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  • Nisha Baral presenting her poster to an attendee at the conference.

    Explore Beyond the Data: Nisha Baral’s Conference Insights

    by Jade Hollars, photos courtesy of Nisha Baral There is more to a conference than logistics and the sessions.  Nisha Baral, PhD, a data modeler with Abacus Evaluation, first attended the Computational Social Science Society of Americas (CSSSA) conference in 2017 during her doctoral program. Since then, she has attended three times. This year’s conference … Read more

  • Caroline Taheri with the Most Significant Change poster.

    Want to Thrive at a National Conference? Caroline Taheri Says Prepare, Prepare, Prepare

    What’s the most important thing to do before heading to your first national conference? Caroline Taheri with Abacus Evaluation says it’s all about preparation. From making the poster to rehearsing presentation points, she shares the many ways she used to get ready for a recent conference. Hear more from Caroline on her recent American Public … Read more

  • Rachel Quinto, right, shares CHER material with visitors during Employee Appreciation Day.

    Out and About with CHER and Abacus Evaluation

    CHER and Abacus Evaluation have been busy this fall! We’ve been out and about, sharing our work and connecting across campus.  We’ve done tabling events, poster presentations and talks. We’ve met and connected with partners, researchers, community members and many other people!  We’re committed to expanding our community – look back with us on recent … Read more

  • Gaurav ‘G’ Dave

    Journeys are Made by the People You Walk With: Gaurav Dave Reflects on Becoming Full Professor

    Journeys give us lots of time to reflect. Getting to your destination is also a time to reflect on your journey. Our co-director, Gaurav ‘G’ Dave, got the official word in July. He’s now a Research Professor in the UNC School of Medicine. Promotions can be destinations. For G, it’s part of an ongoing journey. … Read more

  • Portrait of Rossana Roberts. Rossana is a white woman with curly brown hair. She is wearing a pink blouse and smiling in front of a brick wall.

    Rossana Roberts: In Abacus, Customer Service and Evaluation Go Hand-in-Hand

    For Rossana Roberts, her work with Abacus Evaluation may not seem like customer service, but it is. And she’s just won an award from the UNC Research Core Facilities Staff Recognition Program for it. We asked Rossana for her reflections on the award and what it means to her.

  • Three women, members of the Abacus Evaluation team, stand together between two standing banners for the Carolina Across 100 Our State, Our Wellbeing program.

    Building in Evaluation: Abacus Attends Carolina Across 100 Forum

    by Lisa Maria Cross, photo courtesy of the Abacus team In late October, the Abacus team attended the first in-person engagement opportunity for the new Carolina Across 100 (CX100) program Our State, Our Wellbeing. This second program from the CX100 initiative involves the collaboration of the Suicide Prevention Institute (SPI) and 15 collaborative teams from … Read more

  • An overhead view of a person sitting on the floor with an open laptop. They are using pipe cleaners and other small materials to build a data visualization.

    Being Together, Learning Together: Abacus Attends American Evaluation Association Conference

    by Abby Arcuri, photos courtesy of Abacus team members “Getting to connect with others in person (both in my team and from other organizations!) was my favorite part and left me feeling re-energized to continue my work” is how Rossana Roberts remembers her recent experience at the American Evaluation Association (AEA) Conference. Two weeks ago, … Read more

  • Fostering Innovation Through Evaluation: Introducing Abacus Evaluation

    In partnership with the Center for Health Equity Research (CHER), Gaurav Dave (Associate Professor, Department of Medicine and Co-Director, CHER) is proud to announce that Abacus Evaluation, a Research Service Center in the School of Medicine at UNC, is now offering program evaluation services within and beyond the UNC community. The Abacus team has extensive … Read more