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The American Evaluation Association is devoted to the application and exploration of program evaluation, personnel evaluation, technology, and many other forms of evaluation. We strive to provide an inclusive and diverse environment where evaluators can learn and connect regardless of experience in the field.
Community
Community
AEA brings together evaluation professionals from diverse backgrounds and specialties. Through our diverse membership, communities, and partnerships, AEA creates collaboration opportunities that advance the field of evaluation.
Education & Programs
Education & Programs
Use the evaluation tools and education developed by the American Evaluation Association to become a better evaluator. We provide year-round opportunities to advance in the field of evaluation and programs to support the development of evaluation professionals.
Events
Events
AEA offers two in-person events each year. These powerful, impactful events provide evaluators of all levels the education and networking opportunities they need to stay informed about and connected to their field.
Publications
Publications
AEA offers both member exclusive and free publications that help guide best practices in the field of evaluation and provide insights to evaluation theory, approach, methodology, and delivery.
Policy Advocacy
Policy Advocacy
AEA brings together researchers, evaluators, policy writers, and organizational leaders for meaningful dialogue around the need for and impact of evaluation policies. We seek to improve government programs and their societal impact through evaluation and data best practices.

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About
About
The American Evaluation Association is devoted to the application and exploration of program evaluation, personnel evaluation, technology, and many other forms of evaluation. We strive to provide an inclusive and diverse environment where evaluators can learn and connect regardless of experience in the field.
Community
Community
AEA brings together evaluation professionals from diverse backgrounds and specialties. Through our diverse membership, communities, and partnerships, AEA creates collaboration opportunities that advance the field of evaluation.
Education & Programs
Education & Programs
Use the evaluation tools and education developed by the American Evaluation Association to become a better evaluator. We provide year-round opportunities to advance in the field of evaluation and programs to support the development of evaluation professionals.
Events
Events
AEA offers two in-person events each year. These powerful, impactful events provide evaluators of all levels the education and networking opportunities they need to stay informed about and connected to their field.
Publications
Publications
AEA offers both member exclusive and free publications that help guide best practices in the field of evaluation and provide insights to evaluation theory, approach, methodology, and delivery.
Policy Advocacy
Policy Advocacy
AEA brings together researchers, evaluators, policy writers, and organizational leaders for meaningful dialogue around the need for and impact of evaluation policies. We seek to improve government programs and their societal impact through evaluation and data best practices.

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About
About
The American Evaluation Association is devoted to the application and exploration of program evaluation, personnel evaluation, technology, and many other forms of evaluation. We strive to provide an inclusive and diverse environment where evaluators can learn and connect regardless of experience in the field.
Community
Community
AEA brings together evaluation professionals from diverse backgrounds and specialties. Through our diverse membership, communities, and partnerships, AEA creates collaboration opportunities that advance the field of evaluation.
Education & Programs
Education & Programs
Use the evaluation tools and education developed by the American Evaluation Association to become a better evaluator. We provide year-round opportunities to advance in the field of evaluation and programs to support the development of evaluation professionals.
Events
Events
AEA offers two in-person events each year. These powerful, impactful events provide evaluators of all levels the education and networking opportunities they need to stay informed about and connected to their field.
Publications
Publications
AEA offers both member exclusive and free publications that help guide best practices in the field of evaluation and provide insights to evaluation theory, approach, methodology, and delivery.
Policy Advocacy
Policy Advocacy
AEA brings together researchers, evaluators, policy writers, and organizational leaders for meaningful dialogue around the need for and impact of evaluation policies. We seek to improve government programs and their societal impact through evaluation and data best practices.

Topical Interest Groups

Topical Interest Groups (TIGs) are subgroups of the association comprised of members with common interests. TIGs may be formed around methodologies such as Needs Assessment, around work contexts such as Government Evaluation, around salient concerns such as Feminist Issues, or around professional status such as Independent Consultants. AEA currently supports 60+ TIGS in their pursuit evaluation best practices within their topic area.

AEA members who are actively involved in TIGs receive greater value out of their membership. The TIG community is valuable way to remain connected to topic, specialty, or methodology while working independently to improve programs. In addition, TIGs help the AEA education team build the Evaluation Conference schedule, giving TIGs real influence in the teaching of evaluation.

Although there is no limit of how many TIGs you can join, we recommend you limit your membership to five in order to maintain appropriate involvement.

To join a TIG, log on to your AEA account and update your profile with your TIG preferences here.
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Advocacy and Policy Change
Chair	Sarah Stachowiak ORS Impact
Co-chair	Kat Athanasiades Center for Evaluation Innovation
Program Chair	Rhonda Schlangen Rhonda Schlangen Consulting, LLC
Program Co-chair	Dawn Valentine Variable Scoop
Arts, Culture, & Museums
Chair	Jeremy Foutz STEAM Workgroup
Program Chair	Patti Saraniero Moxie Research
Program Co-Chair	Don Glass The Kennedy Center
Assessment in Higher Education
Chair	Guili Zhang East Carolina University
Co-Chair	Courtney Vengrin Iowa State University
Program Chair	Chad E. Kee WhitworthKee Consulting
Program Co-Chair	Melissa Mercer-Tachick MUSE Educational Consulting, LLC
Behavioral Health
Chair	Elizabeth Oyer Choices Coordinated Care Solutions
Co-Chair	S vetlana Yampolskaya University of South Florida
Program Chair	Kathleen Ferreira C4 Innovations
Program Co-Chair	Shannon Campbell Comagine Health
Cluster, Multi-site & Multi-level Evaluation
Chair	Jenica Reed Deloitte
Co-chair	Emily Barkin Deloitte
Program Chair	Cagney Stigger Deloitte
Collaborative, Participatory & Empowerment Evaluation
Chair	David Fetterman Fetterman Associates
Co-chair & Program Chair	Liliana Rodriguez-Campos University of South Florida
Program Co-Chair	Connie Walker-Egea University of South Florida
College Access Programs
Chair & Program Chair	Joaquina Scott Kankam Prairie View A & M University
Community Development
Chair	Joy Amulya IREX, Evaluation & Learning
Program Chair	Samantha Shaak Community Innovation & Evaluation Department of Community Health Lehigh Valley Health Network
Community Psychology
Chair	Jonathan Scaccia The Dawn Chorus Group
Co-chair	Brittany Cook The Wandersman Center
Program Chair	Ijeoma Ezeofor TCC Group
Program Co-chair	Mayah Williams CDC
Costs, Effectiveness, Benefits, & Economics
Chair	Brian Yates American University
Co-Chair	Ronald Scott Visscher Western Michigan University
Program Chair	Nadini Persaud University of the West Indies
Program Co-chair	Ruqayyah Abu-Obaid Western Michigan University
Crime and Justice
Chair & Program Chair	Billie-Jo Grant Macmillan Learning / Cal Poly State University
Data Visualization & Reporting
Chair	Jennifer Nulty Pivot Data Design
Co-chair	Deven Wisner Viable Insights
Program Chair	Jessica Weitzel Via Evaluation
Program Co-Chair	Jessie Rouder ICF
Democracy & Governance
Chair	Alysson A Oakley Pact
Co-chair	Megan Guidrey Internews
Program Chair	Lauren Serpe Pact
Program Co-Chair	Marian Ware IRI
Design & Analysis of Experiments
Chair	Steve Bell Westat
Co-Chair	M. H. Clark University of Central Florida
Program Chair	Dustin J. Anderson Western Michigan University
Disabilities & Underrepresented Populations
Chair	June Gothberg Western Michigan University
Program Chair	Caitlyn Bukaty Hands on Educational Services, Inc.
Disaster & Emergency Management Evaluation
Chair	Phung Pham Children's Hospital Los Angeles / Claremont Graduate University
Co-Chair	Sue Ann Sarpy Sarpy and Associates, LLC
Program Chair	Nnenia Campbell University of Colorado Boulder
Distance Education & Other Educational Technologies
Chair & Program Chair	William Carpenter University of South Florida
Environmental Program Evaluation
Chair	Allison Van McMaster University
Program Chair	Rupu Gupta Knology
Program Co-Chair	Greta Landis University of Wisconsin-Madison
Evaluation Managers & Supervisors
Chair	Nicolle Dally Deloitte
Co-Chair	Beryl Otumfuor Atlanta Speech School
Program Chair	Cindy Shuman, Ph.D. Research and External Funding
Evaluation Policy
Chair	Alana R. Kinarsky University of California, Los Angeles
Co-chair	Leslie A. Fierro International Development Research Centre
Program Chair	Rhonda Williams Region 10 Education Service Center
Program Co-chair	Esther Nolton Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Extension Education Evaluation
Chair	Vikram Koundinya University of California, Davis
Program Chair	Lola Adedokun University of Kentucky
Feminist Issues in Evaluation
Chair	Kirsten Zeiter EnCompass, LLC
Co-Chair	Christine Bell University of Wisconsin-Madison
Program Chair	Elyse McCall-Thomas Public Health Agency of Canada and Health Canada
Program Co-Chair	Melissa Chapman Haynes Professional Data Analysts, GBC
Government Evaluation
Chair	Christopher Voegeli Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Program Chair	Steve Lize Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative
Graduate Education Diversity Internship
Chair & Program Chair	Nnenia Campbell University of Colorado Boulder
Graduate Students & New Evaluators
Chair	Maddison Staszkiewicz
Program Chair	Michelle Crosby
Communications Chair	Maddison Staszkiewicz
Co-Communications Chair	Danielle Murillo
Health Evaluation
Chair	Jenica Huddleston Reed Deloitte Consulting
Program Chair	Jillian Papa Action for Healthy Kids
Health Professions Education, Evaluation & Research
Chair	Asma M. Ali, PhD Principal Consultant AA & Associates
Program chair	Patrick Barlow, PhD The University of Iowa
Program Co-chair	Anne Vo, PhD Assistant Professor of Clinical Medical Education Associate Director of Evaluation Keck School of Medicine
Human Services Evaluation
Chair	Mansoor Kazi Fredonia State University of New York
Co-chair	Yeongbin Kim Fredonia State University of New York
Independent Consulting
Chair	Nina R. Sabarre Intention 2 Impact, LLC
Program Chair	Lisa Kaczmarcyk Lisa Kaczmarczyk PhD Consulting, LLC
Program Co-Chair	Mindelyn Anderson Mirror Group
Indigenous Peoples in Evaluation
Chair	Elizabeth Taylor-Schiro University of Minnesota; Bowman Performance Consulting
Co-chair	Nicole Bowman University of Wisconsin; Bowman Performance Consulting
Program Chair	Aneta Cram Kaota Limited
Program Co-Chair	Karen Alexander Inter-tribal Council of Michigan
Integrating Technology into Evaluation
Chair	Zach Tilton Western Michigan University
Co-chair	Linda Raftree TCC Group
Program Chair	Kecia Bertermann Luminate
Program Co-chair	Ichhya Pant GWU School of Public Health
Internal Evaluation
Chair	Boris B Volkov University of Minnesota
Co-Chair	Dana McCurdy Wikimedia Foundation
Program Chair	Danelle Marable Massachusetts General Hospital
Program Co-Chair	Rachel Sier Capital Partners for Education
International & Cross Cultural Evaluation
Chair	Mishkah Jakoet Genesis Analytics
Program Chair	Lisa Frantzen TCC Group
Program Co-Chair	Christina Bowles OneVillage Partners
LatinX Responsive Evaluation Discourse
Chair & Program Chari	Susana Morales Leap Solutions
Co-chair & Program Co-Chair	Alisha Garcia Flores Enlace Chicago
Leadership & Organizational Performance
Chair	Alissa Jones University of Minnesota
Program Chair	Tamara Hamai Hamai Consulting
Program Co-Chair	Sue Ann Sarpy Sarpy & Associates, LLC
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Issues
Chair	Gregory Phillips II Northwestern University
Co-chair	Rory Neuner Michigan Health Endowment Fund
Military & Veterans
Chair	Rhodri Dierst-Davies Deloitte Consulting
Program Chair	Matthew Beymer General Dynamics Information Technology
Mixed Methods Evaluation
Chair	Jenna LaChenaye, Ph.D. University of Alabama at Birmingham
Program Chair	Tamara Cohen Daley, PhD Westat
Multiethnic Issues in Evaluation
Chair	Monique Liston Ubuntu Research and Evaluation
Program Chair	Jessie Montana Cain Children's Trust of South Carolina
Needs Assessment
Chair	Lisle Hites University of Alabama at Birmingham
Co-Chair	Hsin-Ling (Sonya) Hung VCU Center on Health Disparities
Program Chair	Ryan Watkins George Washington University
Program Co-chair	Yi-Fang Lee National Taiwan Normal University
NonProfit & Foundations
Chair	Joelle Greene Harder+Company Community Research
Co-chair	John Byrnes Community Services Analysis
Program Chair	Laura Pinsoneault Evaluation Plus, LLC
Program Co-chair	Loraine Park Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
Organizational Learning & Evaluation Capacity Building
Chair	Cheryl Endres Western Michigan University
Co-chair	Krisanna Machtmes Ohio University
Program Chair	Marcela Gutierrez
Program Co-Chair	Jessie Montana Cain Children's Trust of South Carolina
PreK-12 Educational Evaluation
Chair	Sheila Arens McREL International
Co-Chair	Lisa Jones McREL International
Program Chair	David Osman Round Rock Independent School District
Program Design
Chair	Jacqueline Singh Qualitative Advantage, LLC
Co-chair	Asma Ali AA & Associates, LLC
Program Chair	Catherine Nameth DGSOM at UCLA
Program Theory & Theory-Driven Evaluation
Chair	Charles Gasper TCC Group
Qualitative Methods
Chair	Rachael Lawrence University of Massachusetts Amherst
Co-Chair	Nandita Chaudhuri Texas A & M University
Program Chair	Catherine Darrow Education Development Center (EDC)
Quantitative Methods: Theory & Design
Chair	Vajeera Dorabawila New York State Department of Health
Co-chair	Antonio Olmos Aurora Research Institute
Program Chair	Karen H. Larwin Youngstown State University
Program Co-Chair	Haiyan Bai University of Central Florida
Research on Evaluation
Chair	Michael Harnar Western Michigan
Program Chair	Dana Linnell Wanzer Claremont Graduate University
Program Co-chair	Kathleen Doll Claremont Graduate University
Research, Technology & Development Evaluation
Chair	Robin M. Wagner Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Co-chair	Joshua Schnell Thomas Reuters
Program Chair	Gavin Reddick ResearchFish
Program Co-chair	Di Cross National Institutes of Health
Social Impact Measurement
Chair	Ben Fowler MarketShare Associates
Program Chair	Courtney Bolinson Independent Consultant
Social Network Analysis
Chair	Abhik Roy West Virginia University
Co-chair	Anil Kumar Chaudhary Penn State University
Program Chair	Gregory Phillips II Northwestern University
Program Co-chair	Bruce Haupt University of Kentucky
Social Work
Chair	Mansoor A. F. Kazi Fredonia State University of New York
Co-chair	Yeongbin Kim Fredonia State University of New York
Program Chair	Tamarah Moss Howard University- School of Social Work
Program Co-Chair	Aaron Kates Grand Valley State University
STEM Education & Training
Chair	David Sul Sul & Associates International
Program Chair	Ginger Fitzhugh Education Development Center
Systems in Evaluation
Co-Chair	Emily Gates Boston College
Chair	Kim Norris EnCompass
Program Chair	Clara Shim Boston College
Program Co-chair	Jeenen Garcia Global Environment Facility
Teaching of Evaluation
Chair	Aileen Reid, PhD University of North Carolina Greensboro
Co-Chair	Tiffany Smith, PhD University of North Carolina Greensboro
Program Chair	Jill Lohmeier UMass Lowell
Program Co-Chair	Kelly McGinn Temple University
Theories of Evaluation
Chair	Randall Davies Brigham Young University
Program Chair	Alisa Balestra HPW Associates, LLC
Program Co-chair	Natalie De Sole Rooted-Growth LLC
Translational Research Evaluation
Chair	Tanha Patel University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Program Chair	Judy Kimberly Brown University
University-Based Centers
Chair & Program Chair	Samuel Robison Social Research and Evaluation Center
Co-Chair & Program Co-Chair	Sarah Mason Center for Research Evaluation
Use & Influence of Evaluation
Chair	Ravneet Tiwana San Jose State University
Co-Chair	Juna Snow InnovatEd Consulting, LLC.
Youth Focused Evaluation
Chair	Julie Poncelet Action Evaluation Collaborative
Co-Chair	Ross VeLure Roholt University of Minnesota
Program Chair	Nick Petten Petten Consulting
Program Co-chair	Jimmy Frickey Trent University