MESI Spring Training 2016 Reconciling Equity and Accountability: Evaluation in an Unjust World

March 9 - 11, 2016

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Track Time Title Presenter Room

Keynote 8:15 to 9:15

Welcomes

Reducing Evaluation Fear and Loathing:

Avoiding 7 Common Potholes

Jean A. King, University of Minnesota

Tom Chapel, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

135 (upper level)

Evaluation Basics 9:30 to 12:30Developing an Evaluation Plan: A Practical Approach to Evaluation

Focus and Design

Tom Chapel, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 135 A&C (upper level)

Evaluation: Beyond the Basics 9:30 to 12:30 Top 10 Technology Tools

for Evaluators Susan Kistler, iMeasureMedia 83 (lower level)

Social Justice in an Era of Accountability 9:30 to 12:30 Advancing Social Justice

as an Evaluator Amy Hilgendorf, University of Wisconsin 135 B&D (upper level)

Current Topics in Evaluation 9:30 to 12:30 Systems Approach- Adaptive Action Royce Holladay, Human Systems Dynamics Institute 155 (upper level)

Courtyard Dining Room

Evaluation Basics 1:30 to 4:30 Getting Reliable Informationfrom Surveys Melissa Chapman Haynes, Professional Data Analysts 135 A&C

Evaluation: Beyond the Basics 1:30 to 4:30 Story Telling for Capturing Program

ComplexityDick Krueger & Mary Anne Casey,

University of Minnesota 83 (lower level)

Social Justice in an Era of Accountability 1:30 to 4:30 The Basics of Cost Analysis in Three

Hours or LessSheryl Lazarus & Lincoln Kallsen

University of Minnesota 135 B&D (upper level)

Current Topics in Evaluation 1:30 to 4:30 Creating Successful Interactions in

Evaluation Jean A. King, University of Minnesota 155 (upper level)

Wednesday Ends

LUNCH - "Birds of a Feather" & "Bird Watchers"

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2016

MESI Spring Training 2016 Reconciling Equity and Accountability: Evaluation in an Unjust World

March 9 - 11, 2016

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Track Time Title Presenter Room

Keynote 8:30 to 9:15Bringing Diversity into Impact

Evaluation: Towards a Broadened View of Design and Methods for Impact

Evaluation

Sanjeev Sridharan, University of Toronto 135

Evaluation Basics 9:30 to 11:30 Evaluation Project BudgetingDavid Johnson & Eileen Harwood,

University of Minnesota, and Keith Miller, Terra Luna

135 A&C

Evaluation: Beyond the Basics 9:30 to 11:30 Collective Impact Frameworks Lori Bakken, University of Wisconsin 83 (lower level)

Social Justice in an Era of Accountability 9:30 to 11:30 Building Evaluation Capacity Laura Pejsa & Emily Goff, Goff-Pejsa Associates 135 B&D (upper level)

Current Topics in Evaluation 9:30 to 11:30 Public Health Evaluation Boris Volkov, University of Minnesota 155 (upper level)

Courtyard Dining Room

Evaluation Basics 12:30 to 2:30 Creative Data Collection Techniques Leah Goldstein Moses, Kylie Nicholas, & Danielle Dryke The Improve Group 135A&C

Evaluation: Beyond the Basics 12:30 to 2:30 Realist Impact Evaluation Sanjeev Sridharan, University of Toronto 83 (lower level)

Social Justice in an Era of Accountability 12:30 to 2:30 Conflict Resolution for Evaluators Jeanne Zimmer, University of Minnesota 135 B&D (upper level)

Current Topics in Evaluation 12:30 to 2:30 Big Data: What Should Evaluators

Know or Care About?Erik Erickson & Tamra Boyce, Hennepin County Government 155 (upper level)

Lobby

Evaluation Basics 2:45 to 4:30 Logic Models Ellen Iverson, Carlton College 135 A&C

Evaluation: Beyond the Basics 2:45 to 4:30

Ripple Effects Mapping: A Participatory Strategy for Measuring Program

ImpactsScott Chazdon, University of Minnesota Extension 83 (lower level)

Social Justice in an Era of Accountability 2:45 to 4:30

Accountable to Whom? Using Evaluation to Advance

an Equity Agenda

Mary McEathron, Cate Bosserman, Katie Fritz Fogle, Chelsea Matson, Razeena Shrestha, Gifty Amarteifio,

Rainbow Research135 B&D (upper level)

Current Topics in Evaluation 2:45 to 4:30

Evaluation in the Context of Public Policy: Implications, Strategies,

ChallengesJodi Sanfort, University of Minnesota 155 (upper level)

Upper Level Lobby

THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2016

NETWORKING & SOCIAL TIME Thursday Ends

LUNCH

BREAK

MESI Spring Training 2016 Reconciling Equity and Accountability: Evaluation in an Unjust World

March 9 - 11, 2016

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Track Time Title Presenter Room

Evaluation Basics 8:15 to 10:15 Data Visualization Angie Ficek, Professional Data Analysts 135 A&C

Evaluation: Beyond the Basics 8:15 to 10:15 Integrating Evaluative Thinking into

Ongoing Program DevelopmentJennifer Kushner & Larry Jones,

University of Wisconsin Extension 83 (lower level)

Social Justice in an Era of Accountability 8:15 to 10:15

Social Justice & Accountability: Practical Experiences

in International Evaluation

Elizabeth Kruger, Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies; Meredith Kos, Partners in Food Solutions;

Sara McGarraugh, Improve Group; Sandra Ayoo, University of Minnesota

135 B&D (upper level)

Current Topics in Evaluation 8:15 to 10:15 Randomized Controlled Trials Mark Davison, University of Minnesota 155 (upper level)

Keynote 10:30 to noon

Evaluation's Role in an Unjust World: What Do

Evaluators Need to Know?Reflections,

& Top 10 List

Jean A. King, University of Minnesota

Michael Quinn Patton, Utilization-Focused Evaluation135

SAVE THE DATE: MESI 2017 March 20-24, 2017

Continuing Education and Conference CenterSt. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota

FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2016