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At BPC we believe we are caretakers of knowledge rather than owners of knowledge. This leads and inspires our academic scholarship. How are we beautifully and boldly contributing to the profession and world? We aim not to be gurus, or too big for our britches, but to be custodians of wisdom. We are research minded but we keep it real.
At BPC we envision a better world that serves the needs of all people in a culturally responsive, appropriate, and academically rigorous way.
Featured Presentations
Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country
Dr. Nicole Bowman delivers the keynote address for the 2024 Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country Annual Gathering, which shares a personal journey that highlights how traditional knowledge can be braided into evaluation as well as academic and partnership development activities so they can result in Indigenous advocacy, real-world applications, and transformative experiences through evaluation. The slides were presented on April 23, 2024 and can be viewed here.
Sovereignty and Governance Summit
Larry Bremer and Dr. Nicole Bowman discuss continued systemic decolonization via evaluation publications and academia at the U.S. Indigenous Data Sovereignty Network’s 2024 Sovereignty and Governance Summit. The slides were presented on April 11, 2024 and can be viewed here.
Decolonizing and Rematriating Evaluation
Dr. Nicole Bowman presents at the The Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the Global Environment Facility’s 4th Annual Conference on Evaluating Environment and Development, first on inclusion and evaluation and later on decolonization. The slides were presented on March 6-7, 2024 and can be viewed here and here.
Evaluation and the Challenge of Our Time - AEA Panel Follow-up Conversation
Dr. Nicole Bowman presents at Blue Marble Evaluation’s AEA Panel follow-up conversation. This webinar was recorded on November 13th, 2020 and can be viewed here.
Keynote at the National Indian Education Association (NIEA)
Dr. Nicole Bowman was honored to keynote the 2017 NIEA conference. Her presentation titled Indigenous Innovations: Honoring the Sacred and Asserting the Sovereign in Education through Evaluation, can be found on slideshare and YouTube.
Featured Publications
Setting the Stage: A Selected Oral History of Culturally Responsive Evaluation
With co-authors Drs. Ayesha Boyce, Melvin Hall, and Leah Neubauer, Dr. Nicole Bowman recounts the work of the late Dr. Stafford Hood, the first culturally responsive evaluation oral historian.
Rooted in Perpetuity: Weaving Grandfather Teachings as an Ongoing Journey for Evaluators
Drs. Carolee Dodge Francis and Nicole Bowman discuss the intertwining of rooted relationships and kinship, while broadening the standard norms and concepts of culturally responsive evaluation (CRE) and Indigenous evaluation (IE).
Integrating Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge of land into land management through Indigenous-academic partnerships
In partnership with scientists, practitioners, and evaluators from a range of Tribal Nations, plus Earth Partnership and the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, Dr. Nicole Bowman co-authored a new article on traditional ecological knowledge, land use, and understanding the effectiveness of Tribal and First Nations partnerships with academic institutions.
Continuing the Journey to Reposition Culture and Cultural Context in Evaluation Theory and Practice
Dr. Nicole Bowman co-authored a chapter in the book Continuing the Journey to Reposition Culture and Cultural Context in Evaluation Theory and Practice. Visit BPC’s YouTube channel for previews of the publication and interviews with the authors.
Indigenous Educational Policy Development with Tribal Governments: A Case Study
Dr. Nicole Bowman completed her 2015 dissertation from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.
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