create an understanding of program pathways.

Presenter: – Owner

Facilitator: – Owner

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Submitter: – Owner

Human Services Evaluation

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST

Visualizing your impact: reimagining logic models and theories of change

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Human Services Evaluation

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST

Internal Evaluation Multipaper

Internal Evaluation

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST

Collaborative Formative and Summative Meta-evaluation to Strengthen Evaluation Practices among Evaluators and Non-Evaluators

Presenter: – University of Iowa

Submitter: – University of Iowa

Internal Evaluation

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST

Phased Internal Evaluations: Driving Equity and Shared Learning with non-profit program teams

PD Workshop Presenter: – Children's Council

Facilitator: – Children's Council

Internal Evaluation

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST

Strategic Frameworks for Program Evaluation in an Organizational Context

Presenter: – Deloitte

Submitter: – Deloitte

Internal Evaluation

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Adapting Needs Assessments in Times of Political Change: Conducting an LGBTQ+ Needs Assessment During the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election

Presenter: – Urban Education Research Center, University of Missouri Kansas City

Presenter: – Urban Education Research Center, University of Missouri - Kansas City

Presenter: – Urban Education Research Center, University of Missouri Kansas City

LGBTQ+ Voices in Evaluation

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Afrofuturist Evaluative Thinking: Reimagining Evidence Through Relationship

Presenter: – UBUNTU Research & Evaluation

Presenter: – Virginia Tech

Presenter: – UBUNTU Research & Evaluation

Submitter: – UBUNTU Research & Evaluation

Feminist Issues in Evaluation

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

AI, Accreditation, and Equity: Reimagining Evaluation Through Shared Leadership and Intelligent Systems

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Integrating Technology into Evaluation

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Are the Graduate Evaluation Course Curricula at Land-Grant Universities Adequately Preparing Their Graduates for Successful Evaluation Careers?

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Presenter: – Mississippi State University

Presenter: – University of Florida

Presenter: – Purdue University

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Graduate Students and New Evaluators

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Better Together: Leveraging the AEA Competencies and Guiding Principles to Support Internal Evaluation Team Alignment and Professional Development

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Organizational Learning and Evaluation Capacity Building

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Beyond the Survey: Culturally Responsive Evaluation with Indigenous Communities

Presenter: – EVALCORP

Submitter: – EVALCORP

Indigenous Peoples in Evaluation

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Birds of a Feather

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

AAPI Evaluators Affinity Group: Sharing Perspectives and Building Community

PD Workshop Presenter: – Ecotrust

Presenter: – Ecotrust

Submitter: – Ecotrust

Multiethnic Issues in Evaluation

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Brainstorm Ways to Maximize Secondary School Student Participation in Youth Risky Behavior Surveys In the Current Environment

PD Workshop Presenter: – University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

Submitter: – University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

Youth Focused Evaluation

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Brave Spaces: Engaging Young People and Families in Evaluating Tough Issues

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Youth Focused Evaluation

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Building an Evaluators' Community of Practice: A Collaborative Approach to Shared Leadership and Inclusive Engagement

PD Workshop Presenter: – University of Idaho

Facilitator: – University of Idaho

Chair: – TerraLuna Collaborative

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Submitter: – University of Idaho

Organizational Learning and Evaluation Capacity Building

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Building Community of Practice for Evaluators of STEM Education Projects in Hispanic Serving Institutions to Engage Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Contribute to Preparing Students for Workforce

Presenter: – University of Texas El Paso

Submitter: – University of Texas El Paso

College Access Programs

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Centering Humanity in Evaluation Practice: Listening and Seeing Beyond Metrics

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Submitter: – Sweet Grass Consulting

Indigenous Peoples in Evaluation

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Co-Designing Evaluation with Educators: From Compliance to Collaboration

Presenter: – NYC Public Schools

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Submitter: – NYC Public Schools

Education Evaluation

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Community Power-Sharing with Learning Cohorts

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PD Workshop Presenter: – Grassroots Solutions

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Nonprofit and Foundations

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Creative ways to teach evaluation to those who do not want to be evaluators

PD Workshop Presenter: – Just A Start

Presenter: – Just A Start

Submitter: – Just A Start

Teaching of Evaluation

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Crossroads of Influence: Equitable Evaluation in 2025

Facilitator: – The Improve Group

Submitter: – The Improve Group

Use and Influence of Evaluation

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Culturally Responsive Evaluation (CRE) in politically challenging times.

Presenter: – University of Alabama

Facilitator: – University of Alabama

Discussant: – University of Alabama

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Submitter: – University of Alabama

Health Evaluation

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Developing a Culture of Learning in an International NGO

PD Workshop Presenter: – Women for Women International

Facilitator: – Women for Women International

Submitter: – Women for Women International

Nonprofit and Foundations

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Developing a Standardized Framework to Strengthen Technical Assistance Efforts

Presenter: – Enterprise Community Partners

Facilitator: – Enterprise Community Partners

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Submitter: – Enterprise Community Partners

Human Services Evaluation

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Early Scholar Evaluators Navigating the Politics of Reporting

Presenter: – Arizona State University

Presenter: – Washington State University

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Submitter: – Arizona State University

Graduate Students and New Evaluators

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Empowering Change: Connecting Community Insights with Decision-Makers

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Collaborative, Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Ethical AI Evaluation and AI in Evaluation for Global South Studies: Navigating Power, Data Justice, and Shared Leadership

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Presenter: – Ohio University

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Integrating Technology into Evaluation

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Evaluating leadership initiatives in times of uncertainty

Facilitator: – Deloitte Consulting

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Submitter: – Deloitte Consulting, LLP

Leadership and Organizational Performance

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Evaluation Anthropology Networking Session

PD Workshop Presenter: – University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health

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Submitter: – University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health

Collaborative, Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Evaluation in Community: Exploring community-aligned evaluation of a statewide early childhood system plan through the framework of a government and community-based organizational partnership

PD Workshop Presenter: – Washington State Department of Children Youth and Families

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Presenter: – Washington State Department of Children Youth and Families

Community Development

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Evaluation of a Multi-Module Parenting and Life Skills Program for Youth Using Convergent Mixed Methods Design

Presenter: – Washington State University

Mixed Methods Evaluation

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Evaluation with a Compass, Not a Blueprint: Synthesizing Place-Based and Utilization Focused Evaluation

Presenter: – University of Mississippi, Center for Research Evaluation

Presenter:

Presenter: – The Center for Research Evaluation, University of Mississippi

Submitter: – University of Mississippi, Center for Research Evaluation

University-Based Centers

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Evaluators at a Crossroads: Navigating Cultural Responsiveness, DEI Backlash, and the Future of Inclusive Evaluation

Presenter: – University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Advocacy and Policy Change

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Fostering Authentic Engagement in Program Evaluation: Opportunities and Challenges for Implementation in the Extension Education Context

Presenter:

Submitter:

Extension Education Evaluation

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

From Data to Dialogue: Fostering Shared Leadership in Medical Education Evaluation

PD Workshop Presenter:

Submitter:

Education Evaluation

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Leading Together: Managing Empowered Evaluation Teams

Presenter: – Apex Evaluation

Submitter: – Apex Evaluation

Evaluation Managers and Supervisors

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Measuring What Matters: Reimagining Evaluation for Community Schools

Presenter:

Presenter: – Born Ingenuity

Presenter: – Apex Evaluation

Submitter: – Born Ingenuity

Education Evaluation

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

More Than the Numbers: Including Qualitative Data in Community Dashboards

Presenter: – Catherine Brown Evaluation Services, LLC

Submitter: – Catherine Brown Evaluation Services, LLC

Qualitative Methods

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Museums, Communities, and Change: Balancing rigor, safety, and utility in a study to understand equity centered projects across diverse cultural organizations

Facilitator: – Smithsonian Institution

Facilitator: – Science Museum of Minnesota

Submitter: – Smithsonian Institution

Arts, Culture, and Museums

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Navigating the changing STEMM tides with SEA Change. An evaluation of an initiative that builds capacity and catalyzes change in access and success for all at university STEMM departments.

PD Workshop Presenter:

Submitter:

STEM Education and Training

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Navigating the human side of the social finance and corporate sectors

Facilitator: – Beyond Measure

Facilitator: – Self Employed

Facilitator: – Intention 2 Impact

Submitter: – Beyond Measure

Social Finance

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Navigating the Intersection of Grant Writing & Evaluation: Lessons from the Field

Presenter:

Submitter:

Use and Influence of Evaluation

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Navigating Virtual Parenting Programs: Challenges and Opportunities in Engaging Caregivers and Evaluating Impact

PD Workshop Presenter: – Centerstone

Presenter:

Facilitator: – Centerstone

Submitter: – Centerstone

Behavioral Health

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

No-niche independent evaluator? No problem! – The benefits of a nicheless independent consulting practice

Facilitator:

Submitter:

Independent Consulting

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Qualitative Matters: Strengthening Performance Measures with Participant-Centered Evaluation.

Facilitator: – Auburn University

Facilitator:

Facilitator: – Auburn University

Submitter: – Auburn University

Collaborative, Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Scaling an Equity-Driven Consulting Business Amidst Racial and Environmental Justice Rollbacks

Presenter:

Submitter: – Play for Change

Independent Consulting

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Shared leadership and learning for community data through the bundled evaluation of a funder’s strategy

Facilitator:

Presenter: – Visible Network Labs

Presenter:

Submitter: – Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Collaborative, Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Sharing Leadership to Build Capacity and Community: Learning from a Peer Advisor Model

Presenter: – WestEd

Submitter: – WestEd

Collaborative, Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Some Tips and Strategies for Culturally Responsive Evaluation (CRE) in the Context of 21st Century's Extension

Presenter: – Mississippi State University

Submitter: – Mississippi State University

Extension Education Evaluation

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Strategizing to Do More With Less in an Increasingly Turbulent Environment: Expanding the Toolkit for Program Evaluators and Program Managers/Decision-Makers

Presenter: – The University of the West Indies

Presenter: – Western Michigan University

Submitter: – The University of the West Indies

Costs, Effectiveness, Benefits, and Economics

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Survey Design Challenges and Solutions for Engaging Communities

PD Workshop Presenter: – Association of Public Health Laboratories

Needs Assessment

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Tailoring a Community Conversation to Meet the Cultural Norms of Marshallese, Micronesian and Other Pacific Islander Populations

Facilitator: – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Submitter: – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Indigenous Peoples in Evaluation

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

The Dissertation Coop: PhD Students Hatching Ideas and Connections

Facilitator:

Graduate Students and New Evaluators

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

The Evaluation Bridge: Mentoring the Next Gen Beyond the Basics

Presenter: – University of Kentucky

Presenter:

Submitter: – University of Kentucky

Graduate Students and New Evaluators

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

The Great Pivot: Translating our Skills to New Sectors after the Decimation of US Foreign Aid

Facilitator:

Facilitator: – Pact

Submitter:

Democracy and Governance

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

The Next Generation of Evaluation Leaders: Who are we? What are our successes and challenges? Where do we want the field to go?

Facilitator: – Public Profit

Facilitator:

Submitter: – Public Profit

Graduate Students and New Evaluators

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

The Power of Language in Data Collection: Why It Matters

Presenter: – Institute of International Education

Submitter: – Institute of International Education

International and Cross Cultural Evaluation

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Theory Versus Practice: Exploring the Practical Reality of Designing and Conducting Equity-Focused Evaluations

Presenter:

Facilitator:

Submitter:

Graduate Students and New Evaluators

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Transforming University-Based Evaluation Centers: A Case Study of the Urban Education Research Center

PD Workshop Presenter: – Urban Education Research Center, University of Missouri Kansas City

Presenter: – Urban Education Research Center, University of Missouri - Kansas City

Submitter: – Urban Education Research Center, University of Missouri Kansas City

University-Based Centers

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Using a Cooperative Learning Framework to Partner with Extension Educators

PD Workshop Presenter: – University of Illinois Extension

Submitter: – University of Illinois Extension

Extension Education Evaluation

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Using Adaption Innovation Theory to Improve Extension Evaluation

PD Workshop Presenter: – University of Illinois Extension

Submitter: – University of Illinois Extension

Extension Education Evaluation

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Value of Real-Time Evaluation (RTE) for Engaging Communities in Program Implementation

Presenter:

Presenter: – Purdue University

Co-Presenter: – Purdue University

Data Visualization and Reporting

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

What does it take to honor best practices and lived experiences when gathering gender identity information in this moment in time?

Presenter: – MXM Research Group

Presenter:

Submitter: – MXM Research Group

LGBTQ+ Voices in Evaluation

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

What Should the Field Learn Next? Shaping a Shared Learning Agenda for Systems Change

Facilitator:

Facilitator: – James Irvine Foundation

Facilitator: – The James Irvine Foundation

Submitter:

Systems in Evaluation

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

When Data Doesn't Tell the Whole Story: The Role of Intuition in Evaluation

PD Workshop Presenter:

Chair:

Co-Chair: – UBUNTU Research & Evaluation

Research on Evaluation

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Qualitative Methods Multipaper

Qualitative Methods

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Advancement in Teaching Evaluation

Teaching of Evaluation

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

AI as an academic ally: Supporting diverse learners and improving course quality in an evaluation course

PD Workshop Presenter: – University of Kentucky

Presenter:

Submitter: – University of Kentucky

Teaching of Evaluation

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Mapping University-Based Evaluator Education Programs in African Higher Education Institutions

Presenter: – Saint Francis University

Presenter: – UNC Greensboro

Submitter: – Saint Francis University

Teaching of Evaluation

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Sharing Leadership in Evaluation Education: Teaching Logic Models through an AI Chatbot

Presenter: – University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Submitter: – University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Teaching of Evaluation

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

University-Based Evaluator Education Programs in Ghana: Stakeholder Reflections to Promote Learning

Presenter: – Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Presenter:

Submitter: – Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Teaching of Evaluation

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Amplify Local Voices: Facilitating Collaborative Evaluation Practice Across Multi-Level Complex Community-Based Initiatives

Presenter: – Professional Data Analysts

Author:

Submitter: – Professional Data Analysts

Author: – Professional Data Analysts

Author:

Use and Influence of Evaluation

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Behavioral Health Multipaper

Behavioral Health

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Implementing Shared Leadership and Community Engagement in Behavioral Health Program Evaluation: Learnings from Diverse California Bay-Area Program Evaluations

Presenter:

Submitter:

Behavioral Health

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Segmenting Social Determinants of Health to Improve Care for High Utilizers in Community Mental Health

PD Workshop Presenter: – Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services

Presenter:

Submitter: – Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services

Behavioral Health

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

The Importance of State Required Data Reporting for Improving Outcomes of Minors with Repeated Involuntary Mental Health Examinations

PD Workshop Presenter: – University of South Florida

Presenter:

Submitter: – University of South Florida

Behavioral Health

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

The Role of Grantee Capacity and Capacity Building in Prevention Strategies: Within and Across Grantees

PD Workshop Presenter:

Submitter:

Behavioral Health

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Beyond Tokenism: Youth PhotoVoice as Transformative Evaluation Method in Intergenerational Initiatives

Presenter:

Submitter:

Co-Presenter:

Youth Focused Evaluation

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Building protected systems for effective evaluation advocacy and maintaining data integrity during rapid institutional change

Facilitator:

Presenter:

Facilitator:

Submitter:

Government Evaluation

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Design and Analysis of Experiments Multipaper

Design and Analysis of Experiments

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Leveraging Sampling Costs to Design Cost-Efficient Experiments Investigating Moderation and Main Effects

Presenter: – University of Georgia

Presenter: – University of Cincinnai

Submitter: – University of Georgia

Design and Analysis of Experiments

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Making Randomized Controlled Trials Culturally Responsive: A Practical Framework

Presenter: – University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Presenter:

Submitter: – University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Design and Analysis of Experiments

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Statistical Power for Equivalence Tests in Randomized Controlled Trials

Presenter: – University of Georgia

Submitter: – University of Georgia

Design and Analysis of Experiments

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Empowering the Community: A Demonstration of Participatory Methods that Reveal Potential and Facilitate Enabling Connections

PD Workshop Presenter:

Independent Consulting

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Health Evaluation Multipaper

Health Evaluation

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Maximizing training and technical assistance (TTA) effectiveness to transform public health: A utilization-focused process evaluation of the Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) TTA model

Presenter:

Submitter: – National Network of Public Health Institutes

Presenter: – National Network of Public Health Institutes

Presenter:

Health Evaluation

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Measuring Impact at Scale: Evaluating Maternal and Infant Health Pathways in Ohio Using Statewide Longitudinal Data

Presenter:

Submitter:

Health Evaluation

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Moving Beyond Risk-Oriented Approaches: Proposing Transformative Evaluation for a Theatre-Based Sexual Health Education Program

PD Workshop Presenter:

Presenter:

Submitter:

Health Evaluation

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Navigating Shots at Social Justice: A Culturally Responsive Evaluation of Gun Violence Reduction Policy to Address Racial Inequity

Presenter: – SU Institute of Health and Education - Evaluation, Assessment, and Research

Submitter: – SU Institute of Health and Education - Evaluation, Assessment, and Research

Health Evaluation

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

How to Avoid Divisive Politization of your Findings while Advancing Equity

Presenter: – Innovation Network

Submitter: – Innovation Network

Nonprofit and Foundations

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Innovative Approaches to Engaging Various Communities in Higher Education Evaluation

Higher Education

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Evaluating STEM Faculty Perspectives in a Community of Practice Implementing Course Improvements for Systemic Departmental Change

PD Workshop Presenter: – the University of Texas at Austin

Submitter: – the University of Texas at Austin

Higher Education

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Fostering Students' Evaluation Capacities with Campus-wide Data: Insights from the Student Assessment Challenge

Presenter:

Submitter:

Higher Education

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Using real-time continuous feedback evaluation tools to build long-term inclusive excellence in higher education

Presenter:

Submitter:

Higher Education

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

What Stops Them from Engaging? The Role of Identity, Motivation, and Resistance in Evaluation with Adult Learners

Presenter: – Tennessee Tech University

Presenter: – Auburn University

Submitter: – Tennessee Tech University

Higher Education

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Learning Logs: The good, the bad, the ugly, and the one we’re excited to share about

Presenter: – Emergence Collective

Presenter:

Submitter: – Emergence Collective

Organizational Learning and Evaluation Capacity Building

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Mapping Impact: Applying Geospatial Tools for More Effective Program Evaluation

Presenter:

Presenter: – The Rucks Group

Submitter: – The Rucks Group

Integrating Technology into Evaluation

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Perspectives on Practicing Culturally Responsive Evaluation with Latina/o/e Communities

Presenter: – Tanoma Consulting, LLC

Chair: – Tanoma Consulting, LLC

Presenter: – University of the Incarnate Word

Presenter:

Presenter: – Loyola University Chicago

Submitter: – Tanoma Consulting, LLC

LatinX Responsive Evaluation Discourse

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

A Comparative Analysis of Human and AI Approaches to Thematic Coding in Youth Development Evaluation

PD Workshop Presenter: – LSU AgCenter

Presenter:

Submitter: – LSU AgCenter

Qualitative Methods

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Centering Voices, Challenging Bias: Evaluating the Effects of Reflexivity Training on Interviewing Practices

Presenter:

Submitter:

Qualitative Methods

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Treating old data with new tricks: Exploring reliability between humans and artificial intelligence

Presenter: – Prism Partners Group

Presenter:

Submitter: – Prism Partners Group

Qualitative Methods

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Waves of Change: Using Photovoice to Reimagine Equity in Marine Science

Presenter: – Arizona State University

Presenter:

Presenter: – Arizona State University

Submitter: – Arizona State University

Qualitative Methods

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Reclaiming Data and Evaluation for Youth and People of Color

Presenter:

Presenter: – Play for Change

Submitter:

International and Cross Cultural Evaluation

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Rethinking Evaluation Education: Innovations from across the World

Chair: – Affiliation in Progress

Discussant: – Affiliation in Progress

Presenter:

Presenter: – Saint Francis University

Presenter: – St. Mary's University

Presenter: – University of North Carolina - Wilmington

Submitter: – Affiliation in Progress

Teaching of Evaluation

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Using Design Thinking to Improve the Client Intake Process

Presenter: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Presenter:

Submitter: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

University-Based Centers

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM CST

Closing Plenary Session