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This year was jam-packed with excitement! Some of my highlights of 2018 are shared below. I got my first two publications! In a Survey Methods class in 2015, three other students and I did a survey project creating a scale measuring aesthetic experiences, or the experiences one has when viewing art. We built this scale …

As many of you are aware, I am teaching my first undergraduate-level course this semester. I have posted about how I didn’t realize how much work the syllabus and planning a course takes (blog post 1 and 2) as well as how I found teaching a remarkable way to improve my own skills (blog post 3). …

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday this week, I cancelled our Monday morning class. However, this would mean 3 weeks of not meeting in class given two Monday holidays this year, so I made the class an online one instead. I decided to have students take the outlines for their final papers, write up one paragraph …

Most evaluators are quick to say that the evaluation questions drive the methods. I think most evaluators would agree with this statement. However, what do you do about that pesky budget? How does the budget play a role in determining the questions and/or methods? Ideally, we’d have an unlimited budget and would always use the …

During our latest #EvalTwitter chat, I asked people to write up tips for attendees of the AEA Evaluation Conference (hashtag #Eval18). I got some great responses and wanted to collect them here to share easily with others. First, I would like to mention that @DonnaPodems created a great LinkedIn post with tips for evaluators.  Next …