We need to normalize taking breaks in academia. It was spring break this past week and I completely ignored email and work. I rested, recharged, and spent time with friends and family. I hope my students took time for themselves as well…everyone needs time away from work

Another great blog post from one of our ESM alumni, Dr. Meredith Massey! elps.utk.edu/2024/03/15/how… #evaluation #eval

Calling all faculty/instructors/teaching staff in higher ed across the United States! We need your insights into integrating AI tools into teaching and learning. Interested? Click the link to participate: tiny.utk.edu/CAIIRSSurvey #HigherEd #HigherEducation

Spencer is recruiting a new Associate Program Officer to support grant-making and sustain our research programs. We're interested in candidates with expertise in assessment, quantitative methods, higher ed, or disability studies. Apply by April 30! spencer.org/opportunities/…

A great blog post about searching for program evaluation jobs! elps.utk.edu/2024/04/01/car… #evalorg #evaluation

Take your CFA to the next level, carefully, tomorrow…

S5E21 Multilevel Factor Analysis: But What Do The Factors Mean?! buzzsprout.com/639103 Today we discuss the challenges of confirmatory factor analysis with multilevel data, and the absolutely critical role that theory plays in choosing the proper model for your constructs.

Another cool blog post by Dr. Nicole Jones! elps.utk.edu/2024/04/15/eng…. #evaluation #ESMUTK

Hey all! NORC is hiring an RA II for work on some LGBTQ+ related projects. This is a good fit for someone finishing up a Master’s degree this year. NORC is a great place to work: great research, great benefits, great people! careers.norc.org/en-us/job/5022…

S5E22 Survival Analysis in the Social Sciences: It’s About Time buzzsprout.com/639103 Today we explore survival analysis — powerful techniques for modeling the time until experiencing an event, and predictors thereof — methods woefully under-utilized in the social sciences.

Another awesome blog post from Dr. Austin Boyd! elps.utk.edu/2024/05/01/how…. #evaluation #ESMUTK

Another great blog post by the awesome Jake Working! cehhs.utk.edu/elps/wait-i-ca…

Another great blog post! cehhs.utk.edu/elps/to-evalua…

A great blog post on the importance of seeking out mentors and networking! cehhs.utk.edu/elps/finding-y…

Blog post about preparing for a career in data science! cehhs.utk.edu/elps/esm-build…

Another great blog post from Dr. Boyd! cehhs.utk.edu/elps/the-conve…

Organized data are happy data! cehhs.utk.edu/elps/organizin…

For those that use R to conduct multilevel modeling, here is a blog post you may be interested in: cehhs.utk.edu/elps/mlmhelper…. #mlm #Rsoftware #ESM

A great blog post about developing a scale measuring parasocial relationships! cehhs.utk.edu/elps/the-paras…