Senior Research Analyst

• Jul 2021 - Present

CONSULTANT

• Jan 2021 - Present

✻𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫 of social science research and reports, experienced in participatory research ✻𝘼𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙛𝙪𝙡 $1 𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙞𝙡𝙡 & 𝙈𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙖 𝙂𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 Available to assist select clients with: ⚫ Participatory and Culturally Responsive Program Evaluation ⚫ Social Science Research ⚫ Data Analysis ⚫ Grant Writing ⚫ Curriculum Development ⚫… Show more ✻𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫 of social science research and reports, experienced in participatory research ✻𝘼𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙛𝙪𝙡 $1 𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙞𝙡𝙡 & 𝙈𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙖 𝙂𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 Available to assist select clients with: ⚫ Participatory and Culturally Responsive Program Evaluation ⚫ Social Science Research ⚫ Data Analysis ⚫ Grant Writing ⚫ Curriculum Development ⚫ Facilitation ⚫ Contemplative Writing Workshops RECENT COMMUNITY WORK: 𝓒𝓸𝓷𝓼𝓾𝓵𝓽𝓪𝓷𝓽, 𝓟𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓲𝓬𝓲𝓹𝓪𝓽𝓸𝓻𝔂 𝓟𝓻𝓸𝓰𝓻𝓪𝓶 𝓔𝓿𝓪𝓵𝓾𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷 for the “Together We Build Wealth” Program, a project of the Urban League of Greater Madison and Madison Black Chamber of Commerce, to Expand Black-owned businesses, April, 2021 to present 𝓐𝓽𝓽𝓮𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓮, 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓟𝓻𝓸𝓶𝓲𝓼𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓔𝓺𝓾𝓲𝓽𝓪𝓫𝓵𝓮 𝓔𝓿𝓪𝓵𝓾𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷, Michigan Association for Evaluation, May 2021. Primary Takeaways: Evaluators are storytellers who should center the people most affected by social problems and consider the larger social context. Applicable Tools: Culturally Responsive Logic Models that apply a racial equity lens and include evolving theories of change 𝓐𝓷𝓽𝓲-𝓻𝓪𝓬𝓲𝓼𝓽 𝓮𝓭𝓾𝓬𝓪𝓽𝓸𝓻 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓸𝓻𝓰𝓪𝓷𝓲𝔃𝓮𝓻 Chair, Anti-Racism Committee, Madison's Dudgeon Monroe Neighborhood Association, June 2020-present ✻Responsible and anti-racist public safety guide: “When to Call 911” ✻Anti-racist Giving Workshop Development for Neighborhood Association audiences Co-facilitator, Witnessing Whiteness 11-week Workshop Series, on interpersonal, institutional and cultural racism, January-March, 2019 Show less ✻𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫 of social science research and reports, experienced in participatory research ✻𝘼𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙛𝙪𝙡 $1 𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙞𝙡𝙡 & 𝙈𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙖 𝙂𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 Available to assist select clients with: ⚫ Participatory and Culturally Responsive Program Evaluation ⚫ Social Science Research ⚫ Data Analysis ⚫ Grant Writing ⚫ Curriculum Development ⚫… Show more ✻𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫 of social science research and reports, experienced in participatory research ✻𝘼𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙛𝙪𝙡 $1 𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙞𝙡𝙡 & 𝙈𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙖 𝙂𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 Available to assist select clients with: ⚫ Participatory and Culturally Responsive Program Evaluation ⚫ Social Science Research ⚫ Data Analysis ⚫ Grant Writing ⚫ Curriculum Development ⚫ Facilitation ⚫ Contemplative Writing Workshops RECENT COMMUNITY WORK: 𝓒𝓸𝓷𝓼𝓾𝓵𝓽𝓪𝓷𝓽, 𝓟𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓲𝓬𝓲𝓹𝓪𝓽𝓸𝓻𝔂 𝓟𝓻𝓸𝓰𝓻𝓪𝓶 𝓔𝓿𝓪𝓵𝓾𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷 for the “Together We Build Wealth” Program, a project of the Urban League of Greater Madison and Madison Black Chamber of Commerce, to Expand Black-owned businesses, April, 2021 to present 𝓐𝓽𝓽𝓮𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓮, 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓟𝓻𝓸𝓶𝓲𝓼𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓔𝓺𝓾𝓲𝓽𝓪𝓫𝓵𝓮 𝓔𝓿𝓪𝓵𝓾𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷, Michigan Association for Evaluation, May 2021. Primary Takeaways: Evaluators are storytellers who should center the people most affected by social problems and consider the larger social context. Applicable Tools: Culturally Responsive Logic Models that apply a racial equity lens and include evolving theories of change 𝓐𝓷𝓽𝓲-𝓻𝓪𝓬𝓲𝓼𝓽 𝓮𝓭𝓾𝓬𝓪𝓽𝓸𝓻 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓸𝓻𝓰𝓪𝓷𝓲𝔃𝓮𝓻 Chair, Anti-Racism Committee, Madison's Dudgeon Monroe Neighborhood Association, June 2020-present ✻Responsible and anti-racist public safety guide: “When to Call 911” ✻Anti-racist Giving Workshop Development for Neighborhood Association audiences Co-facilitator, Witnessing Whiteness 11-week Workshop Series, on interpersonal, institutional and cultural racism, January-March, 2019 Show less

PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY

• Aug 2007 - May 2020

Taught a wide range of sociology courses and conducted social science research. Founded and directed the “Health & Society” minor, the most popular and far-reaching cross-disciplinary program on campus. Professional presentations and research publications related to health, marginalized populations, gender inequity, social justice and pedagogy (available at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Julie_Whitaker/publications). Led the Social Science Department for three years… Show more Taught a wide range of sociology courses and conducted social science research. Founded and directed the “Health & Society” minor, the most popular and far-reaching cross-disciplinary program on campus. Professional presentations and research publications related to health, marginalized populations, gender inequity, social justice and pedagogy (available at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Julie_Whitaker/publications). Led the Social Science Department for three years, supervising seven full-time and five part-time faculty and six academic programs. 𝙆𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨: > Taught a wide range of courses including Social Science Research Methods, Health, Gender, Immigration and Race & Ethnicity. > Published articles and reports focused on community engagement, health, immigration and pedagogy. > Led workshops on participatory research, program and student learning evaluation. > Authored successful grant proposals to support community projects. > Oversaw budgets, strategic planning, and program evaluating. > Partnered with public health and students on front yard vegetable gardens in low-income communities. > Organized life-in-social-context story-telling events about race, immigration, gender, sexuality > Organized a community workshop series on genetic mutations. > Served on Multicultural and Program Evaluation committees. > Developed, promoted and led biannual short-term study abroad program in Mexico. > Mentored two faculty to successful promotions. > Certified and experienced in teaching online. Show less Taught a wide range of sociology courses and conducted social science research. Founded and directed the “Health & Society” minor, the most popular and far-reaching cross-disciplinary program on campus. Professional presentations and research publications related to health, marginalized populations, gender inequity, social justice and pedagogy (available at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Julie_Whitaker/publications). Led the Social Science Department for three years… Show more Taught a wide range of sociology courses and conducted social science research. Founded and directed the “Health & Society” minor, the most popular and far-reaching cross-disciplinary program on campus. Professional presentations and research publications related to health, marginalized populations, gender inequity, social justice and pedagogy (available at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Julie_Whitaker/publications). Led the Social Science Department for three years, supervising seven full-time and five part-time faculty and six academic programs. 𝙆𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨: > Taught a wide range of courses including Social Science Research Methods, Health, Gender, Immigration and Race & Ethnicity. > Published articles and reports focused on community engagement, health, immigration and pedagogy. > Led workshops on participatory research, program and student learning evaluation. > Authored successful grant proposals to support community projects. > Oversaw budgets, strategic planning, and program evaluating. > Partnered with public health and students on front yard vegetable gardens in low-income communities. > Organized life-in-social-context story-telling events about race, immigration, gender, sexuality > Organized a community workshop series on genetic mutations. > Served on Multicultural and Program Evaluation committees. > Developed, promoted and led biannual short-term study abroad program in Mexico. > Mentored two faculty to successful promotions. > Certified and experienced in teaching online. Show less

CONSULTANT, PARTICIPATORY EVALUATION

• Mar 2006 - Aug 2007

Partnered with program leaders to garner external resources and to develop robust program evaluation tools and reporting systems for continual improvement of technology-based educational programs. Facilitated rich conversations with diverse program staff using culturally adapted logic models. Researched and shared contextual data with program staff, created draft survey instruments to collect baseline and follow-up data and advocated for a better match between stated and achievable program… Show more Partnered with program leaders to garner external resources and to develop robust program evaluation tools and reporting systems for continual improvement of technology-based educational programs. Facilitated rich conversations with diverse program staff using culturally adapted logic models. Researched and shared contextual data with program staff, created draft survey instruments to collect baseline and follow-up data and advocated for a better match between stated and achievable program goals. 𝙆𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨: > Guided more than 100 community program staff in the successful design of four systems of participatory program evaluation > Secured a $1 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to expand access of mobile computer labs for rural Mexican children. Show less Partnered with program leaders to garner external resources and to develop robust program evaluation tools and reporting systems for continual improvement of technology-based educational programs. Facilitated rich conversations with diverse program staff using culturally adapted logic models. Researched and shared contextual data with program staff, created draft survey instruments to collect baseline and follow-up data and advocated for a better match between stated and achievable program… Show more Partnered with program leaders to garner external resources and to develop robust program evaluation tools and reporting systems for continual improvement of technology-based educational programs. Facilitated rich conversations with diverse program staff using culturally adapted logic models. Researched and shared contextual data with program staff, created draft survey instruments to collect baseline and follow-up data and advocated for a better match between stated and achievable program goals. 𝙆𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨: > Guided more than 100 community program staff in the successful design of four systems of participatory program evaluation > Secured a $1 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to expand access of mobile computer labs for rural Mexican children. Show less

INSTRUCTOR, PARTICIPATORY EVALUATION

• Jan 2007 - Jun 2007

Co-taught a six-month graduate-level seminar ("diplomado") on participatory evaluation to community educational program staff. 𝙆𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨: > Coached 40 program staff to create participatory evaluation designs for five community programs. > Guided staff in discussions that helped them to articulate the broader context of the community needs, the strengths and limitations of their programs and the resources needed to better serve the community. >… Show more Co-taught a six-month graduate-level seminar ("diplomado") on participatory evaluation to community educational program staff. 𝙆𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨: > Coached 40 program staff to create participatory evaluation designs for five community programs. > Guided staff in discussions that helped them to articulate the broader context of the community needs, the strengths and limitations of their programs and the resources needed to better serve the community. > Facilitated sharing among educational program staff that led to stronger social networks and collaborations. Show less Co-taught a six-month graduate-level seminar ("diplomado") on participatory evaluation to community educational program staff. 𝙆𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨: > Coached 40 program staff to create participatory evaluation designs for five community programs. > Guided staff in discussions that helped them to articulate the broader context of the community needs, the strengths and limitations of their programs and the resources needed to better serve the community. >… Show more Co-taught a six-month graduate-level seminar ("diplomado") on participatory evaluation to community educational program staff. 𝙆𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨: > Coached 40 program staff to create participatory evaluation designs for five community programs. > Guided staff in discussions that helped them to articulate the broader context of the community needs, the strengths and limitations of their programs and the resources needed to better serve the community. > Facilitated sharing among educational program staff that led to stronger social networks and collaborations. Show less

RESEARCH AFFILIATE, CENTER FOR COOPERATIVES

• Aug 2004 - Jul 2005

Researched cooperative models for delivering home care to people with disabilities and older adults. Conducted participatory research with members of Cooperative Care in Waushara County, Wisconsin to better understand the worker-owner home care cooperative model and strengthen owner-member work experiences. 𝙆𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨: > Co-produced a film about Cooperative Care that was used for promotion and education. > Co-facilitated participatory research on… Show more Researched cooperative models for delivering home care to people with disabilities and older adults. Conducted participatory research with members of Cooperative Care in Waushara County, Wisconsin to better understand the worker-owner home care cooperative model and strengthen owner-member work experiences. 𝙆𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨: > Co-produced a film about Cooperative Care that was used for promotion and education. > Co-facilitated participatory research on client well-being, physical and emotional needs of caregivers and planning for improved communication processes among members. Show less Researched cooperative models for delivering home care to people with disabilities and older adults. Conducted participatory research with members of Cooperative Care in Waushara County, Wisconsin to better understand the worker-owner home care cooperative model and strengthen owner-member work experiences. 𝙆𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨: > Co-produced a film about Cooperative Care that was used for promotion and education. > Co-facilitated participatory research on… Show more Researched cooperative models for delivering home care to people with disabilities and older adults. Conducted participatory research with members of Cooperative Care in Waushara County, Wisconsin to better understand the worker-owner home care cooperative model and strengthen owner-member work experiences. 𝙆𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨: > Co-produced a film about Cooperative Care that was used for promotion and education. > Co-facilitated participatory research on client well-being, physical and emotional needs of caregivers and planning for improved communication processes among members. Show less