Ignite Session 1

Thursday, November 13, 2025

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM CST

Author(s)

TC

Tara Carr, PhD, MPH

Associate Director, Center for Health Equity Research and Director for Abacus Evaluation
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
AD

Amelia DeFosset, MPH

Research Program Manager
Center for Health Equity Research, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Mary Hawkins, MA

Associate Director of Evaluation
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
SH

Samantha Hoelzer, MPH
Rossana Roberts, MSW, MPH (she/her/hers)

Evaluation Research Specialist
UNC Chapel Hill, Abacus

Presenter(s)

LA

Linetta Alexander Islam, M.Ed (she/her/hers)

UBUNTU Research and Evaluation
BA

Bader Alhafi Alotaibi
Joshua Amponsah, First Author.

Doctoral Research Assistant
Western Michigan University
Theresa LeGros, MA

Senior Research Scientist & Program Evaluator
University of Arizona
JM

Jonathan Morell, PHD

Owner
4.669,,, Evaluation and Planning
Bianka Reese, PhD, MSPH
KS

Kelli Schoen, MA

Director of Operations and Management, Impact Measurement Team
Ohio University's Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service
LS

Lindsey Siegrist

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Presentations:

10:15 AM - 10:20 AM CST

9 Things Your Graphic Designer Wants You to Know About Communicating Effectively
Presenter: Kelli Schoen, MA – Ohio University's Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service
Presenter: Lindsey Siegrist
10:20 AM - 10:25 AM CST

Improving Evaluation Rigor: A Framework for Data Quality and Use in Observational Studies
Presenter: Bader Alhafi Alotaibi
10:25 AM - 10:30 AM CST

The Relationship Between Logic Models and Program Implementation Fidelity
Presenter: Joshua Amponsah, First Author. – Western Michigan University
10:30 AM - 10:35 AM CST

"People Under the Heels of Oppression Should Be the Ones Leading": Using Ella Baker's Community Building Praxis for Innovative Strategic Planning and Youth Justice Coalition Building
Presenter: Linetta Alexander Islam, M.Ed (she/her/hers) – UBUNTU Research and Evaluation
10:45 AM - 10:50 AM CST

Advancing Shared Evaluation Tools for Clinical and Translational Science Awards Programs
Author: Amelia DeFosset, MPH – Center for Health Equity Research, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Author: Mary Hawkins, MA – University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Presenter: Bianka Reese, PhD, MSPH
Author: Rossana Roberts, MSW, MPH (she/her/hers) – UNC Chapel Hill, Abacus
Author: Samantha Hoelzer, MPH
Author: Tara Carr, PhD, MPH – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
10:55 AM - 11:00 AM CST

Applying Ecological Constructs in Evaluation
Presenter: Jonathan A. Morell, PHD – 4.669,,, Evaluation and Planning
Presenter: Theresa A. LeGros, MA – University of Arizona