ALASKA EVALUATION NETWORK 1st ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Wednesday Evening – Networking and Poster Session – 5:30 – 7 pm (snacks / tea & coffee / juice)
1. Lakota Holman, “Traditional Ways for Wellness and Healing”
2. Jennifer Danielson, Laura Carsten-Conner, & Angela Larson, “Assessing Changes in Student Science Attitudes”
3. Monica Cox, Lauren Bates, Phyllis Ault, & Angela Roccograndi, “Fly on the Wall: Multi-media Data Collection in a Rigorous Study of Teach Mentoring”
4. Kristen Mitchell-Box, “Transforming Suicide Prevention Training in Alaska: A QPR”
5. Perry Ahsogeak, “GRAF Rheeneerhaanjii Adolescent Treatment Facility: Consumer Characteristics and Outcomes”
6. Melany Cueva & Tess Christiansen-Condur, “Has Technology Eliminated the Need for Printed Cancer Education Booklets”
7. Dayna DeFeo, “Career Pathways in Alaska: A Baseline Statewide Study”
Thursday – full day (posters in atrium)
8:00 – 8:30 – Check in and coffee
8:30 – 10: Panels
Morning Session A: Health Promotion
Diana Redwood, Ellen Provost, Ellen Lopez, Monica Skewes, Rhonda Johnson, Claudia Christensen, Frank Sacco, & Donald Haverkamp. “A Process Evaluation of the Alaska Native Colorectal Cancer Family Outreach Program”
Diana Redwood, Ellen Provost, Ellen Lopez, Monica Skewes, Rhonda Johnson, Gabriel Garcia, & Donald Haverkamp. “Use of Family History for Colorectal Cancer Outreach in the Alaska Tribal Health System.”
Jodi Barnett & Sherilyn Faulkner, “Using an Assessment Tool to Build Community Prevention Coalition Capacity and Evaluate Change”
Jodi Barnett & Kristen Mitchell-Box, “Alaska Strategic Prevention Framework State Implementation Grant (SPF SIG)”
Morning Session B: Role of Story in Evaluation; Evaluation in Higher Education
Melany Cueva, Laura Revels, Regina Kuhnley, “Digital Storytelling: An Innovative Approach to Community Cancer Education”
Kristen Mitchell-Box, “Tell Me Your Story: Outcomes After A Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis”
Dayna DeFeo, “Why Are You Here? CTE Students Explain Their Enrollment Choices”
Gabe Garcia, “Service Learning as a Key Component of a Graduate Program Evaluation Course.”
10:30 – 11:30: IGNITES 10 – 10:30: Networking Break
1. Rebekah Moras, “Illinois Imagines: Improving Services to Women with Disabilities who have been Victims of Sexual Violence”
2. Susan Bales, “A Visual Feast to Communicate Results”
3. Michael Kaplan & Patrick Kelly, “Alaskan Adventure as Academic Performance: Canoeing for College Credit/Snowboarding for Diplomas”
4. Alda Norris, “Better Interviewing for Better Answers”
5. Corrie Whitmore, “A Mixed Methods Evaluation of a Primary Care Medical Space Designed for the Alaska Native Community”
11:30 – 1:00: Networking Lunch (bring a lunch or opt in at registration)
Plenary – Lora Jorgensen – Center for the Educational Advancement of Alaska’s Children
1:00 – 2:30: Panels
Afternoon Session A: Evaluating Services for People with Disabilities
Karen Heath & Danielle Reed, “BrainWorks for Self-Employment: Assisting Individuals with Brain Injury in Business Ownership.”
Julie Atkinson, Danielle Reed, LynnAnn Tew, “Disability and Health Disparities in Alaska: A Needs Assessment Using Focus Group Interviews”
Karen Ward & Julie Atkinson, “Prevention of Interpersonal Violence for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities in Alaska”
Curtis Smith, “An Evaluation of Attitudes Toward Encouraging Employment for People with Disabilities”
Afternoon Session B: Negotiating Conflicts Between Funder Expectations and Community Values
Corrie Whitmore, “Aligning the Evaluation of Home Visiting Services in an Alaska Native Tribal Health System with Community Values of Equitable Access and Sustainability.”
Peggy Nye, Kate Hohman-Billmeier, Jenny Baker, & Calesia Monroe, “Evidence-based Research in Alaska: Lessons learned from implementing ane evaluating a teen health intervention delivered by peer educators.”
aruskevich, kas. “Techniques and Technology to Evaluate from a Distance”
2:30 – 2:45: Break
2:45 – 4:00: Evaluation In Alaska
1. Lily Gadamus, “Using Qualitative Methods to Address an Unusual Evaluation Request: Developing the Theoretical Link between a Culturally-Tailored Family Wellness Intervention and Participants’ Economic Situation.”
2. Karen Ward, Karen Heath, and Susan Bales, “A Multimedia Portrait (AMP): Welcome to My World”
3. Meda Dewitt-Schleifman, Danielle Giroux, & Lakota Holman, “Doorway to A Sacred Place Formative Program Evaluation”
4. Lily Gadamus, “Evaluating the Cultural Fit of SafeTALK, A Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper training in Rural and Urban Alaska Native Communities.”
4:15 – 5:00: Birds of a Feather (simultaneous – choose one)
1. Barbara Sundberg, “Creating Clear and Simple Evaluation Summaries”
2. Ashley Pierson, “Defining and Measuring Postsecondary Education and Career Readiness in Alaska”
3. Corrie Whitmore, “What is Cultural Competency for Alaska Evaluators?”