Presentations

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  2016

• Cultural and practice perspectives on the classroom assessment scoring system: Voices from American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start programs
  Barnes-Najor, J. V., Thompson, N., Belleau, A., Smith, T., Verdugo, M., Brown, P., & Sarche, M.
  Poster symposium at the National Research Conference on Early Childhood
  Washington, D.C. (June 6, 2016)
• Cultural and practice perspectives on the classroom assessment scoring system: Voices from American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start programs
  Barnes-Najor, J. V., Belleau, A., Smith, T., Verdugo, M., Thompson, N., Brown, P., & Sarche, M.
  Workshop presented at the National Indian Head Start Directors Association 26th Management Training Conference
  Washington, D.C. (June 6, 2016)
• Cultural and practice perspectives on the classroom assessment scoring system: Voices from American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start programs
  Barnes-Najor, J. V., Thompson, N., Belleau, A., Smith, T., Verdugo, M., Brown, P., & Sarche, M.
  Review of paper with ACF administrators
  Washington, D.C. (June 6, 2016)
• Cluster-randomized trial of the efficacy of early childhood science education with low-income children
  Gerde, H., Schwarz, C., Van Egeren, L. A., Pierce, S., Brophy-Herb, Lownds, N., Stoddard, D.
  Poster presented at the Discovery Research K-12 PI Meeting
  Washington, D.C. (June 1, 2016)
• Multilevel latent class analysis (MLCA) as an alternative classification method for program evaluation
  Chang, C., Maier, K. S., Houang, R. T., Van Egeren, L., & Wu, H. -C.
  Paper presented at the Annual Conference of American Educational Research Association
  Washington, D.C. (April 1, 2016)
• Power and privilege in early childhood research and evaluation
  Carter Andrews, D., Barnes-Najor, J. V., & Suggitt, A.
  Two-part webinar conducted for Region XI (AI/AN) Head Start and Early Head Start Directors, AI/AN Home Visiting Administrators, and AI/AN Child Care Administrators (January 1, 2016)
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  2015

• A community based participatory research partnership: Perceptions of children’s adaptive behaviors in Tribal Head Start programs
  Lee, K. S., Fitzgerald, H. E., Barnes-Najor, J., Gerde, H., Belleau, A., & Farrell, P.
  Workshop presented at the Santa Fe Boys Educational Foundation Conference on the Psychology of Boys at Risk
  Santa Fe, New Mexico (November 1, 2015)
• Using confirmatory factor analysis to develop scales and measure latent constructs
  Pierce, S. J., & Lee, K.
  Demonstration session abstract under review for presentation at Evaluation 2015: Exemplary Evaluations in a Multicultural World, the annual conference of the American Evaluation Association
  Chicago, Illinois (November 1, 2015)
• Recreation participation in afterschool programs related to better school performance
  Wu, H.-C., & Van Egeren, L. A.
  Paper presented at the National Recreation and Park Association Congress
  Las Vegas, Nevada (September 1, 2015)
• Systemic engagement: Universities as partners in systemic approaches to community change
  McNall, M., Barnes-Najor, J., Brown, R. E., Doberneck, D. M., & Fitzgerald, H. E.
  Paper presented at the Engagement Scholarship Consortium Annual Conference
  University Park, Pennsylvania (September 1, 2015)
• The Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) Community of Learning
  Barnes-Najor, J. V., Belleau, A., Smith, T., & Thompson, N. (2015).
  Poster symposium presented at the Tribal Early Childhood Steering Committee Meeting
  Denver, Colorado (July 28, 2015)
• Planning for a national survey of Tribal Head Start Programs
  Sarche, M., Haight, J., & Barnes-Najor, J.
  Paper presentation at the National Congress of American Indians Policy Research Center Roundtable
  St. Paul, Minnesota (June 30, 2015)
• Classroom Assessment Scoring System in Korea
  Lee. K., & Cho, S. I.
  Paper presented at the Korean Society for Early Childhood Education (KSECE)
• Seoul, South Korea (April 1, 2015)
• A three-year study on the roles of parents and peers in risk and protective factors of White and Black/African American youth
  Glozman, J., Chuang, S., & McNall, M.
  Poster presented at the Society for Research on Child Development
  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (March 1, 2015)
• Acculturation and health in Michigan's Arab and Chaldean populations
  Nawyn, S., Hassoun, R., & Lee, K.
  Paper presentation at the 7th International Conference on Health Issues in Arab Communities
  Muscat, Oman (March 1, 2015)
• Building effective Head Start teams
  Barnes-Najor, J. V., Abramson, L., Verdugo, M. (2015)
• Workshop presented at the Native American Child and Family Conference
  Albuquerque, New Mexico (March 1, 2015)
• Conducting a BRFS survey of the Arab/Chaldean population in Michigan
  Hembroff, L., Rusz, D., Perlstadt, H., Weir, S., & McNall, M.
  Paper presented at the 7th International Conference on Health Issues in Arab Communities
  Muscat, Oman (March 1, 2015)
• Healthcare access and insurance among Arab/Chaldean Americans in Michigan
  Perlstadt, H., McNall, M., & Hembroff, L.
  Paper presented at the 7th International Conference on Health Issues in Arab Communities
  Muscat, Oman (March 1, 2015)
• The effect of teacher training and coaching in the CSEFEL Teaching Pyramid Model on teacher practices
  Harewood, T. N., Vallotton, C., & McNall, M. A.
  Paper presented at the Society for Research on Child Development
  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (March 1, 2015)
• Cluster-randomized trial of the efficacy of early childhood science education with low-income children: Years 1-3
  Van Egeren, L. A., Schwarz, C., Gerde, H., Morris, B., Pierce, S., Brophy-Herb, Lownds, N., Stein, M., & Stoddard, D.
  Poster presented at the CREATE for STEM Conference, Michigan State University
  East Lansing, Michigan (February 1, 2015)
• Developing process and outcome measures
  McNall, M.
  Training for Michigan Project AWARE grantees
  East Lansing, Michigan (January 1, 2015)
• The Office of University Outreach and Engagement
  Van Egeren, L. A.
  Presented at the Campus Research Resources Fair, Office of Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, Michigan State University
  East Lansing, Michigan (January 1, 2015)
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  2014

• Building the research capacity of tribal communities to understand AI/AN children and families
  Whitesell, N., & Barnes-Najor, J. V.
  Workshop presented at the Honoring Our Commitments to Native Families and Communities: Today and Tomorrow (2014 ACF Grantee Conference)
• Washington, D.C. (December 1, 2014)
• Making it work! Connecting traditional learning to school success
  Knapp-Philo, J., Barnes-Najor, J. V., & Goeson, R.
  Workshop presented at the Honoring Our Commitments to Native Families and Communities: Today and Tomorrow (2014 ACF Grantee Conference)
• Washington, D.C. (December 1, 2014)
• Supporting families as the child's first educator
  Barnes-Najor, J. V., Burnett, R., Verdugo, M., Filimore, R., & Abramson, L.
  Workshop presented at the Honoring Our Commitments to Native Families and Communities: Today and Tomorrow (2014 ACF Grantee Conference)
• Washington, D.C. (December 1, 2014)
• Supporting your tribe in creating effective teams to enhance native language and culture
  Barnes-Najor, J. V., Burnett, R., Kerver, J., Verdugo, M., Brown, R. E., Filimore, R., & Abramson, L.
  Workshop presented at the Honoring Our Commitments to Native Families and Communities: Today and Tomorrow (2014 ACF Grantee Conference)
• Washington, D.C. (December 1, 2014)
• Exploring and supporting the fundamentals of youth-adult partnership
  Weiss, J. & Wu, H. J.
  Michigan Afterschool Collaborative Conference
  Lansing, Michigan (October 20, 2014)
• Conducting research in tribal communities
  Barnes-Najor, J. V.
  FACES Staff Training
  Washington, D.C. (October 1, 2014)
• Examining the impacts of participating in a volunteer tourism-based study abroad program on college students’ sense of purpose in life
  Wu, H. J., & Paulsen, R.
  Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the World Leisure Congress
  Mobile, Alabama (September 1, 2014)
• Healthy babies through infant-centered feeding: Impact of a community-based home visitation intervention to reduce the risk of infant obesity in low-income populations
  Horodynski, M. A., Baker, S., Olson, B., Van Egeren, L. A., Brophy-Herb, H., Auld, G., & Lee, K.
  Paper presented at the Congress for Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science
  Washington, D.C. (September 1, 2014)
• International Engagement in Mexico (IEM): An exemplary study abroad program model for promoting community livelihood and positive student outcomes
  Wu, H. J., Paulsen, R., & Garcia, L.
  Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the World Leisure Congress
  Mobile, Alabama (September 1, 2014)
• The Tribal Early Childhood Research Center: Building capacity by supporting networks of university and community partners
  Barnes-Najor, J. V.
  Paper presentation at the Native Children’s Research Exchange Conference
  Denver, Colorado (September 1, 2014)
• The utilization of a youth-adult partnership rubric for youth program quality assessment and professional development
  Wu, H. J., Kornbluh, M. & Weiss, J.
  Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the World Leisure Congress
  Mobile, Alabama (September 1, 2014)
• Cluster Randomized Trial of the Efficacy of Early Childhood Science Education with Low-Income Children – Years 1-3PDF: 703.5 KB
  Laurie Van Egeren, Christina Schwarz, Hope Gerde, Bradley Morris, Steven Pierce, Holly Brophy-Herb, Norman Lownds, Mara Stein &Deborah Stoddard
  Presented at the National Science Foundation PI Meeting for Discovery Research K-12 Grants (August 5, 2014).
• Cultural considerations for the Classroom Assessment Scoring System in American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start programs
  Barnes-Najor, J. V., Belleau, A., Brown, P., Smith, S., & Verdugo, M.
  Paper presentation at the 12th Annual Head Start Research Conference
  Washington, D.C. (July 1, 2014)
• Supporting American Indian children’s development through partnerships among research, practice, and policy
  Barnes-Najor, J. V.
  Symposium chair at the 12th Annual Head Start Research Conference
  Washington, D.C. (July 1, 2014)
• The TRC Summer Institute: Supporting capacity for early childhood research and evaluation in tribal communities
  Sarche, M., Barlow, A., Barnes-Najor, J. V., Belleau, A., Brown, P., Parker, M., & Whitesell, N.
  Paper presented at the 12th Annual Head Start Research Conference
  Washington, D.C. (July 1, 2014)
• The Tribal Early Childhood Research Center: Social network analysis
  Barnes-Najor, J. V., Sarch, M.
  Paper presentation at the 12th Annual Head Start Research Conference
  Washington, D.C. (July 1, 2014)
• Using research on children’s academic readiness skills for program improvement
  Barnes-Najor, J. V., & Belleau, A.
  Paper presentation at the 12th Annual Head Start Research Conference
  Washington, D.C. (July 1, 2014)
• American Indian/Alaska Native Family and Child Experiences Survey
  Barnes-Najor, J. V., & Sarche, M.
  Keynote presented at the National Indian Head Start Directors Association 24th Management Training Conference
  Minneapolis, Minnesota (June 9, 2014)
• Efficacy of a community-based home visitation intervention to reduce the risk of infant obesity in low-income populations
  Horodynski, M. A., Baker, S., Olson, B., Van Egeren, L. A., Brophy-Herb, H., Auld, G., & Lee, K.
  Paper presented at the World Association for Infant Mental Health
  Edinburgh, United Kingdom (June 1, 2014)
• High stakes assessments of early childhood teacher quality: Implications for reliability
  Van Egeren, L. A., Stein, M., Gerde, H., Lee, K., & Pierce, S.
  Paper presented at the World Association for Infant Mental Health
  Edinburgh, United Kingdom (June 1, 2014)
• Parental measures of pre-K children’s behavior: Cultural variations
  Lee, K., Farrell, P., Gerde, H., Barnes-Najor, J. V., Belleau, A., & Fitzgerald, H. E.
  Poster presentation at the World Association for Infant Mental Health (WAIHM)
• Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (June 1, 2014)
• The PLAY Project: Improvements in autism diagnosis and behaviors through parental intervention
  Van Egeren, L. A., Solomon, R., Huber, M. Q., & Zimmerman, P.
  Paper presented at the World Association for Infant Mental Health
  Edinburgh, United Kingdom (June 1, 2014)
• The relationship of parent/teacher efficacy and cross-academic domains through learning motivation for preschoolers
  Cho, S., Lee, K., Brophy-Herb, H., & Van Egeren, L. A.
  Paper presented at the World Association for Infant Mental Health
  Edinburgh, United Kingdom (June 1, 2014)
• Michigan 21st Century Community Learning Centers Evaluation 2012-2013 Annual ReportPDF: 893.8 KB
  Wu, H. C., Van Egeren, L. A., & Bates, L. V. (2014, June).
• Assessing cross-domain measurement invariance for teacher efficacy in science, literacy, and math
  Lee, K. S., Pierce, S. J., & Van Egeren, L. A.
  Paper presented at the Modern Modeling Methods (M3) conference
  Storrs, Connecticut (May 1, 2014)
• Challenges of using existing measures of early development in tribal contexts
  Barnes-Najor, J. V., Belleau, A., Fitzgerald, H. E., & Sarche, M.
  Invited presentation at The Way Forward: ACF Research with American Indians and Alaska Natives
  Washington, D.C. (April 17, 2014)
• Development of leadership conceptions among adolescents in youth-adult partnership programs
  Wu, H. J., Akiva, T., & Van Egeren, L. A.
  Paper presented at the biennial meeting of Society for Research on Adolescence Conference
  Austin, Texas (April 1, 2014)
• Getting a head start on science in the preschool classroom
  Van Egeren, L. A.
  Michigan State University Science Festival
  East Lansing, Michigan (April 1, 2014)
• Participation in 21st CCLC programs is associated with enhanced developmental assets
  Wu, H. -C., & Van Egeren, L. A.
  Paper presented at the Society for Research in Adolescence
  Austin, Texas (April 1, 2014)
• Participation in 21st Century Community Learning Centers programs is associated with enhanced developmental assets
  Van Egeren, L. A., Wu, H. J., & Devereaux, S.
  Paper presented at the biennial meeting of Society for Research on Adolescence Conference
  Austin, Texas (April 1, 2014)
• Participation in 21st Century Community Learning Centers Programs is Associated with Enhanced Developmental AssetsPDF: 954.7 KB
  L. Van Egeren, Heng-Chieh Jamie Wu, & Sara Devereaux
  Presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence (March 21, 2014).
• MSU’s Center for Statistical Training and Consulting (CSTAT)
  Maurer, B., & Van Egeren, L. A.
  MSU Research Data Management CAFE, Michigan State University
  East Lansing, Michigan (February 1, 2014)
• American Indian/Alaska Native Family and Child Experiences Survey
  Sarche, M., & Barnes-Najor, J. V.
  Presented to the National Indian Head Start Directors Association Board
  Albuquerque, New Mexico (January 1, 2014)
• Building effective CBPR teams
  Barnes-Najor, J. V., Burnett, R., Kerver, J., Verdugo, M., Brown, R. E., Filimore, R., & Abramson, L.
  Webinar conducted for Region XI (AI/AN) Head Start and Early Head Start Directors, AI/AN Home Visiting Administrators, and AI/AN Child Care Administrators (January 1, 2014)
• Building effective teams
  Barnes-Najor, J. V., Burnett, C., Brown, R. E., Verdugo. M., & Kerver, J.
  Workshop delivered to Kenai Head Start program staff (January 1, 2014)
• Building effective teams
  Barnes-Najor, J. V., Burnett, C., Brown, R. E., Verdugo. M., & Kerver, J.
  Workshop delivered to Building Neighborhood Capacity group
  Flint, Michigan (January 1, 2014)
• Efficacy of a community-based home visitation intervention to reduce the risk of infant obesity in low-income populations
  Horodynski, M. A., Baker, S., Olson, B., Van Egeren, L. A., Brophy-Herb, H., Auld, G., & Lee, K.
  Paper presented at the 2nd International Conference on Nutrition and Growth
  Barcelona, Spain (January 1, 2014)
• Honoring indigenous knowledge
  Barnes-Najor, J. V., Burnett, C., Verdugo, M., Brown, R. E., & Willis, M.
  Webinar conducted for Region XI (AI/AN) Head Start and Early Head Start Directors, AI/AN Home Visiting Administrators, and AI/AN Child Care Administrators (January 1, 2014)
• Introduction to community-based and tribal participatory research
  Barnes-Najor, J. V., Belleau, A., Burnett, C., McNall, M., & Brown, R. E.
  Webinar conducted for Region XI (AI/AN) Head Start and Early Head Start Directors (January 1, 2014)
• Participation in Michigan 21st Century Community Learning Centers programs links to enhanced developmental assets
  Wu, H. J. & Van Egeren, L. A.
  Michigan 21st Century Community Learning Centers Advisory Board Meeting
  Lansing, Michigan (January 1, 2014)
• Preparing for jobs outside the tenure track
  Van Egeren, L. A.
  Human Development and Family Studies Graduate Student Group, Michigan State University
  East Lansing, Michigan (January 1, 2014)
• STEM: How are we doing it?
  Wu, H. J., & Van Egeren, L. A.
  Michigan 21st Century Community Learning Centers Project Director Institute
  Lansing, Michigan (January 1, 2014)
• The CLASS in tribal communities
  Barnes-Najor, J. V., & Smith, P.
  Presented to the National Indian Head Start Directors Association Board
  Albuquerque, New Mexico (January 1, 2014)
• The CLASS in tribal communities
  Barnes-Najor, J. V., & Smith, P.
  Presented at the National Indian Head Start Directors Association 24th Management Training Conference
  Minneapolis, Minnesota (January 1, 2014)
• The development of leadership among adolescents and young adults: A new paradigm
  Wu, H. J.
  Invited speaker for expert panel. National Taiwan Sport University
  Taoyuan County, Taiwan (January 1, 2014)
• Understanding partnerships
  Barnes-Najor, J. V., Burnett, C., Brown, R. E., & Verdugo, M.
  Workshop delivered to Building Neighborhood Capacity group
  Flint, Michigan (January 1, 2014)
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  2013

• Developing an evaluation plan for grant proposals
  Van Egeren, L. A.
  Grantwriting Coffee Break, Office of Research Facilitation and Dissemination, Michigan State University
  East Lansing, Michigan (December 1, 2013)
• Determining the health status of HIV-positive ex-offenders three years after release from prison
  Miller, R., Forney, J., & McNall, M.
  American Evaluation Association
  Washington, D.C. (November 1, 2013)
• Effectiveness of an academic asthma health education program on cognitive, psychosocial, and behavioral outcomes in older school-age students with asthma
  Kintner, E., Marti, C. N., Cook, G., Stoddard, D., Harmon, P., & Van Egeren, L. A.
  Paper presented at the American Public Health Association Conference
  Boston, Massachusetts (November 1, 2013)
• Educational modules on effective community-based participatory research practices
  Barnes, J. V., Verdugo, M., Brown, R. E., & Farrell, P.
  Paper presented at the Engaged Scholarship Consortium National Conference
  Lubbock, Texas (October 8, 2013)
• Engendering systemic engagement: The case of Flint, Michigan
  Brown, R. E., & Barnes, J. V.
  Paper presented at the Engaged Scholarship Consortium National Conference
  Lubbock, Texas (October 8, 2013)
• Using systemic community-based research approach in Tribal Head Start communities
  Barnes, J. V., Verdugo, M., & Brown, R. E.
  Paper presented at the Engaged Scholarship Consortium National Conference
  Lubbock, Texas (October 8, 2013)
• Advice to novice developmental evaluators
  McNall, M., & Kornbluh, M.
  American Evaluation Association
  Washington, D.C. (October 1, 2013)
• Assessing the fidelity of implementation of early childhood interventions: An extension of the critical components analysis approach
  McNall, M.
  American Evaluation Association
  Washington, D.C. (October 1, 2013)
• STEM: How much (*FUN) are we having?
  Wu, H. -C., & Van Egeren, L. A.
  Michigan 21st Century Community Learning Centers Advisory Committee
  Lansing, Michigan (October 1, 2013)
• Systemic engagement
  McNall, M.
  University Outreach and Engagement Senior Fellows Meeting
  East Lansing, Michigan (October 1, 2013)
• Starting strong with home visitation: Balancing rapport building and data collection
  Vallotton, C., Harewood, T., & McNall, M.
  Training for Saginaw County, Michigan Birth-5 parent educators (July 1, 2013)
• Community needs assessment
  Barnes, J. V., Burnett, C., Verdugo, M., & Belleau, A.
  Workshop presented at the National Indian Head Start Directors Association 23rd Management Training Conference
  Spokane, Washington (June 11, 2013)
• Using data to improve the quality of the classroom environment
  Barnes, J. V., Wilkins, H., & Belleau, A.
  Workshop presented at the National Indian Head Start Directors Association 23rd Management Training Conference
  Spokane, Washington (June 11, 2013)
• 21st CCLC Michigan state evaluation: Setting up your continuous improvement system
  Van Egeren, L. A., Reed, C. S., & the 21st CCLC Michigan Evaluation Team
  Michigan 21st Century Community Learning Centers Cohort H Grantee Orientation Meeting
  Lansing, Michigan (June 1, 2013)
• I see your needs: Relationships between home visit content and family and child outcomes
  Harewood, T., Vallotton, C. D., & McNall, M.
  Presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health
  East Lansing, Michigan (May 1, 2013)
• Using cost-effective processes to develop large-scale data-driven continuous improvement systems for local programs
  Taylor, J., Van Egeren, L. A., & Garner, A.
  ELO Network
  Grand Rapids, Michigan (May 1, 2013)
• Predictors of early academic skills in native children
  Barnes, J. V., Belleau, A., Suggitt, A., McCleellan, J., Gerde, H., Lee, K.S., Farrell, P., Thompson, N., & Fitzgerald, H.
  Paper presented at the 5th International Meeting on Indigenous Child Health
  Portland, Oregon (April 19, 2013)
• Early childhood educators’ self-efficacy in science, math, and literacy instruction and science practice in the classroom
  Gerde, H.K., Van Egeren, L.A., Pierce, S.J., & Lee, K.S.
  Paper presented at the Biannual Conference of the Society for Research in Child Development
  Seattle, Washington (April 1, 2013)
• Emotion beliefs and feeding beliefs and behaviors among low-income African-American and Caucasian mothers of infants
  Martoccio, T. L., Brophy-Herb, H. E., Horodynski, M. A., Stansbury, K., & Van Egeren, L. A.
  Paper presented at the Biannual Conference of the Society for Research in Child Development
  Seattle, Washington (April 1, 2013)
• I see your needs: Relationships between home visit content and family and child outcomes
  Harewood, T., Vallotton, C. D., & McNall, M.
  Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development
  Seattle, Washington (April 1, 2013)
• Middle and high-school: Racial and gender considerations for protective factors over three years
  Golzman, J., Chuang, S., Xu, H., Ghassemi, E., & McNall, M.
  Society for Research in Child Development
  Seattle, Washington (April 1, 2013)
• Preparing Michigan for jobs of the 21st century: Talent development, local to global
  Brophy-Herb, H., Fitzgerald, H. E., Farrell, P., Barnes-Najor, J., Gerde, H., Belleau, A., Lee, K., McNall, M., Van Egeren, L. A., Horodynski, M., & Vallotton, C.
  Community-University Partnerships Invested in the Future
  Lansing, Michigan (April 1, 2013)
• Efficacy of a community-based home-visitation intervention to reduce the risk of infant obesity in low-income populations: Preliminary results
  Horodynski, M. A., Baker, S., Olson, B., Van Egeren, L. A., Brophy-Herb, H., & Auld, G.
  Paper presented at the Midwest Nursing Research Society
  Chicago, Illinois (March 1, 2013)
• Head Start on Science child data collector training
  Van Egeren, L. A.
  Online course (Desire 2 Learn platform) (February 1, 2013)
• Strategic Doing
  Brown, R. E.
  Presented keynote address at the Mid-Winter Institute, Midwest United Way
  Madison, Wisconsin (February 1, 2013)
• Honoring local knowledge
  Barnes, J. V., Brown, R. E., Burnett, C., & Verdugo, M.
  Workshop delivered to Building Neighborhood Capacity group
  Flint, Michigan (January 1, 2013)
• Introduction to community-based and tribal participatory research
  Barnes, J. V., Belleau, A., Burnett, C., McNall, M., & Brown, R. E.
  Webinar conducted for Region XI (AI/AN) Head Start and Early Head Start Directors (January 1, 2013)
• Introduction to community-based participatory research
  Barnes, J. V., Belleau, A., Burnett, C., McNall, M., & Brown, R. E.
  Workshop delivered to Building Neighborhood Capacity group
  Flint, Michigan (January 1, 2013)
• Running effective meetings
  Wu, H. -C.
  Edgewood United Church of Christ Leadership Retreat
  East Lansing, Michigan (January 1, 2013)
• Writing evaluation reports that get used
  Bates, L., McNall, M., Reed, C. S., & Van Egeren, L. A.
  Evaluation Circle, Michigan State University, Community Evaluation and Research Collaborative
  East Lansing, Michigan (January 1, 2013)
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  2012

• Detroit School Based Health Collaborative: Focus group findings to inform project development
  Okungbowa-Ikponmwosa, J., Mortensen, J., Saint Gilles, M., Calhoun, K., McNall, M., & Stewart, G.
  Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students
  San Jose, California (November 1, 2012)
• Using youth-adult meeting observations to assess youth 21st Century skillsExternal link - opens in new window
  Van Egeren, L. A., Wu, H. -C., & Kornbluh, M.
  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association
  Minneapolis, Minnesota (October 1, 2012)
• Obtaining balanced intervention and control groups in a multi-site cluster randomized trial: Minimization as an alternative to randomization in the Head Start on Science programExternal link - opens in new window
  Reyes-Gastelum, D., Pierce, S. J., & Van Egeren, L. A.
  Presentation at the 26th annual conference of the American Evaluation Association
  Minneapolis, Minnesota (October 1, 2012)
• Using cost-effective processes to develop large-scale data-driven continuous improvement systems for local programsExternal link - opens in new window
  Van Egeren, L. A., Garner, A., Wu, H. -C., & Smith, C.
  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association
  Minneapolis, Minnesota (October 1, 2012)
• Master Teacher Series—Powering up for the Head Start on Science program: Using power analysis to plan the sample size required for a multi-site cluster randomized trialExternal link - opens in new window
  Pierce, S. J., Van Egeren, L. A., & Reyes-Gastelum, D.
  Demonstration session presented at the 26th annual conference of the American Evaluation Association
  Minneapolis, Minnesota (October 1, 2012)
• A first look at chronic diseases and lifestyle behaviors among Arab and Chaldean Americans in southeast Michigan
  Williams, K. P., Hassoun, R., McNall, M., & Farroukh, M.
  Sixth International Conference on Health Issues in Arab Communities
  Dearborn, Michigan (October 1, 2012)
• A review of the CLASS in AI/AN Head Start and Early Head Start programs
  Barnes-Najor, J. V., Gerde, H., Farrell, P., Lee, K-S., & Fitzgerald, H. E.
  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Native Children’s Research Exchange
  Denver, Colorado (October 1, 2012)
• American Indian children’s school readiness
  Barnes-Najor, J. V., Thompson, N., Gerde, H., Belleau, A., Farrell, P., Lee, K-S., & Fitzgerald, H. E.
  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Native Children’s Research Exchange
  Denver, Colorado (October 1, 2012)
• Documenting training/coaching activities for evaluation and intervention manualization: A case study of the Youth-Driven Space project
  Wu, H. -C., Van Egeren, L. A., Kornbluh, M., & Weiss, J.
  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association Conference
  Minneapolis, Minnesota (October 1, 2012)
• Family substance use and Head Start teacher’s perceptions of children’s behavior
  Lee, K.-S., Fitzgerald, H. E., Barnes-Najor, J. V., Bellow, A., Farrell, P., & Gerde, H.
  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Native Children’s Research Exchange
  Denver, Colorado (October 1, 2012)
• Family substance use and Head Start teacher’s perceptions of children’s behavior
  Lee, K.-S., Fitzgerald, H. E., Barnes-Najor, J. V., Bellow, A., Farrell, P., & Gerde, H.
  Poster presented at the 6th International Barcelona Conference on Higher Education
  Barcelona, Spain (October 1, 2012)
• Health disparities between Arab and Chaldean Americans in southeast Michigan and Michigan residents: Differences in access to health providers and insurance
  Perlstadt, H., Gasteyer, S., Hassoun, R., McNall, M., & Nawyn, S.
  Sixth International Conference on Health Issues in Arab Communities
  Dearborn, Michigan (October 1, 2012)
• The importance of cultural competence when evaluating youth interventions
  Kornbluh, M., Roddy, L., Wu, H.-C., & Van Egeren, L. A.
  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association Conference
  Minneapolis, Minnesota (October 1, 2012)
• Data to inform the next RFP
  Van Egeren, L. A., & Reed, C. S.
  Michigan 21st Century Community Learning Centers Advisory Committee
  Lansing, Michigan (September 1, 2012)
• Head Start on Science
  Van Egeren, L. A.
  University Outreach and Engagement annual retreat
  East Lansing, Michigan (August 1, 2012)
• Healthy babies through infant-centered feeding
  Horodynski, M. A., Baker, S., Olson, B., Brophy-Herb, H., Van Egeren, L. A., Auld, G., Lindau, J., & Aldasouqi, Dua
  Paper presented at the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior conference
  Washington, D.C. (July 1, 2012)
• Maintenance in care and health after release from prison: An evaluation of Michigan’s Community Re-entry Program for HIV-positive ex-offenders (THPE563)
  Miller, R. L., McNall, M. A., Forney, J. A., & Janulis, P.
  XIX International AIDS Conference
  Washington, D.C. (July 1, 2012)
• Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) in American Indian Head Start Programs: Implementation, evaluation, and cultural relevance
  Barnes, J. V., Gerde, H., Belleau, A., Farrell, P., Lee, K., & Fitzgerald, H. E.
  Paper presentation at the Head Start Research Conference
  Washington, D.C. (June 1, 2012)
• Cluster-randomized trial of the efficacy of early childhood science education with low-income children
  Van Egeren, L. A., Gerde, H., Schwarz, C., Lownds, N., Pierce, S., Reyes-Gastelum, D., Morris, B., Brophy-Herb, H., & Stein, M.
  Poster presented at the 2012 Discovery Research K-12 PI Meeting
  Arlington, Virginia (June 1, 2012)
• Coaching preschool teachers to enhance the social-emotional environment in classrooms: What makes the difference?
  Harewood, T., Vallotton, C.D., & McNall, M.
  NAEYC's 21st National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development
  Indianapolis, Indiana (June 1, 2012)
• Coaching preschool teachers to enhance the social-emotional environment in classrooms: What makes the difference?
  Harewood, T., Vallotton, C.D., & McNall, M.
  Head Start’s 11th National Research Conference
  Washington, D.C. (June 1, 2012)
• Effects of distance learning professional development for teachers of the American Indian Head Start on children’s math and literacy outcomes
  Gerde, H., Barnes, J. V., Belleau, A., & Whitty, H. A.
  Paper presentation at the Head Start Research Conference
  Washington, D.C. (June 1, 2012)
• The CLASS in the American Indian Head Start Programs: Implementation, evaluation, and cultural responsiveness
  Belleau, A., Barnes, J., Sarche, M., Farrell, P., & Fitzgerald, H. E.
  Paper presented in H. Gerde (Chair), The measurement of teacher-child interactions in American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start programs using the classroom assessment scoring system (CLASS): A debate between culturally responsive and standardized assessment practices. Symposium conducted at the biennial meeting of the National Head Start Research Conference
  Washington, D.C. (June 1, 2012)
• Tribal early childhood research: Supporting research in HS/EHS program
  Barnes, J. V., Belleau, A., Farrell, P., Gerde, H., & Fitzgerald, H. E.
  Workshop presented at the National Indian Head Start Directors Association 22nd Management Training Conference
  Acme, Michigan (June 1, 2012)
• Wiba Anung: Supporting our Early Stars
  Barnes, J. V., Belleau, A., Kilpatrick, M., Gerde, H., Farrell, P., & Fitzgerald, H. E.
  Presented at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival
  Washington, D. C. (June 1, 2012)
• Cluster-randomized trial of the efficacy of early childhood science education with low-income children
  Van Egeren, L. A.
  CREATE4STEM Mini-conference, Michigan State University
  East Lansing, Michigan (May 1, 2012)
• Evaluating systems change initiatives
  McNall, M., & Watson, E.
  Michigan Association for Evaluation annual conference
  Lansing, Michigan (April 1, 2012)
• The Michigan Evaluation of School-based Health
  McNall, M. A.
  Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research 2012 Community Engagement Symposium
  Ann Arbor, Michigan (April 1, 2012)
• Building youth into organizational management increases youth 21st century skills
  Van Egeren, L. A., Wu, H. -C., Rana, M., & Akiva, T.
  Paper presented at the 14th Biennial Conference of Society for Research on Adolescence
  Vancouver, Canada (March 1, 2012)
• Challenges adults face when engaging in youth-adult partnerships
  Kornbluh, M., Duddy, A., Akiva, T., Wu, H. C., & Van Egeren, L. A.
  Paper presented at the 14th Biennial Conference of Society for Research on Adolescence
  Vancouver, Canada (March 1, 2012)
• Fidelity of implementation: A critical components approach
  McNall, M.A.
  2012 Great Start Conference
  Acme, Michigan (March 1, 2012)
• Operation sustainability: Strong data tells the story
  Van Egeren, L. A.
  Mission is Possible II
  East Lansing, Michigan (March 1, 2012)
• Risky behaviors, family involvement, and health: A longitudinal study of middle and high school students
  Chuang, S. S., McNall, M., Truong, T. D., Bies, M., & Hueniken, A.
  Poster presented at the biennial meetings of the Society for Research on Adolescence
  Vancouver, British Columbia (March 1, 2012)
• The creation of youth-driven spaces through organizational intervention: Benefits reported by youth
  Van Egeren, L. A., Wu, H. -C., Rana, M., Kornbluh, M., Duddy, A., & Weiss, J.
  Paper presented at the 14th Biennial Conference of Society for Research on Adolescence
  Vancouver, Canada (March 1, 2012)
• A conversation about engaged research
  Van Egeren, L. A.
  College of Nursing doctoral student class, Michigan State University
  East Lansing, Michigan (February 1, 2012)
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  2010

• Developing an Evaluation PlanPDF: 532.8 KB
  L. Van Egeren
  Presented at the Grantwriting Coffee Series, MSU Office of Research Facilitation and Dissemination (January 28, 2010).
• The Nuts and Bolts of EvaluationPDF: 411.0 KB
  L. Van Egeren
  Presented at the Evaluation Circle Workshop, East Lansing, MI (January 15, 2010).
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  2009

• Using Logic Models to Represent Program TheoriesPDF: 516.0 KB
  L. Van Egeren & C. S. Reed
  Presented at the Evaluation Circle Workshop, East Lansing, MI (November 6, 2009).
• Evaluation Theory: The Enduring IssuesPDF: 541.2 KB
  Miles McNall
  Presented at the Evaluation Circle Workshop, East Lansing, MI (October 30, 2009).
• Michigan 21st Century Community Learning Centers Evaluation: Update for 2008-2009PDF: 208.8 KB
  L. Van Egeren, C. S. Reed, & the 21st CCLC Michigan Evaluation Team
  Presented at the CCLC Kick-Off 2008-09 (August 26, 2009).
• 21st CCLC Michigan State Evaluation: Setting Up Your Continuous Improvement SystemPDF: 567.9 KB
  L. Van Egeren, C. S. Reed, & the 21st CCLC Michigan Evaluation Team
  Presented at the 2009-10 Cohort F Grantee Orientation Meeting (June 17, 2009).
• Preventing Children's Expulsion from Childcare: Variations in Consultation Processes in a Statewide ProgramPDF: 139.1 KB
  L. A. Van Egeren, Y. Zheng, J. Carlson, H. Brophy-Herb, R. Kirk, B. Tableman, M. Mackrain, D. Marciniak, & S. Falvay
  Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO (April 2009).
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  2008

• Running Reports in EZReports to Improve Your ProgramPDF: 1.3 MB
  B. Prince
  Presented at the 2008 MDE Fall Kick-Off (August 14, 2008).
• Local Evaluators Roles and ResponsibilitiesPDF: 111.4 KB
  L. Van Egeren
  Presented at the 21st CCLC Fall Kick-Off 2008 (August 14, 2008).
• Michigan 21st Century Community Learning Centers Evaluation: Update for 2007-2008PDF: 573.4 KB
  L. Van Egeren, C. S. Reed, & the MSU 21st CCLC Evaluation Team
  Presented at the 21st CCLC Fall Kick-Off 2008-09 (August 14, 2008).
• Completing the Annual Report FormPDF: 141.5 KB
  C. S. Reed, L. V. Bates, L. Van Egeren, & the MSU 21st CCLC Evaluation Team
  Presented at the 21st CCLC Fall Kick-Off 2008 (August 14, 2008).
• Michigan 21st Century Community Learning Centers: Evaluation Update for 2007-2008PDF: 139.8 KB
  L. Van Egeren, C. S. Reed, & the 21st CCLC Michigan Evaluation Team
  Presented at the 21st CCLC Fall Kick-Off 2007-08 (August 14, 2008).
• 21st CCLC Michigan State Evaluation: Setting Up Your Continuous Improvement SystemPDF: 88.9 KB
  L. Van Egeren, C. S. Reed, & the 21st CCLC Michigan Evaluation Team
  Presented at the 2008-2009 Cohort D & DA Grantee Orientation Meeting (June 11, 2008).
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  2007

• The Need for Evaluation Capacity-Building in After-School Programs: Results from the Michigan Evaluation of 21st Century Community Learning CentersPDF: 104.3 KB.
  Presented by L. Van Egeren, C. S. Reed, E. B. Prince, M. Platte, & L. Bates
  Presented at the American Evaluation Association Meeting, Baltimore, MD (November 10, 2007).
• Considering Dosage in After-School Programs: Linking Activity Types to OutcomesPDF: 86.0 KB.
  L. Van Egeren, H. C. Wu, N. K. Yang, & C. S. Reed
  Presented at the American Evaluation Association Meeting, Baltimore, MD (November 10, 2007).
• Running Reports in EZReportsPDF: 749.7 KB
  E. B. Prince
  Presented at the 2007 MDE Fall Kick-Off (August 15-17, 2007).
• Cohort D and DA: Local Evaluator Roles and ResponsibilitiesPDF: 107.2 KB
  L. Van Egeren
  Presented at the 21st CCLC Fall Kick-Off 2007-08 (August 16, 2007).
• Michigan 21st Century Community Learning Centers: Five Years Old and GrowingPDF: 161.2 KB
  L. Van Egeren, C. S. Reed, & the MSU 21st CCLC Evaluation Team
  Presented at the 21st CCLC Fall Kick-Off 2007-08 (August 16, 2007).
• Completing the Annual Report Form: For Site Coordinators and Program DirectorsPDF: 121.5 KB
  C. S. Reed, L. V. Bates, L. Van Egeren, & the MSU 21st CCLC Evaluation Team
  Presented at the 21st CCLC Fall Kick-Off 2007-08 (August 16, 2007)