American Evaluation Association (AEA) Evaluation 2026
American Evaluation Association (AEA) Evaluation 2026 takes place on 18–20 November 2026 at Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte. It is organised by American Evaluation Association, and B2DB lists 750 speakers and 486 sessions announced so far.
Evaluation 2026 is the annual conference of the American Evaluation Association (AEA), marking the association's 40th anniversary. Held under the theme "Evaluation Across Boundaries", it brings together evaluators, researchers, nonprofit leaders, government staff and consultants for professional development workshops, research and practice presentations, panels, roundtables and networking, organised around five program streams. The general conference runs Wednesday 18 to Friday 20 November 2026 at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Key facts
| Dates | 18–20 November 2026 (upcoming) |
|---|---|
| Venue | Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, United States of America |
| Organiser | American Evaluation Association |
| Series | AEA Evaluation |
| Speakers | 750 |
| Sessions | 486 |
| Sponsors | 3 |
| Official site | evaluationconference.org/Programs/Full-Schedule |
Keynote speakers
- Abigail Echo-Hawk Executive Vice President, Seattle Indian Health Board
- Ayesha Boyce Professor, Arizona State University Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation
- Guili Zhang President, American Evaluation Association
Speakers (750)
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- Sebastian Galindo Associate Professor of Program Evaluation, University of Florida
- Anne Sivley Assistant Director, Sankofa Consulting LLC
- Diana Charbonneau Evaluation & Learning Associate III (PI), Center for Community Health and Evaluation, KP WA Health Research Institute
- Jessica Renger Adjunct Professor and Research Fellow, Claremont Graduate University
- Gangseok Hur
- Michael E. Mitchell Mitchell Diversified Corporation
- Bianca Montrosse-Moorhead
- David M. Fetterman President & CEO, Fetterman & Associates
- Gregory Phillips II Associate Professor, Northwestern University
- Kayla Meyers
- Lyssa Becho Principal Research Associate, Western Michigan University- The Evaluation Center
- Matt Feldmann Principal, Firm Director and Co-owner, Goshen Consulting, Inc., Goshen Consulting
- Evan Kuras
- Hamida Jinnah Director, Research and Evaluation Unit (REU), University of Georgia
- Kelly M. McGinn Assistant Professor, Temple University
- Linda M. Kawentel Associate Director, VA QUERI Center for Evaluation and Implementation Resources
- Rachel Yakobashvili
- Rebecca McCloskey Co-Director of Research & Evaluation, Mighty Crow
- Shannon Sharp Evaluation Associate, Center for Research Evaluation (CERE)
- Virginia Brown Extension Evaluation Specialist, The University of Georgia
- Jessie Tannenbaum Ph.D Student and Ridenour Fellow, Virginia Tech
- Amy Jonason
- Angela Keyzers Senior Evaluation Scientist, Centerstone
- Audrey Cooper Associate Director of the University of New Mexico Evaluation Lab, Evaluation Lab, University of New Mexico
- Catherine MacLean
- Colleen C. Reiner
- Fatima T. Zahra University of Tennessee at Knoxville
- Gretchen C. Hammond
- Hannah N. Niccum
- John A. Tubbs
- Min Ma
- Randi Knox
- Rhonda K. Lewis
- Stephanie Mui Director, Impact & Evaluation, Education Programs, Good Shepherd Services
- Zachary Ellis
- Albert Munyanyi Doctoral Graduate Assistant (DGA), Western Michigan University
- Amanda Hunter Deputy Director - Health Services Division, Pascua Yaqui Tribe
- Blake Hawkins
- Brandon W. Coffee-Borden Senior Research Scientist, NORC at the University of Chicago
- Charmagne Campbell-Patton Cadre Lead, INNOVATIVE QUALITY SCHOOLS
- Clair M. Johnson Deloitte
- Eugenia P. Gwynn
- Justin Christy Learning and Evaluation Manager, Bush Foundation
- Kimberly J. Lohrfink
- Kinsey Simone Instructor, Tennessee Tech University
- Kyle Cox Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Lisa Aponte-Soto PhD, City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College
- Melissa Dean
- Monifa Beverly Owner, Beverly Consulting Group, LLC
- Monique Liston Founder, UBUNTU Research and Evaluation
- Natalie De Sole Founder/Program Evaluator/Learning Forward Evaluations™, Rooted-Growth LLC
- Nicole W. Brocato Director of Institutional Effectiveness, Wake Forest University
- Olivia Melvin Evaluation Associate, Center for Research Evaluation
- Rohullah Wahidi PhD Student, Western Michigan University
- Sally Bond
- Sarina Juma Evaluator, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Tamara A. Hamai President, Hamai Consulting
- Ukamaka D. Smith
- Vicent Ssenyondo General Secretary, Africa Evaluation Association (AfrEA).
- Vivien Ahrens
- Denise L. Baer
- Em Spalti
- Kimberly Harris Principal Researcher and Evaluator, Educa Consulting
- Aaron Golson
- Alissa Marchant Co-Director, Innovation Network
- Alysson Oakley
- Anne Coghlan Assistant Professor, Michigan State University
- Anthony Clairmont Evaluator Program, EVALCORP Research & Consulting
- Ashlee A. Lewis Research Professor, University of South Carolina
- Ashley Duffee
- Asma M. Ali Loyola University Chicago
- Aubrey Roy
- Bianka Reese
- Brisa Urquieta de Hernandez
- Caitlin Albrechtsen
- Carlos Alberto Echeverría-Estrada Research Scientist
- Cassidy Cooper
- Catherine Dun Rappaport
- Chesleigh Keene
- Corey Still
- Dana M. Smiles
- Danielle Schenk
- Deianna Madlambayan
- Elizabeth Hatch
- Erica Kaldenberg
- Erica M. Hawvermale
- Erica Odera
- Gavin Reddick
- Haleemah Sadiah
- Hannah Samuels Graduate Research Assistant, DePaul University
- Janet Arogundade
- Jason Sumontha Director of Research and Evaluation, Boys & Girls Clubs of America
- Jean Baptiste Habarurema
- Jeantyl Norze Associate Professor of Organizational Accountability and Evaluation, University of Arkansas
- Jennifer Lawlor
- Joanna Cobb
- Kara Bixby
- Karen Elfner
- Kari Ross Nelson
- Karin L. Chang Associate Director, University of Missouri-Kansas City
- Kate Krueger Senior Manager, Metrics and Evaluation, National Geographic Society
- Kate Proud
- Katharina Hammler
- Kelsey Simmons Evaluation and Learning Officer - Ford Foundation
- Kendall N. Drummond
- Kenneth Chomba
- Kimberly Norris
- Laran H. Despain
- Larissa Shuppy
- Lindley McDavid
- Lisa M. Dillman
- Logan Drake
- Madeline L. Haynes the University of Texas at Austin
- Mansoor A. Kazi Director, Realist Evaluation Inc
- Marc Fernandes Senior Director, Youth INC
- Marco Scagliusi
- Maria A. Giraldo Gallo
- Mariah Cannon
- Mariana de Santibanes Senior Consultant & Community Practice Specialist, EVALCORP Research & Consulting
- Marianne Chen Cuellar Senior Associate
- Marlee Maher Research Coordinator, Centerstone
- Matt Levy
- Meghan Chaney Senior Consultant, Openfields
- Melissa Chapman Haynes
- Melissa R. Goodnight Associate Editor, American Journal of Evaluation
- Meredith Feenstra Chief of Party, USAID/Libya Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Activity, Bixal
- Michael A. Harnar Assistant Professor of Evaluation Director of the Interdisciplinary PhD in Evaluation, Western Michigan University
- Miles R. DeMacedo
- Miriam R. Jacobson Evaluator and Researcher, The University of Texas at Austin
- Nadini Persaud University of the West Indies
- Nathan Varnell
- Nicholas Chang
- Nicole Williams
- Nina Sabarre Founder & CEO, Intention 2 Impact, Inc.
- Nora Zina Tulane University
- Olivia Pillado
- Phillip Ianni
- Qing Ren
- Rebecca H. Woodland Vice President, INSciTS-International Network for the Science of Team Science
- Regina Ayala Chavez
- robin Wagner
- Rosa m. Flores Rodriguez
- Sarah C. Richards
- Sarah K. Olsen
- Sathvik Gowda
- Sixto Wagan BIPOC Arts Network Fund
- Stephen Jeong
- Stuart Henderson
- Tanha Patel
- Tara A. Henriquez
- Theodore Theoharis
- Thomas Scialfa
- Tjip Walker Director, The Systems Practice Lab
- Treshonda Rutledge
- Victoria W. Lang
- Wheeler del Torro
- Yuchan Cao
- Thomas Archibald Executive Director | Center for International Research, Education, and Development (cired), Virginia Tech
- Meri Ghorkhmazyan Senior Director of MEL (Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning), Mercy Corps
- Ramya Kumaran Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- David Leege Global Director, Managing for Results, World Resources Institute
- David Sul Research Assistant Professor, University of the Virgin Islands
- Bijan Kimiagar Adjunct Assistant Professor for Population and Family Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
- Rebecca Heilman Owner, Fireside Consulting
- Rebecca M. Teasdale Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Illinois Chicago
- Sonja Hoover Senior Director, Research Operations, Implenomics
- Xinyu Peng PHD researcher, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Jennifer L. Jewiss Independent Consultant, Jennifer Jewiss Consulting LLC
- Julie Poncelet Independent Consulting Firm | Specialists in Collaborative Evaluation, Research & Strategic Learning, At The Corner of Learning & Action
- Tashera Gale Senior Director of Research and Evaluation, Higher Ed Insight
- Paul St. Roseman Evaluation Consultant, DataUse Consulting Group
- Wing S. Lam Supervisor, Community Benefits and Evaluation, St. Louis Children's Hospital
- Kevin Keane University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Michelle Rincones-Rodríguez I am a recent graduate from the University of Florida with a BS in Psychology, Magna Cum Laude. I am, AEA
- Liliana E. Rodriguez-Campos
- Ana L. Vasquez-Quino Western Michigan University
- Arati Joshi Doctoral Candidate, University of Florida
- Emma Alston
- Kristin Cowart Principal and Co-owner, Goshen Consulting
- Melanie R. Quolke Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service | Ohio University
- Rachael Kenney Qualitative Analyst - Center for the Evaluation of Enterprise-Wide Initiatives (ceewi), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Sarah Mason Director, the Center for Research Evaluation
- Xinru Yan University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
- Subarna Mathes Ford Foundation, Deputy Director, Ford Foundation
- Aaron Flicker
- Abigail Echo-Hawk Executive Vice President, Seattle Indian Health Board
- Aileen M. Reid Associate Professor, UNC Greensboro
- Akenten Dwamena
- Alyson Eggleston Director of Evaluation, Penn State University
- Amanda Albu
- Amisial Ledix
- Ann Obadan
- Ayesha Boyce Professor, Arizona State University Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation
- Beaujolais Brieanne
- Ben Playfair Founder, M&E Studio
- Boris Volkov Director of Monitoring and Evaluation, University of Minnesota
- Burhan Ogut
- Cecilia B. Botwe
- Chandria D. Jones Principal Research Scientist, NORC at the University of Chicago
- Corey Newhouse Founder and Principal, Public Profit
- Corrie B. Whitmore Professor of Health Sciences, University of Alaska Anchorage
- Dahyuk Kim
- Daniela Schroeter Professor, Western Michigan University
- Denilson Silva Educational Evaluation Researcher, Itaú Foundation
- Dharmendra Kalauni Program Evaluation Specialist, Program Development and Evaluation Center, University of Florida
- Elena Luna
- Eunice Oduro
- Eva Maria Chavez
- Grace A. Osafo
- Guili Zhang President, American Evaluation Association
- Ismaila A. Mustapha Consultant, Measurement, Evaluation, Research and Learning, Chicago Urban League
- Jagadeesh Naik Kimavath
- Jessica Osborne Principal Evaluation Associate, The Center for Research Evaluation, University of Mississippi
- Joyce Richey
- Karen Peterman President, Catalyst Consulting Group
- Kari Loreti Evolve Data & Evaluation
- Kathleen Doll Partner + COO, Intention 2 Impact, Inc.
- Kathryn Hendren
- Keimirra Lewis
- Kristen Cunningham Research Associate, Evalcorp
- Kristin Kennedy Program Manager, ETR
- Lara Triona EdInsights Center at Sacramento State
- LaToya J. O'Neal
- Leah Neubauer Clinical Professor, University of Michigan Ann Arbor School of Public Health
- Lillian Q. Walker
- Loran Parker Director, Evaluation and Learning Research Center (ELRC) Purdue University
- M. Magdalena Jimenez Aguilar Graduate Student, University of California, Santa Barbara
- Mahamat Abdoulaye Kerim Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant, WMU Graduate College
- Margaret Hargreaves Senior Fellow, NORC at the University of Chicago
- Maya Gulliford
- Meagan Davis Evaluation Unit Lead, CDC
- Meredith Pinto
- Michael Osei WSTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
- Michael Q. Patton
- Michelle Eckman Partner, Integrity Acts
- Morgan Buras-Finlay
- Namrata Patel
- Nellisiwe Chizuni
- Nicole Pierre
- Nikki Lewis Program Manager, West Virginia Clinical Translational Research Institute
- Nishank Varshney Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center
- Nishat Akhi
- Nora Robinson
- Oluwatosin A. Asemokhai
- Omolola Adedokun Extension Evaluation Director, University of Kentucky
- Reagan Curtis West Virginia University, Department of Cancer Prevention and Control
- Regina Garza Mitchell
- Samantha Estrada
- Samuel Paunetto
- Sarah Ficenec Assistant Director for Research, Schaefer Center for Public Policy, University of Baltimore
- Satlaj Dighe University of North Carolina - Wilmington
- Stephanie Coker Senior Manager, Strategic Learning and Evaluation, CVS Health
- Sujha Subramanian President, Implenomics
- Susan Tucker President of External Evaluation Firm, Evaluation & Development Associates, LLC
- Sydni C. Warner Leaders in Equitable Evaluation and Diversity (leead) Scholar, Expanding the Bench
- Tasha Parker Independent Consulting TIG Chair, American Evaluation Association
- Tatiana E. Bustos Manager, Learning and Evaluation
- Tessie Tzavaras Catsambas CEO, EnCompass
- Valdecy Nascimento MEL Coordinator - Itaú Foundation
- Veronica A. LaJoie
- Wendy Dickinson
- Wilella D. Burgess Director Emeritus, Evaluation and Learning Research Center (ELRC) Purdue University
- Xiaoxia Newton Faculty, University of North Carolina Charlotte
- Yuchang Yuan Research Analyst, University of North Dakota
- Zhi Li Teaching Assistant Professor, University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford
- Christopher M. Hall Assistant Professor, University of North Georgia
- Elizabeth DiLuzio Lead Evaluator, Behavioral Health Improvement Institute at Keene State College
- Jolee Magoosh
- Taylor B. Anderson Founder & Principal Consultant, Taylored Insights
- Aaron Fernandez
- Aaron W. Kates Lead Consultant
- Aaron Wenger
- Abby Isaacson Evaluation and Learning Associate, Center for Community Health and Evaluation (CCHE)
- Abena Anyidoho
- Adefisayo Ojo
- Aislinn Langley Research Associate, Michigan Public Health Institute
- Alena Höfrová
- Alex Goyette
- Alexander Afram Research, Evaluation and Learning Manager, Participatory Development Associates Ltd
- Alexandria Chalonec
- Alina Taniuchi
- Alison Wagner
- Allison Mullady Director, ASU Watts College of Public Service & Community Solutions
- Alycia Sterenberg Mahon
- Alyna Wyatt Country Director, Canada and US, BHP Foundation
- Amanda L. Stek Senior Officer, Strategy and Implementation Management, Gates Foundation
- Amanda Noyes Director, Arts Learning & Accessibility, South Carolina Arts Commission
- Amanda Potterton Associate Professor, University of Kentucky
- Amelia Ayoob
- Amota Ataneka
- Amy Carrillo
- Amy L. Wiseman Education Researcher, The University of Texas at Austin
- Amy M. Leman Assistant Professor, Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Amy Shim
- Andrea Arce-Trigatti
- Andrea Estrella
- Andrew Grillo-Hill
- Aneesha Kakara
- Angad Dang Assistant Professor - Instruction-Food & Beverage, University of South Florida Muma College of Business
- Angelica Henry Evaluation Assistant + Docent, North Carolina Museum of Art
- Angelicque Tucker Blackmon
- Anil Chaudhary
- Ann Webb Price I Partner, COMMUNITY EVALUATION SOLUTIONS
- Annie Keeney
- Anthony Sullers, Jr.
- Arianna Taboada
- Ariel Everett
- Arthur E. Hernandez Professor, University of the Incarnate Word
- Autumn Cano- Guin Quality Youth Program Specialist, NC State University/ NC Cooperative Extension/NC 4-H
- Ayonitoluwa Oyenuga
- Beatriz Bellorin
- Beeta Tahmassebi
- Ben Kelcey University of Cincinnai
- Beth Peabody
- Betsy Laird
- Bradley Blair
- Brandon Hugueley Health Scientist (Data Scientist), Evaluation Team, Division of Emergency Operations, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Brandon W. youker The Evaluation Center, Western Michigan University
- Brendan Sheran UMass Amherst
- Briana Oliver
- Brianna Briones Prieto Child Care Resource Center
- Brittany Dernberger Director of Research and Evaluation, University of Michigan
- Brittany Lee
- Brittney Carnahan
- Browning M. Neddeau Associate Professor of Elementary Teacher Education and American Indian Studies, California State University, Chico
- Bryanna L. Montpeirous Research Associate, Research, Evaluation, & Measurement Center, College of Education, University of South Carolina
- Caitlin Filiato
- Caitlin Ng
- Callie B. Dean LSUS Institute for Nonprofit Administration and Research
- Carl Westine
- Carla Ventura
- Carma Deem Bolton University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- caroll D. Lema cuesta
- Carolyn A. Oldham Faculty, Educational Policy Studies & Evaluation, University of Kentucky
- Casey Ortbahn Doctoral Candidate, The Ohio State University
- Cassandra Johnson Evaluation Manager, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Cassange Bitere
- Chad Richey
- Chandani Kushwaha
- Chanita Hughes Halbert
- Chapman Alexander
- Charles Gasper
- Chidinma Ojiaku
- Chloe Crocker
- Chris Kif Director of Strategy & Technology, Sauti Bridge
- Christian Belcher Program & Evaluation Officer, Sankofa Consulting LLC
- Christina Chauvenet Monitoring, Learning, and Evaluation Officer, Newman's Own Foundation
- Christina Christie Dean, School of Education & Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
- Christina Galardi Data Integration Specialist, Virginia Cooperative Extension (Official)
- Christopher Keys
- Christy J. Brinkley
- Clara M. Pelfrey Professor Emerita in the Division of General Medical Sciences Center for Medical Education, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
- Claudia Aguilar
- Claudia Chiang Fundación Luksic
- Claudia Gentile Senior Fellow, NORC at the University of Chicago
- Cody T. Williams
- Courtney Stone
- Crystal Haro-Sanchez
- Crystal Luce
- Curtis Jones Founding Director, Socially Responsible Evaluation in Education at UWM
- Cynterria R. Wilson UPMC Center for Social Impact
- Cynthia Austin
- Dalisha Shingler Evaluator, University of South Carolina
- Damilola Ruth Seyi-Oderinde Evaluation and Learning Research Center, Purdue University
- Daniel Princiotta
- Daniela Montalvo
- Dara Sorkin
- Darshi Balasuriya
- David DeYoung
- Dayna Gallagher
- Deegan Cornelius
- Deepti Sood Director of Measurement, Innovation, Learning, and Evaluation, Tides
- Deltavier Robertson
- Denis Jacob Machado
- Dominic D. Combs University of Alabama
- Duong Hoang Thuy Tran
- Edem Agbe Managing Director, Participatory Development Associates Ltd
- Edgar Barroso Professor-ITESM
- Elias Ejeh Ejeh
- Elias Samuels
- Elizabeth A. Ficklin University of Idaho
- Elizabeth Christiansen
- Elizabeth J. Devaney
- Elizabeth Leighton Research Assistant Professor, Research, Evaluation, and Measurement Center (REM)
- Elizabeth Waetzig
- Ellen Wolter
- Emily Barkin
- Emily Laurent
- Emily Mercer
- Emily Simspson
- Erik Elias Glenn Project Manager Senior, Northwestern University
- Erin R. Singer
- Esrea Perez-Bill Research Project Coordinator, Northwestern University - The Feinberg School of Medicine
- Eunji Kong
- Eva Bodin Public Health Analyst, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Eve C. Pinsker
- Fang Xu Associate Professor, Institutes of Science and Development, CAS
- Faye Shaer
- Felicia A. Browne
- Felipe Agudelo
Most represented companies
- Western Michigan University — 9 speakers
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — 7 speakers
- University of South Carolina — 5 speakers
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign — 4 speakers
- Virginia Tech — 4 speakers
- CDC — 3 speakers
- ETR — 3 speakers
- NORC at the University of Chicago — 3 speakers
- The University of Texas at Austin — 3 speakers
- University of Kentucky — 3 speakers
Agenda (486 sessions)
Day 1 — Monday 16 November 2026
- Developmental Evaluation (Additional Registration Required) 09:00–16:00 · W201ABCD — Charmagne Campbell-Patton, Michael Q. Patton
Day 2 — Tuesday 17 November 2026
- Approaches to Evaluating Programs (Additional Registration Required) 09:00–16:00 · W206A — Bianca Montrosse-Moorhead, Lyssa Becho, Daniela Schroeter
- Qualitative Inquiry in Evaluation: An Introduction to Core Concepts and Data Collection Methods (Additional Registration Required) 09:00–16:00 · W207CD — Jennifer L. Jewiss
- Facilitation Skills for Evaluators: Practical Strategies to Connect, Reflect, and Inspire Action (Additional Registration Required) 09:00–16:00 · W207AB — Ann Webb Price, Sheila B. Robinson
- Introduction to Independent Consulting (Additional Registration Required) 09:00–16:00 · W206B — Matt Feldmann, Kristin Cowart
- Weaving a Trauma-Informed Lens Into Community-Based Participatory Evaluation: Expanding Boundaries for Equitable Partnerships and Outcomes (Additional Registration Required) 09:00–16:00 · W209B — Katrina L. Bledsoe, Rucha Londhe
Day 3 — Wednesday 18 November 2026
- From Complexity to Clarity: Using a Rubric to Evaluate Systems Change (Additional Registration Required) 08:00–10:45 · W206B — Brandon W. Coffee-Borden, Chandria D. Jones, Margaret Hargreaves
- Power Sharing in Action: How to Step into a Youth-Adult Partnership in Research and Evaluation (Additional Registration Required) 08:00–10:45 · W206A — Natalie De Sole, Marc Fernandes, Julie Poncelet, Lilian Chimuma
- The Survey Design Studio (Additional Registration Required) 08:00–10:45 · W207CD — JoAnna Hillman
- Art, Voice, and Power: Innovative Approaches to Culturally Responsive Evaluation Practice with Diverse Communities (Additional Registration Required) 08:00–10:45 · W909B — Lisa Aponte-Soto
- AI Tools and Evaluation: GPT, NotebookLM, and Rural Senses (Additional Registration Required) 08:00–10:45 · W207AB — David M. Fetterman
- LGBTQ+ 101: Fostering Cultural Responsiveness and LGBTQ+ Diversity in Evaluation Practice (Additional Registration Required) 11:30–14:15 · W207CD — Gregory Phillips II
- Airtable Is Awesome! (Additional Registration Required) 11:30–14:15 · W206A — Kristin Cowart
- Communities of Practice (CoP) to Span Boundaries and Advance Evaluation Engagement, Growth and Leadership (Additional Registration Required) 11:30–14:15 · W207AB — Thomas Archibald, Leah Neubauer
- Shifting and Sustaining Our Evaluation Practices to Be More Equitable, Transformative, and Full of Soul (Additional Registration Required) 11:30–14:15 · W209B — Evan Kuras, Min Ma
- Beyond Do No Harm in Practice: A Field Guide to Implementing TRIEE-A™ Across Five Levels (Additional Registration Required) 11:30–14:15 · W206B — Tasha Parker
- Opening Plenary: 40 for 40: The Countdown to What's Next 14:30–16:00 · Richardson AB — Monique Liston, Nina Sabarre, Guili Zhang
- 5A: Beyond the Single Campus: Data, Methods, and Lessons from Comparative University Evaluation 16:20–17:20 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Caitlin Albrechtsen
- 2A: Inside the Black Box: How Evaluators Are Documenting AI-Assisted Analysis 16:20–17:20 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Jagadeesh Naik Kimavath, Anil Chaudhary
- Ten Years After Impact Convergence: Evaluation, Social Finance, and the Border Still Between Them 16:20–17:20 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Catherine Dun Rappaport, Courtney Bolinson, David Pritchard, John Gargani
- Surviving Group Work as Adults in the Era of AI: A Tool for Frank Communication 16:20–17:20 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Kara H. Tanoue, Madeleine deBlois
- What Should This Cost? Opening the Evaluation Budget Black Box 16:20–17:20 · Foundations and Core Practice — Emma Alston, Melissa L. Seldin
- 6A: From Questions to Action: Supporting State and District Research Agenda Development in Real-World Contexts 16:20–17:20 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Treshonda Rutledge, Kylie Klein
- Beneath the Surface: Using Causal Layered Analysis (CLA) in Evaluation 16:20–17:20 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Ramya Kumaran, Taylor B. Anderson
- 1A: Moving Beyond Scoring: Using Rubrics for Equity-Centered Sense-making in Systems Change 16:20–17:20 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Brandon W. Coffee-Borden, Chandria D. Jones, Julian Williams
- Rethinking Accessibility in Evaluation Reports, Visuals, and Digital Products 16:20–17:20 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Erica Kaldenberg, Cecilia B. Botwe, Kayla L. Pfau
- Where Evaluation and Strategy Meet: Tensions, Tradeoffs, Possibilities 16:20–17:20 · Foundations and Core Practice — Tashera Gale
- Between Aspiration and Practice: Diagnosing, Building, and Living the Systems MEL Shift 16:20–17:20 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Amanda L. Stek, Andrea Estrella, Jessica Cagley, Albertina Lopez
- Why and How to Be a Quality Journal Reviewer 16:20–17:20 — Laura R. Peck, Dana J. Linnell, John LaVelle
- 5 Years in 5 Months: A/B Testing to Generate Evidence Fast Enough to Matter 16:20–17:20 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Claudia Chiang, Francisca De Iruarrizaga
- 7A: Partners, Not Auditors: Funders and Grantees Co-Creating Evaluation That Works for Everyone 16:20–17:20 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Christina Chauvenet
- 4A: Evaluating Complex Systems in Practice: Insights from Bright & Early ND 16:20–17:20 · Foundations and Core Practice — Yuchang Yuan
- The Sensemaking Shift: Building Shared Understanding Across Roles, Organizations, and Contexts 16:20–17:20 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Sally Bond, Gretchen Biesecker, Livia Greenbacker, Melissa N. Wilkinson-Ritter
- Pathways to AEA Leadership: Getting Involved With AEA 16:20–17:20 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Monique Liston, Beeta Tahmassebi, Tiffany LS Tovey
- From Principles to Practice: Methods for Evaluating Youth-Centered Innovation 16:20–17:20 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Kristin Kennedy, Pam Drake
- Qualitative Data Archiving in Evaluation: Building Recommendations for Field-Wide Principles for Secondary Data Analysis 16:20–17:20 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Rebecca McCloskey, Beaujolais Brieanne
- 3A: Bridging Evaluation and Data Engineering: Practical Tools for Cross-Boundary Collaboration 16:20–17:20 · Foundations and Core Practice — Amelia Ayoob, Jessica Weitzel
Day 4 — Thursday 19 November 2026
- Plenary Session: Evaluation Across Human and Artificial Boundaries: Rethinking What Evaluators Need to Know and Be 08:30–10:00 — Ayesha Boyce
- 102A: Assessing Evaluation Training Needs of Early-Career and Experienced Professionals: Implications for Mutual Professional Development Opportunities 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Omolola Adedokun, Jacqueline Corum, Odunayo O. Omotilewa
- 127A: Co-Constructing Survey Instruments in Collaborative Evaluation: Integrating AI-Supported Design for Contextual Relevance and Stakeholder Voice 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Liliana E. Rodriguez-Campos, Wendy Dickinson
- 120A: Bridging Diverse Stakeholders: Using Photovoice as a Tool for Connection, Expression, and Social Action 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Taylor Swenski
- 121A: Evaluation of Social Impact in Use: How Has It Been Received in Japan? 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Mao Sato
- 122A: Facilitating Visual Logic Models: A Practical Guide for Participatory Design 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Stephanie Mui
- Beyond Attribution: Designing Strategy and Measurement for Systems Change at Scale 10:15–11:15 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Kimberly Norris, David Leege, Matthew S. Will
- 8B: An Experimental AI "Thought Partner" for Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Practice in International Development 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Todd M. Anderson
- 7B: What are Evaluators doing to adjust to the changes in funding streams? 10:15–11:15 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Rhonda K. Lewis, Maya Gulliford, Samuel Paunetto
- 119A: A Mixed-Methods Outcome Evaluation of a Program to Transform Organizational Climate in Higher Education 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Alena Höfrová
- 131A: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of West Virginia Workforce Training Produces Actionable Recommendations for Outreach Efforts 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Natalie B. Wilson
- 133A: Developing Small-Scale Evaluation Services as a Way to Reduce Barriers to Entry for Small Non-profits 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Cassidy Cooper, Erica M. Hawvermale
- 134A: Applying the Plan-Do-Study-Act Cycle for Data-Based Continuous Quality Improvement in Early Education 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Lindsay Minnich
- 135A: Enhancing Agricultural Research and Extension for a Sustainable Agri-Food System: Strategic Insights from India 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Satyabrata Mohanty
- 137A: A mixed-methods approach to reduce mortality among AYAHIV in Zambia: Interventions across the cancer continuum 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Sonja Hoover, Sujha Subramanian, Jessica Roberson, Sanjana Batabyal
- 136A: Beyond the Margins: Building a Multi-Country Evaluation System with Catholic Sisters Across Africa 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Tara M. Lopatofsky
- Building a Sense of Belonging Within and Beyond AEA: Findings from GEDI21's Service Learning Project 10:15–12:30 — Caitlin Ng, Daniela Montalvo, Jalessa Bryant, Konul Karimova +1 more
- Across Cultures and Contexts: Ethics, Evidence, and Rigor in International and Cross-Cultural Evaluation 10:15–11:15 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Alysson Oakley, Kate Krueger, Tessie Tzavaras Catsambas, Florence Etta +2 more
- What Does It Mean to Be an Internal Evaluator Today? 10:15–11:15 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Tanha Patel, Boris Volkov, Caitlin Filiato
- You Got This: Helping Environmental Movement Leaders Make Decisions with Real -Time Evaluation Tools 10:15–11:15 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Michelle Eckman
- 139A: Evaluating Behavioral Health Outcomes Using GPRA Data: Challenges of Working Across Data and System Boundaries 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Nare Nazaryan
- National Public Hearing of the Joint Committee for Standards for Educational Evaluation 10:15–11:45
- AI for Policy Evaluation: Assessing Relevance and Coherence of Mexico’s Social Development Policy 10:15–11:15 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Carlos Alberto Echeverría-Estrada, Edgar Barroso, Gabriela Pérez Yarahuán
- 5B: Rights-Affirming Evaluation in Practice: Assessing Community Services for Newcomer Families Through a UNCRC Lens 10:15–11:15 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Ismaila A. Mustapha
- 141A: After Donor Exit: A Continuity Evaluation of Donor-Funded Agricultural Projects in Zimbabwe 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Albert Munyanyi, Imelda Agustin, Oludotun Akinsola
- 140A: Evaluation Sabermetrics: Network Indicators for Research Team Readiness 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Alyson Eggleston
- 142A: Bots vs Humans: Blind Testing of Evaluation Proposals 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Nicholas Chang, Brandon W. youker, Leslie Perez
- 145A: Evaluating Integrated Adolescent Policy: Effects on School Dropout in Argentina 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — caroll D. Lema cuesta
- 117A: Fewer Visits, Same Impact? Evaluating the Asthma Home Visiting Program in Illinois 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — M Omar Khaium
- 4B: Everybody wants to measure changing the world: capturing long-term outcomes & impact during a grant-period. 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Corrie B. Whitmore
- 118A: Data Adaptive Causal Learning with Latent Variables 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Ben Kelcey
- 144A: Design Based Research as an Approach to Research on Evaluation in Museum Settings 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Kari Ross Nelson
- 143A: Designing Standardized Surveys for Collective Impact in Extension with Integrated AI Support 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Gangseok Hur, Arati Joshi
- Crossing Power Boundaries: Co-Designing Evaluation with Funders and Grantees 10:15–11:15 · Foundations and Core Practice — Corey Newhouse, Gumaro Armando Silva, Kamesha McNeil, Sara Jones
- The Awareness Paradox: Structural Knowledge, Wellbeing, and the Limits of Evaluation 10:15–11:15 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Fatima T. Zahra
- 3B: You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know: Training and Learning in the Modern Evaluation Workplace 10:15–11:15 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Madeline L. Haynes, Amy L. Wiseman, Lisa Garbrecht
- 111A: From Business to Behavioral Health: Using Lean Six Sigma to Understand Program Drop-Off 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Angela Keyzers, Marlee Maher
- 112A: Context Matters: Interactions between Provider and Community Characteristics on Child Care Providers' Subsidy Usage 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Marissa A. Castellana
- 113A: Expanding the Value Definition: A Low-Income Clean Energy Program Evaluation Study 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Cynthia Austin
- 114A: Combatting Homelessness, One Child at a Time - Evaluation of Project Hope Alliance 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Dara Sorkin, Shelby Feliciano-Sabala
- 116A: Crossing the Divide: Reframing Evaluation Data for Stakeholders Across Communications, Marketing, and Development 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Keoki I. Spaulding
- 147A: Evaluating Departmental Readiness: Aligning Institutional Commitments and Faculty Experience in a Bridge to Faculty Program 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Michaela Moultrie, Michelle L. Bryan, Ta'lia Gordon
- 1B: The Next Great Evaluation Analogy: A Creative Brainstorming Session to Communicate Evaluation Concepts 10:15–11:15 · Foundations and Core Practice — Randi Knox
- 115A: Evaluating Conceptual Understanding: Social Network Analysis of Student Concept Maps 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Samantha Estrada
- 2B: Examining How Client Priorities Shape Evaluation Design and Use in AI Focused Projects 10:15–11:15 · Foundations and Core Practice — Elizabeth Leighton, Jennifer Crooks-Monastra, Mihaela Ene
- 104A: Advancing Culture and Climate Instrumentation in Culturally Responsive Evaluation Practice 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Courtney Stone, Guillermo Ravelo
- 105A: An Evaluation of a Higher Education Student Athlete Career and Life Design Course 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Zachary Ellis, Joseph Ferrari
- 146A: Enabling Team Science Impact Assessment in Agri-Food R&D Through an AI-Enabled Impact Calculator 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — David DeYoung, Peter Pena
- Deepening Professional Community through the Local Affiliates: Re-imagining How We Gather 10:15–11:15 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Monifa Beverly, Tamara A. Hamai
- 106A: Capturing Complexity: An Applied Case Using Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping to Build a Theory of Change 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Jennifer Lawlor
- 107A: Designing Performance Evaluations that Work: Evidence Informed Approach from HR Practice 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Smriti Pokharel
- 108A: Evaluating Cross-Institutional Collaboration in a Children's Environmental Health Research Translation Center 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Yuchan Cao
- 151A: Evaluating Broader Impacts and Community Engagement in Federal Research 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Sarah C. Richards
- 150A: Evaluating Affective Outcomes: Identity & Belonging in Math Coaching 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Hannah N. Niccum
- 109A: Evaluating Structural After Measurement Estimation of Structural Equation Models with Missing Data 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Kyle Cox
- 110A: Enhancing Evaluation Practices to Boost Engagement in Youth Development Programs 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Abena Anyidoho
- 149A: Differences in Practice and Enlightenment on Pathways of China and Foreign Research Assessment Reform 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Fang Xu
- 148A: Evaluating Public Humiliation in Clinical Education: Student Perspectives, Context, and Mechanisms of Impact 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Felipe Agudelo
- 103A: From Activities to Coherence: Evaluating a Health-Career Pipeline Program 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Mojtaba Khajeloo
- Evaluation Across Borders: Building Capacity of Young Evaluators in Africa – Lessons from Uganda, Rwanda. 10:15–11:15 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Vicent Ssenyondo, Harriet Musabende, Veronique Kanimba Uwamariya
- From Theory to Data to Action: Building a Co-Created Institutional Measurement and Learning Strategy 10:15–11:15 · Foundations and Core Practice — Heather Esper, Yaquta Fatehi
- 101A: CAPE: Assessing Equity in Computing and Computer Science Education in Urban High Schools 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Xiaoxia Newton, Zhi Li, Qiao Liu
- 130A: Assessing Organizational Evaluation Capacity in a Clinical and Translational Science Institute 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Nikki Lewis, Reagan Curtis, Sumaiya Nezam
- 129A: Building Organizational Trust and Strengthening Networks to Improve Wellbeing Among Farming Communities 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Vivien Ahrens
- 123A: Behind the Search Results: What Evaluators Should Know About Database Limitations in Grant Evaluation 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Xinyu Peng
- 124A: Closing the Loop: Multi-Phase Stakeholder Feedback to Inform Formative Evaluation and Continuous Improvement in Practice 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Karen Elfner, Georgia McKown
- 125A: Evaluating the Growing Apprenticeship in Non-Traditional Sectors Program Using Longitudinal Administrative Data 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Ann Obadan
- The Journey Behind the Impact: Building Legacy Evaluation Through a 12-Year Environmental Justice Retrospective 10:15–11:15 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Tasha Parker
- 126A: AI-Supported Portfolio Assessment: Bridging Learning and Career Evaluation in STEM Education 10:15–11:15 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Duong Hoang Thuy Tran
- 140B: Extending the Valuing Branch of Evaluation Theory: Social Impact Evaluation as Conceptual and Methodological Practice 11:30–12:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Blake Hawkins
- 148B: Making Human Work Measurable: Applying Evaluation Theory in Hospital-Based Services 11:30–12:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — John A. Tubbs
- 125B: Using RE-AIM (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance) to Evaluate a Street Medicine Program 11:30–12:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Kathryn Burnham
- 130B: To What Extent Can AI Evaluate?: An Analysis of LLM Evaluative Reasoning Failures 11:30–12:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Zach Tilton
- 107B: Unexpected outcomes for STEM undergraduate summer research program participants 11:30–12:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Shannon Sharp
- 1C: So You Love Evaluation AND Trust-Based Philanthropy? A Round Table on Making Them Work Together 11:30–12:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Kara Bixby, Nora Robinson
- 108B: Staying Grounded in Evaluation Practice through the Winds of Change: CDC's Response Evaluation Program Experience 11:30–12:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Brandon Hugueley, Eva Bodin, George Howard, Julie Ngo +2 more
- 106B: Strengthening Suicide Prevention Efforts: Insights from the 2025 Tennessee Department of Health Needs Assessment 11:30–12:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Angela Keyzers, Chad Richey, Kaela Cuzzone
- 110B: Survey Success: Optimizing Digital Questionnaires through Design, Logic, and Platform Selection 11:30–12:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Melanie R. Quolke
- 149B: Evaluating a Transnational Community-based Partnership Model: Lessons from an Agency-wide Multi-Program Assessment 11:30–12:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Tara A. Henriquez, Rachel Aylor
- 111B: Collaborative Logic Models in Evaluation: Supporting Engagement and Shared Understanding 11:30–12:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Liliana E. Rodriguez-Campos, Wendy Dickinson
- 102B: From Messy to Meaningful: A Field-Tested Process Model for Systematic Data Cleaning in Applied Evaluation 11:30–12:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Melanie R. Quolke, Hong Ji
- 9C: Building Evaluation Skills: A Roundtable on Competencies, Frameworks, and Training Practices 11:30–12:30 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Kiara Maddox, Warren Passin
- Leveraging Agile Operational Value Stream (OVS) Methods for Formative Evaluation 11:30–12:30 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Emily Barkin, Grace Bachman, Jenna Flack
- 141B: Using co-design as a tool to make programs more responsive to youths' experiences and dreams 11:30–12:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Casey Ortbahn
- 120B: Evaluating Program Alignment Effects on Teacher Emotional Exhaustion: Machine Learning versus Conventional Path Analysis 11:30–12:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Jean Baptiste Habarurema
- 7C: Crossing the Epistemological Divide: Responsible AI Integration Across the Social Program Evaluation Continuum 11:30–12:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — M. Magdalena Jimenez Aguilar, Sheetal Survase
- 101B: An Essential First Step: Assessing the Landscape of Educational Leadership Preparation in Undergraduate Programs 11:30–12:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Brendan Sheran
- 117B: Sustained Effects of Premarital Relationship Education Programs: Impact Evaluation of a Bonus Session 11:30–12:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Ann Obadan
- 103B: Making Multistate Outbreak Response Measurable: A Process Indicators Dashboard for Evaluation 11:30–12:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Michael Ablan
- 122B: Strengthening Evaluation Capacity in a Doula Agency: A Service-Learning Partnership 11:30–12:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Luce Hicks
- 116B: Ethical Measurement of Social Anxiety Using Collaborative Evaluation 11:30–12:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Michael E. Mitchell, Michelle Rincones-Rodríguez
- 104B: Using Mixed-Methods Evaluation to Support Partnership Integration and Quality Improvement of the CaRE2 Health Center 11:30–12:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Ukamaka D. Smith, Joyce Richey, LaToya J. O'Neal
- From Story to Insight: Community Storytellers Bridging Learning Practice 11:30–12:30 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Sixto Wagan, Beatriz Bellorin, Keda Sharber, Ruerob Jackson +1 more
- 143B: Using Developmental and Principled Evaluation to Strengthen Rigor & Inclusivity in Complex Contexts 11:30–12:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Damilola Ruth Seyi-Oderinde
- Tools, Trust, And The Evaluator's Responsibility: Methods For Building Capacity Without Surrendering Authority 11:30–12:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — David M. Fetterman, Wheeler del Torro, Elizabeth DiLuzio, Arthur E. Hernandez
- 105B: Social Impact Evaluation as Strategic Practice: Advancing Value-Informed Decision-Making in the Oasis Model 11:30–12:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Blake Hawkins
- 129B: Using a narrative approach to focus groups to contextualize Georgia's 4-H program 11:30–12:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Virginia Brown
- 8C: Bot or Not: Strategies for Improving Data Quality in Incentivized, Public-Facing Surveys 11:30–12:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Heather N. Graham
- 132B: Synthesizing Differences in Insights from Multiple Stakeholders: An Example from Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools 11:30–12:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Jeff Ramdass, Vivian Greenberg
- 144B: SEM-informed Machine Learning for Causal Mediation Evaluation with Reflective Latent Variables 11:30–12:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Amota Ataneka
- 134B: Bridging Learning and Practice: Four Types of Real-World Student Evaluation Projects 11:30–12:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Rebecca M. Teasdale, Grace A. Osafo
- 131B: Using a Theory of Change to Guide an Integrated Mixed-Methods Evaluation of a Consortium Program 11:30–12:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Brittany Lee, Shelly Maras
- 115B: Evaluating Interprofessional Simulation in Rural Health Education: Evidence from an Interprofessional Simulated Patient Case Model 11:30–12:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Zhi Li
- 4C: From Compliance to Collaboration: Engaging Evaluators Early to Improve Grant Outcomes 11:30–12:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Jacqueline Pena
- 114B: Motivation Over Mandate: Rethinking What Fosters Evaluative Thinking in Practice 11:30–12:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Dharmendra Kalauni
- 113B: The Living Room Program: An Effective Option for Stabilizing a Mental Health Crisis. 11:30–12:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Zachary Ellis, Christopher Keys
- 6C: Standardizing Emergency Preparedness and Outbreak Response Operational M&E: A MENA Regional Pilot 11:30–12:30 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Meredith Pinto, Mays Shamout
- 133B: Using Strengths-Based Assessment Data to Predict Outcomes in Community Mental Health 11:30–12:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Fred J. Pasquarella
- 112B: Centering Youth Voice in the Evaluation of an Educational Leadership Identity Development Program 11:30–12:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Miles R. DeMacedo, Rebecca H. Woodland
- 151B: Engaging Secondary Users Through Data Summits to Expand Understanding and Use of Evaluation Findings 11:30–12:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Karin L. Chang
- Systems We Don’t Control, Choices We Do: Small Firms Navigating AI Intentionally 11:30–12:30 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Karen Peterman, Kathleen Doll, Kristen Durance, Valerie Ehrlich
- 121B: Why By Chance, Not By Design? Graduate Students' Reflections on the Value of Program Evaluation 11:30–12:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Sirsha Mondal, Vafa Alakbarova
- 147B: Undo "Stuck in the Shallow End": A Mixed-Methods and Cross-Campus Interdisciplinary Approach to Computing Education 11:30–12:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Xiaoxia Newton, Denis Jacob Machado
- 146B: How evaluators support their clients during uncertain times: An examination of evaluator role 11:30–12:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Morgan Buras-Finlay
- 135B: Revisiting Psychological Detachment and Ethics: A Collaborative Evaluation Perspective 11:30–12:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Michael E. Mitchell, Michelle Rincones-Rodríguez
- 5C: Third Spaces in Higher Ed Places: Building Evaluation Spaces for Community-Engaged Inquiry 11:30–12:30 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Gregory Phillips II, Leah Neubauer, Erik Elias Glenn, Esrea Perez-Bill
- 109B: Evaluation Without Fear: Embracing Data, Discomfort, and Continuous Learning 11:30–12:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Prudvi Marneedi
- 136B: Ethical Challenges in Measuring Internalizing Symptoms Using the MCE 11:30–12:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Michael E. Mitchell, Michelle Rincones-Rodríguez
- 137B: Using the MCE to support Technology, Technopsychology, and emerging Ethics 11:30–12:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Michael E. Mitchell, Michelle Rincones-Rodríguez
- University-Based Centers TIG: Building the Evaluator Pipeline 11:30–12:30 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Hamida Jinnah, Miriam R. Jacobson, Jessica Osborne, Keimirra Lewis +3 more
- 123B: Evaluating an Undergraduate Research Internship: Design for Use & Student-Centered Outcomes 11:30–12:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Meghan Collins
- 128B: Examining Research on Evaluation Systematic Reviews Through the Lens of Knowledge Synthesis 11:30–12:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Michael A. Harnar
- 145B: Using Iterative Evaluation to Build a Coordinated Teaching Toolkit 11:30–12:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Hannah N. Niccum
- 139B: Without Borders: Evaluating the intersection of Equity and the US Criminal Justice System 11:30–12:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Andrew Grillo-Hill
- 138B: Training Evaluators by Using Experiential Learning to Complement Traditional Graduate Programs 11:30–12:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Albert Munyanyi, Gary Miron, Joshua Amponsah
- Publishing in NDE: The New Review Process, a Chatbot Demo, and a Networking Event 11:30–12:30 — Bianca Montrosse-Moorhead, Sarah Mason, Xinru Yan, Christina Christie +2 more
- Design vs. Delivery: Outcomes, Implementation, and Lessons Learned from a Federally Funded Community Program Evaluation 11:30–12:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Rebecca McCloskey, Gretchen C. Hammond, Michael Kocinski
- 3C: Rooted in place, grounded in purpose: positionality as a practice framework in NHPI communities 11:30–12:30 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Jacqueline Ng-Osorio
- Cost-Inclusive Evaluations Inform Real-World Practice: Lessons from National and International Settings 11:30–12:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Nadini Persaud, Sujha Subramanian, Florence Tangka, KaMi Ojeda Rodriguez +1 more
- Interdependent by Design: A Peer Consultation Lab with Independent Consultants 11:30–12:30 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Kayla Meyers, Jenny M. Perla, Mary Louise LaCroix, Nathan Browning
- 142B: Emerging Technologies in Evaluation: An Examination of the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Evaluation Practice 11:30–12:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Claudia Aguilar
- What Type of LEEADer Does Evaluation Need in Complex and Fraught Times? 11:30–12:30 — Sydni C. Warner, Oyesola Oluwafunmilayo Ayeni, Roxy Lawrence
- 124B: What counts as public impact? Assessing the frames, process, and measures in opioid settlement Evaluations 11:30–12:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Regina Winters
- 127B: How do evaluators define and understand context? Sharing Findings Collected at EVAL2025. 11:30–12:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Corrie B. Whitmore, J. Scarlett Kinglsey
- From Surveys to Juegos: Designing Participatory Evaluation Across Generations & Cultural Boundaries 11:30–12:30 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Eva Maria Chavez
- 126B: Seeing Evaluation Differently: Using MultiDisciplinary Visual Metaphors to Map Adult Leadership Program Evaluations 11:30–12:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Chandani Kushwaha, Laxmi Prasanna Kandi
- 118B: Adapting National Program Evaluation Training in a Federal Healthcare System: Lessons from Six Cohorts 11:30–12:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Linda M. Kawentel, Rachael Kenney, John Donnelly, Nardeen M. Shafik
- Evaluation Managers and Supervisors TIG Meeting 12:40–13:25 · W206B
- Collaborative, Participatory & Empowerment Evaluation TIG Meeting 12:40–13:25 · W206A
- Advocacy and Policy Change TIG Meeting 12:40–13:25 · W201ABCD
- Social Work TIG Meeting 12:40–13:25 · W209C
- Arts, Culture, and Museums TIG Meeting 12:40–13:25 · W205AB
- Government Evaluation TIG Meeting 12:40–13:25 · W207AB
- Leadership and Organizational Performance TIG Meeting 12:40–13:25 · W207CD
- Behavioral Health TIG Meeting 12:40–13:25 · W205CD
- Lunch & Learn: Reading the Terrain: Situation Awareness as a Tool for Engaging Evaluation Clients 12:45–13:45 · E220E — Sarah Mason, Rachel H. Scott
- Higher Education TIG Meeting 13:35–14:20 · W205AB
- Human Services Evaluation TIG Meeting 13:35–14:20 · W205CD
- Costs, Effectiveness Benefits, and Economics TIG Meeting 13:35–14:20 · W201ABCD
- University-Based Centers TIG Meeting 13:35–14:20 · W209F
- Quantitative Methods: Theory and Design TIG Meeting 13:35–14:20 · W207CD
- Independent Consulting TIG Meeting 13:35–14:20 · W206A
- Research, Technology & Development Evaluation TIG Meeting 13:35–14:20 · W209B
- Internal Evaluation TIG Meeting 13:35–14:20 · W206B
- LatinX Responsive Evaluation Discourse TIG Meeting 13:35–14:20 · W207AB
- Research on Evaluation TIG Meeting 13:35–14:20 · W209A
- STEM Education and Training TIG Meeting 13:35–14:20 · W209DE
- Crossing Evidence Boundaries : Search Strategy and Evidence Mapping for Evaluators 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Gangseok Hur, Arati Joshi, Oluwatosin A. Asemokhai, Jaehyun Ahn
- 5D: When the Evaluand Changes: Adapting Evaluation in Dynamic and Uncertain Contexts 14:30–15:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Jessica Sperling, Natalie Suchy
- 4D: From Burnout to Joy: What We Learned Making Hard Decisions as Firm Leaders 14:30–15:30 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Corey Newhouse, Komani M. Lundquist Cedano
- 115C: From Coursework to Community Impact: Teaching Evaluation Through Real-World Program Partnerships 14:30–15:30 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Kelly M. McGinn
- 118C: The Value of Anthropological Training for Evaluation Practice 14:30–15:30 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Eve C. Pinsker, Rikke Addis
- 117C: Keeping interstate connections open for evaluators working in commercial tobacco and nicotine prevention and control 14:30–15:30 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Laran H. Despain
- 116C: Insights on Student Evaluation Case Competitions: What Works, What's Missing, What's Next 14:30–15:30 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Dayna Gallagher, Kevin Yu
- Evaluation Use and Influence for Social Good in Challenging Political Climates 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Charmagne Campbell-Patton, Justin Christy, Michael Q. Patton, Jennifer P. Villalobos +3 more
- Higher Education TIG: Meet the Pros 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Matt Feldmann, Nicole W. Brocato, Kevin Keane, Patricia Shaffer +3 more
- Understanding LGBTQ+ Experience in the Age of Erasure 14:30–15:30 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Gregory Phillips II, Jessie Tannenbaum, Em Spalti, Robin L. Miller +1 more
- Core Practices and Professional Standards of STEM Education and Training Evaluation 14:30–15:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Lyssa Becho, Shannon Sharp, Kathryn Hendren, Melissa Page +1 more
- Humanizing evaluation work in education and the community through storytelling and art 14:30–15:30 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Kinsey Simone, Browning M. Neddeau, Jenna LaChenaye, Laura Colket
- 110C: When Creativity Meets Measurement: Lessons from a Three-Year Logic Model Process 14:30–15:30 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Melissa Dean
- 111C: Mixed-Method Approaches to Understanding How Shared Power Is Defined, Practiced, and Imagined 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Dominic D. Combs, Kayla Thompson, Leah Peoples
- 112C: Matrix Analysis: An Innovative Approach to Organizing Qualitative Data Across Sources 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Rachael Kenney
- 113C: From Learner Confidence to Workforce Retention: Three Years of Collaborative, Clinical Program Evaluation 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Colleen C. Reiner
- 107C: From Chaos to Clarity: Building Evaluation Systems Across Institutions 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Eugenia P. Gwynn
- Beyond Micro‑Edits: Evidence‑Informed Limits of Survey Wording Refinement 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Clair M. Johnson, Amanda Albu, Natasha Tanzil
- 109C: Participatory Evaluation: helping to understand STEM student needs 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Kaila Thorn
- 108C: Narrative Inquiry: A Methodology for Evaluating a Principal Pipeline Program 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Melissa R. Goodnight, Xinru Yan
- Is AI the New Evaluator's Operating System? Tools, Theory, Ethics, and Human Judgment 14:30–15:30 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Jessica Renger, David M. Fetterman, Charles Gasper, Stewart I. Donaldson
- 101C: Quasi-experimental Evaluation of Utah's GRANDfamilies Kinship Navigation Program Using Data Matching 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Larissa Shuppy
- 102C: From Outputs to Outcomes: Practical Approaches to Measuring Impact of Opioid Abatement Funds in Georgia 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Hamida Jinnah
- 104C: From evaluation coursework to practice: Lessons on preparing emerging evaluators 14:30–15:30 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Isaac G. Morris
- 103C: Lessons learned from an evaluation of a conservation agriculture program in Rwanda 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Nichola Driver
- 105C: Lessons from Evaluating a Multi-Site Middle School STEM Summer Program Across Diverse Community Contexts 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Ashley Duffee
- 7D: After the Early Years: What do Mid and Later Career Evaluators Need to Thrive? 14:30–15:30 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Namrata Patel, Krista Collins
- 119C: Mixed-Methods Interrupted Time Series Designs 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Stacey S. Merola
- 3D: Thinking Before Scaling: AI, Reflexivity, and Responsibility in Qualitative Research 14:30–15:30 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Lauren Workman
- 120C: Rigorous Coursework as a Bridge to Postsecondary Opportunity 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Burhan Ogut
- 106C: NextGen Leaders for Public Service: Lessons from Evaluating a New Program for Public Service 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Sarah Ficenec
- 121C: Participatory Evaluation in the Global South: Lessons from the Amazon and the Brazilian Northeast 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Denilson Silva, Valdecy Nascimento
- 122C: Making Evaluation Actionable: Supporting child welfare policy reform in Texas through rapid learning cycles 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Deianna Madlambayan, Kate Proud, Nicole Williams
- 123C: If They Can't Use It, It Doesn't Matter: Designing Fit-for-Purpose Evaluation Reporting 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Christy J. Brinkley, Sheila Stowers
- 126C: Improving Evaluation Accuracy for Understanding Youth Agriscience Career Pathway Outcomes: Evidence from YEA-Juntos Initiative 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Autumn Cano- Guin
- 125C: From Reporting to Learning: Designing Evidence Approaches Nonprofits Can Use 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Nora Zina
- 124C: Lessons learned from evaluating healthcare workforce professional development in perinatal hepatitis C screening and management 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Nikki Lewis, Reagan Curtis
- 127C: Mixed Method Evaluation to Translate School Based Behavioral Health Data for Multiple Audiences 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Wing S. Lam, Nicole Ditto
- 129C: Increasing evaluation capacity amongst public health practitioners through training in community-engaged evaluation 14:30–15:30 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Anthony Sullers, Jr., Deltavier Robertson
- 130C: Reciprocity, Relationship, and Scientific Rigor: Recommendations for Surveying State Legislators in Evaluation Practice 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Kyndal G. Mays
- 128C: Predicting Risk, Protecting Futures: a Proactive Modeling Approach to Youth Safety in Transitional Housing Programs 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Matt Levy, Sathvik Gowda, Michael Evans
- 2D: Personalized and proactive: Tailoring outreach for high engagement in school-based qualitative research 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Kathleen Drucker
- 132C: Journey Mapping as Evaluation: Capturing Participant Experiences in a CRSE Community of Practice 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Kelly M. McGinn
- 131C: Measuring What People Do: A Guide to Applying Observation Methodology to Evaluate Behavior Change 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Erin R. Singer
- 135C: From Experience to Evaluation: What We Learned from a Former Participant. 14:30–15:30 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Elizabeth A. Ficklin
- 134C: Operationalizing Cross-cutting Actions from CDC's Evaluation Framework (2024) to Codesign an Evaluation Plan 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Elena Luna, Marion Carter
- 133C: Reciprocity in Student Evaluations of Teaching: Evidence Using RateMyProfessors Reviews, Text Mining, and Topic Modeling 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Jungwook Kim
- 136C: Lessons from evaluation of Nebraska EmployABILITY - a workforce development program for Individuals with Disabilities 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Nishank Varshney
- What It Takes to Learn Together in Complexity: Interpersonal Skills for Evaluators 14:30–15:30 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Amy Jonason, Meghan Chaney
- 145C: Processes and Outcomes of a Statewide Community Needs Assessment: Implications for Increasing Community Participation 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Omolola Adedokun, Odunayo Omotilewa
- 146C: Mapping the Knowledge Base of Needs Assessment: A Bibliometric Analysis of Scholarship in Evaluation Journals 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Shu-Huei Cheng
- 1D: From Reports to Results: Communicating Quality System Evaluation Results Beyond Technical Audiences 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Micheal Mugerwa, Somaye Sarvarzade, Sudaba Parnian Ahmadi, Susan Baughman
- 147C: Connecting Evaluators Across Contexts: A Workshop Model for Shared Learning and Practice 14:30–15:30 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Xingchen Wei
- 149C: Identifying the Evaluation Practices of Extension Educators to Inform Capacity Building in California and Utah 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Lendel Narine, Samuel Ikendi, Vikram Koundinya
- 148C: Out of School Time Tutoring: Exploring Effect Heterogeneity Across Typology and Vendor 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Kyle Cox
- 138C: Measuring What Counts: Using IAP2 to Assess Accountability in Community Engagement 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Aaron Flicker
- 137C: From Rigor to Relevance: Evaluating an Innovative Writing Program for Credible, Actionable Evidence 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Alexandria Chalonec, Claudia Gentile, Joy Zacharia
- Capturing Complexity: Moving Beyond Traditional Logic Models 14:30–15:30 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Meredith Pinto, Chloe Crocker
- 139C: P-Value Pending: Developing a Rubric to Assess Biostatistics Textbooks Alignment with CEPH Competencies 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Samantha Estrada
- 140C: Measuring Transformation: Rethinking Impact in Youth Development Programs 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Hannah Joy M. Resuello
- Beyond Monolingual Evaluation: A New Frontier for Centering Language and Culture Across Global Contexts 14:30–15:30 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Chidinma Ojiaku
- 141C: National Study of Professional Learning Communities at Work 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Curtis Jones
- 143C: From Evidence to Action: What Makes Evaluations Influential in Practice 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Maya Vijayaraghavan
- 142C: Photovoice and Evaluation: Youth leaders using Photovoice to create community impact 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Allison Mullady, Kendelle Brown
- 144C: Measuring Trauma-Informed Care: Improving Survey Validity in a LGBTQ+ Mental Health Evaluation 14:30–15:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Hannah Samuels
- Setting Your Ethical Boundaries: Protecting Yourselves and Your Community 14:30–15:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Aubrey Roy, Darshi Balasuriya
- A Global Evaluation Marketplace Study 14:30–15:30 — Alyna Wyatt, Mónica Ruiz-Casares
- Higher Education Evaluation in a Shifting Landscape 15:45–16:45 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Matt Feldmann, Kathryn Hendren, Jessica S. Krim, Kurt Steuck
- 1E: Let's Talk: Hot Topics for Systems Evaluators 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Tjip Walker
- 123D: Factors affecting organizational evaluation culture: Lessons from Florida Cooperative Extension 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Sebastian Galindo, Arati Joshi
- 148D: Centering Stakeholders to Strengthen Cross‑Sector Workflows: A Collaborative Approach to Evaluating a Community Information Exchange 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Emily Laurent
- Bridging Policy and Evaluation: Communicating Evaluation Findings to Government Decision-Makers 15:45–16:45 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use
- 149D: From Parallel Play to Partnership: Leading Through Change in Funder-Evaluator Collaboration 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Alina Taniuchi, Elizabeth Waetzig, Neda Moussapour, Nivedita Ranade
- 122D: Learning and Adapting Traditional Evaluation Approaches to Address Increasing Complex Agricultural Health and Safety Issues 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Annie Keeney
- 4E: If, When, and How: Navigating Generative AI in Evaluation 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Priscila M. Ledezma
- 126D: Sensemaking Within and Across Advocacy Organizations in the South Amidst Decreased Federal Funding 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Amanda Potterton, Isaiah Moore, Zitsi Mirakhur
- 121D: Innovative Community-Clinic Linkages to Increase Breast and Cervical Cancer Knowledge and Screening in Kenya 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Kate O'Rourke, Mark Krudy
- 114D: Innovating Teacher Evaluation in Career Tech: A Collaborative Framework for Diverse Learning Contexts 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Liliana E. Rodriguez-Campos, Angad Dang, Julie Chappell
- 115D: Diagnosing Problematic Situations in Healthcare: A Lean Six Sigma and AI Framework 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Michelle Rincones-Rodríguez, Liliana E. Rodriguez-Campos, Michael Osei
- 116D: Fighting Crime: Leveraging Social Determinants of Health to Prevent the Next Mass Shooting 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Kari Loreti
- 108D: Shifting Boundaries, Adaptive Evaluation: Navigating Complexity in Clinical and Translational Science 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Boris Volkov
- 107D: Linking Care, Community and Health Systems: Evaluating a Community Health Worker-Led Access to Care Model 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Cassandra Johnson, Yesha Suthar
- Mentoring International Graduate Students Into the United States Evaluation Practice 15:45–16:45 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Akenten Dwamena, Cecilia B. Botwe, Dahyuk Kim, Elias Ejeh Ejeh +1 more
- 101D: How Districts "Make it Work": A Systems-Level Evaluation of Approaches to Serving Students Experiencing Homelessness 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Elizabeth Christiansen, Sierra Saunders
- 102D: A Humankindness and Health Justice Approach to Evaluating a Medical Legal Partnership in Primary Care. 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Brisa Urquieta de Hernandez, Tara Bengle
- 106D: Process Considerations for Conducting Evaluation of Legislative Mandated Programs 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Jamie Landry
- 105D: A Participatory Evaluation in Urban Agriculture: The Chicago Community Growers Program 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures
- Bridging boundaries: Engaging evaluators through local AEA affiliates and other local evaluator communities 15:45–16:45 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Shannon Sharp
- 109D: Advancing Rigorous, Participatory Evaluation for Training and Technical Assistance in Federally Qualified Community Health Centers 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Jeff Nicklas
- 110D: Participatory Methods for Conducting a Census in Humanitarian Settings 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Zuri Linetsky
- 111D: Developing, implementing, and evaluating a social determinants of health screener as a nonprofit intake assessment 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Brittney Carnahan, Jeana Schoenknecht
- 129D: Insights from the Launch Accelerator-a multidisciplinary collaboration to advance innovations in adolescent sexual health 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Felicia A. Browne
- 103D: Monitoring Beyond Compliance: Supporting Learning and Adaptation Through Plan Evaluation of the CaRE2 Health Center 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Ukamaka D. Smith, Joyce Richey, LaToya J. O'Neal, Chanita Hughes Halbert +1 more
- Before the Data Lands: Building Psychological Safety for Organizational Learning 15:45–16:45 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Deepti Sood
- 8E: The Power of Participatory Narratives in Theory-Based Evaluation of Community Lead Development 15:45–16:45 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Mariah Cannon, Marina Apgar, Nelly Mecklenburg
- 118D: When Growth Stalls, Change Calls: An Adaptive Approach to Prevention in Complex Rural Communities 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Ariel Everett
- 128D: Across Barriers and Boundaries: Evaluating Predictors of Publication and Subsequent Funding Among RI CTR Awardees 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Emily Mercer, John F. Stevenson, Judy Kimberly, Kerri Connolly +2 more
- Evaluation Practice Through a Social Work Lens 15:45–16:45 · Foundations and Core Practice — Elizabeth Hatch, Mansoor A. Kazi, Kristin Cowart, Nora Robinson +2 more
- 127D: Design to Diagnosis: Using Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping to Inform Theory of Change and Impact Pathways 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Dharmendra Kalauni, Samrat Sikdar
- Beyond Templates: Building Evaluation Toolkits That Strengthen Practice 15:45–16:45 · Foundations and Core Practice — Emma Alston, Jenn Ballentine
- 119D: Studying Implementation Evaluation Using Systems Theory of Change 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Tanushree Banerjee
- 3E: The Work Remains: Evaluating with Integrity When the Climate Shifts 15:45–16:45 · Foundations and Core Practice — Namrata Patel, Stacy Hawkins
- 141D: AI-Generated Image-Based Assessment Tool Development for Elementary Age Youth: Can It Replace Standardized Assessments? 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Aneesha Kakara
- 2E: Stop Fixing Surveys: What Clients Actually Need (But Don’t Ask For) 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Eugenia P. Gwynn, Briana Oliver
- 142D: Evaluating Complexity: A Systems Approach to Bridging Access and Outcomes in Global Health 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Amisial Ledix, Nellisiwe Chizuni
- 131D: Frontier Innovations: An Evolving Evaluation of a Coordinated Diabetes Care Intervention in Eastern Montana 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Trina Filan
- 130D: Beyond the Timeline: Using Journey Mapping to Reflect, Celebrate, and Act in Rural Leadership 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Ellen Wolter
- Building reflexive and practical strategies for feminist approaches to evaluation practice 15:45–16:45 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Melissa Chapman Haynes, Shelby Anderson Holt
- 6E: From Scarcity to Collaboration: Building Stronger Ecosystems Among Evaluators 15:45–16:45 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Kayla Meyers
- 117D: Building Centralized Infrastructure for Developmental Evaluation in a Statewide Limited-Capacity Initiative 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Aislinn Langley
- The New Rules of Quantitive Evaluation Research 15:45–16:45 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Anthony Clairmont, Haiyan Bai, Karen S. Larwin
- 120D: Using Readiness Assessment to Tailor Support and Strengthen Evaluation in a National Implementation Initiative 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Teri Malo
- 135D: It's never too late!: Incorporating systems thinking into outcome evaluations in international development 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Erica Odera
- 134D: Crossing the Semantic Gap: Evaluation as Bridge-Building in Systems of Market-Driven Information Asymmetry 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Melanie R. Quolke, Robin Webb
- Reimagining Foundations: Evaluator Competencies Across Disciplines and Boundaries 15:45–16:45 — Subarna Mathes, Lara Triona, Satlaj Dighe, Stephanie Coker +3 more
- Building Skills for Youth-Focused Evaluation Benefits Everyone! 15:45–16:45 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Kimberly J. Lohrfink, Olivia Melvin, Bijan Kimiagar
- 104D: Designing Evaluation Data Systems People Actually Use: Lessons from Low-Cost, Real-World Practice 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Stephanie Mui
- 138D: From Evidence-Based Models to Evaluable Practice: A Collaborative Evaluation Design Process 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Joanna Cobb
- 136D: Evaluating Research Capacity‑Building for Research Centers in Minority Institutions: Lessons from a Multi‑Level, Mixed‑Methods Evaluation 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Kelly A. Laurila
- 133D: What is Systems Change, Really?: A Shared Framework for Practice 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Nishat Akhi, Stephen Gyan
- 132D: Navigating Uncharted Waters with Ripple Effects Mapping 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Carolyn A. Oldham, Katrina Clontz
- 140D: Evaluating Workforce System Adaptability in the Age of AI: A Systems-Based Approach 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Rohullah Wahidi
- 7E: Data Quality as Collective Practice: Building Accountability Across Roles and Systems 15:45–16:45 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Mariana de Santibanes, Kristen Cunningham
- 139D: A Scoping Review of Artificial Intelligence Competencies for Evaluators: Toward a Proposed Framework 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Jagadeesh Naik Kimavath, Tolulope Akinbobola
- 112D: A Taxonomy of Quality Control Mechanisms for Evaluation Workflows 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Ben Playfair
- 143D: What the Workforce Wants: Using Collaborative Evaluation to Assess Curriculum Alignment with Industry Demand 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Colleen C. Reiner, Alex Goyette
- 144D: Evaluating What Didn't Happen: Understanding 'No-Go' Decisions in Housing Development 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Nicole Pierre
- 113D: Open M&E Rubrics: Adopt, Adapt, Embed 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Ben Playfair
- 150D: Opening the Black Box: A Process Evaluation of a Disaster Recovery Grantmaking Effort 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Amy Jonason
- 145D: The Evaluator as Intermediary: Navigating Power, Learning, and Influence in Systems Change 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Nicole Pierre
- 146D: How Evaluators Are Using AI: Patterns, Tensions, and Practical Strategies from Digital Ethnography 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Ana L. Vasquez-Quino, Mahamat Abdoulaye Kerim, Regina Garza Mitchell
- 124D: Evaluating cross sector partnerships in place-based initiatives: lessons from housing-education collaborations 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Aaron Fernandez, Beth Peabody, Sam Giffin, Stephany DeScisciolo
- 147D: Bridging Evaluation and AI Across Boundaries: Co-Designing an AI Agent for Evaluation Planning in a Statewide Cooperative Extension System 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Sebastian Galindo, Gangseok Hur
- 125D: Evaluating Across Boundaries: Community-Driven Approaches in Complex and Sensitive Contexts 15:45–16:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Kinsey Simone
- Tribal Knowledge, Rigor, and Decolonizing Evaluation: Indigenous Practices, Evidence, and Evaluative Authority 15:45–16:45 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Veronica A. LaJoie
- 131E: Evaluating Democracy and Governance in African Contexts: Bridging Evidence, Power, and Accountability. 17:00–18:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Vicent Ssenyondo
- Engagement, Empowerment, and Efficiency: An Indigenous Leadership Framework for Evaluation and Systems Change 17:00–18:00 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Veronica A. LaJoie, Rebecca St Germaine
- 124E: An Evaluation with the R4Creating STEM Program 17:00–18:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Kodiak Ly
- 4F: Being Culturally Responsive is being Trauma Informed: Integrating Trauma Informed and Culturally Responsive Evaluation 17:00–18:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Jennifer Deaton, Jennifer M. Hightower
- 111E: Pathways to Thrivance: Supporting Indigenous Survivance through Evaluation of Cultural Reclamation 17:00–18:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Jessica Presley
- 129E: A Framework for Building and Scaling Robust Workplace Public Health Evaluations 17:00–18:00 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Valerie Smith
- 143E: When AI Joins the Coding Team: A Human-AI Rapid Qualitative Analysis Approach for Process Improvement 17:00–18:00 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Nishank Varshney
- 128E: When Data Aren't Perfect: Evaluating Youth Mental Health Outcomes in Rural Settings 17:00–18:00 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Yuchang Yuan
- 149E: Evaluating the evaluators: identifying improvements in participatory evaluation partnerships 17:00–18:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Kathryn Ortiz y Pino
- 127E: How a Community-Centered Evaluation Led to Successful Diabetes Prevention Program Adaptions and Implementation 17:00–18:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Lara Kaye
- 134E: What Happens Next? A Seven-Year Mixed-Method Evaluation of Veteran Pathways into Agriculture 17:00–18:00 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Sonika Poudel, Tiffany Drape
- 6F: Asking New Questions of Old Data: Dynamic Data Management in Evaluation 17:00–18:00 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Aaron Wenger
- 108E: Evaluating Systems Change: Strengthening Employment and Community Engagement Outcomes for People with Disabilities 17:00–18:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Hamida Jinnah, Cassange Bitere, Emily Simspson
- 117E: What's the Return? Measuring ROI in Program Evaluation 17:00–18:00 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Clair M. Johnson, Amanda Albu
- 109E: A Meta-Evaluation of Equity Integration in International Development Education Evaluations 17:00–18:00 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Marsha N. Watson-Hylton
- 120E: A Tale of Two Islands: Equity and Culture in Faith-Based Disaster Response Evaluation 17:00–18:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Amisial Ledix, Nellisiwe Chizuni
- 123E: STEM Starts with Belonging: The Hidden Catalyst of Engagement 17:00–18:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Miguel A. Vazquez Iii
- 7F: Late to the PhD Party? Us Too: Here's What We Learned 17:00–18:00 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Natalie De Sole, Sally Bond, Carma Deem Bolton, Crystal Luce
- 115E: Measuring the Impact of Intelligent Tutoring in a Sectoral Training Program: Evidence from an RCT 17:00–18:00 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Jaiden Butler
- 150E: Visualizing Narrative Change through Art-based Storytelling 17:00–18:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Melanie Meinzer
- Evaluation Practice as a Site of Systematic Inquiry for Research on Evaluation 17:00–18:00 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Kelly M. McGinn, David Sul, Rebecca Heilman, Michael Osei
- 141E: Who Builds the List? A Facilitation Methodology for Community-Defined Evaluation Criteria 17:00–18:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Haleemah Sadiah, Melody Lewis
- 138E: Incorporating a multilevel intersectional lens to understand diverse experiences in a teacher development program 17:00–18:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Kendall N. Drummond
- Evaluating Across Boundaries: Strengthening Cross-Sector Collaboration Through Shared Learning 17:00–18:00 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Anne Sivley, Christian Belcher
- 142E: A New "Peer" Review: Developing a Process for Lived Experience Review of an Evaluation Report 17:00–18:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Catherine MacLean
- 135E: What's your Data Persona? Tips for Developing a Data-Driven Culture 17:00–18:00 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Kimberly J. Lohrfink, Chapman Alexander, Karen L. Celedonia
- 102E: The Evaluation of Graduate Education through the Lens of College of Agriculture Administrators 17:00–18:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Virginia Brown, Aaron Golson
- 126E: Community Counts: An Interactive, Arts-Based Approach to Presenting Regional Data 17:00–18:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Callie B. Dean
- 154E: Youth Data Project: A Team-Based Approach to Engaging Youth Evaluators with Near-Peers 17:00–18:00 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Deegan Cornelius, Holly Gavin, Xondrais Marie
- Evaluator as Thought Partner: Case Studies in Expanding Evaluation Practice Beyond Traditional Boundaries 17:00–18:00 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Ashlee A. Lewis, Amanda Noyes, Bryanna L. Montpeirous, Dalisha Shingler +4 more
- 152E: Funds to Action: Qualitative Learnings from Legislative Violence Intervention Funds in New Mexico 17:00–18:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Audrey Cooper, Lillian Q. Walker, Jolee Magoosh, Ayonitoluwa Oyenuga
- The Data and Evidence Team of 2030: Are We Already Behind? 17:00–18:00 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Thomas Scialfa, Meri Ghorkhmazyan, Betsy Laird, Hanna Camp
- Telling Stories of Impact through Visualization 17:00–18:00 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Stuart Henderson, Amy Carrillo, Clara M. Pelfrey, Elias Samuels
- 136E: Chicago CRED: Participatory Logic Modeling Moving from Silos to Synthesis 17:00–18:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation
- 153E: With vs. Without Carelessness: How Inattentive Responses on Surveys Can Change Evaluation Findings 17:00–18:00 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Shavonnea Brown
- Building Capacity through Local Evaluation Clinics: a Cross-sector Toolkit and Model from Environmental Education 17:00–18:00 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Evan Kuras, Monifa Beverly, Michelle Eckman, Kathryn Stevenson +1 more
- You Already Have an Approach: Making Your Assumptions Visible with the Garden of Evaluation Approaches 17:00–18:00 · Foundations and Core Practice — Bianca Montrosse-Moorhead, Lyssa Becho, Daniela Schroeter
- 121E: Navigating Culturally Responsive Evaluation with Arizona Tribal Maternal Health Programs 17:00–18:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Amanda Hunter, Jennifer R. Etcitty
- Breaking Baselines and Crossing Borders: GEDI22 Insights on Navigating Methodological, Cultural, and Technological Boundaries in Evaluation 17:00–18:00 — M. Magdalena Jimenez Aguilar, Nishat Akhi, Eunji Kong, Mariana Hernandes Grassi +1 more
- 151E: Improving Access to Healthy Groceries Through Cross-Sector Collaboration: Lessons from a CHW-Supported Fresh Funds Model 17:00–18:00 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Cynterria R. Wilson
- 113E: African-Led Evaluation Across Borders: Centering Youth Voice, Agency, and Inclusion 17:00–18:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Alexander Afram, Edem Agbe
- 137E: Keeping ICT SAFE: Community Assessment Results from an E-Cigarette & Opioid Prevention Program 17:00–18:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Rhonda K. Lewis, Maya Gulliford, Samuel Paunetto
- 119E: What Works in Schools in Rural Communities - A Process Evaluation 17:00–18:00 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Kesha Hudson
- 104E: A Case for Multilingual Practice: Translation, Transfer, and Continued Use 17:00–18:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Diana Charbonneau, Abby Isaacson
- Emerging Evaluator Showcase: Graduate Student and New Evaluator TIG Session 17:00–18:00 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Rachel Yakobashvili, Randi Knox, Grace A. Osafo, Julie Lillie
- 148E: When Digital Accessibility Tools Help, Hinder, or Go Unused 17:00–18:00 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Burhan Ogut
- 140E: Uplifting Community Knowledge Through Creative Methods at a Neighborhood Showcase 17:00–18:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Sara Greenfield
- Beyond Methods: Project Management Skills Every Evaluator Needs to Succeed 17:00–18:00 · Foundations and Core Practice — Regina M. Wheeler
- 118E: A Five-Step Framework for Moving from Monitoring to Evaluation in Low-Resource Programs 17:00–18:00 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Ana L. Vasquez-Quino
- 103E: From Extraction to Transformation: Building Equitable MEL Partnerships Across Power and Culture 17:00–18:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Ismaila A. Mustapha
- 101E: Winning the AEA Student Case Competition: the story of our preparation, participation and lessons learned. 17:00–18:00 — Adefisayo Ojo, Jill Hendrickson, Terkuma Asango, Youlim Lee
- 147E: Improvement in HPV-DNA self-sampling through culturally-competent education by community health workers in Kenya 17:00–18:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Sonja Hoover
- 144E: 2 Million Students Heard: Diagnostic Assessment and the Use of Data for Public Policy Development 17:00–18:00 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Denilson Silva, Valdecy Nascimento
- 122E: Centering Worker Voice: Evaluation Across Power Divides in Childcare Job Quality 17:00–18:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Jordan Dolfi
- 132E: Adapting and Evaluating PASOs (Perinatal Awareness for Successful Outcomes) in North Carolina 17:00–18:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Morgan L. Maxwell, Tagny Diazsolis
- 106E: From Doodles to Data: Measuring Creativity and Growth Mindset in Informal Arts Learning 17:00–18:00 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Melissa Dean, Angelica Henry
- 112E: From Spotlight to Silencing: The Hidden Cost of Competence in Emerging Evaluation Practice 17:00–18:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Eunice Oduro, Siphelele Z. Qwabe
- 107E: Measuring GTA Teaching Self-Efficacy: Design and Pilot of a Multidimensional Evaluation Instrument 17:00–18:00 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Jennifer Boyd
- 133E: Utilizing the Value Creation Model to Communicate Impact 17:00–18:00 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Kathleen Hlavaty
- 2F: Crossing Jurisdictions: Insights from Evaluations of Canadian Immigration Programs 17:00–18:00 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Francis Lacasse, Jenna Smith-Kouassi
- 1F: Choosing Belonging in Evaluation: Practicing Connection in a Time of Fear and Othering 17:00–18:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Lenka Berkowitz
- 114E: Two genealogies of evaluation: between power and care 17:00–18:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Rosa m. Flores Rodriguez
- 145E: Strengthening Youth Engagement Frameworks for Adolescent Health Through Participatory Evaluation 17:00–18:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Kristin Kennedy
- Beyond Translation: Expanding Access to Evaluation Across Language and Cultural Boundaries 17:00–18:00 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Eva Maria Chavez, Gabriel Cardenas
- 5F: Building a traditional evaluation framework for a non-traditional organization 17:00–18:00 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Morgan Buras-Finlay
- From Evaluation Practice to Academia... and Back Again? 17:00–18:00 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Jessie Tannenbaum, Denise L. Baer, Brittany Dernberger, Marcia D. Mundt
- 146E: Where Community Meets Care: Evaluating Community Health Worker Impact Across Clinical and System Outcomes 17:00–18:00 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — John A. Tubbs, Christina M. Underhill
- 125E: Considerations for Patient Experience Evaluation in Maternal Health Programs with Marginalized Participants 17:00–18:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Catherine MacLean, Laurie Huang
- 110E: Evaluation as Design: Transforming STEM Programs for Historically Marginalized Learners 17:00–18:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Omaya Horton
- 139E: Beyond Program Data: Leveraging National Survey Data to Evaluate Racial Equity Outcomes in Financial Education 17:00–18:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Michael A. Vanic, Samira Rajesh Syal, Theodore Daniels
- 130E: Using the TALIS 2024 Framework to Evaluate the NTC Induction Program 17:00–18:00 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Yannick T. Nsani
- 116E: Measuring Inclusive Teaching Fidelity: Self-Reflective Assessment and Professional Coaching in Indonesia 17:00–18:00 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Paige Klotzman
Day 5 — Friday 20 November 2026
- The Reporting Problem: How Evaluation Reports Fail Traumatized Populations and What to Do About It 08:30–09:30 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Aaron W. Kates
- Story-Based Methods for Gathering Data Across Boundaries 08:30–09:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Regina Ayala Chavez, Karen Peterman, Tanisha Tate Woodson
- Bridging Global to Local: How Evaluation Can Assess Strategic Cohesion Across a Global GBV Prevention Portfolio 08:30–09:30 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Kelsey Simmons, Jenny Holden
- 7I: Sharing Extension Evaluation Outcomes Through Social Media 08:30–09:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Matt Spindler
- 5I: Using AI as a Thought Partner to Teach Program Evaluation to Doctoral Students Online Synchronously 08:30–09:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Holli G. Bayonas
- Building Intersectional Partnerships for Evaluation: Community, State Agency, University 08:30–09:30 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Audrey Cooper, Lillian Q. Walker, Jolee Magoosh, Jasmine Desiderio +1 more
- 8I: Beyond the 08:30–09:30 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Carl Westine, Jennifer Merry, Nicholas S. Gathings
- 4I: Research Networks: Fostering Interdisciplinary Collaboration 08:30–09:30 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Marianne Chen Cuellar, Rachel Estrella
- 3I: Learning Evaluation in a Global Community: Culture, Values, and Practice Across Boundaries 08:30–09:30 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Janet Arogundade, Aileen M. Reid, Eunice Oduro, Mercy Blematessa +3 more
- The Great Marketing Experiment 2.0 08:30–09:30 · Foundations and Core Practice — Tamara A. Hamai
- The Mississippi Emerging Evaluators Fellowship: Building Professional Community and Evaluation Capacity Through Alternate Pathways 08:30–09:30 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Olivia Melvin, Sarah Mason, Jessica Osborne, Keimirra Lewis +1 more
- What It Takes to Build Learning Infrastructure Inside Funder Collaboratives Designed to Cross Boundaries 08:30–09:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Victoria W. Lang, Kathleen Doll, Arianna Taboada, João Martinho +1 more
- Demonstrating the Story+Data Map as a People-Centered Alternative to the Logic Model 08:30–09:30 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Evan Kuras, Min Ma
- 1I: What Evaluators Are Actually Doing with AI: Insights from a Digital Ethnography 08:30–09:30 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Rohullah Wahidi, Ana L. Vasquez-Quino, Mahamat Abdoulaye Kerim, Regina Garza Mitchell
- Whose Facts Count? A Culturally Responsive Audit of LLM Evaluation Benchmarks 08:30–09:30 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Fatima T. Zahra
- Applying the ECO-ACT Framework: Evaluating Youth Outcomes Across Systems 08:30–09:30 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Tatiana E. Bustos, Amy M. Leman
- Engagement at Scale: Amplifying Community Voice to Inform Decision-Making Across California's Behavioral Health System 08:30–09:30 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Kristen Cunningham
- Art-Based Evaluation in Educator Professional Learning: Generating Meaningful Insights with Creative Processes 08:30–09:30 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Qing Ren
- Applying AEA's Guiding Principles Across Disciplines, Contexts, and Communities 08:30–09:30 — Subarna Mathes, Lara Triona, Satlaj Dighe, Stephanie Coker +2 more
- 6I: Sitting with the Work: Reflective and Contemplative Approaches to Evaluation 08:30–09:30 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Anne Coghlan, James Pann, Sadie Paschke, Scott Hughes
- Breaking Through Boundaries, Amplifying Impact: A Think Tank for Innovative Evaluators 09:45–10:45 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Jasmine Temple, Oriana Eversole
- Measuring Advocacy during Volatility: An Interactive Panel Conversation 09:45–10:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Alissa Marchant, Subarna Mathes, Taylor B. Anderson, Lee Sutton +1 more
- 7J: Beyond the Buzzwords: The Relational Work of Co-creating Evaluation Concepts with Stakeholders 09:45–10:45 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Vivien Ahrens
- 3J: When Data Doesn't Stick: Building Evaluation Capacity That Endures in Complex Systems 09:45–10:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Danielle Schenk, Melissa Van Dyke
- 6J: Evaluating effectiveness of vertical development programs 09:45–10:45 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Stephen Jeong
- Using The New York Times “Connections” to Explore Bias and CREE Practices 09:45–10:45 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Sydni C. Warner, Yvonne M. Bueno
- 2J: Care-Centered Evaluation: Strengthening Programs and Teams Through Shared Principles 09:45–10:45 · Foundations and Core Practice — Lindley McDavid, Loran Parker, Wilella D. Burgess
- What Inclusion Misses: Evaluating Hidden Curriculum Effects for Student Veterans in STEM 09:45–10:45 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Alyson Eggleston
- 5J: Moving at the Speed of Trust: Building Effective Cross-Firm Evaluation Partnerships 09:45–10:45 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Jenna K. Sethi, Kristina Callina
- Democracy, Rights, and Governance in the Global Evaluation Agenda 09:45–10:45 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Jessie Tannenbaum, Denise L. Baer, Andres Borjas Cure
- Using the 2026 AEA Evaluation Roadmap to Strengthen Evaluation Practices 09:45–10:45 · Foundations and Core Practice — Nathan Varnell, Margaret Hargreaves, Leslie A. Fierro, Nicole Bowman (Lunaape/Mohican) +1 more
- Sticky Situations: Analytical Judgment Calls in Applied Evaluation 09:45–10:45 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Jason Sumontha, Morgan Brown
- Beyond Compliance: Evaluation as a Driver of Learning and Change in Human Services Systems 09:45–10:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Rachel Yakobashvili, Asma M. Ali, Kari Loreti, Christopher M. Hall +3 more
- Do Not Overcomplicate Training Design: How to Make It Resonate with Nonevaluator Audiences 09:45–10:45 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Sarina Juma, Elena Luna, Meagan Davis
- Navigating Equity-Centered Evaluation: Toward Practical Tools for Culture, Context, and Justice 09:45–10:45 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Oluchi N. Anyaibe
- 4J: Evaluation Work Using AI-Mediated Workflows: The Task of Knowing Without Seeing 09:45–10:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Bradley Blair
- AI-Driven Gestalt Empowerment Evaluation: $350 Million Criminal Justice Reform Initiative and Multi-decade Tobacco Prevention Evaluation 09:45–10:45 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — David M. Fetterman, Paul St. Roseman, Linda Delaney
- When Findings Are Messy: Participatory Sensemaking for Complex Evaluation Contexts 09:45–10:45 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Kayla Meyers
- 1J: “Believe Me”: Reimagining Evaluation for Trust-Based Philanthropy 09:45–10:45 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Lisa M. Dillman, Leon D. Caldwell
- 7G: What Defines the Evaluator When AI Can Think? Toward Homo Responsibilis 11:00–12:00 · Foundations and Core Practice — Hyunjun Kim
- Boundaries of Disclosure: Identity, Power, and Evaluation Practice 11:00–12:00 · W209F — Aaron Flicker
- 1G: Nothing About Us without Us: Evaluating coalitions and social movements 11:00–12:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation
- 8G: Balancing Standardization and Flexibility in PEARS: Survey Design, Reporting, and Evaluation Capacity Building 11:00–12:00 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Sebastian Galindo, Gangseok Hur, Christina Galardi, Roshan K. Nayak
- 5G: Confidence by Design: The Evaluator’s Role in Transforming Findings into Implementation Power 11:00–12:00 · Foundations and Core Practice — Andrea Arce-Trigatti, Steven Solomon
- Epistemic Pluralism as Border-Crossing: Faculty Perspectives on Decolonizing Evaluation in Africa 11:00–12:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Aileen M. Reid, Gabriel Keney
- Performance Evaluators: The Human Bridge between C- Suite, Leadership and Line Staff 11:00–12:00 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Rachel Yakobashvili, Kimberly Harris, Jeantyl Norze, Theodore Theoharis
- Worldbuilding in Qualitative Interviewing: Narrative Foresight for Integrating Futures Methods in Evaluation Data Collection 11:00–12:00 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Ramya Kumaran
- A Structured AI Workflow for Rapid, Responsible Analysis of Open-Response Data 11:00–12:00 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Nicole W. Brocato
- Are You Evaluating Your Evaluations? Better Feedback, Better Practice 11:00–12:00 · Foundations and Core Practice — Emma Alston, Julie K. Rajaratnam
- 4G: Grounded in Community, Evolving with Purpose: Latine Evaluators Advancing Adaptive Evaluation Practice 11:00–12:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Lisa Aponte-Soto
- Working Across Tribal Boundaries: Evaluation Practice Grounded in Sovereignty and Relationships 11:00–12:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Corey Still
- Managing Through Change: Leading Evaluation Teams, Navigating Turnover, and Moving Insights into Action 11:00–12:00 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Maria A. Giraldo Gallo, AnnJanette Rosga, Dustin Smith, Elena Schmidt
- 6G: University-Based Evaluation Centers: Evolving Roles, Funding Realities, and Future Opportunities 11:00–12:00 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Loran Parker, Wilella D. Burgess
- Methodological Frontiers in Research, Technology, and Development Evaluation: Causal Inference Amid Staggered Entry and Attrition 11:00–12:00 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Gavin Reddick, robin Wagner, Ximena Usher
- 3G: Beyond the Classroom: Using the Learning-Transfer Evaluation Model to Evaluate How Learning Transfers to Practice 11:00–12:00 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Sarina Juma, Meagan Davis
- Defining Impact in Translational Science: A Translational Research Evaluation (TRE) TIG Think Tank 11:00–12:00 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Bianka Reese, Phillip Ianni
- 2G: Building an AI Workgroup in an Evaluation Firm: A Roundtable for Evaluators Navigating AI Integration 11:00–12:00 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Faye Shaer, Kelli Keck
- From Many Meanings to Shared Understanding: Co-Creating Engagement in Evaluation 11:00–12:00 · Foundations and Core Practice — Tatiana E. Bustos, Oluwafunmilayo Ayeni
- Lunch & Learn: What Evaluators Need to Know About AI in 2027 12:15–13:15 · E212ABCD — James Goh
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer+ Voices in Evaluation TIG Meeting 12:15–13:15 · W205AB
- Democracy and Governance TIG Meeting 12:15–13:15 · W201ABCD
- Systems in Evaluation TIG Meeting 12:15–13:15 · W205CD
- Integrating Technology into Evaluation TIG Meeting 12:15–13:15 · W206A
- Planning for Complexity: Practical Strategies for Evaluation 14:00–15:00 · Foundations and Core Practice — Amy Shim, Sarah Bergman, Stephanie A. Ponce, Viktoriya Petrenko
- 8H: What Now? A Round Table for Evaluators Navigating a Disrupted Policy and Funding Landscape 14:00–15:00 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Sarah K. Olsen, Mac Cannady
- 2H: The Pedagogy of the Living Archive: Reclaiming Evaluation through the "Roots, Branches, and Fruits" Framework 14:00–15:00 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Kenneth Chomba, Chris Kif, Maria Selde
- From Blocked Randomization to Entropy Balancing: Demonstrations of Methods for Covariate Balance 14:00–15:00 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Daniel Princiotta, Li Li Hwangpo, Rachel Wytko
- From Algorithms to Evidence: Evaluation Practice and Competencies in the GenAI Era 14:00–15:00 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Meredith Feenstra, Xinru Yan, Tessie Tzavaras Catsambas, Kerry Bruce
- Leveraging Networks in Evaluative Practice: Case Studies from Health Contexts 14:00–15:00 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Gregory Phillips II
- 4H: Determining Best Practices for Cross-Evaluator (Multi-Evaluator) Collaboration 14:00–15:00 · Foundations and Core Practice — Alycia Sterenberg Mahon, Cody T. Williams
- 3H: Transforming Data into Decisions: Innovative Systems for Organizational Learning 14:00–15:00 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Marco Scagliusi
- From Friction to Function: Practical Strategies to Respond to Common Evaluation Partnership Challenges 14:00–15:00 · Building Professional Community Within and Beyond AEA — Linda M. Kawentel, Rachael Kenney
- What We (Almost) Missed: Ethical Obligations to Participant Voice, and What Mixed Methods Revealed 14:00–15:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Rebecca McCloskey, Gretchen C. Hammond, Beaujolais Brieanne
- Bringing Your Whole Self: Identity and Reflexive Practice in Early Care Evaluation (La RED TIG) 14:00–15:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Olivia Pillado, Brianna Briones Prieto, Carla Ventura, Crystal Haro-Sanchez +1 more
- AI Equity, Power, Governance, and Indigenous Futures in Indigenous Evaluation Practice 14:00–15:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Amanda Hunter, Chesleigh Keene
- Evaluating in Polycrisis: Adaptive Strategies for Politically Charged, Complex Organizational Contexts 14:00–15:00 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Logan Drake, Akenten Dwamena, Dahyuk Kim, Nesibe Karakis +1 more
- Responsible AI in Evaluation: What Should AEA Stand For? 14:00–15:00 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Bianca Montrosse-Moorhead, john Baek, Kevin Hong, Tahirah David
- Creative Inquiry: Exploring the Role of Creativity in Evaluation 14:00–15:00 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Kimberly Harris, Dana M. Smiles, Angelicque Tucker Blackmon, Marcel Foster
- 1H: Life After Getting DOGE’d: A reflection on where an evaluation can go after losing funding. 14:00–15:00 · Foundations and Core Practice — Em Spalti
- 6H: Collaborating Across Borders—In a World That No Longer Believes in Evidence 14:00–15:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Fidel G. Arevalo, Sr.
- 5H: Social movement builders—what do they actually need from evaluators to help drive change? 14:00–15:00 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Justin Christy, Kassira Absar
- Evidence, Judgment, Opportunity, and Risk: Government Evaluation in an Era of Deregulation 14:00–15:00 · Innovation, Complexity, Systems, and Futures — Linda M. Kawentel, Katharina Hammler, Elizabeth DiLuzio, David J. Bernstein +2 more
- 7H: Facilitating Youth‑Led Sensemaking: Partnering With Youth Advisors to Build Participatory Evaluation Capacity 14:00–15:00 · Equity, Culture, and Justice in Evaluation — Jessica Detrio
- Value Beyond Behavior Change: Selecting and Applying Economic Evaluation Methods in Non-Formal Education Setting 14:00–15:00 · Design, Methods, Evidence, and Use — Sebastian Galindo, Gangseok Hur, Virginia Brown, Oluwatosin A. Asemokhai
- Closing Plenary: Indigenous Evaluation: Ancestral Practice In Action 15:15–16:45 · Richardson AB — Abigail Echo-Hawk
Organisers, sponsors and partners
Organiser (1)
American Evaluation Association
Sponsors (3)
National Endowment for Financial Education · Evidano · Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Exhibitors (11)
Evidano · Guilford Press · The MERL Tech Initiative · Viable Insights · The Evaluation Center (at Western Michigan University) · African Centre for Development Impact · University of North Carolina Wilmington · Evaluation + Learning Consulting · NORC at the University of Chicago · National Student Clearinghouse · The Evaluators' Institute (at Claremont Graduate University)
Source: the published agenda. See how B2DB compiles its records.