Tribal Evaluation Institute
The Tribal Evaluation Institute (TEI) helps grantees of the Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV) gather and use information to improve the health and well-being of children and families.
Through TEI, JBA has provided tribal grantees with technical assistance that promotes rigorous and relevant performance measurement, data management, continuous quality improvement, evaluation, and dissemination activities since 2010. The project helps develop knowledge about home visiting as a service delivery strategy in tribal communities through reliable and responsive products that build data and evaluation capacity.
We draw on our expertise in evaluation and our work with tribal communities to create supportive and effective partnerships with each grantee. We build capacity through in-person and virtual opportunities including site visits, trainings and workshops, webinars, learning circles, communities of learning, toolkits, briefs, and collaborative conference presentations. Our approach is guided by four priorities:
- Respect
- Responsiveness
- Community engagement
- Capacity building
In 2012, the Administration for Children and Families awarded JBA the Outstanding Contractor Award for its work on TEI. Visit the TEI website at www.tribaleval.org for more information and resources.
Staff
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Erin Geary, Ph.D., M.S.W.
Senior Research Associate
Erin Geary has 15 years of experience in program evaluation, project management, and technical assistance. His skills include designing and...
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Erica Blue Roberts, Ph.D., M.H.S.
Associate Director
Erica Blue Roberts has more than 10 years of experience in program evaluation and analysis, applied social science research, and technical assistance. She...
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Chi Connie Park, Ph.D., M.A.
Senior Research Associate
Chi Connie Park has more than 15 years of experience in applied social science research design, program evaluation, and capacity building in the areas of child...
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Kate Lyon, M.A.
Vice President
Kate Lyon has 20 years of experience in program evaluation, applied social science research, and evaluation technical assistance. Her areas of expertise...
- Melina Salvador, Ph.D., M.A. Senior Research Associate
- Joelle Ruben, M.S.W. Communications Lead
- Grace Atukpawu-Tipton, Ph.D., M.S.W. Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Senior Research Associate
Partners
Tellenger, EDC, Michigan Public Health Institute, Face-to-Face Integrated Technologies