Starting Strong: Building a Foundation for Useful Evaluation

Overview:

This is a live webinar on March 3, 2026, from 12 – 1:30 pm ET. Participants will use Zoom to join. 

Have you heard people talk about “evaluation” and “using data”, but not know where to start? Or is “evaluation” a dirty word for your team? Does it trigger flashbacks to pages of data cobbled together right before a deadline? This webinar will introduce you to evaluation tools and frameworks that can be used by any member of a program team. By presenting a range of evaluation approaches that can be adapted to fit your situation, Emory Centers for Program Evaluation and Quality Improvement staff will show you ways to apply these practical frameworks and tools. 

Presenters:

Kristin Giordano, MPH, works as an Evaluation Specialist for the Center for Program Evaluation and Quality Improvement at the Emory Centers for Public Health Training and Technical Assistance. 

Before joining Emory, Kristin worked at Equal Measure, a national nonprofit organization that uses evaluation and strategy to advance racial justice. As a Senior Consultant, she managed and contributed to evaluation and learning projects for non-profit and philanthropic organizations focused on community health, education, and economic opportunity. Kristin began her public health career as a research analyst with the Colorado Springs Fire Department’s Community and Public Health Division, supporting mental health crisis response and mobile integrated healthcare programs. While earning her Master of Public Health from Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health, she worked on a community health pilot project with Philadelphia Latino immigrant communities and the nonprofit organizations that served them. 

While Kristin received her bachelor’s from The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA, she has lived and worked in Virginia, Colorado, Pennsylvania, and, most recently, North Carolina. When she’s not reading, she enjoys going on outdoor adventures (and watching birds) in all the places she has called home. 

Maggie Pustinger, MPH, CHES, holds a Bachelor of Science in Public Health from the University of South Carolina and a Master of Public Health in Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences with a Social Determinants of Health certificate from Emory University. During her career, Maggie has worked on several evaluation projects, including workforce development in public health and healthcare, providing evaluation training and technical assistance, and serving as an evaluator for multiple CDC- and HRSA-funded grants. Her professional interests include evaluation design, survey design, evaluation capacity building, and process improvement. 

Learning Objectives: By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Identify the resources, staff, and partnerships necessary to implement effective evaluation.

• Describe strategies to collaborate with and cultivate interest in evaluation among different types of staff and partners.

• Apply at least one evaluation framework to the context of a participant program.

CERTIFICATE: The course contains three modules: a pre-session module, a module to access the webinar, and an evaluation module. After accessing these modules, learners will earn a certificate of completion.

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP31680, Public Health Training Centers for $4,348,992. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.