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Session Title: Environmental Program Evaluation TIG Business Meeting
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Business Meeting Session 432 to be held in Capitol Ballroom Section 1 on Thursday, Nov 6, 6:10 PM to 7:00 PM
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Sponsored by the Environmental Program Evaluation TIG
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| TIG Leader(s): |
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Katherine Dawes,
United States Environmental Protection Agency,
dawes.katherine@epa.gov
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Annelise Carleton-Hug,
Trillium Associates,
annelise@trilliumassociates.com
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Lisa Flowers,
Boone and Crockett Club,
flowers@boone-crockett.org
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Session Title: Costs, Effectiveness, Benefits, and Economics TIG Business Meeting
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Business Meeting Session 434 to be held in Capitol Ballroom Section 3 on Thursday, Nov 6, 6:10 PM to 7:00 PM
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Sponsored by the Costs, Effectiveness, Benefits, and Economics TIG
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| TIG Leader(s): |
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Ronald Visscher,
Western Michigan University,
ronald.s.visscher@wmich.edu
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Samuel Bickel,
United Nations Children's Fund,
sbickel@unicef.org
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Session Title: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Issues TIG Business Meeting and Presentation: Evaluation Policy and Practice for LGBT Issues and People
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Business Meeting Session 436 to be held in Capitol Ballroom Section 5 on Thursday, Nov 6, 6:10 PM to 7:00 PM
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Sponsored by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Issues TIG
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| TIG Leader(s): |
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Kari Greene,
Program Design and Evaluation Services,
kari.greene@state.or.us
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Lyn Paleo,
Evaluation Research and Training,
paleo@igc.org
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Steve Fifield,
University of Delaware,
fifield@udel.edu
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Virginia Dicken,
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale,
vdicken@siu.edu
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The 2008 conference theme is Evaluation Policy and Evaluation Practice. Quoting AEA President, William Trochim, “An evaluation policy is any rule or principle that a group or organization uses to guide its decisions and actions when doing evaluation. Sometimes these are formal, explicit and written; at other times they are more implicit and ad hoc principles or norms that have simply evolved over time.” Join us to discuss how formal and informal evaluation policies and practices affect LGBT issues and people. Programs that serve the general public are usually not evaluated with LGBT people and concerns in mind. Is this bad policy? Is it homophobia? And what is the policy climate for the evaluation of LGBT-targeted programs? What can we do to advance evaluation policies and practices that are affirming, just, and useful? The conversation will continue following the business meeting during the TIG social at a local restaurant.
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Session Title: Teaching of Evaluation TIG Business Meeting and Idea Exchange
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Business Meeting Session 437 to be held in Capitol Ballroom Section 6 on Thursday, Nov 6, 6:10 PM to 7:00 PM
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Sponsored by the Teaching of Evaluation TIG
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| TIG Leader(s): |
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Linda Schrader,
Florida State University,
schrader@coe.fsu.edu
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Vanessa Dennen,
Florida State University,
vdennen@mailer.fsu.edu
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Neva Nahan,
Wayne State University,
n.nahan@wayne.edu
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The Exchange is a way to share for ideas, techniques and approach for teaching about evaluation. Participants will have the opportunity to see how others have presented and reinforced evaluation concepts and should leave the session with tools they could implement.
This year we will use our business meeting at the annual AEA conference to share tools for learning about evaluation. Below are instructions if you would like to take part in the exchange.
How to Take Part
1. By September 1st - let us know that you will be attending the session. This will allow us to have sufficient copies for all that attend. To do this, contact Neva Nahan, TOE TIG program co-chair, at n.nahan@wayne.edu
2. Write a description of your original or adapted teaching practice that has worked well for you. If you use material from other sources, please indicate source. Presentation should be on one or two sides of an 8 ˝ X 11” paper. Write your name, phone number and email on the sheet.
3. By October 1st - you will receive an email with the number of copies you should bring.
4. Attend the Teaching of Evaluation Topical Interest Group business meeting on Thursday from 6:10-7:00 p.m. Depending on the number of participants and the length of the business meeting, we might ask you to present your idea to the group or just distribute packets of ideas to participants.
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Session Title: Feminist Issues in Evaluation TIG Business Meeting
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Business Meeting Session 438 to be held in Capitol Ballroom Section 7 on Thursday, Nov 6, 6:10 PM to 7:00 PM
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Sponsored by the Feminist Issues in Evaluation TIG
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| TIG Leader(s): |
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Sharon Brisolara,
Evaluation Solutions,
evaluationsolutions@hughes.net
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Tristi Nichols,
Manitou Inc,
tnichols@manitouinc.com
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Kathryn Bowen,
Centerstone Community Mental Health Centers,
kathryn.bowen@centerstone.org
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Ginger Hintz,
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,
ginger.hintz@gatesfoundation.org
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Session Title: Business and Industry TIG Business Meeting
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Business Meeting Session 440 to be held in the Sandstone Boardroom on Thursday, Nov 6, 6:10 PM to 7:00 PM
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Sponsored by the Business and Industry TIG
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| TIG Leader(s): |
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Amy Gullickson,
Western Michigan University,
amy.m.gullickson@wmich.edu
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Ray Haynes,
Indiana University,
rkhaynes@indiana.edu
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Eric Abdullateef,
Directed Study Services,
eric.abdullateef@mac.com
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Otto Gustafson,
Western Michigan University,
ottonuke@yahoo.com
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Daniela Schroeter,
Western Michigan University,
daniela.schroeter@wmich.edu
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Michelle Woodhouse-Jackson,
Olivet College,
woodyflts@yahoo.com
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Session Title: Organizational Learning and Evaluation Capacity Building TIG Business Meeting
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Business Meeting Session 444 to be held in Centennial Section C on Thursday, Nov 6, 6:10 PM to 7:00 PM
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Sponsored by the Organizational Learning and Evaluation Capacity Building TIG
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| TIG Leader(s): |
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Susan Boser,
Indiana University of Pennsylvania,
sboser@iup.edu
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Jean King,
University of Minnesota,
kingx004@umn.edu
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Rebecca Gajda,
University of Massachusetts Amherst,
rebecca.gajda@educ.umass.edu
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Emily Hoole,
Center for Creative Leadership,
hoolee@ccl.org
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Session Title: Multiethnic Issues in Evaluation TIG Business Meeting
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Business Meeting Session 447 to be held in Centennial Section F on Thursday, Nov 6, 6:10 PM to 7:00 PM
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Sponsored by the Multiethnic Issues in Evaluation TIG
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| TIG Leader(s): |
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Tamara Bertrand Jones,
Florida State University,
tbertrand@fsu.edu
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Leona M Johnson,
Hampton University,
leona.johnson@hamptonu.edu
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Emiel Owens,
Texas Southern University,
owensew@tsu.edu
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Session Title: Research, Technology, and Development Evaluation TIG Business Meeting
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Business Meeting Session 449 to be held in Centennial Section H on Thursday, Nov 6, 6:10 PM to 7:00 PM
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Sponsored by the Research, Technology, and Development Evaluation TIG
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| TIG Leader(s): |
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Gretchen Jordan,
Sandia National Laboratories,
gbjorda@sandia.gov
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Brian Zuckerman,
Science and Technology Policy Institute,
bzuckerm@ida.org
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George Teather,
Performance Management Network Inc,
george.teather@pmn.net
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Session Title: Assessment in Higher Education TIG Business Meeting and Presentations: The Commitment to Diversity in Higher Education Assessment and Evaluation
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Business Meeting and Multipaper Session 450 to be held in Mineral Hall Section A on Thursday, Nov 6, 6:10 PM to 7:00 PM
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Sponsored by the Assessment in Higher Education TIG
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| TIG Leader(s): |
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William Rickards,
Alverno College,
william.rickards@alverno.edu
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| William Rickards,
Alverno College,
william.rickards@alverno.edu
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| Discussant(s): |
| Jo-Ellen Asbury,
Villa Julie College,
jo.asbury3@verizon.net
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Increasing the Probability of Success: Career Preparedness for Hispanic/Latino and Low Income Undergraduate Students
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| Rebecca Eddy,
Claremont Graduate University,
rebecca.eddy@cgu.edu
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| Robert Blagg,
Claremont Graduate University,
robert.blagg@cgu.edu
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Many lower income and minority undergraduate students struggle through “gatekeeper” courses which prevents them from advancing through their academic program and often results in lower graduation rates. Those who complete these courses lack resources such as practical experience which may prevent them from landing a career initiating position. Recently the U.S. Department of Education (Title V) funded an initiative at a university in southern California to address these deficiencies through a program drawing upon a collaboration of institutional divisions facilitating success through tutoring, mentoring, career development, and service learning. The challenge of evaluating this program is being met through assessment of ongoing data collection and a continuous feedback process to assess implementation fidelity and outcomes. Because participants receive diverse services over time, they will be assessed via multiple measures at numerous points, allowing analyses of program dosage to determine if intensity of involvement in multiple program components affected student outcomes.
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Evaluating University Faculty Support of Diversity Goals
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| Bruce B Frey,
University of Kansas,
bfrey@ku.edu
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| Jennifer Ng,
University of Kansas,
jcng@ku.edu
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| William Skorupski,
University of Kansas,
wps@ku.edu
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| Lisa Wolf-Wendel,
University of Kansas,
lwolf@ku.edu
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A common goal for colleges is to increase diversity among faculty and students and to increase consideration of issues of diversity in teaching and other activities. However, there are few, if any, validated measures of attitudes toward diversity for evaluators interested in assessing variables related to diversity. This paper will share the development of a new instrument designed to measure various dimensions of attitudes toward, and support for, diversity. Items were selected or composed based on a literature-driven table of specifications which assumed six important dimensions: attitudes and beliefs, intergroup relations, professional norms, research, teaching and service. Results of a factor analysis and other psychometric information will be provided for the survey.
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Session Title: Human Services TIG Business Meeting
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Business Meeting Session 451 to be held in Mineral Hall Section B on Thursday, Nov 6, 6:10 PM to 7:00 PM
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Sponsored by the Human Services Evaluation TIG
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| TIG Leader(s): |
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Michel Lahti,
University of Southern Maine,
mlahti@usm.maine.edu
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Tracy Greever-Rice,
University of Missouri,
greeverricet@missouri.edu
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Vajeera Dorabawila,
New York State Office of Children and Family Services,
vajeera.dorabawila@ocfs.state.ny.us
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James Sass,
Los Angeles Unified School District,
jimsass@earthlink.net
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Session Title: Advocacy and Policy Change TIG Business Meeting
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Business Meeting Session 452 to be held in Mineral Hall Section C on Thursday, Nov 6, 6:10 PM to 7:00 PM
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Sponsored by the Advocacy and Policy Change TIG
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| TIG Leader(s): |
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Julia Coffman,
Harvard Family Research Project,
jcoffman@evaluationexchange.org
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Astrid Hendricks Smith,
The California Endowment,
ahendricks@calendow.org
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Ehren Reed,
Innovation Network Inc,
ereed@innonet.org
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Justin Louie,
Blueprint Research and Design Inc,
justin@blueprint.com
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Session Title: Cluster, Multi-site and Multi-Level Evaluation TIG Business Meeting
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Business Meeting Session 453 to be held in Mineral Hall Section D on Thursday, Nov 6, 6:10 PM to 7:00 PM
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Sponsored by the Cluster, Multi-site and Multi-level Evaluation TIG
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| TIG Leader(s): |
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Renee Lavinghouze,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
rlavinghouze@cdc.gov
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Cynthia Phillips,
Phillips Wyatt Knowlton Inc,
cynthiap@pwkinc.com
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Martha Ann Carey,
Maverick Solutions LLC,
marthaann123@sbcglobal.net
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Session Title: Social Work TIG Business Meeting
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Business Meeting Session 454 to be held in Mineral Hall Section E on Thursday, Nov 6, 6:10 PM to 7:00 PM
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Sponsored by the Social Work TIG
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| TIG Leader(s): |
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Brian Pagkos,
Community Connections of New York,
pagkos@hotmail.com
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Aisha Williams,
APS Healthcare Inc,
aishad@comcast.net
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Derrick Gervin,
Clark Atlanta University,
dgervin@yahoo.com
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Binta Alleyne,
University of Illinois Chicago,
balleyne@uic.edu
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Session Title: PreK-12 Educational Evaluation TIG Business Meeting
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Business Meeting Session 455 to be held in Mineral Hall Section F on Thursday, Nov 6, 6:10 PM to 7:00 PM
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Sponsored by the Pre-K - 12 Educational Evaluation TIG
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| TIG Leader(s): |
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James Van Haneghan,
University of South Alabama,
jvanhane@usouthal.edu
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Janice Noga,
Pathfinder Evaluation and Consulting,
jan.noga@stanfordalumni.org
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Anane Olatunji,
Fairfax County Public Schools,
aolatunji@fcps.edu
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Tom McKlin,
Georgia Tech,
tom.mcklin@gatech.edu
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Linda Channell,
Jackson State University,
drlinda@bellsouth.net
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Session Title: Qualitative Methods TIG Business Meeting
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Business Meeting Session 456 to be held in Mineral Hall Section G on Thursday, Nov 6, 6:10 PM to 7:00 PM
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Sponsored by the Qualitative Methods TIG
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| TIG Leader(s): |
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Jennifer Jewiss,
University of Vermont,
jennifer.jewiss@uvm.edu
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Leslie Goodyear,
Education Development Center Inc,
lgoodyear@edc.org
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Eric Barela,
Los Angeles Unified School District,
eric.barela@lausd.net
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Janet Usinger,
University of Nevada Reno,
usingerj@unr.edu
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Session Title: Crime and Justice TIG Business Meeting and Presentation: Evaluations of Recidivism Reduction Programs
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Business Meeting with Panel Session 460 to be held in the Granite Room Section A on Thursday, Nov 6, 6:10 PM to 7:00 PM
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Sponsored by the Crime and Justice TIG
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| TIG Leader(s):
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Roger Przybylski,
RKC Group,
rogerkp@comcast.net
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| Chair(s): |
| Roger Przybylski,
RKC Group,
rogerkp@comcast.net
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| Abstract:
Given the unprecedented number of people returning from prison to the community, recidivism reduction is one of the most important challenges facing the criminal justice system today. This panel presents information from several evaluation studies of recidivism reduction programs designed for general and special offender populations.
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Evidence on What Works to Reduce Recidivism
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| Roger Przybylski,
RKC Group,
rogerkp@comcast.net
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This paper is based on the presenter's 2008 publication titled What Works, Effective Recidivism Reduction and Risk-Focused Prevention Programs: A Compendium of Evidence-Based Options for Preventing New and Persistent Criminal Behavior. The paper discusses what works to reduce recidivism and how effective interventions were identified.
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Short Term Intensive Residential Remediation Treatment (STIRRT) Evaluation
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| Christine Shea Adams,
Colorado Division of Criminal Justice,
christine.adams@cdps.state.co.us
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In 2007, the governor of Colorado embarked on a 'recidivism reduction plan' to control the cost of incarceration, in part by targeting community treatment resources to substance-addicted offenders. The policy strategy included a mandate to evaluate the initiative. To this end, the Division of Criminal Justice is working with the Colorado Department of Human Services' Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division and other stakeholders to evaluate the four Short Term Intensive Residential Remediation Treatment (STIRRT) programs. These programs consist of 14 days of intensive residential treatment followed by 8-9 months of continuing care in the community. This process and outcome evaluation will determine if this population's recidivism rate is reduced by STIRRT participation, ultimately contributing to an overall assessment of the governor's crime control strategy.
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Process and Outcome Evaluation of a Colorado Re-entry Program for Persons with Mental Illness
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| Diane Pasini Hill,
Colorado Division of Criminal Justice,
diane.pasini-hill@cdps.state.co.us
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The John Eachon Re-Entry Program (JERP) serves dually diagnosed men returning to the community from prison and living in a corrections halfway house. The program began in November 2005 and recently received funding from the General Assembly because expansion of community-based re-entry programming for offenders with mental illness was a priority of the governor. The 15-bed program involves a unique collaboration of five agencies; staff from three of these agencies have offices on-site. This collaboration provides 'one-stop-shop' services for the offenders, including psychiatric services, individual and group therapy, case management, medication management, parole supervision, and employment/educational programming. During interviews, offenders report that this format is key to their success.
Additional findings from the evaluation include implications for policymakers, such as the need for establishing case referral procedures at the outset, and developing written policies and procedures early in program development, particularly as they pertain to interagency agreements.
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Colorado Sex Offender Risk Scale (CSORS): Nine Year Follow-Up
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| Linda Harrison,
Colorado Division of Criminal Justice,
linda.harrison@cdps.state.co.us
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The CSORS is one component in the identification of sexually violent predators in Colorado. Earlier studies found that this scale predicted treatment or supervision failure. After nine years, this scale was found to accurately delineate sex offenders presenting a greater risk to public safety from those who present a lesser level of dangerousness.
Almost half (46.4 percent) of the cohort were rearrested after five years. Violent arrests occurred at a rate of 12.7 percent, while 24.8 percent were arrested for a new sex crime within five years. Those who had failed treatment and supervision were 7.3 times as likely to be arrested for a violent crime. Additionally, the high-risk offenders were almost 3 times as likely to be arrested for a violent crime as offenders classified as lower-risk. Survival analysis was used to compare time to new violent arrest for high-risk to lower-risk offenders over nine years. Individuals in the lower-risk group remained arrest-free for significantly longer periods of time than did those in the high-risk group.
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Session Title: Needs Assessment TIG Business Meeting
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Business Meeting Session 461 to be held in the Granite Room Section B on Thursday, Nov 6, 6:10 PM to 7:00 PM
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Sponsored by the Needs Assessment TIG
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| TIG Leader(s): |
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Jeffry White,
Ashland University,
jwhite7@ashland.edu
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Ann Del Vecchio,
Alpha Assessment Associates,
delvecchio.nm@comcast.net
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Deborah Kwon,
The Ohio State University,
kwon.59@osu.edu
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Hsin-Ling Hung,
University of Cincinnati,
hsonya@gmail.com
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Session Title: Disaster and Emergency Management Evaluation TIG Business Meeting and Presentation: Reflections on Real World Evaluation for Large Scale Disaster Relief and Recovery Programs in the International Context
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Business Meeting Session 462 to be held in the Granite Room Section C on Thursday, Nov 6, 6:10 PM to 7:00 PM
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Sponsored by the Disaster and Emergency Management Evaluation TIG
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| TIG Leader(s): |
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Scott Chaplowe,
American Red Cross,
schaplowe@amcrossasia.org
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Patricia Bolton,
Battelle Seattle Research Center,
bolton@battelle.org
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Karen Pendleton,
University of South Carolina,
ktpendl@gwm.sc.edu
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Liesel Ritchie,
University of Colorado Boulder,
liesel.ritchie@colorado.edu
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| Presenter(s): |
| Scott Chaplowe,
American Red Cross,
schaplowe@amcrossasia.org
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| Abstract:
Following the December 26, 2004 tsunami, literally hundreds of non-governmental humanitarian organizations, in-country and international, deployed staff and volunteers to engage in relief activities in the affected communities around the Indian Ocean. As in other large-scale disasters, there is a continuum of experience, from small first time ‘emergent organizations’ up to large scale international organizations with long experience and well-formulated objectives. Large amounts of donated resources pass through these organizations, while evaluation of their processes and effects proves difficult and even unpopular. When evaluation is considered, the contextual challenges prove daunting, including political climate, NGO competitiveness, questionable motives, donor expectations, and available expertise. Dr. Chaplowe will describe recent experience with the design and implementation of an evaluation of an international post-disaster program and would like to hear from others who have or would like to implement evaluation in an international setting.
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