aes26 International Evaluation Conference

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Norlisha Bartlett

Menzies School of Health Research

First Nations Project Coordinator

Darwin

https://diabeteslifecourse.org.au

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About me

Norlisha Bartlett is a proud Bardi and Jabirr-Jabirr woman from the Kimberley region. With over a decade of experience working in remote communities across the Northern Territory and Western Australia, she has been deeply involved in initiatives aimed at improving community health, including her work with the Diabetes Partnership. For the past two years, Norlisha has been a key contributor to the Maningrida Healthy Women’s Project, where she continues to support women’s health and wellbeing. She is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Public Health at Charles Darwin University (CDU), driven by her strong commitment to education and the empowerment of future generations through training and knowledge-sharing.

9:00am ACST

Opening plenary: Welcome to Country followed by Robyn Ober "Being comfortable with discomfort" Hall 2John Guenther • Kim Mulholland • Robyn Ober • Kim Grey • Christabelle Darcy • Alison Reedy

11:00am ACST

Measuring what matters: Culturally responsive evaluation of a statewide ECEC strategy Rooms 1+2Deb Moyle • Phillip Belling

11:30am ACST

Building culturally grounded evaluation, led by First Nations communities Rooms 1+2Deb Moyle • Jen Lorains • Veronica Doolan • Pauline Grant • Jackie Treeves

12:00pm ACST

Change that Matters People in Place Waterfront 1Lindsay Reilly • Salli Cohen

1:30pm ACST

Plenary: Lígia Teixeira "From evidence to impact: reclaiming evaluation as a means to an end" Hall 2Eleanor Williams • Lígia Teixeira

2:30pm ACST

Beyond Symbolic Inclusion - Building a Collective Mandate for Indigenous-Led Understanding Measurement Evaluation & Learning (UMEL) Hall 2Rick Cummings • Corinne Hodson • Jess Yamaguchi • Liz Wren • Slade Sibosado • Gulwanyung Moran

4:00pm ACST

Making space for influence: Danjoo Koorliny and decolonising evaluation to measure systems change Waterfront 3Stuart Raetz • Doyen Radcliffe

4:30pm ACST

Two-way learning through evaluation: An innovative Indigenous-led initiative enacting developmental evaluation at the cultural interface Waterfront 3Stuart Raetz • Samantha Togni • Robyn Napurrurla Lawson • David Japanangka McCormack • Verona Nungarrayi Jurrah • Joyce Napaljarri Herbert

9:00am ACST

Plenary: Emmanuel Jimenez "Putting Money Where the Evidence Is: a perspective from international development" Hall 2Christabelle Darcy • Emmanuel_Jimenez

10:30am ACST

"Yalalamirri mala-djarr’yun – “and then we check” Understanding and sensemaking the Yolŋu way" Hall 2Rod Reeve • Joy Bulkanhawuy Dhamarranḏji • Maminydjama Maymuru • Wuṯpurruŋu Wunuŋmurra

11:30am ACST

When the story turns against the evidence: Navigating media scrutiny as evaluators Rooms 3+4Jemima Walsh • Stephanie Carter • Megan Anderson • Felicity Miles

1:30pm ACST

Walking alongside each other at the pace of trust: how evaluation is only the destination Waterfront 3Mardi Grundy • Skye Gooch • Rebecca Steunenberg

2:00pm ACST

An open discussion on research and evaluation that works for remote communities Waterfront 3Mardi Grundy • Jillian Marsh • Laura Bird • Kate Dixon

3:30pm ACST

Culturally Governed Evaluation: Reframing First Nations Engagement from Consultation and Co-design to Governance Hall 2Zoe Enticott • Sarah Jane Springer • Catherine Boekel

4:30pm ACST

Making Space for Evaluation: How the UK and Australia Are Improving Evaluation Across Government Waterfront 2Cathy Gong • Lucie Moore

9:00am ACST

Plenary: Selwyn Button "Insight that Delivers: How Good Evaluation Shapes Better Policy and Practice", and handover to aes27 Hall 2Alison Reedy • Selwyn Button • Robert Grimshaw

10:30am ACST

Navigating Rigor and Responsiveness: Evaluating a First Nations Community-Led Diabetes Prevention Program in Central Australia Waterfront 1Ashilta Prasad • Emma Weaver • Shiree Mack

11:00am ACST

When participatory approaches don't go to plan Waterfront 2Victoria Pilbeam • Justine Smith • Lucy Walker

1:30pm ACST

Making the invisible visible: Aboriginal ways of working in evaluation Waterfront 3Trina O'Donnell • Laura Dent • Stacey Boota

2:00pm ACST

Doing It Together: rethinking evaluation through culture, context and two-way learning Waterfront 2Mak Khan • Natasha Freeman • Edwina Murphy

2:30pm ACST

Closing plenary: Emily Gates "When “What’s Right” is Contested: Ethical Reflexivity in Systemic Change" Hall 2Jess Dart • Emily Gates • Kim Grey