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Janice Adelman
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Vanessa Jamieson:
Technology in Evaluation Practice
Vanessa Jamieson’s dissertation research focuses on examining the role of technology in evaluation practice. She is interested in understanding what types of technology tools evaluators use, how they use them, and why. She is interested in understanding what evaluator characteristics (age, gender, highest degree, methodological choices, sector employed, etc.) predict technological innovation by examining the relationship between technology adoption and evaluator characteristics. Ultimately, understanding how technologically savvy evaluators are incorporating technology into their practice can provide the field of Evaluation with a guide for professional development and a prelude to the future of evaluation practice.
On the professionl front, Vanessa works for a research firm that services the entertainment industry. She counts Sony Pictures, Warner Brothers, 20th Century Fox as her main clients. In this capacity she builds statistical models that predict box office figures, volumentric forecasting for DVD units sold, pre to post-exposure TV Spot and Trailer tests, and custom ad hoc work. She uses her interest in technology on a daily basis to build internal technology tools to leverage research efforts. Vanessa built her career on a new paradigm of online research driven by custom technology tools; for her, research in the 21st century means research driven by technology.
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Ia Ko
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