About this podcast
The Method to Our Madness is a podcast that explores the art, ethics, and impact of research and evaluation. Hosted by award-winning evaluator and musician Dr. Stacey Merola, and William Pate, who together have close to 50 years of evaluation experience, each episode dives into the stories behind the data. Join our two hosts as they discuss their trials and tribulations as program evaluators: how they engage stakeholders, ask questions, measure change, and translate findings into action. From…
20 episodes · science
The Method to Our Madness
About this podcast
The Method to Our Madness is a podcast that explores the art, ethics, and impact of research and evaluation. Hosted by award-winning evaluator and musician Dr. Stacey Merola, and William Pate, who together have close to 50 years of evaluation experience, each episode dives into the stories behind the data. Join our two hosts as they discuss their trials and tribulations as program evaluators: how they engage stakeholders, ask questions, measure change, and translate findings into action. From…
Recent episodes
- Actionable Evaluation: From Health Data to Policy Recommendations19 Aug · 50 min
- Summer Vibes: Mixed Methods, Moose, and Making Deals5 Aug · 39 min
- Knowledge Maps: Seeing the Whole Picture23 Jul · 26 min
- Culturally Responsive Evaluation: Listening Before Measuring9 Jul · 34 min
- From Weeks to Minutes: How AI Is Transforming Research and Teaching25 Jun · 46 min
- The GovCon Stories Project: What Happens When Public Service Jobs Disappear11 Jun · 29 min
- Residuals, Red Flags, and Reality: Lessons in Evaluation Management28 May · 39 min
- Training Tomorrow’s Evaluators in a Changing World14 May · 47 min
- Logic Models: Keeping them Simple, Useful, and Dynamic30 Apr · 32 min
- The Practice and Judgement Behind Measuring Fidelity of Implementation16 Apr · 32 min
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