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Friday, November 14, 2025
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Presentations:

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    AAPI Evaluators Affinity Group: Sharing Perspectives and Building Community

    PD Workshop Presenter: Denise Chin, n/a – Ecotrust

    Presenter: Denise Chin, n/a – Ecotrust

  • 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: Karin L. Chang, Ph.D. – Urban Education Research Center, University of Missouri Kansas City

    Presenter: Leah Youngren, M.S.W., M.A. – Urban Education Research Center, University of Missouri - Kansas City

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

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Afrofuturist Evaluative Thinking: Reimagining Evidence Through Relationship

    Presenter: Koren Dennison, M.A. – UBUNTU Research & Evaluation

    Presenter: Thomas Archibald, Ph.D. (he/him/his) – Virginia Tech

    Presenter: Deja Taylor, B.S Justice, MUP – UBUNTU Research & Evaluation

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    AI, Accreditation, and Equity: Reimagining Evaluation Through Shared Leadership and Intelligent Systems

    PD Workshop Presenter: Ashley S. Love, DrPH, DHSc, MPH, MS, CPH, CHC, COI

  • 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?

    Presenter: Aneesha Kakara, n/a

    Presenter: Laxmi Kandi

    Presenter: Samrat Sikdar, MSc.(Ag.), MSc – Mississippi State University

    Presenter: Arati Joshi, M.S. – University of Florida

    Presenter: Dharmendra Kalauni, MS – University of Florida

    Presenter: Hema Lingireddy – Purdue University

  • 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

    PD Workshop Presenter: Christopher Cardiel, n/a

    Presenter: Meghan Bean

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Beyond the Survey: Culturally Responsive Evaluation with Indigenous Communities

    Presenter: Mariana de Santibanes, Ph.D – EVALCORP

  • 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: Susan Saka, MEd (she/her/hers) – University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Brave Spaces: Engaging Young People and Families in Evaluating Tough Issues

    Presenter: Lenka Berkowitz, MS (she/her/hers) – Apex 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: Elizabeth A. Ficklin, MS – University of Idaho

    Facilitator: Elizabeth A. Ficklin, MS – University of Idaho

    Chair: Jason R. Torres Altman, M.A. – TerraLuna Collaborative

    Presenter: Corrinne Wilson

    Facilitator: David Tarcy

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Centering Humanity in Evaluation Practice: Listening and Seeing Beyond Metrics

    Presenter: Jordan greene

    Facilitator: Jordan greene

    Presenter: Andrea Mader

    Facilitator: Andrea Mader

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Co-Designing Evaluation with Educators: From Compliance to Collaboration

    Presenter: Anna R. Poole, MA, MS – NYC Public Schools

    Presenter: Gwen Fishel, MPP

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Community Power-Sharing with Learning Cohorts

    PD Workshop Presenter: Christina Kuo

    PD Workshop Presenter: Tara Gonzales Hacker, MSPH

    PD Workshop Presenter: Misty Blue, MPH – Grassroots Solutions

    PD Workshop Presenter: Justin Moss

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Creative ways to teach evaluation to those who do not want to be evaluators

    PD Workshop Presenter: Danelle Marable, MA – Just A Start

    Presenter: Danelle Marable, MA – Just A Start

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Crossroads of Influence: Equitable Evaluation in 2025

    Facilitator: Nick Stilp, n/a – The Improve Group

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Culturally Responsive Evaluation (CRE) in politically challenging times.

    Presenter: Dominic D. Combs, PhD – University of Alabama

    Facilitator: Dominic D. Combs, PhD – University of Alabama

    Discussant: Dominic D. Combs, PhD – University of Alabama

    Discussant: Victoria Scott, PhD, MBA – University of North Carolina at Charlotte

    Co-Chair: Leah Peoples

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Developing a Culture of Learning in an International NGO

    PD Workshop Presenter: Sirisha Bhadriraju, MPH – Women for Women International

    Facilitator: Basant ElBanna, MPH, MBBCH – Women for Women International

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Developing a Standardized Framework to Strengthen Technical Assistance Efforts

    Presenter: Romita Mitra, n/a – Enterprise Community Partners

    Facilitator: Romita Mitra, n/a – Enterprise Community Partners

    Co-Presenter: Beth Peabody

    Co-Presenter: Stephany De Scisciolo

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Early Scholar Evaluators Navigating the Politics of Reporting

    Presenter: Ashley Coughlin, n/a (she/her/hers) – Arizona State University

    Presenter: Mohammed Ibrahim (he/him/his) – Arizona State University

    Presenter: Blessing O. Akintrotimi, M.A. (she/her/hers) – Washington State University

    Presenter: Sandra Nabuleg

    Co-Presenter: Prince Kwarase – Arizona State University

    Co-Presenter: Christina Bustos

    Co-Presenter: Rachel Hogan

    Co-Presenter: Gracia Batusua

    Co-Presenter: Mayra Morales Tirado

    Co-Presenter: Ayesha Boyce, PhD (she/her/hers)

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Evaluating leadership initiatives in times of uncertainty

    Facilitator: Gizelle Gopez, MPH, MA – Deloitte Consulting

    Facilitator: Brigid Scarbrough, MBA

    Facilitator: Jordan A. Stallworth, BA (she/her/hers) – Deloitte Consulting

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Evaluation Anthropology Networking Session

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

    Presenter: Eve Pinsker

    Facilitator: Eve Pinsker

  • 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: Katie Kuhl, n/a – Washington State Department of Children Youth and Families

    Presenter: Linden Obel, MPH – Washington Communities for Children - First 5 Fundamentals

    Presenter: Katie Kuhl, n/a – Washington State Department of Children Youth and Families

  • 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: Konul Karimova, PhD Candidate – Washington State University

    Presenter: Gitanjali Shrestha, Ph.D. – Washington State University

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Evaluation with a Compass, Not a Blueprint: Synthesizing Place-Based and Utilization Focused Evaluation

    Presenter: Rachel H. Scott – University of Mississippi, Center for Research Evaluation

    Presenter: izzy Thornton – Center for Research Evaluation (CERE), University of Mississippi

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

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Evaluators at a Crossroads: Navigating Cultural Responsiveness, DEI Backlash, and the Future of Inclusive Evaluation

    Presenter: Jerri-ann B. Danso, M.Ed. (she/her/hers) – University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Fostering Authentic Engagement in Program Evaluation: Opportunities and Challenges for Implementation in the Extension Education Context

    Presenter: Emmanuel A. Mensah, PhD Candidate (Agriculture and Extension Education)

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Leading Together: Managing Empowered Evaluation Teams

    Presenter: Elena Schmidt, MA, PhD – Apex Evaluation

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Measuring What Matters: Reimagining Evaluation for Community Schools

    Presenter: MIchelle Bloodworth

    Presenter: Catherine Wolfe Bornhorst, n/a – Born Ingenuity

    Presenter: Carlos Romero, MBA (he/him/his) – Apex Evaluation

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    More Than the Numbers: Including Qualitative Data in Community Dashboards

    Presenter: Catherine Brown – Catherine Brown Evaluation Services, LLC

  • 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: Pei P. Koay, PhD (she/her/hers) – Smithsonian Institution

    Facilitator: Evelyn G. Christian Ronning, Manager of Research and Evaluation, Science Museum of Minnesota – Science Museum of Minnesota

  • 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: Julius Najab, Ph.D.

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Navigating the human side of the social finance and corporate sectors

    Facilitator: Laura Budzyna, MPA – Beyond Measure

    Facilitator: Morgan B. Buras-Finlay, MSW – Self Employed

    Facilitator: Nina R. Sabarre, PhD (she/her/hers) – Intention 2 Impact

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Navigating the Intersection of Grant Writing & Evaluation: Lessons from the Field

    Presenter: Emma Alston, MPH

    Co-Presenter: Caroline Freitag

    Co-Presenter: JoAnna Hillman

    Co-Presenter: Laura Snelson

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Navigating Virtual Parenting Programs: Challenges and Opportunities in Engaging Caregivers and Evaluating Impact

    PD Workshop Presenter: Marlee Maher, n/a – Centerstone

    Presenter: Kallie Cabanban

    Facilitator: Angela Keyzers, PhD – Centerstone

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    No-niche independent evaluator? No problem! – The benefits of a nicheless independent consulting practice

    Facilitator: Cristiana Martin, n/a

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Qualitative Matters: Strengthening Performance Measures with Participant-Centered Evaluation.

    Facilitator: Angela Mintah, n/a – Auburn University

    Facilitator: Adrienne Duke-Marks

    Facilitator: Sandra Anti Eyiah

    Facilitator: Brianna Crumly-Goodwin, n/a – Auburn University

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Shared leadership and learning for community data through the bundled evaluation of a funder’s strategy

    Facilitator: Christine Fu (she/her/hers) – Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

    Presenter: Jenny Lawlor (she/her/hers) – Visible Network Labs

    Presenter: Jamila Porter (she/her/hers) – DeBeaumont Foundation

    Presenter: Danielle Varda, Ph.D. in Public Affairs – Visible Network Labs, University of Colorado Denver

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Sharing Leadership to Build Capacity and Community: Learning from a Peer Advisor Model

    Presenter: Pai-rou Chen, M.A. – WestEd

  • 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: Samrat Sikdar, MSc.(Ag.), MSc – Mississippi State University

  • 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: Nadini Persaud, Ph.D., M.Sc., B.Sc, CPA, CGA – The University of the West Indies

    Presenter: Ruqayyah Ab-Obaid, M.Sc. – Western Michigan University

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Survey Design Challenges and Solutions for Engaging Communities

    PD Workshop Presenter: Sudaba Parnian Ahmadi, MBA, MA (she/her/hers) – Association of Public Health Laboratories

  • 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: Albina Riklon, M.P.A. – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    The Dissertation Coop: PhD Students Hatching Ideas and Connections

    Facilitator: Claire Hoff, MPA

    Facilitator: Jared Stevens

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    The Evaluation Bridge: Mentoring the Next Gen Beyond the Basics

    Presenter: Carolyn A. Oldham, PhD – University of Kentucky

    Presenter: Trisha Douin-Manning

    Presenter: Olukemi Kolawole

    Presenter: Philip Meersman

  • 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: Taylor B. Anderson, MS (she/her/hers) – Public Profit

    Facilitator: Anna-Francesca V. Magat, n/a

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    The Power of Language in Data Collection: Why It Matters

    Presenter: Janice S. Dsouza, MPH – Institute of International Education

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Theory Versus Practice: Exploring the Practical Reality of Designing and Conducting Equity-Focused Evaluations

    Facilitator: Portia Ofosu-Addo

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Transforming University-Based Evaluation Centers: A Case Study of the Urban Education Research Center

    PD Workshop Presenter: Karin L. Chang, Ph.D. – Urban Education Research Center, University of Missouri Kansas City

    Presenter: Jenny Frenzel, M.P.H. – Urban Education Research Center, University of Missouri - Kansas City

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Using a Cooperative Learning Framework to Partner with Extension Educators

    PD Workshop Presenter: Matt Spindler, n/a – University of Illinois Extension

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Using Adaption Innovation Theory to Improve Extension Evaluation

    PD Workshop Presenter: Matt Spindler, n/a – University of Illinois Extension

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Value of Real-Time Evaluation (RTE) for Engaging Communities in Program Implementation

    Presenter: Kwabena Bayity

    Presenter: Hema Lingireddy – Purdue University

    Co-Presenter: Rama Radhakrishna, PhD – Purdue University

  • 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: Miller Outlaw, MPH – MXM Research Group

    Presenter: Chantal Hoff, MPH

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    What Should the Field Learn Next? Shaping a Shared Learning Agenda for Systems Change

    Facilitator: Clare Nolan, MPP

    Facilitator: Kim Ammann Howard, Ph.D. – James Irvine Foundation

    Facilitator: Jennifer Ho, PhD – The James Irvine Foundation

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    When Data Doesn't Tell the Whole Story: The Role of Intuition in Evaluation

    PD Workshop Presenter: Brianna Hooks Singletary

    Chair: Brianna Hooks Singletary

    Co-Chair: Koren Dennison, M.A. – UBUNTU Research & Evaluation