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Stacey Merola @staceymerola.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

New podcast episode 🚨: Dr. Toks Fashola on culturally responsive program evaluation - trust-building, spurious vs. confounding variables, and why listening to communities beats imposing solutions. Stories from Baltimore + a case for evaluation as social justice. #evalsky #programevaluation

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Stacey Merola @staceymerola.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

New episode of The Method to Our Madness Podcast is out! We talked to a GIS researcher who cut weeks of coding work down to days using AI - and classroom visuals that took 3 days now take 20 minutes. His hot take: AI isn’t a disruptor. It’s a tool. Use it like one.

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Stacey Merola @staceymerola.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

🚨 New podcast episode: Training Tomorrow’s Evaluators in a Changing World. How do evaluators stay relevant amidst funding cuts and increasing use of AI? Check out the latest episode to find out: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... #MethodToOurMadnessPod #evaluation #futureofwork @wepate.bsky.social

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Training Tomorrow’s Evaluators in a Changing World

Podcast Episode · The Method to Our Madness · May 14 · 47m

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Stacey Merola @staceymerola.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

I’ve started a chronicling my new life in New Hampshire on substack. You can find the story of why I moved to New Hampshire here: substack.com/@staceymerol...

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Stacey Merola, Ph.D. (@staceymerola)

Check out my new post about moving from the DC region to rural New Hampshire!

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Stacey Merola @staceymerola.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

🎧 New episode! #MethodToOurMadnessPod Ep 11: Logic Models w/ Deborah Levy. What makes a logic model useful? Simple visual roadmaps, theory of change, stakeholder buy‑in, and why logic models should be living docs. 🎯 Listen now on all major streaming platforms!

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Logic Models: Keeping them Simple, Useful, and Dynamic

Podcast Episode · The Method to Our Madness · April 30 · 32m

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Stacey Merola @staceymerola.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Returning to independent consulting has come with a lot of reflection and a few hard-earned lessons. I’m sharing what I’m doing differently this time (boundaries, pricing, marketing, and more) in my latest post for AEA365. aea365.org/blog/second-...

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IC TIG Week: Second Time Around: Returning to Independent Consulting with Lessons Learned by Stacey S. Merola – AEA365

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Stacey Merola @staceymerola.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

open.substack.com/pub/staceyme... Check out my latest Substack article about moving to New Hampshire!

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Missives from New Hampshire

How I Went from Beltway Bandit to Granite Stater

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Stacey Merola @staceymerola.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

In our latest episode of The Method to Our Madness, we talk about our experiences at conferences and provide tips on how to get the most from your attendence. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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How to Get the Most Out of Attending Academic and Professional Conferences

Podcast Episode · The Method to Our Madness · February 18 · 40m

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Stacey Merola @staceymerola.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Quant or Qual? What if the answer is both? In the latest episode of our podcast, The Method to Our Madness, learn how integrating numbers and narratives leads to better answers: themethodtoourmadness.podbean.com/e/introducti...

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Stacey Merola @staceymerola.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Want to find out what is meant by “informed consent?” In the latest episode of The Method to Our Madness, we discuss research ethics, human subjects’ protections, and the seminal report on the subject, The Belmont Report: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Research Ethics, Human Subjects Protections, and the Belmont Report

Podcast Episode · The Method to Our Madness · 01/22/2026 · 25m

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Stacey Merola @staceymerola.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

If you couldn’t get a ticket to tonight’s show, you can stream it live starting at 8pm at: youtube.com/@pearlstreet...

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Pearl Street LIVE

Where the music is always on

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Stacey Merola @staceymerola.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Got the video from our show last month at the Black Cat in DC. I didn’t realize I was in the shadow. At least you can see my hair whipping around. 😂 Enjoy! youtu.be/K6myTNUwReA?...

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20250301 Flashband 90s Flannel Plaid Pitt and the Dial up Divas

YouTube video by 7DrumCity

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Stacey Merola @staceymerola.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Got some fun photos from our 90’s show Saturday night at the Black Cat in DC!! 🎹❤️There were over 700 people in the audience!

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Stacey Merola @staceymerola.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Tonight’s the night!!! 🎉🎉 The Flashband show I was in back in the fall was filmed for WETA Arts, and the show is airing tonight!! If you’re aren’t local, you can watch the show on the PBS app or YouTube. Some details below. Wooo-hooo!

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Stacey Merola @staceymerola.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Had a fun evening doing a poetry reading in Annapolis along with other poets featured in the latest Maryland Bards poetry anthology. We had about 70 people in attendance which was amazing!

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Stacey Merola @staceymerola.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

I guess Blue Sky only allows videos of 60 seconds or less, so I could only upload part of the song. This is for Jimmy Carter, may he rest in peace, and the other dreamers out there.

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Stacey Merola @staceymerola.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

The poetry anthology, Dawn Horizons, that I had a poem accepted to last month is now available for preorder if you’re interested: www.localgemspoetrypress.com/dawn-horizon... Thanks so much for the support!

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Stacey Merola @staceymerola.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Had a great first rehearsal for our 90’s show on March 1st! Tickets are on sale now: www.blackcatdc.com/shows/flash-...

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Stacey Merola @staceymerola.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Our song from Demo Day, and in particular my solo 🎹, was featured on 7Drum City’s Instagram account today. 🤯 www.instagram.com/reel/DFa-KaG...

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Stacey Merola @staceymerola.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Ended a long, fun weekend of playing music at 7 Drum City with the jam for the latest round of Flashband! The theme this time is 90’s music. Come see us perform March 1st at the Black Cat in DC! Tickets are on sale now: www.blackcatdc.com/shows/flash-...

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