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Denise L. Baer

@dlbaer.bsky.social
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Political Scientist, Consultant, Manager & Professor in DC Area Areas of Expertise & Research Political Parties, Governance, Democracy, Social Movements, Gender & Women’s History, Research Methods & Program Evaluation in U.S. and Globally, Dog Lover

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Denise L. Baer @dlbaer.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
For #evaluators policy shifts span the U.S. evidence enabling system. #DRG =canary-in-coalmine for independent #statistical agencies & #civilservice cuts aea365.org/blog/drg-tig... @amstatnews.bsky.social @donmoyn.bsky.social @amevalassociation.bsky.social @carnegieendowment.org @cossa.bsky.social
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DRG TIG Week: Emergent Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Global & Domestic U.S. DRG Communities of Practices by Denise L. Baer – AEA365
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Denise L. Baer @dlbaer.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Joining #politicalscience & #evaluation I introduce @amevalassociation.bsky.social #DRG TIG blog week # #InternationalDemocracyDay. Bad news = unraveling of federal evidence-informed policy making #EPIM) & good news = growing local EPIM & global evaluation standards. aea365.org/blog/drg-tig...
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DRG TIG Week: Emergent Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Global & Domestic U.S. DRG Communities of Practices by Denise L. Baer – AEA365
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Denise L. Baer @dlbaer.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Check out my article where I argue Why Scientific and Social Scientific Associations Need to Respond ASAP to the OPM Proposed Rule Reorganizing the Career Civil Service. give some tips & links on the issues. Reach out to your #political & #socialscience associations! www.linkedin.com/posts/denise...
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Why Scientific and Social Scientific Associations Need to Respond ASAP to… | Denise Baer
There is less than a week left before the public comment period expires June 7th for folks to comment on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposed rule Improving Performance, Accountabili...
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Denise L. Baer @dlbaer.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
I'm looking forward to this webinar May 14th to dialogue and network with new and old friends and colleagues! Click below or DM me for the registration link or check out the @amevalassociation.bsky.social website for more details!
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Denise L. Baer @dlbaer.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Kudos to the @thepolicypractice.bsky.social! It is important to preserve this #library and body of knowledge resource - hard to believe that this has been erased in the last 80 days of one U.S. administration.
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Denise L. Baer @dlbaer.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Did you have a grant terminated by the new administration? The @insidehighered.com article by Elizabeth Redden includes 16 stories of the costs to the American public & U.S. universities. Thx to @scholars.org for helping to share these stories! www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
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Federal Grant Cuts in Researchers’ Own Words (opinion)
Researchers whose federal grants have been terminated since the start of the Trump administration describe some of the myriad impacts.
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Denise L. Baer @dlbaer.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
This historic filibuster from Corey Booker is so uplifting - filled with love for America which I've heard little of lately!
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Denise L. Baer @dlbaer.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Reminder please RSVP to AEA @amevalassociation.bsky.social Democracy, Rights & Governance TIG #DRG #evaluation meeting tomorrow 3/17/25 at 12:30 p.m. EST to discuss proposals for Oct. #AEA25 conference - proposals due 3/28/25. Open to all ideas! Please RSVP Here us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: AEA25 DRG TIG Proposal Brainstorming. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Join fellow DRG evaluators to kick off proposal ideas for AEA 2025. This session creates space to explore evaluation challenges in democracy support, human rights, and governance with peers. This coll...
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Denise L. Baer @dlbaer.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Cabinet of Curiosities amidst the culture wars & FTC banning participation in #ABA when 2 FTC commissioners engage in the Federalist Society? I share a few #polisci reflections RE right of association #HatchAct #pluralism #democracy #fundamentalfreedoms #humanrights www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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Denise Baer on LinkedIn: Letter from Chairman Ferguson to Staff
Curiouser and curiouser? This post by LISA Laplante regarding apparent #retaliation and seeming policy threats to the #ruleoflaw #norm viewed by some as…
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Denise L. Baer @dlbaer.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
My "New Tools for Evaluation Independence in the Age of Evidence & Scientific Integrity" published by @amevalassociation.bsky.social & I explain why I am both pleased & chagrinned in these Alice in Wonderland times www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #integrity #accountability #transparency
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Denise Baer on LinkedIn: New Tools for Evaluation Independence in the Age of Evidence and…
I am both pleased and chagrinned to share that American Evaluation Association has published my new piece “New Tools for Evaluation Independence in the Age of…
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Denise L. Baer @dlbaer.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
The Democracy, Rights & Evaluation #DRG TIG Amer. Eval. Assn. (AEA) is planning a "family" discussion RE new exec. orders affecting DRG evaluators on 2/19/24 at noon EDT. You should have received invite via the AEA DRG TIG website - if not please connect with me on LinkedIn and I'll share the link!
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Denise L. Baer @dlbaer.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
In this article, I highlight the Adaptation Fund resource on #evaluation #budgeting, explain the strategic role for evaluators, & linking M&E. Evaluation budgets need to include full funding for data under the principle of collecting once and using many times. www.linkedin.com/pulse/evalua...
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Evaluation Budgets Redux: How Evaluation Budgets Need to Consider the Costs of Data Plans in Linking Monitoring and Evaluation
Scott Chaplowe and Susan Legro have authored a useful resource on evaluation budgeting that supports climate change evaluations for the Adaptation Fund. I highly recommend this resource.
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Denise L. Baer @dlbaer.bsky.social · 18/01/2024
Waiting for DNCC convention briefing & looking forward to hearing 2024 plans
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Denise L. Baer @dlbaer.bsky.social · 31/10/2023
Happy Halloween! #poliscidogs
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