trachtenberg school of public policy and public administration
the Fulbright Scholar Program on behalf of the U S Department of
State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs While working for
the Trachtenberg School, Catherine earned her MA in International
Education (GSEHD ‘08), so this is a great opportunity for her She
will be greatly missed and we wish her well in her new position
Kathryn Newcomer
Dr Kathy Newcomer, Trachtenberg Director, was asked by the
Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and
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Human Services (HHS) to provide training on evaluation work to l B
all of the employees of their Office of Evaluation and Inspections
: Laila E
(OEI) She gave a pilot two-day training module for the highest
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officials of the HHS OEI office in February, and then conducted
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two-day training modules at the regional offices In late spring,
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she gave keynote addresses at the annual conference of the Fed-
PhD student Heather Allen (on right) with colleague Laila El Baradei in
Rio de Janeiro.
eral Executive Institute Alumni Association (hosted by TSPPPA
at GW) and at the Council of the Inspector General on Integrity
Biological Select Agents and Toxins ” She also moderated a panel
and Efficiency’s annual conference of the Inspection and Evalua-
at a school-wide event that was open to the public entitled:
tion Committee on Training She was also invited to serve on the
“Time to Perform: Evaluating the Stimulus” (see page 4) Also, in
National Science Foundation Budget and Operations Board and
August, colleague Laila El Baradei of the American University
attended her first meeting in May
of Cairo and TSPPPA PhD student Heather Allen presented
Recent presentations of Dr Newcomer’s include a talk entitled
“Improving Our Programs Through Assessing the Performance of
“Enhancing the Usefulness of Evidence to Inform Practice” at
Master of Public Administration Alumni,” a paper Dr Newcomer
the National Child Welfare Evaluation Summit in Washington,
co-authored and based on a survey she conducted of GW MPA
D C , and a presentation at the Annual Public-Private Partnership
alumni, at the annual conference of the International Associa-
Conference: Sustainability in an Era of Change on “The Trachten-
tion of Schools and Institutes of Public Administration (IASIA) in
berg School Community Outreach” in which she described the
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Dr Newcomer also served as a judge for
capstone projects for GW’s MPP and MPA programs and her
the Information Superhighway Web Page Design competition in
program evaluation course projects
the Youth Program Finals at the annual conference of Blacks in
Government in Baltimore in August
June was a very busy month for Dr Newcomer She hosted and
spoke on a panel about evaluation of the stimulus funding in
Scott Pace
the environmental field at the annual conference of the Environ-
Dr Scott Pace was invited to testify before the House Sub-
mental Evaluators’ Network held at GW; she hosted and spoke at
committee on Space and Aeronautics in April on the topic of
a TSPPPA-sponsored reception at the National Botanic Gardens
“Keeping the Space Environment Safe for Civil and Commercial
for the Fifth Transatlantic Dialogue on “The Future of Gover-
Users ” In May, he was invited to provide written testimony on
nance in Europe and the U S ,” for which she also served on the
“GPS: Can We Avoid a Gap in Service?” to the House Committee
planning committee; and she traveled to both Nicaragua and
on Oversight and Government Reform’s Subcommittee on
Colombia to consult with government officials and university
National Security and Foreign Affairs Additionally, Dr Pace has
faculty on program evaluation and assessment as part of her in-
been invited to give presentations on space policy issues to
volvement in the Inter-American Network for Public Administra-
diverse audiences at the National Defense University, the National
tion Education (INPAE)
Institute of Aerospace, the Space-Based Positioning, Navigation,
and Timing Advisory Committee (a federal advisory committee),
Over the summer, Dr Newcomer served on a Committee of
the Embassy of Canada, the Heritage Foundation, the National
the National Academy of Sciences that addressed complex Space Symposium, the American Astronautical Society, and on
issues relating to “Laboratory Security and Personnel Reliability Capitol Hill He has also been part of a transition issues team with
Assurance Systems for Laboratories Conducing Research on the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress to advise
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